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Malwrath

2026-02-27T16:24:01Z

Lokstepp: Adjusted minor spelling error in the DQTact section

{{Character
|Name=Malwrath
|Game={{DQ2HD}} {{DQTact}}
|Image=[[File:Malwrath Tact artwork.png|350px]]
|Sprite=
|Japanese name=マガシドー
|Roumaji=Magashido
|Title=
|Class=
|Race=Destruction Deity
|Age=
|Family=
|Voice Actor=
}}
'''Malwrath''' is the result of [[Calasmos|the lingering grudge of a vanquished evil]] possessing and empowering [[Malroth]], becoming the final foe of the [[Erdrick Trilogy]].
==Appearance and Personality==
Malwrath is a titanic and hideously bloated chimaera possessing fish, reptile, and insect traits. His head resembles that of Malroth's with the addition of a large third eye in the forehead, but he has lost the four extra limbs below his main arms; instead the body tapers down into a long tail which terminates into six snake-like heads. Along the tail is a series of organic tubes that expel dark mist.

Malwrath takes the destructive urges Malroth possessed to the extreme, seeking no less than the annihilation of all life and the spread of an empty darkness. As Malroth never spoke during his confrontation with the [[Scions of Erdrick]] it is difficult to tell whether he is in control of his transformed body or has simply become a puppet of the ancient evil. The latter is implied as the destruction deity was on death's door after fighting the Scions and the old foe speaks from his own point of view, but the in-game bestiary refers to him as being an empowered Malroth instead of a separate being, having fused with the spirit of the Dark One. Malwrath also appears to retain much of the Dark One's personality, and desires to return everything to the void as the ancient evil wished to.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ2HD}}===
{{DQ2HD2DEnemy
|name=Malwrath (first phase)
|kanji=マガシドー
|romanji=Magashido
|bestiaryNumber=#278
|family={{Demon}} & {{Floating}}
|description=An avatar of ultimate destruction brought back into being by the power of ultimate darkness―not merely content to complete his unholy mission, but to further it. Where Malroth sought to reduce all to rubble, his final form laboured for no less than the end of all life and all light, that the void might reign for evermore
|sprite=
|hp=8,000
|mp=999
|exp=0
|gold=0
|attack=500
|defense=530
|agility=300
|spells=[[Fullheal]] (once) [[Kabuff]]
|skills=[[Lullab-Eye]] [[Wildfire]] Wave of Darkness (agility & defence down) [[Inferno]]
|item=N/A
|steal=N/A
|locations=[[Hall of Hargon]]
|evasion=N/A
|fire-resist=25%
|explosion-resist=25%
|ice-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|strike-resist=0%
|dark-resist=25%
|lightning-resist=-150%
|drain-magic-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|kamikazee-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|paralysis-resist=0%
|snooze-resist=0%
|stun-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=0%
}}

{{DQ2HD2DEnemy
|name=Malwrath (phase two)
|kanji=マガシドー
|romanji=Magashido
|bestiaryNumber=#278
|family={{Demon}} & {{Floating}}
|description=An avatar of ultimate destruction brought back into being by the power of ultimate darkness―not merely content to complete his unholy mission, but to further it. Where Malroth sought to reduce all to rubble, his final form laboured for no less than the end of all life and all light, that the void might reign for evermore
|sprite=
|hp=12,000
|mp=999
|exp=0
|gold=0
|attack=550
|defense=550
|agility=300
|spells=[[Kasap]]
|skills=Acts 1~2 times per turn at max HP Acts 2~3 times per turn at 50% HP [[Lightning Storm]] [[Lullab-Eye]] Power of Darkness (Scions reduced to 20% HP, kills those with less) [[Scorch]] Voids debuffs for several turns Charges up darkness for several turns Unleashes darkness
|item=N/A
|steal=N/A
|locations=[[Hall of Hargon]]
|evasion=N/A
|fire-resist=25%
|explosion-resist=25%
|ice-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|strike-resist=0%
|dark-resist=25%
|lightning-resist=-150%
|drain-magic-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|kamikazee-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|paralysis-resist=0%
|snooze-resist=0%
|stun-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=0%
}}

==={{DQTact}}===
Malwrath was added as a playable unit in a ''Dragon Quest I & II HD'' event launched on February 2nd, 2026. His signature move is the aptly named [[Malferno]], which deals cataclysmic [[Sizz]]-type breath damage in a fan-shaped pattern with a high chance to lower the roasted foes' agility.

==Etymology==
*Mal is the Latin prefix for "evil", meaning the monsters name effectively means "wicked fury". Fitting, considering he was created through the overwhelming anger and the Dark One's desire for revenge.

