Sootbonce

Dragon Quest monster Sootbonce
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ガルバ Romaji Garuba First appearance Dragon Quest V Old localization Gloom slugger (Dragon Quest V DS)

The Sootbonce, also known as the Gloom slugger, is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest V. It is an unusual, alien-like monster that forms a duo with the Smogbonnet.

Characteristics

Sootbonces are squat bipedal demons whose most notable feature is the pair of stalk-like protrusions growing from their shoulders that have an extra eye each. They have round, darker grey heads that give the monster their name, a tiny pair of blue eyes, and a fang-filled mouth that they use in vicious biting attacks. The sootbonce almost always appears alongside the smogbonnet, which has a similar coloration to them. They have the ability to call for backup from more of their kind or nearby smogbonnets to assist them in battle.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Gloom slugger (ガルバ Garuba)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	160	15	179	139
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
103	570	57	N/A

Bestiary No.	#176
Spell(s)	Dazzle
Skill(s)	Bites character (125% damage)
Location(s)	Mt. Zugzwang
Item dropped	Cobra Claw1⁄32

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
0%	100%	100%	100%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
67%	0%	67%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
20%	20%	67%	67%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
67%	20%	20%	20%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Sootbonce (ガルバ Garuba)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	269	15	186
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
163	150	882	194

Bestiary no.	#353
Family	Demon
In-game description	Bizarre beings from another dimension with four freakish eyes. They hunt by calling on companions in order to overwhelm their prey.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Becomes Pepped up Calls for backup (Sootbonce or Smogbonnet) Just Claws (Pep power, with Smogbonnet)
Location(s)	The Battleground (second act)
Item(s) dropped	Toad oil1⁄16 Crimson claws1⁄256

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

Malicious sootbonce (ガルバ・邪 Garuba・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	405	30	304
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
266	210	1,229	307

Bestiary no.	#500
Family	Demon
In-game description	Sootbonces who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Becomes Pepped up Calls for backup (Malicious sootbonce or Malicious smogbonnet) Just Claws (Pep power, with Malicious smogbonnet)
Location(s)	The Snærfelt (third act, during clear weather)
Item(s) dropped	Toad oil1⁄16 Crimson claws1⁄256

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

Gallery

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  A sootbonce in X

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  XI polygon model

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  A malicious sootbonce

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  DQ Trading Card

Related monsters

Similar species

• Goobonce
• Snotbonce
• Boodiful snotbonce

Close cousins

• Bloodbonnet
• Smogbonnet
• Bilebonnet
• Boodiful smogbonnet