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Jackal
| Jackal | |
|---|---|
 Full Bocco Heroes X artwork | |
| First appearance | Final Fantasy Adventure (1991) |
| Latest appearance | Echoes of Mana (2022) |
| Species | Panther/tiger hybrid |
| Counterpart(s) | Spikey Tiger, Razorback, Petit Jackal, Goldroot Jackal |
| Background music | "Danger"SeoM |
The Jackal, also known as Spikey Tiger, Razorback, Petit Jackal or Goldroot Jackal is a recurring boss in the Mana series. Usually taking the form of a large yellow striped tiger, it sports sharp claws and teeth to maul their prey. In Final Fantasy Adventure and its subsequent remakes, the Jackal has saberteeth and stands in an upright position, whereas its Secret of Mana form sports larges spikes on its back and is quadrupedal. It also has a white underbelly that extends up to its jaw.
While the Jackal is usually portrayed as a physical attacker, the Secret of Mana iteration has shown the large cat to possess Fire magic. Its perferred method for dealing damage remains biting, scratching, and sometimes rolling around frantically when possessing spikes on its back. Its aggressive nature depends on the installment, going from almost harmless in Final Fantasy Adventure to ruthless in Secret of Mana.
Appearances
Final Fantasy Adventure/Adventures of Mana
- Main article: Jackal (Adventures of Mana)
The Jackal is the first boss encountered in Final Fantasy Adventure and in the Mana series. It is one of the exotic beasts captured by the Dark Lord to brawl against his slaves in the Battle Arena for his own enjoyment. Sumo must defeat it in order to escape Glaive and find Bogard the Gemma Knight as entrusted by his late friend Will. It has pityful stats and doesn't attack the hero directly. It goes down instead in a few sword hits.
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Jackal.
Final Fantasy Adventure sprite
Seiken Densetsu mobile sprite
Seiken Densetsu mobile screenshot
Adventures of Mana screenshot
Names
| Game | Japanese | Meaning | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Adventure | ジャッカル | Jackal | Jackal |
| Secret of Mana | タイガーキメラ | Tiger Chimera | Spikey Tiger |
| Sword of Mana | ジャッカル | Jackal | Jackal |
| Rise of Mana | プチジャッカル | Petit Jackal | N/A |
| Adventures of Mana | ジャッカル | Jackal | Jackal |
| Echoes of Mana | ? | ? | Goldroot Jackal |
