King squid

Dragon Quest monster King squid

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese だいおうイカ
大王イカ Romaji Daiō ika First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization KingSquid

The King squid is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III. It is a large aggressive squid that terrorises seafaring adventurers.

Characteristics

King squids are enormous squids with light blue bodies and darker blue tinges on its head, mantle, and the suckers on its many tentacles. In the Super Famicom version of III, the squids' bodies are more purple with a darker shade of blue on their heads and mantles. This color scheme is used in its first two appearances in the Monsters series, as well as the 2D version of XI. They are among the most dangerous monsters that can be encountered on the high seas, particularly if multiple are encountered in the same battle. The squids possess high attack power and often have the ability to attack twice per turn. Instant death spells often work as an effective strategy to counteract their high HP pools. In VIII, Squid kids began appearing as their infant forms.

In XI, King squids have grown to truly colossal proportions to match those of its fellow squid Khalamari and are aided by their left and right tentacles in battle. Its tentacles attack on their own and can shield its main body from harm.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

King squid (だいおうイカ Daiō ika)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		22	135	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
85	40	32	355	70

Bestiary No.	#067
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Ocean
Item Dropped	Seed of life1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	70%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	25%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	25%	25%	70%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

King squid (大王イカ Daiō ika)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	261	0	111
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
54	15	116	46

Bestiary no.	#248
Family	Aquatic
In-game description	Feared by sailors who also call these monsters 'terror tentacles'. Due to the high HP of king squids, you may want to use instant-death spells rather than physical attacks to subdue them.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Occasionally acts twice per turn
Location(s)	Ocean
Item(s) dropped	Leather whip1⁄32 Strong medicine1⁄64

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
15%	0%	15%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

After the appearance of the Black Citadel, a King squid can be encountered in the middle of Baccarat, terrorizing a group of mercenaries in the service of Cash and Carrie. The party can choose to defeat it and earn their gratitude. It poses no significant threat and its main difference from an ordinary King squid is its large HP pool. After it is defeated, the mercenaries offer to pay off the party with 200 tokens for the casino in exchange for not informing Cash and Carrie about the incident. If the Hero refuses their offer once, they will increase the reward to 400 tokens.

King squid (miniboss) (大王イカ Daiō ika)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	1,620	0	100
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
34	15	570	99

Bestiary no.	#248
Family	Aquatic
In-game description	Feared by sailors who also call these monsters 'terror tentacles'. Due to the high HP of king squids, you may want to use instant-death spells rather than physical attacks to subdue them.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Occasionally acts twice per turn
Location(s)	Baccarat
Item(s) dropped	Leather whip1⁄32 Seed of life1⁄256

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	50%	100%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X

King squids began appearing in Version 3.4 of the game. They are able to perform a barrage attack with their tentacles and spit out ink to envelop characters in illusions. Unlike other games, the king squids are no longer vulnerable to Whack spells.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

In the 3D mode of the game, king squids are aided by their left and right tentacles, which will act independently either attacking one character at a time, lashing out and damaging the entire party, or shielding the squid from damage. The battle will end if the main body is defeated before its tentacles. In the 2D modes of the 3DS version and the Definitive Edition of the game, king squids will be aided by a pair of Squid kids instead.

King squid (だいおうイカ Daiō ika)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	509	20	178
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
123	60	960	180

Bestiary no.	#158
Family	Nature
In-game description	The heavyweight champions of the ocean, these enormous creatures are named for their supreme strength rather than for any claim to royalty, and their mere existence makes the seas a scarier place.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Occasionally acts twice per turn Multifists Poison Breath Regenerates its tentacles Call for backup (Squid kid, 2D mode only)
Location(s)	The Open Sea - North (first act, night only between Insula Occidentalis and Sniflheim) The Open Sea - South (second act, rainy seas east of Insula Incognita)
Item(s) dropped	Water sedge1⁄8 Pink pearl1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-110%	50%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	-110%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
25%	25%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	25%	25%

Malicious

In the 2D modes of the 3DS version and the Definitive Edition of the game, malicious king squids will be aided by a malicious merman instead.

