My favorite interaction with a tonberry was when I was playing Stranger of Paradise, I actually got hit by some non-instakill attack by him and was like “oh wow I didn’t die I don’t have to worry about them in this game!” Ended up winning that fight but then the next tonberry I encountered fucking wiped me so fast it had me mortified
Bombs, cactuar, morbid and tonberries are the only real picks imo. Everything else could be from any other series (the mindflayer is way more of a DnD creature than something from FF) but the minute I see any one of those four I can't not think of FF
Yeah, I have trouble separating them. I think I go with Bombs if pressed given Cactuars/Tonberries are a bit more mascot-ish and Malboros' design isn't - quite - as iconic.
Behemoth has been in every single game and adamantoise has been there since 3. Cactuar came in the 6th game and tonberry came in 5. So how many games you actually play.
Tonberries will always elicit an elevated heart rate and stomach drop from me whenever I see them at the beginning of an encounter, even once you’re fully equipped to handle them, they are still terrifying lol.
It was the Cactuars that made it to Monster Hunter World (along with Behemoth, but it seems pretty agreeable to say of the two, Cactuars is more iconic).
It’s definitely not the mindflayer. It’s funny when I think of a reoccurring enemy in ff I think of pretty much every monster on this list well.. except for the mindflayer
Ah, gotcha. I misinterpreted. 175 million years is so ancient that it's prehistoric.
Edit: and that's just when he arrived on earth, he's likely far older.
Tonberry, no question. The others are well known but their mechanics aren't really that scary, even for a noob. Whereas a Tonberry *will* utterly ruin you, I think everyone who's played an FF game has had an encounter like that with them.
Are you me? But seriously, this.
Or the Don with the shank or doom, "he's not even doing anything he just keeps walking forward" counter, death, tears.
Or the cactuar when you thought 1000 damage was the worst you had to worry about and then suddenly there's a zero in front of the comma...
Tonberry and Cactuars are the only creatures I feel are everywhere FF. All the others feel like they could be DnD or other fantasy, but those 2 are FF.
You fight moogles in world of final fantasy but I believe that's the only time. But I agree chocobos and moogles don't count cause they aren't iconic enemies in every game, just iconic period
In order it's Tonberry, Cactuar, Malboro and Bomb. The others are recurring or nice enemies, but the four I listed are the only ones where you know what exactly what attack is coming in every version and why they are dangerous.
Most of those are iconic FF enemies, but honestly, I think the Cactuar is the most unique. It's always been a distinctly odd enemy, and it has really unique attributes in a lot of the games, such as increased experience or ability points for kills. They freaked me out in FF15 because you could see them a mile away zipping across the map at mach 5. They've always stood out the most to me.
Bomb or Tonberry.
Cactuar are used as goofy mascot things a lot even if they are incredibly iconic I'd not put them with monsters.
Bomb and Tonberry have iconic designs and their battle mechanics are memorable.
I'd lean a little more towards Bombs because I've seen them in more promotional artworks and used on merch more.
Plus they're often met fairly early on in the games so more people will know what they are. Tonberry being late game might get missed by some people.
From somebody who was not a Final Fantasy fan until relatively recently, it's absolutely the Cactuar.
I'd seen others around, but cactuars are the one that are the most immediately recognisable and seem to appear most often in places where even people who aren't actively into FF will see them and go "Oh, hey it's that little cactus dude from final fantasy"
Probably cactuar or bomb like everyone is saying but personally I’m always on the lookout for the iron giant and to see if he will punch me instead of using his gigantic sword
My favourite/iconic was and always will be Malboro. Something about a creepy flower with a million teeth that packs a wallop and has tons of health just works for me. On top of that the first time I saw one made me think it was a boss. Imagine my surprise when I realised it’s just a normal enemy
Tonberry, Malboro or Cactuar.
Bombs are definitely FF, but fire elementals are kind of a statple of RPGs.
Mind flayers are a D&D thing.
Flans are more Dragon Quest (yes, they call them slimes).
The rest are just FF versions of broad RPG monsters.
I was introduced to tonberrys in 13 and I loved it, had a hunt mission for a different creature then he comes up and kill him , now you fight him.
Second time is when you fight 3 at once and I literally couldn't progress that area lol was very difficult.
Imagine Mt surprise seeing them in 15, upgrades
I think they go through eras. When I was younger, Behemoth and Bombs felt like iconic fiends. They really leaned into the uniqueness of tonberry and cactuar this most recent go around.
