Editing Cactuar (section)

{{short description|Fictional species in the Final Fantasy video game series}}
{{Infobox fictional race
| franchise = ''[[Final Fantasy]]''
| first = [[Final Fantasy VI]] (1994)
| creator = [[Tetsuya Nomura]]
| image = File:Cactuar FFVII Remake.png
| caption = The Cactuar as depicted in ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake]]''.
}}

The '''Cactuar''',  known in Japan as {{Nihongo4|'''Sabotender'''|サボテンダー|Sabotendā|{{lit}} Cactender}} is a fictional species of plant-like beings from the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' [[video game]] franchise. They are usually depicted as [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[Cactus|cacti]] with ''[[haniwa]]''-like faces in a running or dashing pose. One of the [[Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series|recurring elements]] of the series, it initially appeared as an enemy in ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''. By the 2010s, the Cactuar has attained widespread popularity with ''Final Fantasy'' fans, and is considered one of the established [[mascot]]s of the long-running series alongside the [[Moogle]] and the [[Chocobo]]. While the Cactuar still appear as recurring enemies in modern titles, they are also depicted as [[Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series#Summoning|summoned allies]] as well as friendly [[non-player character]]s.