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{{Monster Infobox
{{Monster Infobox
|title=Dread admiral
|title=Dread admiral
|image=[[File:Dread_Admiral.png|center|200px]] [[File:Dread Admiral Famicom.png|center|200px]]
|image=[[File:Dread_Admiral.png|300px]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=しびれあげは
|kanji=しびれあげは
|romanji=shibere ageha
|romanji={{tt|Shibire ageha|Numbness swallowtail butterfly}}
|old=Stingwing, StingMoth
|old=Stingwing (''III'' NES)<br>StingMoth (''III'' GBC)
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest III]]''
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest III}}
}}
}}
The '''dread admiral''' is a recurring monster in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest III}}. It is a purple-winged variant of the [[batterfly]] capable of inflicting [[paralysis]] with its attacks.
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
==={{DQ1HD}}===
{{DQ1HD2DEnemy
|name=Dread admiral
|kanji=しびれあげは
|romanji=Shibire ageha
|bestiaryNumber=#068
|family={{Bug}} & {{Floating}}
|description=Their wings release tiny scales that, when inhaled, induce instant paralysis. And they wonder why nobody ever wants to play with them...
|sprite=[[File:Dread admiral DQ III HD sprite.png]]
|hp=97
|mp=13
|exp=99
|gold=44
|attack=137
|defense=165
|agility=83
|spells=[[Fizzle]]
|skills=[[Paralysis Attack]]
|item=[[Unsealant]] (1/64)
|locations=[[Cantlin]] region
|evasion=N/A
|fire-resist=25%
|explosion-resist=25%
|ice-resist=-125%
|wind-resist=-125%
|strike-resist=0%
|lightning-resist=0%
|whack-resist=0%
|dazzle-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=25%
|fuddle-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=0%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=0%
}}
==={{DQ2HD}}===
{{DQ2HD2DEnemy
|name=Dread admiral
|kanji=しびれあげは
|romanji=Shibire ageha
|bestiaryNumber=#068
|family={{Bug}} & {{Floating}}
|description=Their wings release tiny scales that, when inhaled, induce instant paralysis. And they wonder why nobody ever wants to play with them...
|sprite=[[File:Dread admiral DQ III HD sprite.png]]
|hp=87
|mp=13
|exp=224
|gold=13
|attack=118
|defense=118
|agility=57
|spells=[[Fizzle]]
|skills=[[Paralysis Attack]]
|item=[[Moonwort bulb]] (1/64)
|steal=[[Coagulant]] (1/8)
|locations=[[Lighthouse]]<br>[[Burrowell]] region
|evasion=N/A
|fire-resist=25%
|explosion-resist=25%
|ice-resist=-125%
|wind-resist=-125%
|strike-resist=0%
|dark-resist=0%
|lightning-resist=0%
|drain-magic-resist=0%
|whack-resist=0%
|kamikazee-resist=0%
|poof-resist=0%
|dazzle-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=25%
|fuddle-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=0%
|stun-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=0%
}}
==={{DQ3}}===
==={{DQ3}}===
{{DQ3Enemy
{{DQ3Enemy
|name=Dread admiral
|name=Dread admiral
|kanji=  
|kanji=しびれあげは
|romanji=
|romanji=Shibire ageha
|bestiaryNumber=#074
|bestiaryNumber=#074
|sprite=[[File:Dread admiral nes.png]]
|sprite=[[File:Dread admiral nes.png]]
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|skills=[[Paralysis Attack]]
|skills=[[Paralysis Attack]]
|item=[[Moonwort bulb]]{{fraction|1|32}}
|item=[[Moonwort bulb]]{{fraction|1|32}}
|locations=[[Tower of Transcendence]]
|locations=[[Tower of Transcendence]]<br>Sea<br>[[Desert Shrine]] region<br>[[Theddon]] region<br>[[Lanson]] region<br>[[Mur]] region
|evasion=0/64
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|fire-resist=25%
|fire-resist=25%
|crack-resist=0%
|crack-resist=0%
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}}
}}


==={{DQ7}} 3DS===
==={{DQ3HD}}===
{{Stub}}
{{DQ3HD2DEnemy
|name=Dread admiral
|kanji=しびれあげは
|romanji=Shibire ageha
|bestiaryNumber=#055
|family={{Bug}} & {{Floating}}
|description=Their wings release tiny scales that, when inhaled, induce instant paralysis. And they wonder why nobody ever wants to play with them...
|sprite=[[File:Dread admiral DQ III HD sprite.png]]
|hp=84
|mp=13
|exp=263
|gold=13
|attack=101
|defense=128
|agility=66
|spells=[[Fizzle]]
|skills=[[Paralysis Attack]]
|item=[[Moonwort bulb]]{{fraction|1|8}}
|locations=
|evasion=
|fire-resist=25%
|explosion-resist=25%
|ice-resist=-125%
|wind-resist=-125%
|strike-resist=0%
|lightning-resist=0%
|drain-magic-resist=0%
|whack-resist=0%
|kamikazee-resist=0%
|poof-resist=0%
|dazzle-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=25%
|fuddle-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=0%
|stumble-resist=100%
|stun-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=0%
}}
 
