Cactuar (Final Fantasy VI enemy)

The Cactuar is an enemy in Final Fantasy VI. They only appear in the desert near Maranda and have extremely high Defense and Evade, so it is advised to use attacks that are unblockable and ignore Defense, such as Bushido, Tools, and Blitz. Alternatively, the player can equip a Sniper Eye to ensure their attacks connect, and use the Ultima Weapon, and Ultima spells. The Cactuar uses a turn, "Bundling up something...", before using 1000 Needles. After repeating this script several times, the message "Workload increases tenfold!" may appear, after which the Cactuar will cast ten 1,000 Needles in a row, dealing a total of 10,000 HP damage. The Cactuars are useful for learning magic, as they give 10 AP when defeated.

In the Advance release, killing ten Cactuars will lure out the Gigantuar. The player must first speak to a man in Maranda, who mentions encountering the monster.

AI Script
Attack Turns: 1st Turn: Display message: Bundling up something... 2nd Turn: 1000 Needles (100%) 3rd Turn: Display message: Bundling up something... 4th Turn: 1000 Needles (100%) 5th Turn: Display message: Bundling up something... 6th Turn: 1000 Needles (100%) 7th Turn: Display message: Workload increases tenfold! 8th Turn: 1000 Needles (100%)
 * 1000 Needles (100%)
 * 1000 Needles (100%)
 * 1000 Needles (100%)
 * 1000 Needles (100%)
 * 1000 Needles (100%)
 * 1000 Needles (100%)
 * 1000 Needles (100%)
 * 1000 Needles (100%)
 * 1000 Needles (100%)

Trivia

 * In the online game , the player can purchase a hat called "Catcrot." The hat's description is, "Desert, South of Miranda. World of Ruin. Watch out for Blow Fish."