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The following is a list of creatures from the Final Fantasy series and the titles in which they appear.

Final Fantasy (Japanese: ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajii) is a popular series of role-playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co., Ltd.). Monsters and creatures are common enemies within the games as antagonists to the playable characters, with usually no relevance to the storyline.

For a full list of creatures, see Final Fantasy bestiary

Flan

The Flan from Final Fantasy IX
The Flan from Final Fantasy IX

The Flan also called Pudding is a small, magical creature, which moves with motion comparable to jelly. They usually possess a certain affinity to a certain element and therefore are vulnerable to opposing elemental magic. Physical attacks seem almost worthless in breaking the Flan's defense. In Final Fantasy X-2, the Flan's names is accompanied with a Spanish name relating to its colour and element. They are Amarillo (yellow), Azabache (black), Azul (blue), Blanco (white)', Palido (pale which is pearl in the Japanese version), Rojo (red). They bear the same appearance as their respective counterparts in Final Fantasy X based on color.
Flan has appeared in the following games:

Friendly Dragon

The Friendly Dragon from Final Fantasy V
The Friendly Dragon from Final Fantasy V

Friendly Dragons are featured in only three games in the Final Fantasy series. They are also known as Hiryuu and are a gentle version to the typical Dragons of the series. In the original Final Fantasy, Bahamut, who is later known as a Summon is the King of Dragons. Friendly Dragons have appeared in the following games:

Gargant

The Gargant from Final Fantasy IX
The Gargant from Final Fantasy IX

Gargants are huge insect-like creatures that travel underground in the world of Final Fantasy IX. Travelers can use them by luring them with gargant grass, their favorite food, and either hanging onto their backs, or by using a special carriage rigged up underneath them. Their habitat is a series of underground tunnels called Gargant Roo (Roo possibly from the French word "rue" meaning street).

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Genome

An artwork of Zidane Tribal from Final Fantasy IX
An artwork of Zidane Tribal from Final Fantasy IX
Zidane Tribal from Final Fantasy IX
Zidane Tribal from Final Fantasy IX

Genome are bodies created by the Terrans of Final Fantasy IX. They possess intelligence, but lack souls, and are all very similar in appearance with little disambiguation. They are clearly diffent from Gaiains as they possess tails. It is later discovered that the main protagonist, Zidane, is a genome.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Goblin

The Goblin from Final Fantasy XI
The Goblin from Final Fantasy XI

The Goblin is an evil or mischievous creature of folklore, often described as a grotesquely disfigured or elf-like phantom. The creature that appears in the series has always been called Goblin (except in the Nintendo Entertainment System release of Final Fantasy), but this is not to be confused with Final Fantasy VI, where an original monster called Satan in the Japanese version was mistranslated as Goblin. In Final Fantasy V, there is a slight difference in appearance between the Goblins that Bartz (the main character) fights in solo battles and the Goblins that subsequently appear as ordinary monsters on the field.
Goblin has appeared in the following games:

Guado

A Guado from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2
A Guado from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2

The Guado are a fictional, arboreal humanoid race inhabiting Spira, the world of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. They are elfish in appearance with long limbs and plant-like hair. They are the protectors of Spira's afterlife, the Farplane.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Gurgan

A Gurgan from Final Fantasy III
A Gurgan from Final Fantasy III

Gurgans are one-eyed sages that foretell the future in Final Fantasy III. They are central characters in the unfolding of the story, and are likely a reference to Odin from Norse mythology.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Hypello

A drawing of an Hypello from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2
A drawing of an Hypello from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2
An Hypello from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2
An Hypello from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2

The Hypello are a fictional race which is featured in Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 which are blue-colored and speak with a lisp or speech impediment which makes their speech sound slurred. The Hypellos are a very mystical race of which little is known. They are also able to make Hypello Potions which are used to restore a person to normal after being inflicted with the Berserk status.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Imp

The Imp from Final Fantasy X and the Arast from Final Fantasy X-2
The Imp from Final Fantasy X and the Arast from Final Fantasy X-2

