Cactuar (Final Fantasy X)

Cactuar is an enemy in Final Fantasy X. They 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 until the player finishes a red-light, green-light minigame with the ten Cactuar Gatekeepers.

Cactuars appear as several of Lulu's doll weapons. All of them have special support abilities.

Battle
Despite its low HP, Cactuars are notoriously tough to defeat, as they are both agile and difficult to hit. Its high Magic Defense renders magic ineffective. Cactuars also have the Armored auto ability, which means only Piercing weapons can inflict maximum damage. Cactuars use a weak physical attack, but they also use the fearsome 10,000 Needles attack, which inflicts exactly 10,000 points of damage, effectively knocking out its victim.

Cactuars can flee at any time during battle, earning the player no AP, gil, items, or equipment. The only realistic method to defeat Cactuars is to use Overdrives, Spare Change, Rikku's Use ability (Grenade), or Wakka.

Cactuars yield a high chance of dropping weapons with Initiative and armor with HP Stroll, MP Stroll, and HP +10%, when killed. This, coupled with the large amount of AP obtained at this stage of the game, makes the Cactuar a worthwhile enemy to kill.

Related Enemies

 * Cactuar King
 * Qactuar

Final Fantasy X-2

 * Cactuar
 * Jumbo Cactuar

Pampa/Final Fantasy X