Equinox

Dragon Quest monster Equinox

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese 黒竜丸 Romaji Kokuryū gan First appearance Dragon Quest IX

Equinox is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. It first appeared as a grotto boss in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies but was later regulated as an enemy.

Characteristics

The Equinox is based on the mythological Ki-rin (麒麟), a fabled horse with the head and scales of a dragon. These creatures have a much more sinister colour tone than their pallet swaps, having pure white eyes, black body scales with teal scales covering the flank and shoulders, and hooves that are surrounded by a ghostly blue aura.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

#283 - Equinox
HP MP Experience Gold 1800 255 10,000 825 Attack Defense Speed 180 180 117
Dropped Item	Dragontail Whip, Vesta Gauntlets, Dragon Scale (Steal)
Locations	Grotto
Skills	Weakening Wave, Wave of Panic, Eerie Light, Dark Breath, Lightning Storm
Spells	None
Bestiary #	283
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	Nintendo DS
Japanese Name	黒竜丸
Romanized Jap.	Kokuryū gan
Description	Ceaseless steed of death, who tirelessly travels the skies, taking the lives of all in his path. Also known as the Black Star.

Additional Attributes
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark
100	100	100	100	200	50
Blast	Dazzle	Sleep	Death	Drain MP	Confusion
100	0	0	0	100	0
Fizzle	Inaction	Paralyze	Poison	Charm	Magic Res
0	0	0	0	0	50
Blunt	Sap	Decelerate
0	0	0

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Equinox (黒竜丸 Kokuryū gan)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	327	55	260
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
260	235	1,803	304

Bestiary no.	564
Family	Beast
In-game description	When monsters once tried to take over the world, these steely stallions were always first into the fray, leading the charge every chance they got.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Lightning Storm Dark Breath
Location(s)	Hotto Steppe, third act
Item(s) dropped	Horse manure1⁄16 Springheal Boots1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
?	50%	-125%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-125%	50%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	100%	50%	100%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

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Equinox (黒竜丸 Kokuryū gan)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,300	400
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
640	530	570	350

Bestiary No.	#273
Rank	A
In-game description	This dark horse is also known as the Back Star. Though once it galloped across the heavens in Zenithia, it succumbed to darkness, becoming a denizen of Nadiria
Talents	Dark Horse (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Sizzmeister (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Debilitator (lv. 20) Major Downer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Stunner (lv. 1) Rando-Ping (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 *
50%	0%	50%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
25%	-25%	0%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
50%	0%	50%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
0%	-25%	50%	0%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
50%		0%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%

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Etymology

The name originates from an astronomic term "Equinox", referring to the moment when the sun reaches one of two intersections between the ecliptic and the celestial equator as well as "Equine" which means horse.

Similar steeds

• Godsteed
• Tantamount

Gallery

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  XI polygon model.