==Behind the scenes==
{{spoiler|start}}
Malwrath was created by Naoki Ikushima, his first monster designed for the series. [[Yuji Horii]] reviewed the concept art Ikushima provided several times until a satisfactory design that reflected [[Akira Toiryama]]'s principals was reached. Due to Malwrath being a fusion of Malroth and the lingering grudge of a forgotten evil, Naoki incorporated elements of that villain into the beast's design<ref>— ロトの装備を強化したあとは、マガシドーという新たな最終ボスが現れて、物語の真相が明かされます。早坂: あのあたりの展開は、開発チームからアイデアを出しました。マガシドーのデザインは、HD-2D版のパッケージイラストを手掛けた生島直樹が担当しています。新たな最終ボスということで、生島が描いたデザイン画を堀井さんに何度もチェックしていただきました。じつは、生島が最初のころに考えたデザインは、どれもすごくリアルっぽくて格好良かったのですが、「DQ」のイメージとは少しちがっていたんです。鳥山明先生のイラストは丸っこくてかわいい雰囲気が特徴なので、その要素を取り入れつつ、マガシドーには闇の意思が影響しているという設定にもとづいて、『DQXI』のニズゼルファのテイストも加えてもらい、ようやく現在のデザインまでこぎ着けました。ドラゴンクエストI&II　公式ガイドブック【HD-2D版】ISBN-13: 978-4301000846</ref>.
{{spoiler|end}}

==Trivia==
*Though difficult to discern, Malwarth did retain his legs after his transformation. They are right next to the first pair of organic vents, and have seemingly not grown along with the rest of the body
*Malwrath has the same number of snake tails as the [[Darkling (recurring)|Darkling]] has tentacles

==Gallery==
<gallery><center>
Malwrath artwork.png|Official artwork taken from the ''I & II HD'' square enix guidebook
</center></gallery>

==References==
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{{Bosses}}
{{DQI&IIHD}}
[[Category:Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake characters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake bosses]]
[[Category:Dragon_Quest_Tact_characters]]
[[Category:Dragon_Quest_Tact_monsters]]

Dark sabrecub

2025-11-08T22:26:48Z

Lokstepp: corrected a spelling mistake in the DQ XI description

{{Monster Infobox
|title=Dark sabrecub
|image=[[Image:DQT Dark sabrecub.png|200px]]
|caption=Art for ''[[Dragon Quest Tact|Tact]]''.
|kanji={{tt|シャドウベビー|Shadow baby}}
|romanji=Shadoubebii
|old=None
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest: Monster Parade]]''
}}

Dark Sabrecub is a recurring {{MFamilies}} first introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest: Monster Parade]]''.

==Characteristics==
The Dark sabercub mixes many traits of the [[Great sabrecub]] and of its mature counterpart, the [[Dark sabrecat]]. It has midnight blue fur with black spots all over it's body, and has a dark magenta mane from the top of its head back its spine, and a tuft of same colored fur at the end of its tail. It has magenta eyes, with both iris and sclera being magenta.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ11}}===
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Dark sabrecub
|kanji=シャドウベビー
|romanji=Shadoubebii
|bestiaryNumber=#128
|family={{Beast}}
|description=These baby dark sabrecats are vicious hunters who move as swiftly and silently as shadows, and put even the adults of the same other species to shame.
|sprite=[[File:DQXIS_dark_sabrecub_sprite.png|100px]]
|hp=327
|mp=25
|attack=210
|defense=268
|agility=181
|exp=767
|gold=181
|spells= N/A
|skills= Normal attack. Becomes [[Pep]]ped up. [[Sharp Claws]] Common Claws ([[Pep]] power, with [[Dark sabrecat]])
|items=[[Magic beast hide]]{{fraction|1|16}} [[Evencloth]]{{fraction|1|64}}
|locations=[[Zwaardsrust]] region [[Whale Way Station]], second act Zwaardsrust region, third act Zwaardsrust region Whale Way Station, third act
|evasion=N/A
|fire-resist=-110%
|ice-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|rock-resist=-110%
|light-resist=-110%
|dark-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=0%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=0%
|fuddle-resist=0%
|snooze-resist=0%
|dazzle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=0%
|blunt-resist=0%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=0%
|stumble-resist=0%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=0%
|double-down-resist=0%
|elemental-resist=0%
}}
This monster does not have either a Vicious, nor a Malicious variant.

