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'''Rabites''' are rabbit-like monsters that appear in nearly every game of the ''[[Mana (series)|Mana]]'' series, since their debut in ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]''. Rabites are very common enemies, although they have appeared as pets, and are among the weakest ones encountered. They are a mascot of the ''Mana'' series and therefore have appeared in every single installment.
'''Rabites''' are rabbit-like monsters that appear in nearly every game of the ''[[Mana (series)|Mana]]'' series, since their debut in ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]''. Rabites are very common enemies, although they have appeared as pets, and are among the weakest ones encountered. They are a mascot of the ''Mana'' series and therefore have appeared in every single installment.


Rabites have appeared prevalently in several pieces of ''Mana'' merchandise, including plush dolls, cushions, lighters, mousepads, straps, telephone cards, and T-shirts.
==General Information==
===Physical Description===
They are always depicted as round, yellow furballs sporting round eyes along with a bucktooth smile. They also have long floppy rabbit ears and a pink tail protuding from their backside. Rabites have a squishy body that allows them to leap high into the air. In most games they attack by biting their opponent or by jumping.
They are always depicted as round, yellow furballs sporting round eyes along with a bucktooth smile. They also have long floppy rabbit ears and a pink tail protuding from their backside. Rabites have a squishy body that allows them to leap high into the air. In most games they attack by biting their opponent or by jumping.
===Attributes===
The leporine monster is generally seen wandering in open fields, grassy meadows and forest, although they have proven to be extremely adaptable as they can be also spotted in various other settings. They are typically one of the first enemies to be found at the beginning of every installments.
They are generally neither strong or weak against a particular element, although some installments have made them weak to [[Luna]] or [[Aura]] magic.
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=== Variants ===
[[File:SoM fighting rabites.png|thumb|Screenshot of the [[Fuji|Heroine]] fighting yellow rabites in ''Sword of Mana''.]]
While the most common rabites are depicted as yellow, several other types exist, each one being different from the other in terms of strength. 
*[[Silktail]]s are a pink and stronger variant of a rabite enemy. Unlike yellow rabites, the pink rabites rely on their ability to both attack and heal, using their ability to conjure minor restorative magic (the silktails in ''Secret of Mana'' also possess a sleep spell). They are much more aggressive than regular rabites, using jumping and leaping attacks and pursuing foes well after dark.
*[[King Rabite]]s, which only appear in ''[[Trials of Mana]]'', have a lilac color, and are hardier and more aggressive than their relatives. Somewhat of a rarity, King Rabites make their home in the fabled Mana Holyland, a sacred place that houses the [[Mana Tree]]. They can summon rabites and rabilions to their aid, and they have a potent attack which pummels a foe with many tiny rabites.
*[[Great Rabite]]s are even more powerful than king rabites, and first appear in ''Trials of Mana''. Aside from inheriting nearly all of their lesser cousins' attacks, these green members of the species can stomp their foes flat by enlarging themselves to perform a [[Jumbonk]] attack.
*[[Black Rabite]]s are an elusive variant who are matched only by their immense power. First appearing in ''Trials of Mana'', the Black Rabite is an optional boss character that wields powerful magic and has a staggering amount of health. The origin of this beast is unknown, but it has somehow come into possession of powerful mana that allows it to cast nearly every spell in the game, as well as summon equal-level monsters to its aid. The Black Rabite is seen in a hidden path inside the Dragon's Hole in Trials of Mana, not too far from the entrance. The Black Rabite appears again as a result of an easter egg in ''[[Sword of Mana]]'' by killing 1000 normal rabites, thus allowing the player to "upgrade" any rabites encountered thereafter into their black counterparts.  Although much more powerful physically than normal rabites, these Black Rabites lack the magic abilities of the one found in ''Trials of Mana''.
*[[Grim Rabite]]s are not in themselves a rabite species in ''[[Dawn of Mana]]'', but rather a severe corruption of any rabite species by the [[Echoes of Mavolia]], inheriting various dark powers from the spirits that take hold.
Also in ''Dawn of Mana'', a rabite named [[Buju]] is a pet belonging to [[Ritzia]], who took him in after he was abandoned by his family.
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==History==
==Appearances==
===''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]/[[Adventures of Mana]]''===
===''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]/[[Adventures of Mana]]''===
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===''[[Visions of Mana]]''===
===''[[Visions of Mana]]''===
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==Non-''Mana'' appearances==
==Non-''Mana'' appearances==
* In ''[[ffwiki:Final Fantasy X-2|Final Fantasy X-2]]'' there is an accessory called the [[ffwiki:Rabite's Foot|Rabite's Foot]] (despite Rabites not having any feet), which increases the [[ffwiki:Luck|Luck]] statistic by 100 points. Its name is a play on "{{wp|rabbit's foot}}" and also references how rabbit feet are considered by some to be a good-luck charm.
* In ''[[ffwiki:Final Fantasy X-2|Final Fantasy X-2]]'' there is an accessory called the [[ffwiki:Rabite's Foot|Rabite's Foot]] (despite Rabites not having any feet), which increases the [[ffwiki:Luck|Luck]] statistic by 100 points. Its name is a play on "{{wp|rabbit's foot}}" and also references how rabbit feet are considered by some to be a good-luck charm.
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==Etymology==
== General information ==
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=== Physical appearance and traits ===
Rabites resemble a small rabbit with no legs, large ears that curve upward and form a point at the tip, and a round, puffy tail. They are usually found in grassy areas. Movement by the rabites is achieved by hopping along the ground by pushing up with the muscles on its underside, allowing it to move forward while propelling its body through the air.  Though many aspects of its physiology remain unrevealed by Square Enix, its body appears to contain little to no bone structure, as evidenced by the extreme pliability of its stomach and mouth, which it is able to open quite widely. However, in some games, the rabite tends to spew forth several bones from its body upon defeat, often more so than could logically be housed inside its small frame.  One possible explanation could be that the bones come from an animal the rabite has recently devoured, or it could simply be a recycled death graphic that should not be taken literally. In the earlier games, the rabite, upon defeat, explodes in a colorful splash.
 