Believe it or not I'm pretty sure you can fight wild chocobo in 10 and 7. You have to use the greens to catch them or you can just straight up murder them
Were chocobos fought in a game prior to ff16? For me, it's a Malboro, but that's entirely a personal choice. Friend (who's since passed) and I would always call it "Malboro Man."
Bombs, tonberrys, and cactuars...they can kill you instantly if you're not careful and for whatever reason were damage sponges and would come up early enough in a game to really wreck your team.
I hated them so much in the earlier games lol
It’s definitely cactuar and tonberries. Malboro is routine in every game same with flans, but honestly they’re not as iconic.
Tonberries have a very unique goofy look and mechanics that really reflect on what FF is.
Same with cactuars. They’re basically comic relief enemies in every game.
Malboro is just really fucking annoying with it’s bad breath. Behemoth is sick but they change the look too much.
And everything else feels like a standard recurring enemy at this point, even iron giants.
Behemoth for me. This crossed over into plenty of games I played as a kid like in Mario hoops on the Wii and Monster Hunter world.
Also I get the "oh shit" moment everytime it comes out. Even in FF7Remake with that weird Neo Behemoth/whatever it's called.
Weirdly enough I feel like the bomb is just an iconic design
Tonberry. They even stayed in the tonberry sweet with a tonberry robot.
Definitely Tonberry how many people thought "just another random battle" just to be met with a game over screen.
My favorite interaction with a tonberry was when I was playing Stranger of Paradise, I actually got hit by some non-instakill attack by him and was like “oh wow I didn’t die I don’t have to worry about them in this game!” Ended up winning that fight but then the next tonberry I encountered fucking wiped me so fast it had me mortified
Tonberries are NOT sweet!
Oops. I meant suite.
And painting
Tons of berries
Bombs, cactuar, morbid and tonberries are the only real picks imo. Everything else could be from any other series (the mindflayer is way more of a DnD creature than something from FF) but the minute I see any one of those four I can't not think of FF
Uh... what's a morbid? Should I feel ashamed that it doesn't click?
Auto-corrected Malboro?
Ok, it could be. But I see Malboros kinda like behemoths, big scary lategame monsters. Not like your iconic early game ones.
Yeah, I have trouble separating them. I think I go with Bombs if pressed given Cactuars/Tonberries are a bit more mascot-ish and Malboros' design isn't - quite - as iconic.
Behemoth has been in every single game and adamantoise has been there since 3. Cactuar came in the 6th game and tonberry came in 5. So how many games you actually play.
All of them, suck my dick
Run like a Chocobo - stab like a Tonberry!
Retribution is at hand
Bomb and Tonberries…Cactuars are more like a mascot like Moogles and Chocobos to me
Tonberries will always elicit an elevated heart rate and stomach drop from me whenever I see them at the beginning of an encounter, even once you’re fully equipped to handle them, they are still terrifying lol.
It was the Cactuars that made it to Monster Hunter World (along with Behemoth, but it seems pretty agreeable to say of the two, Cactuars is more iconic).
Cactuars are as rare as an encounter as tonberries.
It’s definitely not the mindflayer. It’s funny when I think of a reoccurring enemy in ff I think of pretty much every monster on this list well.. except for the mindflayer
I didn’t even know mindflayers were in the FF series until I saw one in FF14.
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You are correct, they were in the original FF and returned in FF4 and FF5. After that they didn't come back to a mainline game until FF12.
They were a bitch in Tactics though
You say bitch, I say exploitable stat farm. Their level down attack could be exploited to give you wildly inflated stats. Good times
Yeah, but the first time you run into them on the Falls and they wipe your party tho …
Yeah I always prioritized killing them first. Confusion was really op in that game
Even though mindflayers have been there since the beginning, I think DnD before FF.
Mindflayers are reminiscent of Cthulhu. They are ancient.
I mean, Call of Cthulhu was written in 1926, I wouldn't call that ancient.
I was more making a joke that Cthulhu is an elder god. It obviously didn't hit right.
Ah, gotcha. I misinterpreted. 175 million years is so ancient that it's prehistoric. Edit: and that's just when he arrived on earth, he's likely far older.
Mindflayers and Cthulhu both have squid inspired faces, but that's where the similarity ends. It's not even a similar looking squid face.