==={{DQMJ3}}===
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==={{DQM3}}===
{{DQM3Enemy
|name=Dark sabrecub
|kanji=シャドウベビー
|romanji=Shadoubebii
|icon=[[File:Dark sabrecub DQM3 portrait.png|100px]]
|family=[[File:DQM3 beast family icon.png|link=Beast family]]
|hp=<big><big>1,340</big></big>
|mp=<big><big>330</big></big>
|attack=<big><big>610</big></big>
|defense=<big><big>390</big></big>
|wisdom=<big><big>380</big></big>
|agility=<big><big>610</big></big>
|bestiary=#231
|rank=<big><big>'''E'''</big></big>
|in-game-description=Though small in stature, these ferocious felines are positively brimming with malice and are ready to take a swipe at any foe, no matter what their size
|talents=[[Cutpurse]] (lv. 1) [[Defence Booster|Defence Booster I]] (lv. 20) [[Confusion Controller]] (lv. 40)
|traits=[[Critical Triumph]] (lv. 1) [[Insta-Accel]] (lv. 20) [[Close Scraper]] (lv. 40)
|ltraits=[[Tactical Commander]] (lv. 1) [[Agent of Chaos]] (lv. 1) [[Ultra Crafty Zammer]] (lv. 60)
|habitat= [[Circle of Conquest]] - Middle Echelon ([[File:DQM3 spring icon.png|20px]][[File:DQM3 summer icon.png|20px]][[File:DQM3 autumn icon.png|20px]][[File:DQM3 winter icon.png|20px]])
|items=[[Mystery meat]] (Common) [[Agility ring]] (Rare)
|synthesis=[[File:Slime DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Slime]] X [[File:Spiked hare DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Spiked hare]]
|fire-resist=50%
|water-resist=25%
|wind-resist=50%
|earth-resist=25%
|explosion-resist=0%
|ice-resist=-25%
|electricity-resist=0%
|light-resist=0%
|dark-resist=25%
|debilitation-resist=0%
|bedazzlement-resist=0%
|antimagic-resist=25%
|mp-absorption-resist=25%
|confusion-resist=-25%
|sleep-resist=50%
|paralysis-resist=0%
|stun-resist=50%
|poison-resist=0%
|instant-death-resist=25%
}}

===''[[Dragon Quest: Monster Parade]]''===
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==={{DQStars}}===
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==={{DQR}}===
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==={{DQTact}}===
Dark sabrecub appears as a B-rank {{MFamilies}} of the [[Beast family]] during the second part of the limited Beast Fest event, being recruitable from the Mascot Dark Sabrecub stage at any difficulty. It stars in its own battle road.
{{DQTactEnemy
|name=Dark sabrecub
|kanji=シャドウベビー
|romanji=Shadoubebii
|sprite=[[Image:DQT Dark sabrecub.png]]
|family=[[Image:Tact Icon Beast.png|48px]] {{Beast}}
|rank=[[Image:DQTact Rank Icon B.png|48px]]
|role=[[Image:DQTact AttackType.png|48px]] {{Attack}}
|lvl=110
|hp=643
|mp=216
|move=4
|attack=486
|defense=162
|agility=420
|wisdom=120
|weight=25
|bskill1=[[Armour Hammer]]
|bskill2=[[Rolling Break]]{{tt|*|Level 26}}
|bskill3=[[Mysterian Mauler]]{{tt|*|Level 32}}
|askill1=Very Rare [[Attack Prep]] / Stats Up
|askill2=[[Frizz]] Res +25 / Stats Up
|askill3=[[Mysterian Mauler]] Potency +5% / Stats Up
|askill4=[[Zam]] Res +25 / Stats Up
|askill5=[[Mysterian Mauler]] Potency +5% / Stats Up
|lperk1=N/A
|bperk1=ATK +5
|bperk2=[[Mysterian Mauler]] Potency +2%
|bperk3=N/A
|aperk1='''Very Rare Attack Prep''': Very rarely greatly raises ATK for 2 turns when action starts.
|frizz-resist=Half res
|sizz-resist=Normal
|crack-resist=Normal
|woosh-resist=Normal
|bang-resist=Very weak
|zap-resist=Very weak
|zam-resist=Half res
|snooze-resist=Super Weak
|poison-resist=Normal
|physical-seal-resist=Half res
|spell-seal-resist=Normal
|martial-seal-resist=Normal
|breath-seal-resist=Normal
|hobble-resist=Half Res
|stun-resist=Immune
|blind-resist=Super weak
|curse-resist=Normal
|paralysis-resist=Normal
|confusion-resist=Normal
|charm-resist=Normal
}}

==Similar species==
*[[Dark sabrecat]]
*[[Great sabrecat]]
*[[Great sabrecub]]

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DQXI_dark_sabrecub.jpg|Dark sabercub in {{XI}}.
Dark sabrecub rivals.png|{{Rivals}} card.
DQT Dark sabrecub.png|{{Tact}} art.
</gallery></center>

[[Category:Dragon Quest XI enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest: Monster Parade enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Tact monsters]]