Malboro

The Malboro is a recurring enemy in the Mana series.

Behind the scenes
This creature and its descriptions are derived from the notorious Malboro of Final Fantasy, which debuted in Final Fantasy II. These unsightly tentacled meat-eating mutant plants are known to inflict an array of status ailments on their foes with a series of attacks called Bad Breath. The name itself has multiple possible origins, but the most likely to be accurate is that it combines the Latin prefix mal-, meaning bad, and the Japanese onomatopoeia for the gurgling of a sour stomach.