==={{DQ7}}===
{{DQ7RemakeExclusiveEnemy
|name=Dread admiral
|kanji=しびれあげは
|romanji=Shibire ageha
|sprite=
|hp=40
|mp=0
|exp=68
|gold=53
|attack=62
|defense=10
|agility=30
|tameRate=[[Animal Magnetism|{{fraction|1|64}}]]
|bestiaryNumber=DLC #127
|spells=None
|skills=[[Paralysis Attack]]
|locations=[[DLC Tablet|Mount Malign]]
|items=[[Moonwort bulb]]{{fraction|1|16}}
|evasion={{fraction|1|64}}
|frizz-resist=25%
|sizz-resist=25%
|bang-resist=25%
|crack-resist=0%
|woosh-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
|whack-resist=0%
|poof-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=15%
|snooze-resist=15%
|drain-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=0%
|poison-resist=0%
|stun-resist=50%
|ban-dance-resist=100%
|fire-breath-resist=15%
|cool-breath-resist=0%
|strike-resist=50%
|burning-breath-resist=100%
|army-resist=15%
}}*'''[[Floating "family"|Floating-type]]'''


==={{DQ9}}===
==={{DQ9}}===
{{Enemy
{{DQ9EnemyNew
|image=[[File:Dread admiral IX.png]]
|name=Dread admiral
|name=Dread admiral
|game=Dragon Quest IX
|kanji=しびれあげは
|console=DS
|romaji=Shibire ageha
|bestiaryNumber=#063
|family={{Bug}}
|description=Swat these big, brutish butterflies before they swarm all over the battlefield and paralyse everyone with [[Burning Breath]].<br><br>Seen from behind, they're beautiful butterflies, but flip them around and you'll find they're far from fair of face.
|model=[[File:Dread admiral DQIX DS.png|80px]]
|hp=76
|hp=76
|mp=9
|mp=9
|exp=192
|gold=80
|attack=75
|attack=75
|defense=76
|defence=76
|agility=80
|agility=80
|experience=192
|spells=None
|gold=80
|skills=[[Paralysis Attack]]<br>[[Burning Breath]]
|droppedItem=[[Butterfly wing]] (common, 1/8)<br>[[Coagulant]] (rare, 1/64)
|items=[[Butterfly wing]]{{fraction|1|8}}<br>[[Coagulant]]{{fraction|1|64}}
|skills=[[Burning Breath]]
|locations=[[Slurry Coast]]<br>[[Dourbridge (region)|Dourbridge]]<br>{{Grotto}} (Cave, rank 1)
|family=Bug
|fire-resist=0%
|bestiaryNumber=063
|ice-resist=0%
|locations=[[Slurry Coast]]<br>[[Dourbridge]]<br>[[Grotto]]
|wind-resist=25%
|}}
|blast-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|dark-resist=-100%
|light-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=0%
|poison-resist=50%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=25%
|snooze-resist=50%
|dazzle-resist=50%
|sap-resist=50%
|blunt-resist=50%
|deceleratle-resist=50%
|spooky-aura-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=75%
|charm-resist=50%
}}
 
==={{DQ10}}===
Dread Admirals reappear in the game from 7.5 onwards, being encountered in [[Pluvi Isle]]. They retain their Burning Breath, but trade out their Paralysis Attack for [[Call Companions|calling in more of their kind]].
 
==Trivia==
* The dread admiral's English name is sinister spin on ''red admiral'', the common name for the [[wikipedia:Vanessa atalanta|Vanessa atalanta]] species of butterfly.
 
==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Mariposón|es-meaning=Spanish for "large butterfly".
|fr=Papilon|fr-meaning=From "papillon", the French word for butterfly.
|de=Furchtbare Falter|de-meaning=German for "terrible butterfly".
|it=Gigabatt|it-meaning=From the Ancient Greek ''{{tt|giga-|giant, gigantic}}'' and "batterfly".
}}


==Etymology==
Dread admiral is sinister spin on ''Red admiral'', the common name for the [[wikipedia:Vanessa atalanta|Vanessa atalanta]] species of butterfly.
==Similar species==
==Similar species==
*[[Batterfly]]
*[[Batterfly]]
*[[Betterfly]]
*[[Betterfly]]
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Dread Admiral Famicom.png|Famicom art
Dread admiral DQ III HD sprite sheet.png|HD sprites
DQVII Dread admiral.png|Appearance in ''VII'''s [['The Big Book of Beasts']] in the remake
DQotS Dread admiral.jpg|''Stars'' model
</gallery>


[[Category:Butterflies and moths]]
[[Category:Butterflies and moths]]
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[[Category:Dragon Quest III enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII 3DS enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII 3DS enemies]]
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[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars enemies]]
[[fr:Papilon]]