Also known as sabotenders, cactuar are one of the unique mascots of Final Fantasy. They stand next to chocobo and moogles as one of the recurring creatures in many games. Unlike chocobo and moogles though, cactuar were not made by Koichi Ishii, they were instead designed by Tetsuya Nomura; one of the lead designers, directors, and artists of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts.
Cactuar also appeared later compared to the other mascots of the Final Fantasy series, first showing up in Final
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