Tentacle (Final Fantasy VI boss)

The Tentacles are bosses in Final Fantasy VI. Four of them are fought in the Figaro Castle engine room, infesting the machines blocking Figaro Castle underground in the World of Ruin. After freeing the engines, Edgar hides with the party, leaving the Crimson Robbers and making them think that the monster killed their leader.
== Stats ==
Listed in the order ☆021=lower-right, ☆022=upper-right, ☆023=lower-left, ☆024=upper-left.
== Battle ==
The Tentacles do not attack to inflict damage often, using only normal attacks or Bio. They often use Stun or Entwine to inflict slow on a party member. When a party member is afflicted with slow, the Tentacles will grab them, removing them from battle for a period of time and slowly draining their HP and MP until the Tentacle releases the character.
The lower left Tentacle is weak to and absorbs , whereas the the lower right one is the opposite. The upper Tentacles lack elemental weaknesses, the right one even absorbs . Both right Tentacles can be put to sleep, whereas only the top left one can be stopped. The lower left Tentacle is not immune to death. None of them can be confused or petrified (because it is not possible to petrify death-resistant enemies).
===Strategy===
Since the Tentacles only grab slowed characters, equipping Hermes Sandals prevents it due to unremovable haste granting immunity to slow. Edgar will get auto-equipped for this fight, which does not include relics, but the player can at least buy upgraded gear for him in South Figaro. Summoning Golem will have characters dodge the tentacle grabs to make this battle much easier.
The player can Stop and Sleep the top left and right Tentacles respectively, and meanwhile hit the lower ones with their elemental weaknesses fire (left) and ice (right). With luck, Edgar's Chainsaw or the Banish spell (if learned already) may kill the lower left Tentacle instantly. Afterwards the player should hit the upper ones with anything except lightning.
== Formations ==
Number	Enemies 	Encounter flags 	Encounter flags 	Encounter flags 	Encounter flags 	Introduction flag 	Musical theme 	Magic AP
Number	Enemies 	Normal 	Back 	Surrounded 	Side 	Introduction flag 	Musical theme 	Magic AP
 	Tentacle x4 	 	 	 	 	Sides, individual 	The Decisive Battle 	5
 	Hide start messages.	Hide start messages.	Hide start messages.	Hide start messages.	Hide start messages.	Hide start messages.	Hide start messages.	Hide start messages.
== AI script ==
=== Lower-right ===
If Tentacle has Grabbed somebody:
:If Timer >= 30: Release (100%)
If Tentacle has NOT Grabbed anybody:
:If Character #1 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #1
::Grab (100%)
:If Character #2 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #2
::Grab (100%)
:If Character #3 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #3
::Grab (100%)
:If Character #4 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #4
::Grab (100%)
If Tentacle has NOT Grabbed anybody:
:1st Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Stun (66%) or Poison (33%)
:2nd Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Entwine (66%) or Stun (33%)
:3rd Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Attack (33%) or Bio (33%) or Stun (33%)
:4th Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Poison (33%) or Stun (33%) or Entwine (33%)
If killed:
:If Tentacle has Grabbed somebody: Release (100%)
If Tentacle has NOT Grabbed somebody:
:If attacked by anything: Attack (33%)
=== Lower-left ===
If Tentacle has Grabbed somebody:
:If Timer >= 30: Release (100%)
If Tentacle has NOT Grabbed anybody:
:If Character #1 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #1
::Grab (100%)
:If Character #2 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #2
::Grab (100%)
:If Character #3 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #3
::Grab (100%)
:If Character #4 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #4
::Grab (100%)
If Tentacle has NOT Grabbed anybody:
:1st Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Attack (33%) or Bio (33%) or Stun (33%)
:2nd Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Stun (66%) or Entwine (33%)
:3rd Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Attack (33%) or Bio (33%) or Stun (33%)
:4th Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Poison (33%) or Stun (33%) or Entwine (33%)
If killed:
:If Tentacle has Grabbed somebody: Release (100%)
If Tentacle has NOT Grabbed somebody:
:If attacked by anything: Attack (33%)
=== Upper-right ===
If Tentacle has Grabbed somebody:
:If Timer >= 30: Release (100%)
If Tentacle has NOT Grabbed anybody:
:If Character #1 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #1
::Grab (100%)
:If Character #2 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #2
::Grab (100%)
:If Character #3 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #3
::Grab (100%)
:If Character #4 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #4
::Grab (100%)
If Tentacle has NOT Grabbed anybody:
:1st Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Attack (66%) or Stun (33%)
:2nd Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Attack (33%) or Entwine (33%) or Stun (33%)
:3rd Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Attack (33%) or Bio (33%) or Stun (33%)
:4th Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Poison (33%) or Stun (33%) or Entwine (33%)
If killed:
:If Tentacle has Grabbed somebody: Release (100%)
If Tentacle has NOT Grabbed somebody:
:If attacked by anything: Stun (33%)
=== Upper-left ===
If Tentacle has Grabbed somebody:
:If Timer >= 30: Release (100%)
If Tentacle has NOT Grabbed anybody:
:If Character #1 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #1
::Grab (100%)
:If Character #2 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #2
::Grab (100%)
:If Character #3 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #3
::Grab (100%)
:If Character #4 has Slow status:
::Target: Character #4
::Grab (100%)
If Tentacle has NOT Grabbed anybody:
:1st Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Attack (33%) or Bio (33%) or Stun (33%)
:2nd Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Attack (33%) or Entwine (33%) or Stun (33%)
:3rd Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Attack (66%) or Stun (33%)
:4th Turn: Reset Timer = 0
::Poison (33%) or Stun (33%) or Entwine (33%)
If killed:
:If Tentacle has Grabbed somebody: Release (100%)
If Tentacle has NOT Grabbed somebody:
:If attacked by anything: Stun (33%)
==Other appearances==
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
Tentacle appears as an enemy.
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
== Gallery ==
Tentacle-310-ffvi-ios.png|Lower (2014).
Tentacle-311-ffvi-ios.png|Upper (2014).
FFVI Entwine.png|Entwine (GBA).
FFVI Grab.png|Grab (GBA).
FFVI iOS Entwine.png|Entwine (2014).
Figaro Tentacles.jpg|Yoshitaka Amano artwork of the Tentacles.
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