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[[Image:Greatbeak-n.gif]]Beakons are bird-like monsters with huge spindley legs. In Dragon Quest IX they can attack twice per turn.
{{Monster Infobox
|title=Beakon
|image=[[Image:DQIII_Beakon.png|275px]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=おおくちばし
|romanji={{tt|Ōkuchibashi|Great/large break}}
|old=GreatBeak
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest III}}
}}
The '''Beakon''' is a recurring monster in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest III}}. They are flightless bird monsters with long, spindly legs and large beaks.


==Related Monsters==
==Characteristics==
Beakons are large, flightless [[Bird family|birds]] with long legs growing from their heads. They have the heads of birds of prey, with mostly brown feathers and black around their eyes and large, sharp beaks. The beakons often have the ability to attack twice per turn, in some games having the ability to perform loud squawks that intimidate their opponents or can call for more of their kind.
 
==Appearances==
==={{DQ3}}===
{{DQ3Enemy
|name=Beakon
|kanji=おおくちばし
|romanji=Ōkuchibashi
|bestiaryNumber=#057
|sprite=[[Image:Great Beak DQIII NES.png|55px]]
|lvl=18
|hp=43
|mp=0
|exp=175
|gold=24
|attack=55
|defense=43
|agility=24
|spells=None
|skills=Acts twice per turn
|item=[[Seed of wisdom]]{{fraction|1|64}}
|locations=[[Tower of Transcendence]]
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|fire-resist=0%
|crack-resist=0%
|woosh-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
|whack-resist=25%
|kamikazee-resist=0%
|poof-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|snooze-resist=25%
|drain-magic-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=25%
|snes-sprites=[[file:Beakon3snes.png]]
|gbc-sprites=[[File:Beakon III gbc.png]]
|switch-sprites=[[File:Beakon Erdrick Trilogy Switch.png|55px]]
}}
 
==={{DQ9}}===
{{DQ9EnemyNew
|name=Beakon
|kanji=おおくちばし
|romaji=Ōkuchibashi
|bestiaryNumber=#070
|family={{Bird}}
|description=Barbaric birds that attack twice with deadly drumsticks and cry cacophonously to creep out foes and call forth friends.<br><br>They evolved from big birds who swooped down from the skies to settle on the land, and had no further need of their wings.
|model=[[Image:Beakon DQIX DS.png]]
|hp=65
|mp=9
|exp=153
|gold=78
|attack=68
|defence=65
|agility=68
|spells=None
|skills=Acts twice per turn<br>Calls for backup (Beakon)<br>[[War Cry]]<br>Flee
|items=[[Chimaera wing]]{{fraction|1|16}}<br>[[Clogs]]{{fraction|1|32}}
|locations=[[Lonely Plains]]
|fire-resist=-25%
|ice-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|blast-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|dark-resist=0%
|light-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=0%
|poison-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=0%
|fuddle-resist=50%
|snooze-resist=0%
|dazzle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=25%
|blunt-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=25%
|spooky-aura-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=25%
|charm-resist=50%
}}
 
==={{DQ10}}===
Beakons appeared from the beginning of the game. When they become [[enraged]], they are able to perform a [[Jump Strike]] and will flee when threatened. Starting with Version 5.0, vicious beakons can be encountered in the Netherworld, as well. They can still perform a jumping attack and no longer flee.
 
==={{DQRivals}}===
Beakon appeared in the standard card pack as a normal rarity card common to all leader characters.
 
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DQX Ookuchibashi.jpg|A beakon in ''X''
DQX Ookuchibashi Kyo.jpg|A vicious beakon in ''X''
Dai1991 DermlineMonsters.jpg|A Beakon in the 1991 anime of ''The Adventure of Dai''.
DQotS Beakon.jpg|''Stars'' model
DQR Ookuchibashi.png|''Rivals'' card
DQW Ookuchibashi.jpg|''Walk'' model
</gallery></center>
 
==Trivia==
* All three Beakon types are exaggerated parodies of the [[Wikipedia:Phorusrhacidae|Phorusrhacidae]] family of flightless birds. More commonly known as terror birds, these walking hatchets possessed enormous beaks and existed as apex predators in the plains of South America roughly 2 million years ago in the Cenozoic era.
* The beakon's English name is a play on "beak" and "beacon". Its Japanese name, ''ōkuchibashi'', literally means "large beak" or "giant beak".
 