The Imp is a term for an imaginary being similar to a fairy, frequently used in folklore. A being described as an imp would be more likely to be mischievous than seriously threatening, which is displayed in their Final Fantasy impressions. Additionnally, in Final Fantasy VI, the Imp does not appear as a regular monster, but rather as a status effect, which can be inflicted on monsters as well as on playable characters, which mutates them into a so-called Imp. The characters resemble a frog while the monsters transform into what is called a Kappa, differing on color depending on the monster which was transformed. The creature that appears in the series has always been called Imp, but this is not to be confused with the original game, Final Fantasy for the Nintendo Entertainment System, or Final Fantasy IV, where the Goblin was mistranslated as an Imp. Additionaly, in Final Fantasy IV, there was a sprite for a real Imp and not a Goblin mistranslated, but it got dummied, leaving two other monsters as the only "official" Imps left. They are Fiend and Gremlin. Final Fantasy X-2 has a monster named Arast looking exactly the same as the Imp from Final Fantasy X.
The Imp has appeared in the following games:

See also: Imp

Iron Giant

The Iron Giant from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2
The Iron Giant from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2

The Iron Giant is a formidable opponent of the series. It appears as a towering, oversized mutant who often possesses an equally oversized sword. In Final Fantasy Tactics, Iron Giant makes its appearance under the name Steel Giant, sharing the same appearance with the characters Worker 8 and Worker 7 - New whose character class is Iron Giant.
The Iron Giant has appeared in the following games:

Lamia

The Lamia from Final Fantasy IX
The Lamia from Final Fantasy IX

The Lamia is a mythological person: the daughter of Poseidon and Lybie. Lamia was a queen of Libya, whom Zeus loved. Lamia is described as having a serpent's body, but female breasts and head, however, in certain games, her appearance is totally snake-ish.
Lamia has appeared in the following games:

See also: Lamia

Lufenian

A Lufenian from Final Fantasy
A Lufenian from Final Fantasy

The Lufenians are a race in Final Fantasy (or Lefeinish for the Nintendo Entertainment System).

They are special. Or at least they must be, otherwise they'd just be humans.

Lunarian

The menu image of FuSoYa from Final Fantasy IV
The menu image of FuSoYa from Final Fantasy IV
FuSoYa from Final Fantasy IV
FuSoYa from Final Fantasy IV

Lunarians are a race of human-like wizards in Final Fantasy IV. They came from a planet between Mars and Jupiter, which was destroyed and became the asteroid belt. Sometimes, they are identified by a moon-shape crest on their foreheads. They created Earth's second moon, where they sleep until they believe the time is right for Earthlings and Lunarians to co-exist in harmony.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Magic Pot

The Magic Pot from Final Fantasy X
The Magic Pot from Final Fantasy X

The Magic Pot is the name of the creature which inhabits a pot and chooses to fight inside the pot using it to its defense. Because of it's general immobility, it favours magical attacks. Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI use the exact same sprite for this monster.

In Final Fantasy VII, Magic Pots can only be found in the last area of the game. Rather than attacking, they request that the player give them an elixir item. If a Magic Pot receives an Elixir, it leaves the field of battle on its own, and bestows a large amount of AP (Ability Points) on the party. This behavior is replicated in the nine fairy spirits in Final Fantasy IX, which request various precious stones from the player in exchange for AP and hints.
Magic Pot has appeared in the following games:

Malboro

The Morbol from Final Fantasy XI
The Morbol from Final Fantasy XI

The Malboro is a mutanous form of the Ochu (also known as Otyugh or Gulguthra in popular games featuring Dungeons & Dragons). The Malboro as seen in the various Final Fantasy titles developed by Squaresoft (now known as Square-Enix) is a powerful enemy often encountered middle to late parts of the game, in earlier FF titles the Malboro was feared due to its horrible "Bad Breath" attack which inflicted a vast amount of status effects (Poison, Blind, Sleep, Toad, Confuse etc etc. Varies from game to game.) thus causeing utter chaos and oft times decimateing your entire party, later titles however introduced a "Ribbon" equip that gave absolute status immunity, to this day it is the most recommended defense against Malboro's, this however DOES NOT protect against a Malboro's normal and quite powerful attacks.
Malboro has appeared in the following games:

Mermaid

A Mermaid from Final Fantasy
A Mermaid from Final Fantasy

Mermaids are a race of legendary creatures bearing the appearance of half-fish, half-human and are featured in Final Fantasy. They have the ability to breathe underwater. They also appear in Final Fantasy III as monsters on the field. There is also a creature called Merman in Final Fantasy III.

