The Manticore (マンティコア, Mantikoa? or マンティコラ, Mantikora?), also known as the Manticor or Mantcore, is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series, first appearing in the original Final Fantasy.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy[]
The Manticore, also known as the MANTICOR, appears as an enemy encountered in the Flying Fortress and the northwestern regions of the world map, appearing in groups of up four. It can attack use its Poison Darts to inflict Poison on the entire party.
Final Fantasy III[]
The Manticore appears as an enemy encountered in the Subterranean Lake, attacking with Blizzard and their regular attack which can inflict Petrify.
Final Fantasy XI[]
The Manticore appears as a family of powerful Beast-type enemies. Their fangs, hair, and hide can be used in a variety of crafting recipes. The common Manticore can be encountered as a regular enemy on Nyzul Isle.
Justice Monsters Five[]
The Manticore appears as an obtainable SR monster. It is a Light-elemental monster whose type is Climb, class is Mystic and its specialty is Attack. Its hero tech is Divine Flames which fires missiles upward. Its leader bonus is Crystal Miner which increases crystal drop rate by 10%. Its auto-effect is Light Damage -15% which reduces Light damage taken by 15%.
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest[]
The Manticor appears as an enemy encountered in Pazuzu's Tower, attacking with various elemental abilities such as Thunder Fireball, and Quake, as well as the status-inducing Stone Gas and Blinder.
The Final Fantasy Legend[]
The Mantcore appears as an enemy found on the seventh floor of the Tower, and a potential transformation for monster units.
Final Fantasy Legend II[]
The Mantcore appears as an enemy found in Guardian's Base, Volcano, Race World, and Race Course, and a potential transformation for monster units.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
The Manticore from Final Fantasy III appears as an enemy.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
The Manticore from Final Fantasy III appears as an enemy.
Mobius Final Fantasy[]
The Manticore appears as a wind-elemental Mage ability card, granting the Turquoise Selene ability.
World of Final Fantasy[]
The Manticore appears as an enemy encountered in the Train Graveyard, Chainroad, EX Dungeon Z, and Hidden Dungeon.
Etymology[]
manticore is a Persian legendary creature similar to the Egyptian sphinx. It has the body of a lion, the head of a human, and the tail of a scorpion. The name means "man eater".
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