Mandragora (creature)

Mandragora is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series that has appeared as an enemy and a summon, and is always plant-like in appearance. While it debuted in Final Fantasy VII, its now iconic appearance as a walking bulbous vegetable first appeared in Final Fantasy XI. A group of elite mandragoras, collectively referred to as simply the Mandragoras, appear as recurring bosses.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy VII===
Mandragoras can be fought outside of the Chocobo Farm in the Grasslands Area and are weak monsters that are of no threat to the party.
====Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-====
The Mandragora enemies take the same appearance as the ones from Final Fantasy VII. They usually appear in swarms but can easily be dispatched in a few attacks.
===Final Fantasy VII Rebirth===
===Final Fantasy IX===
Mandragoras can be fought in a forest near Quan's Dwelling. They are rather powerful enemies that can easily knock out an underleveled party with their Chestnut special attack, which deals damage equal to the amount of damage the Mandragora has taken. Aside from that, they aren't too much of a threat.
===Final Fantasy X===
A member of the Ochu family, Mandragoras are fought outside of the Zanarkand Dome and are relatively powerful foes to fight. They have access to the powerful Earthquake ability, and its Ochu Dance can inflict Confuse, Darkness, Slow, and Silence on all characters. Its physical attack can also inflicts Poison on each hit.
===Final Fantasy XI===
Mandragoras are a family of plantoid enemies, and a familiar sight on Mindartia and Elshimo Island, with the common Mandragora being encountered in East and West Sarutabaruta. Most of them are white with a green leaf on their head, but there are a few malicious ones colored black with an autumn red leaf on their head. A third type, the Lycopodium, have a flower instead of a leaf, and have been seen on the war-torn battlefields during the Crystal War.
===Final Fantasy XII===
Mandragoras are a genus of enemies commonly found throughout the world of Ivalice. The common Mandragora can be encountered on the Phon Coast.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
Mandragoras are a family of seedkin encountered primarily in La Noscea, though the common mandragora appears as a low-level enemy in the Honey Yard region of the East Shroud. A mandragora minion known as the "Kidragora" is available to adventurers, as well as many other minions from the mandragora family.
===Final Fantasy Type-0===
===Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light===
===Final Fantasy Dimensions II===
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===Dissidia Final Fantasy / Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy===
The Mandragora appears as a summon. When summoned, it shows an artwork of its Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy XI appearances, and during a certain period of time, rapidly returns the summoner's base Bravery value to the minimal value it may reach should it fall below that value. Mandragora can be obtained as a Stage Bonus on the Destiny Odyssey I storyline.
It returns in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy as a summon with the same functions, but now must be purchased from from certain Moogle Shops for 20 KP.
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
===Final Fantasy Explorers===
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
===Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon: Majo to Shoujo to Go-nin no Yuusha===
===Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon===
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Mandragora from Final Fantasy XIV appears as an earth-elemental card.
===Final Fantasy Portal App===
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Mandragora from Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV appear as Triple Triad cards.
===World of Final Fantasy===
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
==Other appearances==
===Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special===
The Mandragora appears as an enemy.
===Guardian Cross===
=== Dragon Quest series ===
Mandragoras, along with Cactuars, appeared as monsters during the Final Fantasy-Dragon Quest crossover events in Dragon Quest X.
=== series===
In , a special bluprint called Mandragora can be obtained by receiving an S-Rank in the (Mission 2). It costs 1015 munny and requires 102x Material-G, Gravity-G, Drain-G, 2x Neon Orb-G blocks.
===Bravely series===
The Mandragora is a recurring enemy in the , appearing in , and .
==Other media==
Square Enix's Eorzea Cafe served a dish called "Sandwich of bagel like Mandragora" with a description that translates to: A Mandragora recreated with a bagel. Please enjoy this dish with some black tea.
==Etymology==
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Category:Recurring enemies