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The Alraune, also known as the Tarantla, Tantala, or Tarantula, is an enemy from Final Fantasy IV. Along with Gloomwing and Gorgon, she can be found on a three tile peninsula in the Underworld, which can be found directly south of the Sylph Cave. She also appears in the Lunar Ruins.
Stats
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Easy Type
AI script
- Condition: [The state of the monster herself is "stop"]
- 1 turn: (do not do anything)
- Condition: [Monster's own state is "Ran"]
- 1 turn: [Attack target setting: monster]
- Fight
- Condition: [Normal time]
- 1 turn: fight
Other appearances
Pictlogica Final Fantasy
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Etymology
Alraune is the German word for mandrake and is also the title of a German novel published in 1911 about the daughter, named Alraune, of a prostitute that has an overactive sex drive and no concept of love. This is based on legends which state that witches who make love to the mandrake root produce offspring that have no soul or feelings of love.
It has also been known as the Tarantula. Poison status ailment in the Final Fantasy series, most tarantulas are not dangerous to humans.
Tarantula refers to a family of spiders which inhabit much of the warmer areas of the world. Known for their impressive size, Tarantulas are often kept as pets or used in cuisine. Despite their tendency to inflict the