Cactuar: Difference between revisions

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Cactuars are green anthropomorphic cacti typically depicted with stiff arms and legs, three black holes that form a face, and three quills on top of their heads. This design has commonly appeared throughout the series, although some games such as ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy XI|Final Fantasy XI]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy XII|Final Fantasy XII]]'' have introduced Cactuars with different designs. Despite having low HP and Defense, Cactuars are often fast and hard to hit, rewarding players with high amounts of experience and gil if defeated. They often counter most attacks with their 1000 Needles attack, which always deals 1000 points of unblockable damage that ignores the target's Defense. The attack can often be learned by Blue Mages, who specialize in using monster techniques.

An enormous variety of Cactuar, known as the Jumbo Cactuar or Gigantuar, first appeared in ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy VIII|Final Fantasy VIII]]'' as a boss ~~that~~ could be summoned as a Guardian Force after defeating it in battle. It towers over the party and it sports a curly mustache in order to differentiate it from other Cactuars. Instead of using the signature 1000 Needles technique, it will use 10000 Needles, which will deal approximately 10,000 HP worth of damage to one target.

An enormous variety of Cactuar, known as the Jumbo Cactuar or Gigantuar, first appeared in ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy VIII|Final Fantasy VIII]]'' as an optional boss. It could be summoned as a Guardian Force after defeating it in battle. It towers over the party and it sports a curly mustache in order to differentiate it from other Cactuars. Instead of using the signature 1000 Needles technique, it will use 10000 Needles, which will deal approximately 10,000 HP worth of damage to one target.

==Appearances==

===''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series===

Cactuars made their first appearance in the 1994 game ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy VI|Final Fantasy VI]]'', being known as Cactrots in the original English translation on the SNES. They can be encountered in the World of Ruin, leaving behind 10,000 Gil and 10 Magic Points, which is the most of any common enemy that can be faced.

Cactuars made their first appearance in the 1994 game ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy VI|Final Fantasy VI]]'', being known as Cactrots in the original English translation on the SNES. They can be encountered in the World of Ruin, leaving behind 10,000 Gil and 10 Magic Points, which is the most of any common enemy that can be faced. Since then, Cactuars have gone on to make regular appearances as enemies in both main series and spinoff games, as well as crossover appearances.

===''[[Dragon Quest X]]''===

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|askill1=Cactuar Dash / Stats Up

|askill2=Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up

|askill3=1000 Needles Potency +5% / Stats Up<br>'''Dodge Step''':

|askill3=1000 Needles Potency +5% / Stats Up<br>'''Dodge Step''': Raises evasion rate for 1 turn when attacking.

|askill4=Zam Res +25 / Stats Up

|askill5=1000 Needles Potency +5% / Stats Up<br>Max HP +30

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 Cactuars are green anthropomorphic cacti typically depicted with stiff arms and legs, three black holes that form a face, and three quills on top of their heads. This design has commonly appeared throughout the series, although some games such as ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy XI|Final Fantasy XI]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy XII|Final Fantasy XII]]'' have introduced Cactuars with different designs. Despite having low HP and Defense, Cactuars are often fast and hard to hit, rewarding players with high amounts of experience and gil if defeated. They often counter most attacks with their 1000 Needles attack, which always deals 1000 points of unblockable damage that ignores the target's Defense. The attack can often be learned by Blue Mages, who specialize in using monster techniques.
-An enormous variety of Cactuar, known as the Jumbo Cactuar or Gigantuar, first appeared in ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy VIII|Final Fantasy VIII]]'' as a boss that could be summoned as a Guardian Force after defeating it in battle. It towers over the party and it sports a curly mustache in order to differentiate it from other Cactuars. Instead of using the signature 1000 Needles technique, it will use 10000 Needles, which will deal approximately 10,000 HP worth of damage to one target.
+An enormous variety of Cactuar, known as the Jumbo Cactuar or Gigantuar, first appeared in ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy VIII|Final Fantasy VIII]]'' as an optional boss. It could be summoned as a Guardian Force after defeating it in battle. It towers over the party and it sports a curly mustache in order to differentiate it from other Cactuars. Instead of using the signature 1000 Needles technique, it will use 10000 Needles, which will deal approximately 10,000 HP worth of damage to one target.
 ==Appearances==
 ===''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series===
-Cactuars made their first appearance in the 1994 game ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy VI|Final Fantasy VI]]'', being known as Cactrots in the original English translation on the SNES. They can be encountered in the World of Ruin, leaving behind 10,000 Gil and 10 Magic Points, which is the most of any common enemy that can be faced.
+Cactuars made their first appearance in the 1994 game ''[[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy VI|Final Fantasy VI]]'', being known as Cactrots in the original English translation on the SNES. They can be encountered in the World of Ruin, leaving behind 10,000 Gil and 10 Magic Points, which is the most of any common enemy that can be faced. Since then, Cactuars have gone on to make regular appearances as enemies in both main series and spinoff games, as well as crossover appearances.
 ===''[[Dragon Quest X]]''===
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 |askill1=Cactuar Dash / Stats Up
 |askill2=Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up
-|askill3=1000 Needles Potency +5% / Stats Up<br>'''Dodge Step''':
+|askill3=1000 Needles Potency +5% / Stats Up<br>'''Dodge Step''': Raises evasion rate for 1 turn when attacking.
 |askill4=Zam Res +25 / Stats Up
 |askill5=1000 Needles Potency +5% / Stats Up<br>Max HP +30