Bullfinch

Dragon Quest monster Bullfinch

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese あばれうしどり Romaji Abare ushidori First appearance Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Old localization Brahmird
BullBird

The Bullfinch is a recurring monster that first appeared in Dragon Quest IV.

Characteristics

The Bullfinch is a massive, bipedal bird-bovine hybrid. They are rather lackadaisical creatures, sometimes entering the fray already asleep.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Bullfinch (あばれうしどり Abare ushidori)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

024

Experience

7

Gold

17

HP

20

MP

0

Attack

22

Defence

12

Agility

10

Evasion

¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Body Slam

Location(s)

Vrenor region (Chapter 2)
Desert Bazaar region (Chapter 2)
Havre Léon region (Chapter 4)
House of Prophecy region (Chapter 4)

Item Dropped

Seed of strength(¹⁄₁₂₈)

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

25%

Kamikazee Bracer resistance

0%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance

0%

Snooze resistance

25%

Sap resistance *

0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Bullfinch (あばれうしどり Abare ushidori)

Bestiary No.		Family
033		Beast
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
30	14	40	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
37	29	24	1⁄64

In-Game Description	Powerful bird-like monsters that resemble two-legged bulls. Sleepy and lethargic, they are foul-tempered when suddenly attacked.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Body Slam
Location(s)	Maella Abbey Region
Item(s) Dropped	Cowpat1⁄16 Magic beast hide1⁄64

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

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest Monsters

BullBird (あばれうしどり Abare ushidori)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	2/5	3/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	3/5	2/5	2/5

Family	Bird
In-game description	Sleeps right after it makes a kill
Abilities	Ramming, Shears, ChargeUp
Habitat	Gate of Peace
Breeding chart	Bird family x Beast family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Strong	Immune
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Strong	Immune	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
None	None	None	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Weak
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Weak		None

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

BullBird (あばれうしどり Abare ushidori)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	5/10	4/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	5/10	3/10	3/10

Family	Bird
In-game description
Abilities	ChargeUp, Ramming, Shears
Habitat	Ice World
Breeding chart	Bird family x Beast family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Strong	Immune
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
None	Strong	Immune	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	Immune	Immune	Immune
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	None

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

The Bull Bird is a two-star member of the Animal family with a weight of 3. It naturally learns Body Slam, Save Power, and Specialty. Its in-game description reads "Even it is not sure whether it's a bird or a cow."

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Bullfinch
Family	Nature
Rank	D
Description	Trying to tip these bovines over will earn you a kick in the rear.
Weapons	Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Counterstriker
Resistances	Vulnerable to Sleep, Sagproof
Skill	Toughie
Location	-
Breeding chart	Eveel x Weartiger

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Bullfinch
Family	Nature
Rank	E
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Counterstriker, Crafty Sleeper
Resistances	Vulnerable to Sleep, Immune to Sag
Skill	Toughie
Location	-
Breeding chart	Chimaera x Drohl drone Swarmtroop x Frogface

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Bullfinch (あばれうしどり Abare ushidori)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,320	390
Max Attack*	Max Defence *	Max Agility *	Max Wisdom *
620	530	490	480

Bestiary No.	#146
Rank	F
In-game description	Once birds, these creatures have evolved into the bipedal bull-like form you see today. Don't call them chicken, or you'll find yourself on the horns of a dilemma
Talents	Wild Child (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Agent of Chaos (lv. 1) Ace Evader (lv. 20) Rando-Oomph (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Parting Gift (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
0%	50%	25%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
-25%	0%	0%	25%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	25%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
25%	0%	50%	25%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
50%		-25%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest: Monster Parade

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Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Tact

Bullfinch appears as an E-rank monster of the Beast family. It can be recruited from Chapters 6-5, 7-7, 8-2, 8-8, 13-1, 13-3, and 14-4 of the main storyline, as well as the Commandant Alphyn stages of Majellan's Rebellion! during the limited Beast Fest at any difficulty. The bullfinch can participate in the Brownie, Rashaverak, Trap box, and Alphyn's Battle Roads as a party member.

Bullfinch (あばれうしどり Abare ushidori)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Beast				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
95		392	97	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
340	156	171	95	10

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Helm Splitter		Sizzling Slash*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
AGL +10 / Stats Up	Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Sizzling Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Sizzling Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/A

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Sizzling Slash Potency +2%	N/A	N/A

Perk Details

First

AGL +10: Raises AGL by 10.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Very weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Super Weak
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Half Res
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal

Similar species

• Buffalo wing
• Bulldozer

Gallery

• 

  2 Bullfinches, along with a Wimp fighting each other in the Monster Arena from IV. (Cell phone)

• 

  Joker model.