Ultros Ultros , also known as Orthros , is a recurring enemy in the " Final Fantasy " series . Ultros is a carnivorous purple octopus with a writhing mass of tentacles and has many fangs . He frequently cracks corny jokes and makes lecherous comments towards female party members . Ultros works with his partner Typhon , who provides the muscle Ultros lacks . Ultros first appeared in " Final Fantasy VI " as an incompetent but recurring boss , and has since been featured in several other games as an optional encounter . Since " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " , Ultros is voiced by Masaya Onosaka in Japanese . Profile . Appearance . Ultros is a large purple octopus with red eyes and a mass of tentacles that usually appear to be coming from his mouth below a row of sharp fangs , but his lower mouth is never seen . Ultros is not always depicted with eight tentacles , as real - life octopuses have , and is sometimes pink instead of purple . He has spots on his body in some appearances , and in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " has white markings . While his exact size varies , Ultros is usually larger than the party . His trademark attacks are Tentacle and Octopus Ink . Personality . Ultros rarely , if ever , bears proper reason for his antagonism , and is often regarded as a bizarre nuisance who just likes causing trouble , rather than being truly evil . He adores females but hates males , and when fought often comments on how attractive the females are and how repulsive the " muscle head " males are . Ultros relies on his partner " Mr . Typhon " for assistance , as Typhon is much more powerful and durable . Ultros thinks highly of himself , referring to himself as " octopus royalty " in " Final Fantasy VI " . He mocks the party and speaks in an over - the - top fashion . When fought he protests when attacked , specifically hating when Terra casts Fire on him in " Final Fantasy VI " , and calling out " No more ! " when attacked in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . At heart he is a coward , fleeing from battle and calling in Typhon for help when the tide of battle turns against him . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Orthros appears as a boss in the Soul of Chaos dungeon , at Whisperwind Cove . Orthros retains his sense of humor and his ink attack to blind the party . However , his trademark attack , Tentacle , is absent . Defeating him earns the party the Rune Staff . Orthros is one of four bosses from " Final Fantasy VI " that the party can fight on the True Moon . He uses a variation of his battle patterns from the third battle in " Final Fantasy VI " , and will speak to the party as they fight , commenting on how cute the females are and berating the men as " muscle men " . After the fight the party is confused by the encounter , but Rydia remarks he did not seem like a bad person , if somewhat strange . " Dancing Calcabrina " plays during the first phase of the fight with Orthros , switching to the usual boss theme in the second phase . In the 3D versions , Orthros is excised . " Final Fantasy VI " . Ultros makes his debut as a recurring boss and minor character with a similar role to Gilgamesh in " Final Fantasy V " . Ultros appears in four different boss battles and is relatively easy to defeat . His primary role is as comic relief , as he is not tied to any faction within the world . " Final Fantasy XII " . Orthros is a Rank V Elite Mark fought in the Southern Sluiceway of the Garamsythe Waterway . Being a lecher , Orthros only appears when the party is made up of three female characters ( but afterwards male characters can be switched in , and guest s — Larsa and Reddas — won ' t prevent his appearance ) . Like his " Final Fantasy VI " incarnation , Orthros is a thief . This time he is a flan - like enemy rather than an octopus . The picture on his bill shows him in the same pose as his sprite in " Final Fantasy VI " . A fighter group in the Battle above Rabanastre is also called " Orthros " . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Ultros appears as downloadable content in the Coliseum , referred to by the Arbiter of Time as Ultros the Uninvited due to the octopus coming to the Coliseum uninvited and the Arbiter wanting him gone by any means . As the battle begins , Ultros flirts with Serah Farron while screwing with Noel Kreiss ' s head prior to calling Typhon to lend him a helping hand . After Typhon is defeated , Ultros tries to escape , but Serah pins his tentacles to the ground with arrows as she and Noel combine their fire spells to fry Ultros and knock him unconscious . Upon defeat , he can be recruited into the Paradigm Pack as a Synergist as a reward for a perfect Cinematic Action . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Ultros , using a modified version of his " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " model , appears in the Hildibrand Manderville sidequests for patch 2 . 