Stark raven

Dragon Quest monster Stark raven

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese おおがらす Romaji Ōgarasu First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Black Raven
Raven

The Stark raven is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest III. It is a large raven that carries around a skull as a makeshift weapon.

Characteristics

Stark ravens are dark blue corvids perched ominously on top of skulls, likely belonging to some unlucky adventurer. They attack by grasping the skulls in their feet and dropping it on enemies. These birds are encountered early in the hero's adventure and do not pose much of a threat, except in Dragon Quest X, since they are first encountered in the Demon Realm.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Stark raven (おおがらす Ōgarasu)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		1	9	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
10	6	6	6	3

Bestiary No.	#002
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Aliahan Region Promontory Passage Dreamer's Tower
Item Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	0%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
70%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest X

Stark ravens make their first reappearance in the main series before XI retroactively and are strengthened a bit, being encountered at the start of Version 5. They can perform a War Cry and attack with Skeletoss or spewing forth blazing fire.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

After their long absence from the main series, stark ravens appear once again as enemies in the beginning of the adventure.

Stark raven (おおがらす Ōgarasu)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	12	2	14
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
12	5	3	4

Bestiary no.	#004
Family	Bird & floating
In-game description	Big, blue birds who sit atop skulls which they swap with their soulmates to demonstrate their undying love.
Spell(s)	Accelerate
Skill(s)	Flee
Location(s)	Heliodor Region (first act) Cobblestone Tor (second act)
Item(s) dropped	Flurry feather1⁄64 Beast bone1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-110%	-110%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
75%	-110%	-110%	-110%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Malicious

Malicious stark raven (おおがらす・邪 Ōgarasu・Ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	368	8	173
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
250	141	1,032	296

Bestiary no.	#401
Family	Bird & floating
In-game description	Stark ravens who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Acceleratle
Skill(s)	Flee
Location(s)	Heliodor Region (third act) Heliodor Sewers (third act) Insula Algarum (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Flurry feather 1⁄64 Beast bone 1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-110%	-110%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-110%	-110%	-110%	-110%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
25%	0%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Stark raven
Family	Undead
Rank	B
Description	Mad birds that are adept at wily maneuvering in combat.
Weapons	Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger
Resistances	Whackproof
Skill	Bird Brain
Location	-
Breeding chart	Skeleton x Silvapithecus

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Stark raven
Family	Nature
Rank	B
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger, Heckling Hector
Resistances	Vulnerable to Bang, Immune to Whack
Skill	Bird Brain
Location	-
Breeding chart	Gorerilla x Ethereal serpent Paws x Dark slime knight

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Dragon Quest Tact

Stark raven appears as a F-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the limited Dragon Quest III event. It can be recruited from Chapter 1, Episode 1: A New World and Chapter 1, Episode 2: Patty's Pub of the event quests at any difficulty and it can participate in both Armful and Dora-in-Grey's Battle Roads as a party member. Stark raven can also be recruited from the story Chapter 16, Episode 1: The Platinum Cup Wrapup.

Stark raven (おおがらす Ōgarasu)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
90		427	101	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
238	111	156	90	5

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Body Slam		Skeletoss*		Talent Blossoming: Crow's Breath

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
ATK +5 / Stats Up	Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Skeletoss Potency +5% / Stats Up Crow's Breath Potency +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Skeletoss Potency +5% / Stats Up Crow's Breath Potency +5%

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Skeletoss Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

ATK +5: Raises ATK by 5.

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

Etymology

Stark raven's name comes from the phrase "stark raving mad", which means completely and wildly insane. It's older locailized name of "Black Raven" also references Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven".

Related monsters

• Fuginmunin
• Raven lunatic
• Rantingen raven

Gallery

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  Famicom art.

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  A battle with two slimes and a stark raven in the 2D-HD Remake.

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  A stark raven in X.

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  A stark raven in Dragon Quest XI.

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  XI polygon model

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  A malicious stark raven

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  Joker 1 model

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  Joker 2 model

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  TW3D model

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  Stars model

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  Rivals card