Changes: Cactuar (Final Fantasy VI enemy)

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Only 3 HP, but incredibly good defenses. Attacks with a needly Blow Fish.
Final Fantasy VI PlayStation Bestiary entry

The Cactuar, also known as Cactrot, is an enemy in Final Fantasy VI. They appear in the desert near Maranda.

In the Advance, mobile and Steam releases, killing ten Cactuars will lure out the Gigantuar. However, the player must first speak to a man in Maranda, who mentions encountering the monster. Template:See Also

Battle

The Cactuar uses a turn "bundling up something...", before using 1000 Needles. After repeating this script for six turns, 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.

Cactuars have extremely high Defense and Evade.

The Cactuars are useful for learning magic, as they give 10 AP when defeated.

Strategy

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. If Strago is in the party, using his 1000 Needles Lore will always hit.

Coliseum setup

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Gogo should be equipped with three Attack commands, a Master's Scroll, a Ribbon/Peace Ring, and the most powerful weapon available. An alternative setup would be Gogo with three Attack commands, Master's Scroll, Hermes Sandals or Gale Hairpin, and the most powerful weapon available.

For the versions prior to the Game Boy Advance, the player should use Gogo with three Attack commands, a Sniper Eye, Merit Award, and a defense-ignoring weapon, such as Valiant Knife or Ultima Weapon, Dice, or Fixed Dice. An alternative setup would be Gogo with three Attack commands, Merit Award with Dice or Fixed Dice; both will hit Cactuar without Master's Scroll or Sniper Eye, and they have their own damage formula which doesn't take Cactuar's Defense into account.

AI scripts

Normal 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%)

Coliseum script

Attack Turns: 1st Turn: Attack (33%) or Mindprick (33%) or 1000 Needles (33%)

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

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Gallery

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Sabotender (サボテンダー, Sabotendā?) is derived from mixing the Japanese word for cactus (サボテン, saboten?) and the English word "pretender" (プリテンダー, puritendā?).

Trivia

In the online game Roblox, 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."

Related enemies

Gigantuar

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 {{Q|Only 3 HP, but incredibly good defenses. Attacks with a needly Blow Fish.|''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' PlayStation Bestiary entry}}
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 The '''Cactuar''', also known as '''Cactrot''', is an enemy in ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''. They appear in the [[Desert (location)|desert]] near [[Maranda]].
 In the ''[[Finest Fantasy for Advance|Advance]]'', mobile and [[Steam]] releases, killing ten Cactuars will lure out the [[Gigantuar (Final Fantasy VI)|Gigantuar]]. However, the player must first speak to a man in Maranda, who mentions encountering the monster.
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 ==Battle==
 The Cactuar uses a turn "bundling up something...", before using [[1000 Needles]]. After repeating this script for six turns, 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.