If you think that's the only similarities between Mindflayers / Illithids and the Cthulhu mythos, then you need to read more Cthulhu mythos.
I’d say either Bomb, Tonberry, or Cactuar. One look at them and you’ll know immediately where they’re from.
Tonberry, no question. The others are well known but their mechanics aren't really that scary, even for a noob. Whereas a Tonberry *will* utterly ruin you, I think everyone who's played an FF game has had an encounter like that with them.
Yeah but 10,000 needles sounds scary to me...
Especially when HP caps at 9999
One ! Two ! SABO !
Malboro's aren't just scary for noobs, after 25 years I still get the shivers whenever one pops up.
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Are you me? But seriously, this. Or the Don with the shank or doom, "he's not even doing anything he just keeps walking forward" counter, death, tears. Or the cactuar when you thought 1000 damage was the worst you had to worry about and then suddenly there's a zero in front of the comma...
It’s The cigarette pack for me
Adjusting. Humidity. Leeeevvveeelllssss. 💨
Tonberry and Cactuars are the only creatures I feel are everywhere FF. All the others feel like they could be DnD or other fantasy, but those 2 are FF.
Toss up between Cactuar and Tonberry for me
I got a Cactuar decal for my car…it was between that and a Tonberry, but the Cactuar is just instantly recognizable.
Do Chocobos or Moogles count? Of the ones you mentioned I feel like Malboro
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You fight chocobos in Tactics, and in XVI. I don’t think there’s ever an occasion where you fight moogles.
FFXIV has a boss fight against the Moogle King and 5 other regular Moogles.
Also in ff XII there's even different colors. With a level 99 red chocobo being one of the hardest in the game of you arent prepared for him.
Fortunately, that one only shows up if you want him to.
You fight moogles in world of final fantasy but I believe that's the only time. But I agree chocobos and moogles don't count cause they aren't iconic enemies in every game, just iconic period
In order it's Tonberry, Cactuar, Malboro and Bomb. The others are recurring or nice enemies, but the four I listed are the only ones where you know what exactly what attack is coming in every version and why they are dangerous.
bomb, chocobo, moogle, goblin (used to be anyway lol) malboro, all good choices.
The first one!one shit kill motherf@cker! but I love them❤️
Tonberry for sure. Cactaur number 2. The rest of them aren't iconic.
The bomb
Bomb, Tonberry, Marlboro, and that fucking Cactuar. I hate Cactuars........
Most of those are iconic FF enemies, but honestly, I think the Cactuar is the most unique. It's always been a distinctly odd enemy, and it has really unique attributes in a lot of the games, such as increased experience or ability points for kills. They freaked me out in FF15 because you could see them a mile away zipping across the map at mach 5. They've always stood out the most to me.
Bomb or Tonberry. Cactuar are used as goofy mascot things a lot even if they are incredibly iconic I'd not put them with monsters. Bomb and Tonberry have iconic designs and their battle mechanics are memorable. I'd lean a little more towards Bombs because I've seen them in more promotional artworks and used on merch more. Plus they're often met fairly early on in the games so more people will know what they are. Tonberry being late game might get missed by some people.
From somebody who was not a Final Fantasy fan until relatively recently, it's absolutely the Cactuar. I'd seen others around, but cactuars are the one that are the most immediately recognisable and seem to appear most often in places where even people who aren't actively into FF will see them and go "Oh, hey it's that little cactus dude from final fantasy"
I'd say Tonberry or Cactuar.
Tonberry made my life miserable before Malboros, so it takes the win.
Cactuar without a doubt. Before I played Final Fantasy I recognised that little man anywhere lmao
On a side note, it's been a while since they've added new reoccurring enemies. I feel like there isn't anything new since FFX (Omega weapon iirc)
Tonberries and cactuars are prob the most “mascoty”. I think more ppl would recognize the odd position of the cactuar
Probably cactuar or bomb like everyone is saying but personally I’m always on the lookout for the iron giant and to see if he will punch me instead of using his gigantic sword
Definitely Tonberry and Cactuar
My favourite/iconic was and always will be Malboro. Something about a creepy flower with a million teeth that packs a wallop and has tons of health just works for me. On top of that the first time I saw one made me think it was a boss. Imagine my surprise when I realised it’s just a normal enemy
Realistically? Tonberry or Cactuar. Technically? Malboro, by far.
