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{{Monster Infobox
{{Monster Infobox
|title=Cerberex
|title=Cerberex
|image=
|image=[[Image:DQVII Cerberex.png|275px]]
|caption=
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=バスカービル
|kanji=バスカービル
|romanji=
|romanji={{tt|Basukābiru|Baskerville}}
|old=Baskervil
|old=Baskervil
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''
|firstappear={{DQ7}}
}}
}}
{{Enemy
 
|float=
The '''Cerberex''' is a {{MFamilies}} that appears exclusively in {{Dragon Quest VII}}.
|image=[[File:Baskervil DQVII PSX.gif]]
 
It is a two-headed hellish hound that uses both of its fang-lined maws to bite at enemies.
 
==Characteristics==
The crazed '''Cerberex''' is a furious hound to be feared, with awesome jaws so fast that both heads can snap at all adventures in a {{Party 7}} with a single attack, causing chaos for unprepared parties or weakened fighters.
 
==Appearances==
==={{DQ7}}===
{{DQ7Enemy
|name=Cerberex
|name=Cerberex
|game=Dragon Quest VII
|kanji=バスカービル
|console=PS
|romanji=Basukābiru
|romanji=
|sprite=[[File:Baskervil DQVII PSX.gif]]
|hp=420
|hp=420
|mp=0
|mp=0
|exp=385 ({{PS1}})<br>578 ({{3DS}})
|gold=132 ({{PS1}})<br>198 ({{3DS}})
|attack=225
|attack=225
|defense=123
|defense=123
|agility=125
|agility=125
|experience=385
|tameRate=[[Animal Magnetism|{{fraction|1|128}}]]
|gold=132
|bestiaryNumber=#238
|droppedItem=Devil Claw (1/256)
|spells=None
|skills=Multiple Bites
|skills=Acts twice per turn on even-numbered turns.<br>Bites down ferociously again and again. (four random attacks on {{Party 7}} members at 50% damage each.)
|spells=
|locations=[[Cave to Another World]]
|family=[[Beast family|Beast]]
|items=[[Cobra claw]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|bestiaryNumber=238
|evasion={{fraction|1|64}}
|captureRate=[[Animal Magnetism|{{fraction|1|128}}]]
|frizz-resist=0%
|description=
|sizz-resist=0%
|locations=Bonus Dungeon
|bang-resist=0%
|}}
|crack-resist=60%
|woosh-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
|whack-resist=50%
|poof-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=50%
|snooze-resist=15%
|drain-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=50%
|sap-resist=0%
|poison-resist=15%
|stun-resist=15%
|ban-dance-resist=100%
|fire-breath-resist=0%
|cool-breath-resist=0%
|strike-resist=0%
|burning-breath-resist=90%
|army-resist=0%
|remake-changes=
}}


==Characteristics==
==Trivia==
 
The Cerberex and its pallet swaps are based on the two-headed dog [[Wikipedia:Orthrus|Orthrus]] of Greek mythology. The hound was the guard dog for the cattle pens of the giant Geryon, and was one of the offspring of Echidna and Typhon. It was slain by Hercules as part of the process of completing his Tenth Labor.
The crazed '''cerberex''' is a furious hound to be feared, with awesome jaws so fast that both heads can snap at all adventures in a party with a single attack, causing chaos for unprepared parties or weakened fighters.  
*The {{MFamilies}}'s old localization name and Japanese name is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:The_Hound_of_the_Baskervilles|The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'', a [[Wikipedia:Sherlock_Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]] novel.
 
 
==Appearances==
 
The Cerberex is a monster in the game ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''. It can be found in the first Bonus Dungeon, only accessible after the game is beaten.


==Related Enemies==
==Related {{MFamilies}}s==
*[[Cerberwretch]]
*[[Cerberwretch]]
*[[Cerberuff]]
*[[Cerberuff]]


==Trivia==
The Cerberex and it's pallet swaps are based on the two-headed dog Orthrus of greek myth. The hound was the guard dog for the cattle pins of the giant Greyon, and was one of the offspring of Echidna and Typhon. It was slain by Hercules as part of the process of completing his Tenth Labor.
*The monster's old localization name is a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hound_of_the_Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes Sherlock Holmes] novel.
[[Category:Greek mythology]]
[[Category:Greek mythology]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII enemies]]
[[fr:Exacerbère]]

Latest revision as of 06:08, 26 December 2023

The Cerberex is a monster that appears exclusively in Dragon Quest VII.

It is a two-headed hellish hound that uses both of its fang-lined maws to bite at enemies.

Characteristics[edit]

The crazed Cerberex is a furious hound to be feared, with awesome jaws so fast that both heads can snap at all adventures in a party with a single attack, causing chaos for unprepared parties or weakened fighters.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit]

Cerberex (バスカービル Basukābiru) DQVII Logo.png
Sprite HP MP Attack Defense
Baskervil DQVII PSX.gif 420 0 225 123
Agility Experience Gold Recruit Rate
125 385 (PS1)
578 (3DS)
132 (PS1)
198 (3DS)
1128
Bestiary No. #238
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Acts twice per turn on even-numbered turns.
Bites down ferociously again and again. (four random attacks on party members at 50% damage each.)
Location(s) Cave to Another World
Item(s) Dropped Cobra claw1256
Evasion Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Fire Breath Resistance *
164 0% 0% 0%
Bang Resistance * Crack Resistance * Ice Breath Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
0% 60% 0% 0%
Strike/Rock Resistance * Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance * Whack Resistance *
0% 0% 100% 50%
Poof Resistance * Ban Dance Resistance Dazzle Resistance * Fizzle Resistance *
100% 100% 50% 100%
Fuddle Resistance * Paralysis Resistance* Poison Resistance * Snooze Resistance *
50% 90% 15% 15%
Stun Resistance * Sap Resistance * Army Resistance *
15% 0% 0%
3DS version changes
None



Trivia[edit]

The Cerberex and its pallet swaps are based on the two-headed dog Orthrus of Greek mythology. The hound was the guard dog for the cattle pens of the giant Geryon, and was one of the offspring of Echidna and Typhon. It was slain by Hercules as part of the process of completing his Tenth Labor.

Related monsters[edit]