Editing Cactuar (section)

== Appearances ==
In their first appearance in ''Final Fantasy VI'', Cactuars (called "Cactrots" in American translation of the game) are found in a small desert west of the town of Maranda in the World of Ruin. Most attacks (physical or otherwise) completely miss it, even though it only has 4 hit points, making it difficult to kill without the use of special items. They have since appeared in nearly every game in the series, and are occasionally featured as summonable allies or friendly NPC's. In ''[[World of Final Fantasy]]'', the main characters can travel by train which is operated by a character known as the Cactuar Conductor;<ref name="World"/> in one scene of the game which is framed as comic relief, the Cactuar Conductor eludes game protagonist Reynn while taunting her.<ref name="Review"/>

A [[Mod (video games)|mod]] which cosmetically alters NPC's in ''Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition'' into Cactuars was created and promoted by Square Enix as an example feature of full mod support for the game's PC version.<ref name=Essential/> Development manager Kenichi Shida indicated prior to the March 6, 2018 launch of ''Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition'' that the developmental team intended to introduce variants of the mod which enable players to [[Glossary of video game terms#S|customize the skins]] of in-game characters into other creatures such as Chocobos and Moogles at a later date, along with the public release of the game's modding tool.<ref name=Essential/> A cosmetic skin for sword-type weapons called the "Cactbar" mod is also available for download along with the Cactuar suit mod.<ref name="Cactbar"/>

Cactuars have also appeared in [[Crossover (fiction)|video game crossovers]], such as ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', and ''[[Dragon Quest X]]''. As part of the ''[[Monster Hunter: World]]'' cross-over event with ''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]'' in 2018, Cactuars which appear in the battlefield could be used as environmental traps, and players may encounter cactuar cuttings or flowering cactuar cuttings.<ref name="Monster"/>

Matthew Adler from ''[[IGN]]'' noted that the Cactuar has appeared in 49 ''Final Fantasy'' games and 16 non-''Final Fantasy'' titles as of 2020.<ref name=":0"/>