4 as an receptionist for Dour Meadow at Master Fygreis ' s Coliseum . While attempting to sabotage the competitors and attempting at ask Gilgamesh to help before later being attacked by Godbert Manderville , Ultros is revealed to be helping Avila with Typhon . Once the deception of Avila ' s Tempest Blade is exposed , Ultros convinces Dour to let him and Typhon fight the adventurer in the Dragon ' s Neck arena . After losing , Ultros is present at the award ceremony before he and Gilgamesh are sent flying by Typhon ' s wind . Ultros and Typhon are described as being Voidsent summoned by the Thaumaturge Guild ' s experiments . Players can also obtain a " Wind - Up Ultros " minion as a random treasure from the aforementioned battle . Ultros appears as the primary element of the trap used to eliminate the loyal Kingsglaive who attempt to rescue Lunafreya after she is kidnapped by General Glauca on the eve of the armistice treaty . The operation is revealed to be nothing more than a distraction to prevent any threats from Niflheim ' s true objective which is to abduct Lucis ' crystal and the Ring of the Lucii . Ultros dies when it falls and is impaled on the spire of a skyscraper and subsequently crushed by a falling airship . " " . Ultros appears in the bedtime story Regis tells his young son Noctis as the thief of a magic crystal as well as the game ' s final boss . " " . Orthros makes another appearance as a flan - type enemy , at the top of Brightmoon Tor during the second ascent . He is level 99 and possesses several devastating attacks , including the Gold Hourglass , a move which targets everyone on the player ' s team for both massive damage and Slow . " Final Fantasy Tactics S " . Ultros appeared as a recruitable character and boss . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2008 ) . Ultros appears as a summon . When summoned , his " Final Fantasy VI " artwork appears and he uses Octopus Ink , spewing ink across both players ' Bravery points , making their Bravery points a mystery . Ultros ' s summonstone is obtained as a level bonus in Destiny Odyssey III . Ultros is also a ghost card that can be fought . The Ultros card is Level 100 Terra , and has the Red Gem and Delicious Fish accessories to be won via battlegen . The quote on the card is what Ultros says to Terra during the party ' s first battle with him in " Final Fantasy VI " . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Ultros makes a cameo in the in - game manuals , explaining accessories with Relm and Typhon . Ultros returns as a summonstone , with the same function as in " Dissidia " . He can be purchased from certain Moogle Shop s for 20 KP . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Ultros is a boss , appearing mainly when playing " The Decisive Battle " . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Ultros appears as a boss inside the Opera House and the Passage of the Eidolons . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . Ultros appears as an enemy encountered on the South Figaro Sea . He uses Tentacle and drops the Lilith Rod . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Orthros appears as a boss and makes several appearances in the " Final Fantasy VI " Realm , twice by himself and once alongside Typhon . In all cases , he is weak against fire and lightning . He became a Rank 4 Summon ability by way of fan vote for the global game ' s first anniversary . His attack , Tentacles , deals eight hits to enemy targets with a chance of inflicting Blind . " Mobius Final Fantasy " . Both Ultros and Typhon appear reusing models from their appearance in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . " World of Final Fantasy " . Ultros appears in " World of Final Fantasy " as an enemy Mirage . " Chocobo " series . Ultros appears in " Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon " and " Chocobo ' s Dungeon 2 " as a boss . He attacks mainly by using Drain on Chocobo and Shirma . His head and two tentacles appear as separate targets with their own ATB gauges . Ultros remains in a lake for the duration of the fight , requiring Chocobo to use magic unless he is near the shore . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Ultros in his " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " render and Yoshitaka Amano artwork appears with water - elemental cards . " Triple Triad " . Ultros from the series along with Typhon from " Final Fantasy XIV " appear on " Triple Triad " cards in the version available via the " Final Fantasy Portal App " . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Itadaki Street " . In " Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable " , Ultros is a chance card . The card ' s ability : Get teleport spell , warp . Etymology . The Orthros of " Final Fantasy " has no connection with the mythical Orthros , save for their link to Typhon , which in the Greek myth was the father of Orthros and Cerberus . The likely reason Orthros is an octopus is given in the book for " Final Fantasy Origins : Final Fantasy VI " . An octopus was the main character in the first game Square ever made , in addition to the fact that in the production of " Final Fantasy VI " , a programmer told character illustrator Yoshitaka Amano and producer Hironobu Sakaguchi that the octopus they were designing reminded him of a purple octopus toy he had as a child named Orthros . The Orthrus spelling is also the name of a genus of jumping spider , another eight - limbed creature . Ultros ' s CollectaCard in " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " addresses the character ' s recurring naming discrepancy :