Flan Flan is an enemy species from the " Final Fantasy " series , first appearing by the name " Flan " in " Final Fantasy II " . Flan are true to their name , as they are gelatinous , cylindrical creatures , generally possessing large eyes and a mouth that takes up the majority of the front of their body . In many games , they have stubby arms that spurt from the sides of their body . In most games , their names are synonymous with " Jellies " , " Puddings " , " Oozes " , or similar , while in other games , Flan is its own type of creature . In many games , Flan are weaker creatures , encountered fairly early in the game . In some games , there are some Flan with elemental affinities , such as an Ice Flan or Dark Flan . Flan , like other gelatinous creatures , are usually resistant against physical damage but weak to magic . Fittingly , they are also likely to be formidable casters . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . The four types of ooze monsters in the original " Final Fantasy " were inspired by classic " Dungeons & Dragons " monsters : Green Slime , Gray Ooze , Ochre Jelly and Black Flan , originally called " Black Pudding " . The Red Flan , a Final Fantasy original monster , has been added to this list in the " " and " 20th Anniversary " remakes , and can be found in the bonus dungeons . " Final Fantasy II " . From this game on , flans acquired its own identity for the franchise ; now looking more like desserts than ooze monsters , and were given new original shapes and names . There are four varieties of Flan in " Final Fantasy II " : the Green Slime , the Yellow Jelly , the Red Mousse and the Black Flan . The Flan Princess is added to the " Dawn of Souls " and " 20th Anniversary " versions , and can be found in the Unknown Cave . " Final Fantasy III " . The Black Flan is an enemy and is found in the sewers of Amur and has the highest strength of all of the monsters in the area . There are also two other Flan types , the Slime and the Red Marshmallow . " Final Fantasy IV " . Flan enemies possess a near - impervious defense against physical attacks . There are several other breeds : Flan Princess , Red Mousse , Black Flan , Purple Bavarois , Yellow Jelly , and White Mousse , Golden Flan , and Dust Mousse appear only in the " Advance " and " " . In the Nintendo DS version , physical attacks deal considerably higher damage than they did in previous editions of the game . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . There are three types of Flan : There are eight types of Flan : " Final Fantasy V " . There are no Flan in " Final Fantasy V " , but there are a few creatures that are similar to them , such as the Gel Fish , Blood Slime , and Dark Aspic . " Final Fantasy VI " . Unlike in other games , where Flan have high Defenses , the Flan in " Final Fantasy VI " have no Defense . However , they are immune to most elements . Flan can use Sticky Goo to Slow one party member . There are known two variants of Flan ; the Flan and the Mousse . Flan Princesses appear as bosses in the " Advance " release . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Flan in the game are known as Blobra . Though having only one appearance , the Blobra have varied elemental affinities . As with most Flan , all physical attacks deal minimal damage to the Blobra . This monster holds most of the defensive status spells in game , likely a homage to its defensive nature . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Flan is an enemy that can be found in the Ice Cavern . Unlike many other " Final Fantasy " games , there is only one variation of Flan . " Final Fantasy X " . Several types of Flan appear throughout Spira and each have different elemental properties depending on their location . While Flan - type enemies are strong against physical attacks , using Armor Break will cause them to take full damage from physical attacks . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Flan live still in the various locales of Spira . They are generally similar to the Flan encountered in " Final Fantasy X " , but , possibly due to Flan being a dessert of Spanish origin , they are given Spanish names , usually the Spanish word for the color they happen to be . It takes 20 kills to Oversoul a Flan . " Final Fantasy XI " . Though there are formless slime enemies found throughout Vana ' diel , Flan ( usually called " puddings " ) are a specific type of Amorph found in the Near East , particularly around Halvung . These flan regularly cast black magic spells , unlike slimes and clots . Due to the fact they take increased damage from spells , they are very popular EXP targets for black mages , red mages , and scholars . " Final Fantasy XII " . There exists an entire class of Flan - type enemies , some of which have the ability to duplicate or divide to overwhelm an opponent with numbers . This type of Flan bears an even greater resemblance to the dessert , as it is covered in syrup , or as the game puts it , caramel . There are twelve variants : The Flan is an enemy type with four variants : " Final Fantasy XIII " . There exists an entire class of Flan - type enemies . Flan designed for military use in Cocoon have metallic components attached to them , while the wild flan are fully organic . Many of the wild Flan have the ability to merge with others of their kind in order to form larger Flan . