Dragonthorn

Dragon Quest monster Dragonthorn

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese いばらドラゴン Romaji Ibara doragon First appearance Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

The Dragonthorn is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VIII. It is a wyrm composed of weeds. They were originally the product of Dhoulmagus' curse set upon the kingdom of Trodain. Despite being composed of plant matter, the species does not belong to the Nature family.

Characteristics

Dragonthorns are thorny dragons brought to life from the cursed thorny vines that have overgrown Castle Trodain. It has a yellowish-orange head covered in long pink barbs. They are dangerous combatants, being capable of entangling opponents with their vines and then unleashing fiery breath on them just like ordinary dragons. The dragonthorns will fall quickly to dragon-slaying measures like Dragon Slash.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Dragonthorn (いばらドラゴン Ibara doragon)

Bestiary No.		Family
#089		Dragon
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
101	25	164	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
90	55	57	1⁄64

In-Game Description	Thorny rose bushes turned into monsters by Dhoulmagus. Whenever one is killed, another is born to take its place.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flame Breath Unleashes its thorns (stuns party member for one turn)
Location(s)	Castle Trodain
Item(s) Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄16 Thorn whip1⁄64

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	25%	25%	25%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	100%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	15%	100%	50%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
15%	0%	50%	50%
Sap Resistance *
15%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Dragonthorn
Family	Dragon
Rank	F
Description	These creatures are born when bunches of vines gain sentience and take the form of dragons.
Weapons	Hammers, Whips, Claws, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Fizzleproof
Skill	Frizz & Woosh
Location	Palaish Isle
Breeding chart	Frou-fry x Capsichum

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Dragonthorn
Family	Dragon
Rank	F
Size	S
Weapons	Whips, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger, Crafty Poisoner
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Immune to Fizzle
Skill	Toxifier
Location	-
Breeding chart	Frou-fry x Bad egg Mischievous mole x Lips

Related Monsters

Similar species

• Frost wyvine
• Snapdragon

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