The Neochu (ネオチュー, Neochū?), also known as the NAOCHO, is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series, first appearing in the original Final Fantasy. It appears as a stronger version of the Ochu.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy[]
The Neochu, also known as the NAOCHO, appears as an enemy encountered in rivers of the overworld while traveling via Canoe, as well as within the Flying Fortress. Its attacks may inflict Poison. Thunder-based spells and heavy physical attacking should defeat it quickly enough.
Final Fantasy XIII[]
The Neochu appears as a mark encountered as part of the Cie'th Stone missions "Emergent Evolution" and "Can't We All Just Get Along?"
Final Fantasy XIV[]
The Neochu appeared as an enemy encountered in the original versions of 
The Diadem. It was one of the weakest enemies in the duty, being a flat level 60 as opposed to the stronger enemies whose strength was represented by roman numeral ranks.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]
The Neochu isn't a unique enemy, but rather a Big Malboro named "Neochu" that could be encountered during the mission "Foreign Fiend".
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
The Neochu from Final Fantasy appears as a boss.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
The Neochu appears as boss encountered in Mirez Valley.
Etymology[]
Neochu is an amalgam of the words "neo" and "ochu". Neo is a prefix from the ancient Greek word for "new" or "young". "Ochu" comes from Dungeons & Dragons; specifically, it is the otyugh. The name in Japanese (and transliterations) comes from the pronunciation; it is pronounced with a short O and T (practically to a ch), making the pronunciation close to "o-chuugh". "オチュー" is the closest the katakana system can get to representing the sound without using compound katakana pronunciations not natively found in Japanese.