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== Characteristics ==
Cactuars are typically depicted having stiff arms and legs without hands or feet, three black dots on their faces (representing two eyes and an oblong mouth) and three yellow quills at the top of their heads. The Cactuar's silhouette resembles the Japanese [[卍]] symbol, pronounced as "manji", which is traditionally a holy and auspicious symbol in Japan.<ref name="Manji"/> Even in modern titles, they look and move in a puppet-like manner, balancing on one leg with the others bent at 90 degree angles. They are notoriously difficult to hit, and best known for their defensive attack, ''1000 Needles'' (also called ''Blow Fish''), which typically does exactly 1000 [[hit points]] of damage to an opponent, regardless of defenses.<ref name=":0" /> In other games, they possess an even more powerful ''10,000 Needles'' attack.<ref name=":1"/> Many Cactuar variants have appeared in various games, such as the Gigantender, a large, bulky Cactuar that looks more like a typical cactus.<ref name=":2" /> The Cactuar is usually depicted in a head-on pose without their backside visible, but in ''Final Fantasy XV'' they have been noted as having a prominent rear end when photographed from the back.<ref name=Arse/>

In ''[[Final Fantasy XV]]'' there are three variants of the creature: the regular Cactuar, the Slactuar and the Gigantuar. The former two are regular enemies which are similar in appearance with a very low chance of [[Spawning (video games)|spawning]], and will attempt to run from the player characters when encountered. Gigantuar is found as part of an optional side quest in the game. All variants are difficult enemies in combat, but will yield a generous number of experience points and useful items when defeated.<ref name="FFXV"/>