Malicious king squid (だいおうイカ・邪 Daiō ika・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	1,878	20	385
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
306	127	5,400	720

Bestiary no.	#481
Family	Nature
In-game description	King squids who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Occasionally acts twice per turn. Multifists Poison Breath Regenerates its tentacles. Call for backup. (Malicious merman, 2D mode only)
Location(s)	The Open Sea - South (third act, night only near Lonalulu)
Item(s) dropped	Water sedge1⁄8 Pink pearl1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-110%	50%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	-110%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
25%	25%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	25%	25%

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

KingSquid (だいおうイカ Daiō ika)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	55	8/10	5/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
8/10	7/10	6/10	7/10

Family	Water
In-game description
Abilities	RainSlash, RockThrow, Vivify
Habitat
Breeding chart	Octogon (+5 or up) x Octogon (+5 and up), ??? family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Strong	Weak
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Immune	Weak	Strong	Weak
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Strong	None	Weak	Strong
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Strong	Weak
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Strong	Weak	Strong	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Immune	Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

King squid
Family	Nature
Rank	S
Description	This killing machine of the sea is armed with long and deadly tentacles.
Weapons	Spears, Axes, Whips, Staves
Traits	Steady Recovery
Resistances	Healed by Water, Fizzleproof
Skill	Cleanser
Location	-
Breeding chart	Khalamari kid x Night clubber Yabby x Gracos

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

King squid
Family	Nature
Rank	S
Size	M
Weapons	Axes, Whips, Spears, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Big Hitter, Crafty Decelerator
Resistances	Resists Poison, Immune to Donk, Fizzle, Confusion, Inaction, Paralysis, and Sleep
Skill	Cleanser
Location	-
Breeding chart	Khalamari kid x Night clubber Yabby x Gracos

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

King squid (だいおうイカ Daiou ika)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,420	300
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
610	460	490	260

Bestiary No.	#184
Rank	C Rank
In-game description	A squid among squids, this mighty mollusc monarch rules the waves from foamy tide to fathomless deep. Watch out though - this sly ink-slinger likes to go for the eyes!
Talents	Mariner (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Splishmeister (lv. 1) Intimidating (lv. 20) Critical Theorist (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Uber Beastbane (lv. 1) Crackmeister (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
-25%	75%	0%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
-25%	25%	0%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	50%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
-25%		0%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest: Monster Parade

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Walk

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Dragon Quest Tact

King squid appears as a B-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the True Dragon Quest III event. It can be recruited from the Pirates' Den stage of "Awaken, Ramia!" at any difficulty, eventually being recruitable from Part 4 of the main storyline from Chapter 7, Episode 3: To the Top Floor 1. It can also be recruited from Chapter 1, Episode 4 of the limited Hijinks on the High Seas event. The king squid can participate in the Battle Roads of Ramia, the Old flame, and Captain Platypunk as a party member.

King squid (だいおうイカ Daiou ika)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
110		905	212	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
472	195	332	108	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Tackle		Sprinkling*		Combo Tentacle Slap*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Physical Potency +5% / Stats Up	Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Combo Tentacle Slap Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Combo Tentacle Slap Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +5	Combo Tentacle Slap Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Physical Potency +5%: Raises physical potency by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Very Weak	Half Res	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Super Weak
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Immune
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Half Res

Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi

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Similar species

• Khalamari
• Squidzilla
• Tentacular

Gallery

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  A King squid in X.

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  A King squid encounter in XI.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Malicious king squid.

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  DQM1·2 sprite.

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  Caravan Heart sprite.

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  Joker model.

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  Joker 2 model.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  A King squid in Walk.

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  A King squid in Keshi Keshi.

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  Monsters Gallery HD5

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  DQ Trading Card.