Cactuar
Template:Character-infobox Cactuars (or Cactaurs) are enemies in the Square Enix Final Fantasy series. However, a Cactuar appears as a playable character in the game Mario Hoops 3-on-3. Other Final Fantasy characters in Mario Hoops are Ninja, Black Mage, White Mage, and Moogle.
It is unlocked by first unlocking Glare Desert, the final court in Star Cup. Then the player must play the court in exhibition mode. A green lump in the ground will eventually appear. The player has to dribble the ball over the bump a few times and Cactuar will pop out of the sand and run away. Afterwards, the player has to win the exhibition match, and when this is done, Cactuar is unlocked.
More Cactuars can be seen in Glare Desert as spectators, and in the game's ending credits, there is a brief scene with six Cactuars and a watermelon-patterned basketball on Sunset Beach.
Cactuar, along with the other Final Fantasy characters returned in the game Mario Sports Mix[1]. It is unlocked by winning 60 games or beating it on a secret route of the Star Cup. It has the highest speed stat (depicted by a red stat bar), but its other stats are at their lowest level. However, Cactuar's high speed comes with a high drawback in that it ends up skidding whenever it has to quickly change direction.
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 info
- Baller Name: Stick & Sting
- Type: Speedy
- Special Shot: 1000 Needles
- Letter to Tap: S
Mario Sports Mix info
- Type: Tricky
- Power: 1/5
- Speed: 6/5
- Technique: 1/5
Trivia
- Cactuar slightly resembles the cacti in Spiny Desert from Mario Party 3.
- Cactuars are often depicted having stiff arms and legs. However, this Cactuar has segmented limbs, making it more flexible than the others; this makes it possible for Cactuar to play sports to begin with.
Gallery
- MH3on3 Cactuar1.jpg
Cactuar's artwork for Mario Hoops 3-on-3. - MH3on3 Cactuar.jpg
Cactuar's mugshot in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. - Cactuarsportsmix.png
Cactuar's artwork in Mario Sports Mix. - CactaurVolleyball.jpeg
Cactuar playing Volleyball in Mario Sports Mix.
References
| Mario Sports Mix | ||
|---|---|---|
| Playable characters | All-around | Mario • Luigi • Yoshi • Ninja • Mii |
| Technical | Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Waluigi • White Mage | |
| Powerful | Wario • Donkey Kong • Bowser | |
| Speedy | Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr. • Toad | |
| Tricky | Black Mage • Slime • Moogle • Cactuar | |
| Non-playable characters | Behemoth • Behemoth King • Birdo • Blue Yoshi • Boo • Dry Bones • Gold Ghost • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Penguin • Pianta • Purple Puncher • Red Yoshi • Shy Guy | |
| Courts | Mario Stadium • Koopa Troopa Beach • Peach's Castle • DK Dock • Toad Park • Luigi's Mansion • Western Junction • Daisy Garden • Wario Factory • Bowser Jr. Blvd. • Bowser's Castle • Waluigi Pinball • Ghoulish Galleon • Star Ship • Sherbet Sea • Rowdy Raft • Fire Mountain | |
| Items | Banana Peel • Bob-omb • Coin • Green Shell • Mini Mushroom • Red Shell • Super Star | |
| Party games | Feed Petey • Harmony Hustle • Bob-omb Dodge • Smash Skate | |
| Further info | Image gallery • Pre-release and unused content • Glitches • Media • Staff | |
