Jerkules
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Jerkules | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | メガトンケイル |
| Romaji | Megatonkeiru |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest XI |
The Jerkules is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest XI. It is a muscular one-eyed monster with four arms.
Characteristics[edit]
Jerkules are muscular, four-armed cyclopes with red skin and dark purple bands on their biceps and upper legs. They have no mouths and wear golden warrior's helmets on their heads. The giants wear very little clothing that consists of a chain harness with a blue crystal orb in the center that they use for blocking attacks, a purple pteruges skirt with a studded belt worn over trunks, metal anklets, and purple cestus gloves on each of their hands. The monsters are obsessed with their own impressive musculature and will show it off to any onlookers in an attempt to mesmerise them. They then viciously beat their opponents to a pulp with their Multifists attack.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]
| Jerkules (メガトンケイル Megatonkeiru) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
1,198 | 18 | 364 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 243 | 171 | 3,020 | 543 |
| Bestiary no. | #364 |
| Family | Demon |
| In-game description | Monstrously muscled four-armed fiends who love nothing more than flexing in front of the mirror. They've got a pose for every possible occasion. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Acts twice per turn Deflects attacks Flexes for the pleasure of onlookers (attempts to beguile entire party) Multifists |
| Location(s) | Mount Huji (second act) Fortress of Fear - Level 3 (second act) |
| Item(s) dropped | Finessence1⁄8 Great helm1⁄128 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
| N/a | -110% | -110% | -110% | |
| Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
| -110% | -110% | -110% | -110% | |
| Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 100% | -125% | |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
|
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
| 100% | 99% | -125% | 100% | |
| Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
Vicious[edit]
| Vicious jerkules (メガトンケイル・強 Megatonkeiru・kyō) | |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
|
1,803 | 48 | 512 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 398 | 269 | 4,260 | 628 |
| Bestiary no. | #645 |
| Family | Demon |
| In-game description | Jerkuleses driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Acts twice per turn Deflects attacks Flexes for the pleasure of onlookers (attempts to beguile entire party) Multifists |
| Location(s) | The Luminary's Trial - Citadel of Spite - Level 3 (third act) |
| Item(s) dropped | Finessence1⁄8 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
| N/a | -110% | -110% | -110% | |
| Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
| -110% | -110% | -110% | -110% | |
| Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
| 0% | 25% | 100% | -125% | |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | |
| Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
|
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
| 100% | 99% | -125% | 100% | |
| Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
| 25% | 0% | 0% | ||
Trivia[edit]
- A jerkules is seen in the opening cinematic for Dragon Quest XI fighting against the party inside of Mount Huji.
- Jerkules's English name comes from a combination of the word jerk, an unpleasant or unlikable person, and Hercules, the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles. Heracles was the son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene, being famous for his strength and for his many exploits and deeds.
- The jerkules' Japanese name Megatonkeiru (メガトンケイル) is a combination of the words "mega", which means great, large, or mighty, and Hecatoncheir, a trio of monstrous giants from Greek mythology that each had fifty heads and a hundred arms. Their name literally means "hundred-handed ones".
Gallery[edit]
A vicious jerkules
Appearance in Super Light
Rivals card
