Cactuar

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Job: Warrior Family: Sabotender Crystal: Water Weak to: Dark, Ice

Cactuar

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Western Altepa Desert	48 - 53	Arnica Root (???%) Cactuar Needle (???%) Cactus Arm (???%) Distilled Water (???%)		37 Respawn: 5 minutes	A, L, H ??? HP
A = Aggressive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing; JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime

Historical Background

Cactuar is the English translation of the name of the enemy called Sabotender in Japanese. Cactuar is believed to be the words Cactus + Jaguar merged, with jaguar implying fast and agile (the Cactuar is often the most agile monster in previous Final Fantasy games). The location of the Cactuar is also a nod to where this creature gets its name, the West (just as Sabotender is located in Eastern Altepa Desert, and it gets its name from the East).