==Similar species==
*[[Weaken beakon]]
*[[Weaken beakon]]
*[[Belisha beakon]]
*[[Belisha beakon]]


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[[Category:Dragon Quest III enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Walk enemies]]
[[fr:Rapastrident]]

Latest revision as of 13:10, 1 December 2024

The Beakon is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III. They are flightless bird monsters with long, spindly legs and large beaks.

Characteristics[edit]

Beakons are large, flightless birds with long legs growing from their heads. They have the heads of birds of prey, with mostly brown feathers and black around their eyes and large, sharp beaks. The beakons often have the ability to attack twice per turn, in some games having the ability to perform loud squawks that intimidate their opponents or can call for more of their kind.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]

Beakon (おおくちばし Ōkuchibashi)DQ3-SNES-LOGO-ICON.png
Original (NES)
Sprite Level HP MP
Great Beak DQIII NES.png 18 43 0
Attack Defense Agility Experience Gold
55 43 24 175 24
Bestiary No. #057
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Acts twice per turn
Location(s) Tower of Transcendence
Item Dropped Seed of wisdom1⁄64
Evasion Fire Resistance * Crack Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64 0% 0% 0%
Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance Whack Resistance * Kamikazee Resistance
0% 100% 25% 0%
Poof Resistance Fuddle Resistance Snooze Resistance Dazzle Resistance
100% 0% 25% 25%
Fizzle Resistance Sap Resistance * Deceleratle Resistance *
100% 25% 25%
Remakes sprites



Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

Beakon (おおくちばし Ōkuchibashi)DQIX Logo.png
Model HP MP Attack
Beakon DQIX DS.png 65 9 68
Defence Agility Experience Gold
65 68 153 78
Bestiary no. #070
Family Bird
In-game description Barbaric birds that attack twice with deadly drumsticks and cry cacophonously to creep out foes and call forth friends.

They evolved from big birds who swooped down from the skies to settle on the land, and had no further need of their wings.
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Acts twice per turn
Calls for backup (Beakon)
War Cry
Flee
Location(s) Lonely Plains
Item(s) dropped Chimaera wing1⁄16
Clogs1⁄32
Fire Resistance * Ice
Resistance *		 Wind Resistance * Blast/Lightning Resistance *
-25% 0% 0% 0%
Rock Resistance * Dark Resistance * Light Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance
0% 0% 0% 0%
Whack Resistance * Poison Resistance * Paralysis Resistance * Fuddle Resistance *
0% 0% 0% 50%
Snooze Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Sap Resistance * Blunt Resistance *
0% 0% 25% 25%
Deceleratle Resistance * Spooky Aura Resistance* Fizzle Resistance * Stun Resistance *
25% 0% 100% 25%
Charm Resistance *
50%


Dragon Quest X[edit]

Beakons appeared from the beginning of the game. When they become enraged, they are able to perform a Jump Strike and will flee when threatened. Starting with Version 5.0, vicious beakons can be encountered in the Netherworld, as well. They can still perform a jumping attack and no longer flee.

Dragon Quest Rivals[edit]

Beakon appeared in the standard card pack as a normal rarity card common to all leader characters.

Gallery[edit]

  • A beakon in X

  • A vicious beakon in X

  • A Beakon in the 1991 anime of The Adventure of Dai.

  • Stars model

  • Rivals card

  • Walk model

Trivia[edit]

  • All three Beakon types are exaggerated parodies of the Phorusrhacidae family of flightless birds. More commonly known as terror birds, these walking hatchets possessed enormous beaks and existed as apex predators in the plains of South America roughly 2 million years ago in the Cenozoic era.
  • The beakon's English name is a play on "beak" and "beacon". Its Japanese name, ōkuchibashi, literally means "large beak" or "giant beak".

Similar species[edit]

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