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This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online. Pages: 68. Chapters: Summons, Summon Abilities, 1000 Needles, Bad Breath, Big Bang, Chef's Knife, Chocobo Kick, Chocobuckle, Choco Meteor, Delta Attack, Diamond Dust, Gaia's Wrath, Goblin Punch, Hellfire, Judgment, Judgment Bolt, Level 5 Death, Mega Flare, Meteor Strike, Mind Blast, Ruby Light, Self-Destruct, Thunderstorm, Tri-Disaster, Tsunami, Wall, Zantetsuken, Aeon, Air Spirit, Avatar, Dark Spirit, Earth Spirit, Eidolon, Eidolon, Eidolon, Esper, Esper, Esper, Esper, Fire Spirit, Guardian Force, Ice Spirit, Light Spirit, Magicite, Perpetuation Cost, Spirit Pact, Summon, Summon Materia, Thunder Spirit, Totema, Water Spirit, Elemental, List of Summons, Magus Sisters. Excerpt: 1000 Needles ), also known as Blowfish, is a Blue Magic spell and a monster ability. Although it is by no means exclusive to them, the attack has become something of a trademark ability for the Cactuar. True to its name, the spell always involves spraying a steady stream of needles at the target, and deals exactly 1,000 HP damage regardless of Defense, armor, Protect or (at times) Evasion. This makes the attack quite useful against enemies with low HP and high defensive abilities. There is sometimes a stronger version exclusive to enemies called 10,000 Needles, which can break the damage limit and inflict exactly 10,000 damage. There are no Cactuars in Final Fantasy V; instead, the Lamia and Hedgehog teach the skill to a Blue Mage. It costs 25 MP to cast. The Cactuar can use 1000 Needles up to ten times in a row for a total of 10,000 HP damage. The Brainpan and Face also know the spell. Strago Magus can learn 1000 Needles as a Lore, which costs 50 MP to cast. In the game's Advance version, after talking to a man mentioning a Giant Cactuar and defeating 10 Cactuars in the desert, a Gigantuar will attack the party. He fires 1000 Needles at a rapid pace. and when defeated, deals 10 shots of 1000 Needles at the party, ..