See also: Mermaid

Mindflayer

The Drakan from Final Fantasy IX
The Drakan from Final Fantasy IX

The Mindflayer is based on the creature of the same name which was first introduced via Dungeons & Dragons' in 1975. (See also Illithid.) They are semi-humanoid beings with an octopus-like head with psychic powers that often live in moist caverns and underground cities. They capture cave dwellers and other creatures living underground such as drow and dwarves, using them as slaves and as a food source, much like cattle.
Mindflayer has appeared in the following games:

the mind flay ers also apear in dungeons & dragons with psi powers and the abilaty to extract brains

See also: Illithid

Minotaur

The Minotaur from Final Fantasy V
The Minotaur from Final Fantasy V

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a creature that was half-man and half-bull. It dwelt in the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze constructed by King Minos of Crete and designed by the architect Daedalus to hold the Minotaur. The Minotaur was eventually killed by Theseus.
Minotaur has appeared in the following games:

See also: Minotaur, Bull

Moogle

An artwork of the Moogles from the Final Fantasy series up to Final Fantasy IX
An artwork of the Moogles from the Final Fantasy series up to Final Fantasy IX
A Moogle from Final Fantasy XI
A Moogle from Final Fantasy XI

Moogles are little white creatures that appear throughout the Final Fantasy and Seiken Densetsu series. They first appeared in Final Fantasy III, although a little creature called the Beaver appeared in Final Fantasy II, showing a certain resemblance to the moogle as we know it. They usually provide save points, shops, or, in some games, may join your team as in Final Fantasy VI and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance or join as a Summon in Final Fantasy VII as part of the Choco/Mog Summon or in a minigame called Mog House as well as in several objects seen throughout the game. In Final Fantasy VIII using the Chocobo World minigame, the MiniMog Summon can be acquired. In Final Fantasy IX, Moogles provide save points, shops, allow the use of a tent to restore health, and use the player as a courier to send letter to other Moogles, via a network known as Mognet. In Final Fantasy X, the Moogles only appear under the form of a doll for Lulu's equipment which is initially called Moogle but is renamed to Mog (together with another word describing the new ability) with further enhancement, and in Final Fantasy X-2, under the form of Yuna's mascot. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles uses Moogles for two purposes being sending mail and carrying the chalice around the world. In this game, a Moogle named Stiltzkin can be found who can teach the character the basics of combat. He was previously found in Final Fantasy IX as a traveler and it the weird clothed Moogle on the Final Fantasy IX image. In Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, a moogle named Montblanc teaches the protagonist, Marche, everything he needs to know about the fictional world in which he now resides.
Moogles have appeared in the following games:

See also: Moogle

Moomba

A Moomba from Final Fantasy VIII
A Moomba from Final Fantasy VIII
An artwork of a Moomba from Final Fantasy VIII
An artwork of a Moomba from Final Fantasy VIII

Moombas are furry little red creatures that are actually members of the Shumi Tribe who have evolved into cute little toy bears. They mainly appeared in Final Fantasy VIII and its minigame Chocobo World, but they also appear in Final Fantasy X & Final Fantasy X-2 respectively as a doll held by Lulu and as a doll held by Yuna's Mascot.

See also: Races of Final Fantasy

Mover

The Mover from Final Fantasy IX.
The Mover from Final Fantasy IX.

The Mover is a small, bug-like, bouncing or hyperactive sphere. It is a low lifeform and isn't capable of much and therefore does not prove much of a difficulty in battle.
Mover has appeared in the following games:

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