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Final Fantasy 14has many collectibles players can seek to obtain, from limited-time events such as the collaborations with otherFinal Fantasytitles, to thevarious mounts that can be unlocked. Minions are part of that too, and often take the form of cool items, monsters, or even the game’s beloved characters.
Some of them also pay homage to iconic elements from theFinal Fantasyfranchise as a whole. That isthe case with the Cactuar or Sabotender, the small cacti creatures known for their appearance, with stiff arms, legs, and a funny face, as well as for their signature move, 1000 Needles. InFinal Fantasy 14, one form that the evasive little creatures appear as is a minion players can unlock in game — here is how.
Requirements To Unlock The Cactuar Minion In Final Fantasy 14
The only requirements to get this minion are the player’s level and progress in the Main Scenario Quests. It is necessary tocomplete the level 46 quest “The Black Wolf’s Ultimatum"and reachlevel 47to be able to complete the first quest needed to get the minion. Because there are no other requirements, there isno restriction for Free Trial playerswho want to obtain this minion.
Complete ‘Can’t Do It Without U’ In Final Fantasy 14
The first quest players must complete to unlock the Cactuar Cutting is"Can’t Do It Without U.“This level 47 quest can be picked up inside the Waking Sands, in Vesper Bay. Throughout the MSQ, players will be rewarded with several Aetheryte Tickets to Vesper Baywhen asked to"Pray return to the Waking Sands,“which can be used to arrive there faster. Otherwise, the nearest Aetheryte is in Horizon, in Western Thanalan.
Inside the Waking Sands, players must go to the room to the left andspeak to Wigstan(X: 6.3, Y: 5.0), near Arenvald. He will explain what he wants to do and say he needs the strength of the U tribe, but they wouldn’t listen to someone as weak as him. As a result, he asks the adventurer to go in his place and talk to the leader of the tribe — an NPC players have met before in the MSQ, located in Forgotten Springs.
There is an Aetheryte inSouthern Thanalanthat will leave the player directly inForgotten Springs. Inside the round building nearby,talk to U’odh Nunh(X: 14.3, Y: 29.9), one of the members of the Company of Heroes you have met before. This will conclude the quest, and U’odh will tell the player they must prove themselves to the rest of the tribe — but this, and any subsequent quests he offers, can be ignored, as the only quest you need to complete involving him is “Can’t Do It Without U.”
Complete ‘Zombies Are People Too’ In Final Fantasy 14
Only after completing the first quest will the next one appear on the map. The next necessary quest is also level 47, and it’s called"Zombies Are People Too.“It can be found further to the south of the same area, as shown in the map above.
It can be started byspeaking to Hab(X: 24.8, Y: 40.9), a sad zombie who will tell you about his loneliness and lament that his only friends, a group of Sabotenders, seem to have abandoned him. He will ask the player to look for his friends, saying the first one should be somewhere in the Black Shroud, theforest near Gridania.
The precise location for where to look will be indicated on the map, and the nearest Aetheryte to travel there will be inBentbranch Meadows, in the Central Shroud. Exploring the area marked on the map, the player will findSabotendrick(X: 17.5, Y: 22.4) on the upper portion of the map, on a cliff, as seen below:
Sabotendrick will flee when you speak to him, and after that, you will have to return to Hab. He will be in the same location where you first spoke to him, so teleporting to Forgotten Springs is the fastest way to get there. After talking to him again, he will speak of another friend,Sabotendred, who was lost in La Noscea, so that is where you will go next.
The closest Aetheryte to the next location isCamp Overlook in Outer La Noscea.Sabotendred(X: 15.9, Y: 9.8) will be under a cascade and will also flee once spoken to. This means it’s time to return to Hab, once again found in the same place as before.
He will then speak of the last Sabotender friend the player must find for him, Sabotendale. This one is inSouthern Thanalan, so the player will already be on the same map as he is. For those who don’t want to ride or fly all the way to the middle of the map, the Aetheryte in Forgotten Springs will bring you closer to where you need to go.
Sabotendalecan be found close toone of the game’s beast tribes, the Amalj’aa, inZanr’ak Encampment, but it can be really difficult to spot him. To get to him, players must reach the upper part of the camp, then approach the ledge atX: 17.6, Y: 24.0. This will make the glowing objective visible on a small ledge below. Jumping there, the glowing pot will be reachable, but there will be no possible interaction with it — this is not a bug. All you need to do is use the quest’s item, theFiresandHab gave you, to target the pot and explode it, freeing Sabotendale.
After speaking to the creature, he will also flee. Return to Hab one last time so he can talk about what happened to the Sabotenders, and upon completing the quest, you will be rewarded with the Cactuar Cutting.
Remember the item will go into the inventory, and it is necessary to use it for theminion to be added to the collection.