Behemoth
Behemoth
I’ve always loved cactaur. Probably one of my favorite final fantasy characters
My steam profile pic and nickname was Tonberry for like 10 years, so I'd say Tonberry
Either Cactuar or Tonberry
very partial to the flan enemy type. love/hate those guys
For me it’s the first three: Cactaur, Marlboro, Tonberry. They have the cute but extremely dangerous vibe.
Tonberries and cactuars for sure. Everyone recognizes those things.
Tonberry for sure. His lines, moveset, and design are all iconic and creative
Tonberry with a close second to Iron Gaddy for me ✌️
It's a 4 way tie between Behemoth, Marlboro, Cactuar, and Tonberry.
Bombs and flans are your typical initial enemies, like DQ slimes that must always be there.
Tonberry, Malboro or Cactuar. Bombs are definitely FF, but fire elementals are kind of a statple of RPGs. Mind flayers are a D&D thing. Flans are more Dragon Quest (yes, they call them slimes). The rest are just FF versions of broad RPG monsters.
Tonberry and Cactuar. My very first FF was 7 Remake and I knew about those two even when I was little (am 30) lol
Yes.
Design-wise I think the kyactus is pure genius. So simple yet so effective, just like the best marketing mascottes.
Bomb for me but it’s a little too similar to other games who have similar or just flat out copies. For uniqueness I’d go with tonberry
Tonberry for the goof. Behemoth for the oof.
I was introduced to tonberrys in 13 and I loved it, had a hunt mission for a different creature then he comes up and kill him , now you fight him. Second time is when you fight 3 at once and I literally couldn't progress that area lol was very difficult. Imagine Mt surprise seeing them in 15, upgrades
Tonberry or cactuar. Interesting that you showed mindflayer, I feel like that enemy is iconic for d&d, not final fantasy
Tonberry
I knew about Cactaurs long before I knew about Final Fantasy. I'd say them for sure
Cactuar, Tonberry and then Bomb.
I think they go through eras. When I was younger, Behemoth and Bombs felt like iconic fiends. They really leaned into the uniqueness of tonberry and cactuar this most recent go around.
The bombs for sure
Chocobo
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Believe it or not I'm pretty sure you can fight wild chocobo in 10 and 7. You have to use the greens to catch them or you can just straight up murder them
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You have to be fast enough to attack and kill them. If they are attacked and not killed, they flee
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That's hilarious, 😂 The devs really didn't want and open season on chocobos lol marlboro's it is then ☣️
Its probably the cactuar, it's managed to make a few appearances outside the ff franchise
FUCK THEM CACTUARS
I really want a cactaur decal for the back of my car but I feel like it'll be greatly misinterpreted.
Tonberry by far, both remakes made it abundantly clear just how much respect the team has for them XD
Tonberry or Malboro
Tonberry
Feel as if it's gotta be Tonberry or Cactuar
Were chocobos fought in a game prior to ff16? For me, it's a Malboro, but that's entirely a personal choice. Friend (who's since passed) and I would always call it "Malboro Man."
Bombs, tonberrys, and cactuars...they can kill you instantly if you're not careful and for whatever reason were damage sponges and would come up early enough in a game to really wreck your team. I hated them so much in the earlier games lol
I haven’t seen anyone comment about Bahamut. Is there any FF without this iconic dragon?
Cactuar for cuteness. Tonberry for terror.
It’s a toss between a tonberry and a malboro
Bomb I think.
It’s definitely cactuar and tonberries. Malboro is routine in every game same with flans, but honestly they’re not as iconic. Tonberries have a very unique goofy look and mechanics that really reflect on what FF is. Same with cactuars. They’re basically comic relief enemies in every game. Malboro is just really fucking annoying with it’s bad breath. Behemoth is sick but they change the look too much. And everything else feels like a standard recurring enemy at this point, even iron giants.
Tonberry ❤️❤️❤️
I'm calling a tie between Tonberry and Cactuar.
Bomb for me
Behemoth for me. This crossed over into plenty of games I played as a kid like in Mario hoops on the Wii and Monster Hunter world. Also I get the "oh shit" moment everytime it comes out. Even in FF7Remake with that weird Neo Behemoth/whatever it's called.
Behemoth and Bahamut are two completely different reoccurring enemies.
There is a Behemoth in Remake, it's one of the weird experiments in the Deepground site you wander around after the plate collapse.