Fat rat

Dragon Quest monster Fat rat
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese おおねずみ Romaji О̄ Nezumi First appearance Dragon Quest II Old localization Big rat

A fat rat is an enemy encountered in Dragon Quest II and Dragon Quest V. While almost identical to the Ratscal, the fat rat has more blue in its coat.

Characteristics

Freaky chubby creatures, the fat rats purely prey on weak adventurers, as they lack the strength to challenge seasoned pros, instead partnering up with stronger monsters, biting and clawing in the chaos. Their opportunism is sometimes mistaken for cowardice, as they'll smartly flee from battle at the first real sign of danger.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II

Fat rat (おおねずみ ōnezumi)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	16	0	19
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
11	15	6	5

Abilities
Location(s)	Near Lake Cave
Item Dropped	Chimaera wing (1⁄16)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄32	0⁄7	2⁄7	0⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
1⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	16	0	19
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
11	15	6	5

Abilities
Location(s)	Near Lake Cave
Item Dropped	Chimaera wing (1⁄16)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄32	0⁄7	2⁄7	0⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
1⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest V

Fat rat

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	18	0	13	10
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
9	4	8	1/2

Bestiary No.	011
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flee
Location(s)	Roundbeck area (G1) Uptaten Towers area Talon Tower area
Item dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄32

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0/64	0%	0%	0%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	100%	0%	0%
Poof resistance	Dazzle resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Fuddle resistance
20%	0%	100%	0%
Poison resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun resistance *	Sap resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

#11 - Fat rat
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HP MP Experience Gold 18 0 4 8 Attack Defense Speed 13 10 9
Dropped Item	Medicinal herb (1/16)
Capture Rate	1/2
Bestiary #	11
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	SNES, DS

Dragon Quest VII

Fat rats appear as their usual low strength selves in the Downloadable Traveler's Tablet, Ghost Busting.

Related enemies

• Ratscal
• Dirty rat