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The following is a list of non-sentient creatures from the '' Final Fantasy '' series and the titles in which they appear. For a list of '''sentient races and beings''', see the Races Of ''Final Fantasy'' . ''Final Fantasy'' ( produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co., Ltd. ). Monsters and creatures are common enemies within the games as Antagonist s to the Playable Characters , with usually no relevance to the storyline. OCHU The Ochu is the '' Final Fantasy '' reference to the '' Otyugh '' (also known as ''Gulguthra'') which is a fictional Subterranean monster. Their described appearance is having huge, bloated bodies covered with a rock-like skin that is brownish gray in color, which is in turn covered with dung. They stand on three thick legs that give them slow ground movement but enable them to pivot quickly. They have three eyes on a leaf-like stalk that moves quickly from side to side, enabling them to scan a large area. ''Ochu'' has appeared in the following games:
''See also Otyugh '' OGLOP Appearing only in Final Fantasy IX , the Oglop is a small buglike creature. For reasons not revealed to the player, most denizens of the game's world find Oglops extraordinarily annoying and are depicted as apparently somewhat repulsive to certain people (similar to how many are disgusted by creatures such as Worms ). They were seen first as part of Tantalus' plot to kidnap the princess. Later on, Regent Cid takes the form of an oglop due to a curse from his wife, Hilda. ORC Orcs are common fantasy creatures revived by J.R.R. Tolkien 's in his fictional works depicted the world of Middle-earth . Orcs are featured in Final Fantasy XI as a race of Beastmen . Within the realm of Vana'diel lust for combat and conquest drives most of the Orcs to join the ranks of their Imperial Army. All Orcs--male and female--are required to participate in years of military training, and even their social structure is based on military ranks. Orcs have tribal hierarchy based on strength; those who prove most formidable in battle are higher in the pecking-order; stronger orcs even employ means (such as attaching heavy weights to well-water buckets) to deny those weaker than themselves access to common resources. From outward appearances, their cultural belief systems seem based in something like shamanism; magic-users, for instance, cover their heads with a hood which prevents the visual senses from being used, presumably in order to heighten their other senses. While their technology appears rudimentary (most Orcish armor is evidently fashioned from leather, bone, and wood), they do employ metal weapons where available. ''See Also: Orc '' QUADAV The Quadav are a race of turtle-like bipeds that inhabit certain swampy regions, as well as subterranean caverns, on the continent of Quon in Vana'diel , the world in which ''Final Fantasy XI'' takes place. The Quadav are one of the races of Beastmen depicted in the game. Apparently closely tied to the earth in which they work and live, the Quadav identify themselves individually and culturally with the materials with which they work. As their shells thicken with age, the titles given to individual Quadav change. Within their strict caste system, those chosen to serve in the Elite Guard are given titles portraying hard and precious metals, while those chosen to be magicians are given titles taken from precious gems. The Quadav have long possessed an understanding of metallurgical technology, and have adapted their skills in metalworking to even create fire-fueled incubators with pipes to carry warm air into the ground to warm the damp caves where their eggs are kept. The incursion of miners from the Bastok nation have repressed the Quadav and driven them out of territories which they have long occupied, to which they respond with aggressive acts against most foreigners they encounter. SAHAGIN The Sahagins are based on old Eastern Europe an legends of Hags , also referred to as "sea hags". These were creatures similar to the greek Siren which appeared to sailors as beautiful women. However, as the sailors neared them, they revealed their true form, that of an ugly old woman, and eventually led them to their doom. ''Sahagin'' has appeared in the following games:
''See also Sahagin , Sahuagin '' SAND WORM The Sand Worm resembles a large Worm and is commonly found living in Desert areas. It has a tendency to swallow and regurgitate party members. ''Sand Worm'' has appeared in the following games:
''See Also: Sandworm (Dune) '' SHOOPUF - PS2)]] - PS2)]] A strange, Amphibious Elephant ine creature that appears in '' Final Fantasy X '' and '' Final Fantasy X-2 '' which is used for traveling purposes, the Shoopuf apparently doesn't eat, seeming to nourish itself from zooplankton it inhales from its long snout. The Hypello tribe drive shoopuf ferries across the Moonflow . SUMMON Summon Magic is one of the principal types of magical attack in the '' Final Fantasy '' series. A summoning spell brings a powerful monster onto the field of battle, who will typically perform a major attack on every opponent. The creatures first appeared in ''Final Fantasy III'' as ''summons'' and are also referred to as summons in ''Final Fantasy IV'' and ''Final Fantasy V''. ''Final Fantasy VI'' is the first title to use a new name for the creatures, referring to them as ''Espers'' and it is also the first time that summons play a role in a ''Final Fantasy'' title. In ''Final Fantasy VII'', summons become part of the Materia system. In ''Final Fantasy VIII'', they are referred to as ''Guardian Forces'' and are important to the storyline once again. They are again important in ''Final Fantasy X'', where they are Aeons, and are also mentioned as such in ''Final Fantasy X-2 ''. ''Final Fantasy XI'' includes them as '''Avatars'''. They also appear in ''Final Fantasy IX'' (as Eidolons), ''''. ''See also: Summon Magic , Final Fantasy Magic '' TIAMAT Tiamat is a primeval Goddess in Babylonian And Sumerian Mythology , and a central figure in the '' Enûma Elish '' creation epic. The text ''tehom'' appears in Ugaritic texts, simply meaning the ''sea''. ''Tiamat'' is a depersonalised version of this text, as the suffix '-at' makes it feminine. Tiamat is present at the beginning of the book of Genesis . The ''Tiamat'' appearing in Video Game s bears the appearance of a five-headed (sometimes three-headed) Dragon which has no relation to the appearance of the mythologic ''Tiamat''. In ''Final Fantasy IX'', ''Tiamat'' appears two times, one as a regular version seen on the right, and one as a bizarre colored version which appears in the Crystal World . ''Tiamat'' has appeared in the following games:
''See also: Tiamat '' TONBERRY A ''' in one hand to light its way through the caves, and a long, sharp butcher's Knife in the other. Most of their incarnations possess the ability to deal extreme damage or instant death (usually by a short stab) to one or all members of the player's party, earning them their notorious reputation. In Crystal Chronicles, there were Tonberry Chefs. ''Tonberry'' has appeared in the following games:
YAGUDO The Yagudo are a race of birdlike bipeds inhabiting the continent of Mindartia in the world Vana'diel depicting in ''Final Fantasy XI''. The Yagudo are a race of Beastmen . Violently devout and ritualistic, the Yagudo are a race of religious zealots, their society appearing to be based on a strict religious hierarchy. Yagudo evince little technological development, living instead in austere constructions of wattle-and-daub, as well as cliffside caves. Their most formidable architectural construct is Castle Oztroja, which may be more appropriately considered a temple than a castle, for it exists as a gateway to the location of the manifestation of their Godhead, ''Tzee Xicu''. They use few tools or weapons, except for occasional clubs and swords, and wear no armor, excepting the fact that magic-using classes cover their faces with ceremonial masks. While apparently unconcerned with efforts of conquest, as the Orcish race is, the Yagudo's primary conflict with outsiders comes as a response to disputes over the right to occupy the land which they consider to be hereditarily and traditionally their own. The Yagudo hold a tentative treaty of non-aggression with the Tarutaru nation of Windurst, representing the only case of such between a Beastman race and a developed nation. ZU In Mesopotamian Mythology , Zu (called '''Anzu''' in Persia and Sumer ) was a lesser God , the son of the Bird Goddess '' Siris ''. Both ''Zu'' and Siris are seen as massive birds who can breathe Fire and Water , although ''Zu'' is alternately seen as a Lion -headed Eagle (compare with the '' Griffin ''). In ''Final Fantasy XI'', the ''Zu'' appears as a noticeably smaller, more Vulture -like species. ''Zu'' has appeared in the following games:
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