Strom (Dragon Quest VII)

Strom
Dragon Quest VII
Japanese name	スイフー
Romaji	Suifu
Race	Ogre (originally)/Human (3DS)
Age	Unknown

"I feel like I should explain something. That beating I gave you had a purpose. It's important to make an example of someone from time to time and show the folks here I haven't gone soft.
If I don't flex my muscles once in a while, there'd be no end of idiots arguing with me about this and that."

—Strom, after he defeats the player. (3DS)

Strom (formerly Suifu) is a character in the Dharma region in Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past. He controls all of Pilgrim’s Perdition. He is aided by a Goon (formerly Bully) and a Stooge (formerly Fighter).

Characteristics

In battle, this burly brutish man is armed with two frightening massive metal balls on chains that he flings and flails at foes, causing monstrous damage. He can even dish out a deadly desperate attack, often downing adventurers in a single snack. The brute is dressed in the scariest way he knows how, wearing hobnail boots and spiked metal armour over his shoulder. To raise the intimidation factor even further he's accompanied by two hideous henchman; one, the Goon, dressed in an almost funny thieves outfit and armed with a heavy sack that he uses conk new comers over the head with. The Stooge carries a malevolent magical lantern that he can lob at foes for cause damage to everyone with a putrid purple fire. Although they're a terrifying team, they always leave their opponents with a single slither of life in them. The battle against Strom and his lackeys is scripted for the party to lose, as they are simply no match for the brute without access to their spells and abilities.

After the party manages to defeat Cardinal Sin and return things as they should be, Strom laments that people have begun to leave Pilgrim's Perdition and move on with their lives, essentially leaving him with no more purpose in the world.

In the original Sony PlayStation Version, Suifu was simply a palette swapped version of the recurring Ogre series of the enemies, appearing as a very muscular humanoid with beige-colored skin, a wild mane of red hair and a beard, and wearing a blue pair of briefs with a leather belt, a blue cape around his neck, and blue boots. His overworld sprite was similar to that of a thug or roughneck NPC, but with a blue cape and a red gladiator's helmet that covered his head. When Strom appeared in the 3DS remake, his battle model matched his overworld model.

Trivia

• In the PlayStation Version of the game, it is theoretically possible to defeat Suifu in battle if the party is at an absurdly high level and/or has access to equipment that would not be possible at that point in the game. He has about 30,000 HP and recovers 100 HP per turn, but he can be slowly worn down over a long time. However, even if Suifu is defeated in battle, it will have no impact on the story and the party will still black out as if they had been defeated. This became impossible to do in the 3DS Version, as Strom simply recovers too much HP per turn for the party to even make a dent on him.

Related monsters

• Ogre
• Swingre

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