Carbuncle (fal'Cie)

Carbuncle is a Cocoon fal'Cie in Final Fantasy XIII. Located in the Nutriculture Complex underneath Palumpolum, it is responsible for the city's food supply.

Datalog
''Carbuncle is a Sanctum fal'Cie charged with food production. Stationed in Palumpolum's subterranean nutriculture complex, this fal'Cie oversees a process of ultra-efficient hydroponic farming employing mobile paddies and careful regulation of light and water.''

A parallel process within the facility generates raw protein to supplement the vegetable foodstuff produced.

Story
Hope shows Lightning the fal'Cie Carbuncle, with the latter wondering if they should attack it and thus destroy Cocoon's source of nourishment. Hope says that they should leave it, since they do not want another reason for everyone to hate them even more.

Carbuncle summon forms also occur as plush toys that are quite popular in all of Cocoon. They are seen in Nautilus with regular stands selling the plush toys and citizens squealing over how cute they look. They also appear in Palumpolum when Snow Villiers and Hope Estheim have a run in with a large angry anti-l'Cie crowd, when Hope tries to help a girl she throws her toy Carbuncle at him. After Snow separates them from the crowd, Hope picks up the doll, placing it on the debris, saying sorry.

The fal'Cie Carbuncle also makes a cameo appearance in Orphan's Cradle. It appears when the player approaches one of the Eden waypoints. It, along with the other Cocoon fal'Cie, dies following the death of Orphan.

Trivia

 * Although it bears no visible similarity to the common summon of the series Carbuncle, it was assumed Carbuncle would make an appearance after it was revealed in teaser trailers. Carbuncle appears in part of the Nautilus performance with a design of previous incarnations of Carbuncle.