Despite their docile appearance, rabites can and most often will attack unprovoked. Their primary attack consists of lunging at an opponent, mouth agape, and biting down on them with their single, large tooth. They can be quickly defeated from a single hit. According to some of its other traits found in ''[[Secret of Mana]]'', in the event it becomes too wounded to fight or if it faces a threat too large for it to handle, it will attempt to flee. If it becomes surrounded it will then cover its face in a last bid for mercy. In any game featuring a day-night cycle, rabites can be seen sleeping when it becomes dark rather than moving around screen, which would make them diurnal.
 
=== Variants ===
[[File:SoM fighting rabites.png|thumb|Screenshot of the [[Fuji|Heroine]] fighting yellow rabites in ''Sword of Mana''.]]
While the most common rabites are depicted as yellow, several other types exist, each one being different from the other in terms of strength. 
 
*[[Silktail]]s are a pink and stronger variant of a rabite enemy. Unlike yellow rabites, the pink rabites rely on their ability to both attack and heal, using their ability to conjure minor restorative magic (the silktails in ''Secret of Mana'' also possess a sleep spell). They are much more aggressive than regular rabites, using jumping and leaping attacks and pursuing foes well after dark.
 
*[[King Rabite]]s, which only appear in ''[[Trials of Mana]]'', have a lilac color, and are hardier and more aggressive than their relatives. Somewhat of a rarity, King Rabites make their home in the fabled Mana Holyland, a sacred place that houses the [[Mana Tree]]. They can summon rabites and rabilions to their aid, and they have a potent attack which pummels a foe with many tiny rabites.
 
*[[Great Rabite]]s are even more powerful than king rabites, and first appear in ''Trials of Mana''. Aside from inheriting nearly all of their lesser cousins' attacks, these green members of the species can stomp their foes flat by enlarging themselves to perform a [[Jumbonk]] attack.
 