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . A child form of flan called Miniflan is introduced . Furthermore , the wild flans ' ability to merge with others of their kind is taken to an extreme in the form of Royal Ripeness . Flandragora has been renamed to Flanbanero in reference to the pepper . Flan play a role in the storyline at Sunleth Waterscape where a giant flan has appeared due to a paradox and is eroding the crystal pillar . Noel temporarily surrenders his trade as monster hunter for a bit of monster rescuing in 400 AF , rounding up lost miniflans with Serah , only to find that mischievous lesser Flan again threaten the Pillar . It is mentioned in the Brain Blast quiz in Academia that during the annual Gran Pulse festival , La Prettina , an event that celebrates the coming of spring , people throw flan at one another . Furthermore , the Brain Blast quiz also mentions that Flan are terribly spicy in flavor . Flan are a regular food source of hunters , whose livelihood is threatened by the appearance of the Faeryl that sucks away the flan from the Archylte Steppe into the Sunleth Waterscape . Defeating the Faeryl removes Miniflan and Flanbanero from the Waterscape and adds them ( returning them , as the story would have it ) to the Steppe . In a paradox ending in the Sunleth Waterscape , a giant flan takes over Cocoon and Serah , Noel and Mog sneak into the Waterscape with Noel disguised as a Microchu and Serah as a Miniflan in an attempt to defeat it by serving it a poisoned flan . All Flan use one of two Feral Link s , both doing physical damage : Twin Fists and Hundred Fists . Of the cyborg versions of the Flan , the Militarized Unit Flanborg , also does Twin Fists , but Flanitor has a unique Feral Link , Hyper Rescue ; this ability to heal the entire party instantly is one of the reasons for its popularity . There are three types of Flan that appear and their Last One versions ( except for Flanitor ) : " Final Fantasy XIV " . Puddings are commonly found inside of caves or places with some kind of disruption of the aether flow . They can change their elemental alignment at will , often starting with Ice or Water . They are one of the few creatures in Eorzea able to absorb elemental attacks . The player can obtain Bite - Sized Pudding and Slime Puddle as minions . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Flan is a type of enemy with three variants : " " . Flan is again a category rather than a species . There are five strains of Flan that appear : the Red Marshmallow , Yellow Jelly , Ice Flan , White Pudding , and Orthros . They do not possess a high defense , unlike flan from previous games . " Crystal Defenders " . Four types of Flan appear as enemies : " Vagrant Story " . There is no Flan , but the Slime enemy is quite similar in appearance . There are two different types of slimes : " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . There are four varieties of Flan , which make up four different enemy families and are based on an element : " Final Fantasy Agito " . Flans appeared in the trailer of the game . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . There are three types of Flan that appear : " " . The Flan is an enemy with four variants : " " . The Flan is an enemy that appearing as a gelatinous blobs . They are stern , and fond of head - butting and casting spells . All Flan act and respond identically , only their element changes between species . Three elemental types of Flan are found : " " . There are five different types of Flan : " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . Jellies , Oozes and Slimes appear in various regions around the world . Unlike most types of Flan , these variations resist magic , as they possess a permanent Reflect status . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . There are five types of Flan appear : Similar to " Final Fantasy XIII " , Flan can merge with others of their kind to raise their overall stats . Three types of Flan appear : " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Flan appear as an enemy family . There are two dummied sprites . One is a purple flan with red eyes , resembling the Purple Bavarois from " Final Fantasy IV " . The second is red with green eyes , resembling the Red Mousse from " Final Fantasy II " . " Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia " . Flan appears as an enemy . The Flan resembles the Water Flan from Final Fantasy X . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Flans appear as enemies during Battle Music Sequence s . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . Jumbo Flan and different - colored smaller Flan appear as an enemies during BMS . " Pictlogica Final Fantasy " . Flan from the series appear as enemies . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Flans appear as enemies in " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " , and are found in the Mist Cave . Like all common enemies , they are instantly defeated when encountered . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . The " Final Fantasy VI " version of the Flan appears as an enemy on the Bridge of Moore . It uses Slap and drops the Rapier . In addition , the Flan from " Final Fantasy XIII " appears as a premium enemy on the Archylte Steppe . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Flan appear as enemies . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Flan from " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " appears with an ice - elemental card . " Triple Triad " . Flan from " Final Fantasy VI " , Blobra from " Final Fantasy VIII " and Pudding from " Final Fantasy XIV " have Triple Triad cards in the version available via " Final Fantasy Portal App " . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Hanjuku Hero : Aa , Sekaiyo Hanjukunare . . . ! " . Final Jelly appears as an Egg Monster in this Japan - exclusive game . The sprite is a modified version of the Flan type of monsters from " Final Fantasy IV " . " Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable " . Flan is a chance card in " Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable " , the card ' s ability : Give 50G to target player .