Dragon Quest IX guide / Bestiary

Beastly butterflies who disrupt their enemies with Dazzle, then dash off at the first sign of trouble.

They're adamant that it's not their faces that look like mortals', it's mortals' faces that look like theirs.

Brutal butterflies that dizzy with Dazzle, then pounce upon their victims with venomous fangs.

They've been worried about their weight of late, and are trying to balance their mortal-heavy diet by devouring more fish.

They slap their sickeningly long tongues across enemies' faces, and eject 'orrible ooze to slow their foes.

The size of their shells dictates their status, and the competition for cool carapaces is fairly fierce.

They distract enemies by tickling them with their teeming tentacles, then punish them with a paralysing ray.

Their enormous eyes evolved to allow them to lurk in long grasses, then pounce when prey passes.

They know a dazzling array of dastardly dances, but run out of steam rather quickly.

They're moving every moment, beating bare feet against the ground in time with the unremitting rhythm of the earth.

They may look creepy, but these crabs are kind of cowardly, and will call companions or cut and run quite quickly.

People think that clusters of crabids crawl the shoes prowling for prey, but they're just pals out on a seaside stroll.

Swat these big, brutish butterflies before they swarm all over the battlefield and paralyse everyone with Burning Breath.

Seen from behind, they're beautiful butterflies, but flip them around and you'll find they're far from fair of face.

They banish their enemies to the underworld by zapping them with Zammle. Weak against light due to their shady origins.

Raised on a diet of darkness in a world without light, they were once regular lunatics, but mutated after overdosing on evil.

Strange snails that are fond of Fuddle. They're darned durable, and entirely untouchable when they shrink into their shells.

They have to watch their backs constantly, as gastropogs are always trying to pinch their slightly snazzier shells.

They can turn up the tension with a bit of Egg On, and do their best to dance up a defensive storm for their allies.

They do their apprenticeships in the dances of the world by donning wigs and joining the Mirage Mahal's dancing troupe.

The believe that the best offence is the dogged defence afforded by foiling attacks with Pincushion, Sweet Breath, and Kafuddle.

Corrupt carters often steal the shiny shells of these belligerent beasties to customize their carts with.