Cactuar (Summon)
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The Cactuar (サボテンダー Sabotendā) is a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series. However, on some occasions, the Cactuar appears as a summon, usually by defeating the Jumbo Cactuar (ジャボテンダー, Jabotendā) enemy.
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[edit] Appearances
[edit] Final Fantasy VI
A Gigantuar can be fought only in the Game Boy Advance version after the player defeats ten Cactuars in the desert near Maranda. If it is defeated, the Cactuar Magicite is available. When summoned for 50 MP, Cactuar randomly uses "1000 Needles" on all enemies or "10,000 Needles?" that does 9,999 damage.
Cactuar's magicite grants +2 Speed at level up. It teaches the following spells:
[edit] Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Cactuar appears as a summon on the DMW after obtaining the Cactus Thorn. 1000 Needles hits enemies a total of 18 times dealing damage based on the level of the DMW. In the summon sequence, Zack claps his hands, then he dances like a cactuar with the cactuar, then they both lean forward and shoot needles.
[edit] Final Fantasy VIII
The Cactuar Guardian Force is obtained by defeating the Jumbo Cactuar. It uses its signature 1,000 needles move like other Cactuars, however, the damage is calculated by the first digit in Cactuar's level times 1,000. At level 100 it will always do 10,000 damage to all enemies, one of the few attacks that breaks the damage limit.
Abilities learned from Cactuar are listed below:
| Command Abilities | AP | Character Abilities | AP |
| Magic | NA | HP Bonus | NA |
| Draw | NA | Str Bonus | NA |
| GF | NA | Vit Bonus | NA |
| Item | NA | Mag Bonus | NA |
| Defend | 100 | Spr Bonus | NA |
| Kamikaze | 100 | Auto Potion | 150 |
| Junction Abilities | AP | Expend x2-1 | 250 |
| Eva-J | 200 | Initiative | 160 |
| Luck-J | 200 | Mov HP-Up | 200 |
| GF Abilities | AP | Eva +30%" | 200 |
| GF HP +10% | 40 | Luck +50% | 200 |
| GF HP +20% | 70 | ||
| GF HP +30% | 140 |
[edit] Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
- Main article: Cactoid (Revenant Wings)
- "Distant, ambulatory relative of the common cactus."
- —In-Game Description
The Cactoid is the Rank I Earth Ranged Yarhi in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. It attacks with 1000 Needles to deal minor damage.
[edit] Dissidia Final Fantasy
Cactuar appears as a summon in Dissidia Final Fantasy. It uses 1,000 Needles on the opponent's Brave Points meter, reducing it by 1,000. If the opponent's bravery is less than 1,000, their bravery is reduced to zero, without inflicting break. Cactuar can be obtained as a Stage Bonus on the Destiny Odyssey IX storyline.
[edit] Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales
Cactuar is an earth element, and has six cards under his name.
| Cactuar | |||
| [[Image:|100px|center]] | |||
| #031 | * | Green | |
| None | Attack | None | None |
| Spinning Needle | |||
| Deal 3 damage and casts Haste. | |||
| Cactuar | |||
| [[Image:|100px|center]] | |||
| #032 | * | Green | |
| None | None | Defend | Defend |
| Ambush | |||
| Deal 3 damage.
CP Crush Destroy 2 of opponent's * crystals. | |||
| Cactuar | |||
 | |||
| #033 | *** | Green | |
| None | Attack | None | None |
| Poison Barb | |||
| Deal 3 damage and cause Poison. | |||
| Cactuar | |||
| [[Image:|100px|center]] | |||
| #034 | * | Green | |
| None | Defend | Defend | Defend |
| Photosynthesis | |||
| Crystal Ability (***)
Recover Restore 2 HP for each * in opponent's CP gauge. | |||
| Cactuar | |||
| [[Image:|100px|center]] | |||
| #035 | * | Green | |
| None | Attack | None | None |
| 1000 Needles | |||
| Crystal Ability (**)
Deal 5 damage. | |||
| Cactuar | |||
 | |||
| #036 | *** | Green | |
| Nine | Attack | None | None |
| 1000 Needles plus | |||
| Crystal Ability (***)
Deal 6 damage and causes Poison. | |||