*[[Black Rabite]]s are an elusive variant who are matched only by their immense power. First appearing in ''Trials of Mana'', the Black Rabite is an optional boss character that wields powerful magic and has a staggering amount of health. The origin of this beast is unknown, but it has somehow come into possession of powerful mana that allows it to cast nearly every spell in the game, as well as summon equal-level monsters to its aid. The Black Rabite is seen in a hidden path inside the Dragon's Hole in Trials of Mana, not too far from the entrance. The Black Rabite appears again as a result of an easter egg in ''[[Sword of Mana]]'' by killing 1000 normal rabites, thus allowing the player to "upgrade" any rabites encountered thereafter into their black counterparts.  Although much more powerful physically than normal rabites, these Black Rabites lack the magic abilities of the one found in ''Trials of Mana''.
*[[Grim Rabite]]s are not in themselves a rabite species in ''[[Dawn of Mana]]'', but rather a severe corruption of any rabite species by the [[Echoes of Mavolia]], inheriting various dark powers from the spirits that take hold.
Also in ''Dawn of Mana'', a rabite named [[Buju]] is a pet belonging to [[Ritzia]], who took him in after he was abandoned by his family.
 
===Etymology===
Rabite's name is a portmanteau of "rabbit" and "bite," a reference to how it is based on rabbits and primary means of attack, respectively.
Rabite's name is a portmanteau of "rabbit" and "bite," a reference to how it is based on rabbits and primary means of attack, respectively.


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Rabite FFA artwork.jpg|''Final Fantasy Adventure'' artwork
Rabite FFA sprite.png|''Final Fantasy Adventure'' sprite
Rabite FFA mobile sprite.png|''Seiken Densetsu'' mobile sprite
Rabite AOM screenshot.png|''Adventures of Mana'' 3D model
Rabite AOM screenshot.png|''Adventures of Mana'' 3D model
Rabite Secret of Mana sprite.png|''Secret of Mana'' sprite
Rabite SOM mobile sprite.png|''Secret of Mana'' sprite
Rabite SOM remake screenshot.png|''Secret of Mana'' remake 3D model
Rabite SOM remake screenshot.png|''Secret of Mana'' remake 3D model
Rabite Trials of Mana artwork.jpg|''Trials of Mana'' artwork
Rabite TOM sprite.png|''Trials of Mana'' sprite\
Rabite TOM remake screenshot.png|''Trials of Mana'' remake 3D model
Rabite TOM remake screenshot.png|''Trials of Mana'' remake 3D model
Rabite LOM artwork.jpg|''Legend of Mana'' artwork
Rabite pet portrait LOM sprite.png|''Legend of Mana'' pet portrait
Rabite 1st palette LOM sprite.png|''Legend of Mana'' sprite
Rabite 2nd palette LOM sprite.png|''Legend of Mana'' sprite
Rabite Sword of Mana artwork.jpg|''Sword of Mana'' artwork
Rabite Sword of Mana sprite.png|''Sword of Mana'' sprite
Rabite FOM artwork.jpg|''Friends of Mana'' artwork
Rabite DOM screenshot.png|''Dawn of Mana'' 3D model
Rabite COM artwork.jpg|''Children of Mana'' artwork
Rabite 2 COM artwork.jpg|''Children of Mana'' artwork
Rabite COM sprite.png|''Children of Mana'' sprite
Rabite HOM sprite.png|''Heroes of Mana'' sprite
SSUR 0537 チョコボ&ラビ 桜農園.jpg|''Circle of Mana'' artwork
SSUR 0538 チョコボ&ラビ 桜農園.jpg|''Circle of Mana'' artwork
SSUR 0539 チョコボ&ラビ 桜農園.jpg|''Circle of Mana'' artwork
SSUR 0540 チョコボ&ラビ 桜農園.jpg|''Circle of Mana'' artwork
N Rabite icon ROM sprite.png|''Rise of Mana'' sprite
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