Red XIII is the only quadrupedal playable character in the main Final Fantasy series. Red XIII is the name he received as a specimen designation while held captive and experimented upon by Professor Hojo, and remains the name he is called by the party and in battle in Final Fantasy VII. More @Wikipedia
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