This cute critter has green or turquoise fur and a ruby embedded in its forehead. It commonly casts Reflect on the whole party. In FF5 it looks quite a bit nastier when you fight him, but then it calms down again. In FF9, various equipped gems can cause Carbuncle's effect to change to Protect, Shell, or Vanish.

FF5 in-game FF5 art FF5
-Carbuncl
ATK: Ruby Light
FF6 in-game FF6 overworldFF6
-Carbunkle
ATK: Ruby Power
FF8 in-game FF8 cut-scene FF8 faceFF8
-Carbuncle
ATK: Ruby Light
FF9 in-game FF9 in-gameFF9
-Carbuncle
ATK: Ruby Light, Diamond Light, Emerald Light, Pearl Light
FF11 in-gameFF11
-Carbuncle
ATK: Healing Ruby, Poison Nail, Shingin Ruby, Glittering Ruby, Meteorite, Healing Ruby II, Shearing Light (Astral Flow)
Tactics in-game Tactics
-Carbuncle
ATK: Not named
Tactics Advance in-gameTactics Advance
-Carbuncle
ATK: Not named
CC in-gameCrystal Chronicles (NON-SUMMONABLE CHARACTER)
-Carbuncle

Other Appearances

FF12
Carbuncle appears as a ship, here.