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|caption= Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|caption= Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji= 吹雪の魔女
|kanji= 吹雪の魔女
|old=''None''
|romanji=Fubuki no majo
|romanji=Fubuki no majo
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''
|firstappear={{DQ8}}
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The '''Ice queen''' is a monster that was introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''.
The '''Ice queen''' is a {{MFamilies}} that was introduced in {{Dragon Quest VIII}}.


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
Unlike her contemporary temptresses, the ice queen is less concerned about flaunting her stuff and more in freezing hapless adventurers into perfectly preserved trophies. Unbecoming of a supposed witch, she has no magical aptitude whatsoever but can bolster her [[Cool Breath|frigid breath]] with the use of [[tension]].
Unlike her contemporary temptresses, the ice queen is less concerned about flaunting her stuff and more in freezing hapless adventurers into perfectly preserved trophies. Unbecoming of a supposed witch, she has no magical aptitude whatsoever but can bolster her [[Cool Breath|frigid breath]] with the use of [[Tension]].
 
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===
==={{DQ8}}===
{{DQ8Enemy
{{DQ8Enemy
|name=Ice queen
|name=Ice queen
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|agility=88
|agility=88
|bestiaryNumber=165
|bestiaryNumber=165
|description=A tension queen found in snowy mountain regions. Few can survive her Cool Breath when she's fully psyched up!
|description=A [[tension]] queen found in [[Blizzard Peaks|snowy mountain]] regions. Few can survive her [[Cool Breath]] when she's fully psyched up!
|family=[[Demon family|Demon]]
|family={{Demon}}
|spells=None
|spells=None
|skills=[[Cool Breath]]<br>Laughs<br>[[Psyche Up]]
|skills=[[Cool Breath]]<br>Laughs<br>[[Psyche Up]]
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|remake-changes=
|remake-changes=
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The ice queen's feminine appearance, ability to exhale freezing blizzards, and the location she haunts being a snowy wasteland is possibly an allusion to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki-onna Yuki-onna], a yōkai heavily associated with winter and snowstorms that takes the guise of a beautiful young woman.
*The Ice queen's feminine appearance, ability to exhale freezing blizzards, and the location she haunts being a snowy wasteland is possibly an allusion to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki-onna Yuki-onna], a yōkai heavily associated with winter and snowstorms that takes the guise of a beautiful young woman.


==Related Monsters==
==Related {{Monster}}s==
*[[Witch (Dragon Quest VIII)|Witch]]
*[[Witch (Dragon Quest VIII)|Witch]]
*[[Siren]]
*[[Siren]]


[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]
[[Category: Japanese mythology]]

Latest revision as of 22:53, 17 July 2024

The Ice queen is a monster that was introduced in Dragon Quest VIII.

CharacteristicsEdit

Unlike her contemporary temptresses, the ice queen is less concerned about flaunting her stuff and more in freezing hapless adventurers into perfectly preserved trophies. Unbecoming of a supposed witch, she has no magical aptitude whatsoever but can bolster her frigid breath with the use of Tension.

AppearancesEdit

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit

Ice queen (吹雪の魔女 Fubuki no majo) 
Original (PS2)
Sprite HP MP Attack
  221 0 125
Defense Agility Experience Gold
124 88 186 56
Bestiary no. 165
Family Demon
In-game description A tension queen found in snowy mountain regions. Few can survive her Cool Breath when she's fully psyched up!
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Cool Breath
Laughs
Psyche Up
Location(s) Blizzard Peaks
Item(s) dropped Fishnet stockings164
Staff of divine wrath1256
Evasion Attack Resistance Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance *
064 0% 0% 0%
Fire Breath
Resistance
*
Bang Resistance * Crack Resistance * Ice breath
Resistance
*
0% 0% 100% 100%
Woosh Resistance * Strike/Rock Resistance * Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance
25% 0% 0% 100%
Whack Resistance * Ban Dance Resistance Dazzle Resistance Fizzle Resistance
100% 100% 100% 100%
Fuddle Resistance * Paralysis Resistance * Poison Resistance * Snooze resistance *
100% 50% 15% 100%
Stun Resistance * Sap Resistance * Army Resistance *
100% 15% 0%
Remake (3DS, Mobile)
Notable Changes
None



TriviaEdit

  • The Ice queen's feminine appearance, ability to exhale freezing blizzards, and the location she haunts being a snowy wasteland is possibly an allusion to the Yuki-onna, a yōkai heavily associated with winter and snowstorms that takes the guise of a beautiful young woman.

Related MonstersEdit