Template:FF4HoL Enemies The Cait Sith is an enemy in Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light.
Battle
Part I
The Cait Sith is usually found inside the Quicksand Castle. The player should watch out for its Earth Blast ability, which inflicts earth-elemental damage to a party member. The player should also have some Antidotes and Alarm Clocks in their inventory, since the enemy may inflict poison and sleep.
To defeat the enemy without any problems, it is highly advised of the player to equip a Rock Shield to all party members and to attack with the Aero spell and physical attacks. After Part II begins, the Cait Sith is replaced with the Neko Natter enemy.
Part II
During Part II, Cait Siths can only be found inside the Holy Tree Tower bonus dungeon. Cait Sith still has access to its previous abilities, but it can now cast Waterga. To lower the damage inflicted by Earth Blast and Waterga, it is highly advised to have an Ice Shield or Rock Shield equipped to all party members. To defeat Cait Siths quickly, the player should attack with Bladeblitz and high level spells.
Etymology
The cat-sìth (plural cait-shìth), meaning "fairy cat" in Scottish Gaelic and pronounced "caught shee", is a fairy creature from Celtic mythology, said to resemble a large black cat with a white spot on its breast. Legend has it that the spectral cat haunts the Scottish Highlands. The Irish word cat sí literally translates to "mound cat", referencing the fairy forts commonly held to house fairies of all kinds. English speakers may be familiar with its usage in the term "banshee", from Irish bean sí.
The legends surrounding this creature are more common in Scottish folklore, but a few occur in Irish. Some common folklore suggested that the cat-sìth was not a fairy, but a witch who could transform into a cat and back up to nine times. After the ninth transformation, they would be unable to return to human form. This is speculated to be the origin of the proverb "a cat has nine lives", as opposed to some other number.
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