Cactuar (Final Fantasy X)

In the world of Spira in Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2, the Cactuar exist within the desert of Bikanel Island in a village of their own known as the Cactuar Nation. The village was originally protected by a sandstorm (presumably the Great Haboob, summoned for a similar purpose by the Gatekeepers) until the player finishes a red-light, green-light minigame with the 10 Cactuar Gatekeepers. The leader of the cacti and Cactuars is an ancient cactus named Marnela (meaning 'Grandmother' in the Cactuar language), who has a special bond with a young Al Bhed boy named Benzo. Benzo is the only person who is able to understand their language. The Cactuars in this area appear as realistic cacti. It is explained that the cactus stage is how Cactuars appear when they are born, then later in their lives, they uproot themselves and become what players know as a Cactuar. When they reach a certain level of maturity, they root themselves again, becoming cacti once more. It was believed a millennium ago that some Cactuar left Bikanel and migrated to the Thunder Plains, becoming the Qactuar.

The Cactuar Nation also contains a sealed cave where "Rogue Cactuars" who break certain codes of conduct are exiled. It is only within this cave that players find aggressive Cactuars. The exiled Cactuars also have an ability to shoot needles at other fiends, enlarging them to several times their original size and power, thus transforming them into giant formidable opponents. The Jumbo Cactuar also lurks in this cave. In battle, the Cactuar are quite agile, and if the party is not fast enough, they could escape very quickly.

Cactuar also appear as several of Lulu's Doll weapons. All of them have special support abilities such as Sensor, Counterattack, Triple Overdrive etc.

Related Enemies

 * Qactuar
 * Cactuar King