Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
They could just create a new myth for them, it's not like Moogles and Chocobos have been consistent over the series history either.
True, but they're not generally intricately tied to the world. They exist, but if you replaced them, it wouldn't matter so much. The moomba are an evolution of another species that have specific cultural practices and whatnot. You could strip that away, but I think the charm comes from the background. I wouldn't like to see moomba reappear merely as token mascots when they have been so much more.