Artemicion Artemicion is a recurring moogle in the " Final Fantasy " series . He is identified by his striped purple fur , though the origin of these stripes often differ between being his natural fur color , to fur dyeing . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IX " . Artemicion is in charge of the Mognet mail delivery syndicate . He relies on Zidane and his friends to deliver mail after he uses Mognet Central ' s supply of Superslick to oil his fur , depleting it and causing the machinery to break down . Artemicion is one of the large cast of moogles . Though his presence throughout the game is not a major plot point , it is a source of comic relief . Artemicion is known for his disastrous encounters with fur dye , as the casual viewer can tell from his mottled purple fur . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Artemicion is a member of the Striped Brigands , a group of thieves mostly made up of Selkies . Artemicion runs a shop in Rebena Te Ra that sells pocket and pouch upgrades for magicite , Potions and Ether s . In Story Mode , he also appears in a few dungeons accompanied by three moogles . These are dungeons the party can ' t exit , so Artemicion and the three moogles sell them items . At some point he resided in Rela Cyel before its destruction and knew Alhanalem from then . When the party visit Rela Cyel Past , Artemicion can be seen with the three moogles stealing items from Rela Cyel before its destruction . He is sometimes gone from his shop and leaves it in the hands of other more lazy moogles . He eventually returns to run his shop in Multi - Player Mode . Also , when the character Gnash or any Selkie is equipped with the Creatures Head and the Creatures Suit , it resembles Artemicion . Gnash also makes several references to the Striped Brigands throughout the game . Artemicion appears in front of the library in Town , along with the Pavlov armor - clad Lilty , Elen Dok , that is his partner . He is a self - proclaimed fashion expert , and allows the player to change his / her hair color ( unless s / he is a Yuke ) . After defeating Larkeicus in the library , his location changes from outside the library , to on the roof of one of the stores in the main area of the town . A citizen nearby suspects he moved because he was in the way at the library , and that he wouldn ' t get any complaints here , although it " " isn ' t exactly the best place to do business " " . Artemicion appears in " The Crystal Bearers " at Costa Faguita , also sporting a Striped Apple design on his pom - pom , a reference to the Striped Brigands . Afterward , he can be found in various random locations throughout the game , and will drop gil if spoken to . He will ask the player not to tell anyone of his location , as he ' s a wanted criminal said to be linked with 188 crimes . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Artemicion from " Final Fantasy IX " appears in the " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " with a water - elemental card . " Triple Traid . " . Artemicion appears on " Triple Triad " cards in the version available via " Final Fantasy Portal App " . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " . In " " , Artemicion isn ' t physically shown , but a moogle shop is named after him in Space Paranoids .