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{{Monster Infobox | {{Monster Infobox | ||
|title=Elepus | |title=Elepus | ||
|image=[[File:ElepusArt.png| | |image=[[File:ElepusArt.png|300px]] | ||
|caption= Art by [[Akira Toriyama]] | |caption= Art by [[Akira Toriyama]] | ||
|kanji=エレフローパー | |kanji=エレフローパー | ||
|romanji={{tt|Erefurōpā|Elephroper}} | |romanji={{tt|Erefurōpā|Elephroper}} | ||
|old=Elefrover<br>Squidgore | |old=Elefrover<br>Squidgore | ||
|firstappear={{ | |firstappear={{Dragon Quest IV}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Elepus''' is a recurring {{MFamilies}} in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest IV}}. | The '''Elepus''' is a recurring {{MFamilies}} in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest IV}}. As its name implies, it is an octopus crossed with an elephant. | ||
As its name implies, it is an octopus crossed with an elephant. | |||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
Elepi are beige-colored [[Aquatic family|octopi]] crossed with elephants, possessing large yellow eyes, a long trunk, and a pair of tusks on its face. They have 8 tentacles, 4 fleshy spikes on their heads, and their trunk and undersides are orange. In the {{3DS}} version of | Elepi are beige-colored [[Aquatic family|octopi]] crossed with elephants, possessing large yellow eyes, a long trunk, and a pair of tusks on its face. They have 8 tentacles, 4 fleshy spikes on their heads, and their trunk and undersides are orange. In the {{3DS}} version of ''VII'', the elepus has purple glowing eyes instead of its normal yellow. It attacks using both its long tentacles and exhaling fiery breath and is also known as something of a dancer, as well. | ||
In the | In the Jump Comics Selection Guide Book for the {{Famicom}} version of {{IV}}, there is an illustration of an Elepus performing a dance while holding a fan in one of its many tentacles. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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|spells=None | |spells=None | ||
|skills=None | |skills=None | ||
|item=[[Dancer's costume]]({{fraction|1|}}) | |item=[[Dancer's costume]]({{fraction|1|64}}) | ||
|locations=[[The Cistern Chapel]] ({{DQ4 Chapters 3, 5 & 6}}) | |locations=[[The Cistern Chapel]] ({{DQ4 Chapters 3, 5 & 6}}) | ||
|evasion={{fraction|1|32}} | |evasion={{fraction|1|32}} | ||
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|spells=[[Frizzle]] | |spells=[[Frizzle]] | ||
|skills=[[Weird Dance]]<br>[[Hustle Dance]]<br>[[Flame Breath]] | |skills=[[Weird Dance]]<br>[[Hustle Dance]]<br>[[Flame Breath]] | ||
|locations=Ocean near [[Estard]] Island and [[L'Arca]] | |locations=[[Ocean (Dragon Quest VII)|Ocean]] near [[Estard]] Island and [[L'Arca]] (After the [[Orgodemir|Demon King]]'s resurrection) | ||
|items=[[Seed of magic]] ({{fraction|1|256}}) | |items=[[Seed of magic]] ({{fraction|1|256}}) | ||
|evasion={{fraction|1|64}} | |evasion={{fraction|1|64}} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
Elepus's original Japanese name, Elephroper, is a combination of elephant and [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Roper roper], a monster from the tabletop roleplaying game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Ropers are magical beasts resembling stalagmites that are covered in long tentacles which conceal a mouth. | * Elepus's original Japanese name, Elephroper, is a combination of elephant and [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Roper roper], a monster from the tabletop roleplaying game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Ropers are magical beasts resembling stalagmites that are covered in long tentacles which conceal a mouth. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<center><gallery> | <center><gallery> | ||
DQVII Elepus.png|Appearance in ''VII'''s [['The Big Book of Beasts']] in the remake | |||
DQotS Elepus.jpg|{{Stars}} model. | DQotS Elepus.jpg|{{Stars}} model. | ||
DQTCG Elephroper.jpg|''DQ'' Trading Card | |||
</gallery></center> | </gallery></center> | ||
==Similar species== | |||
*[[Devilfish]] | |||
*[[Octophant]] | |||
[[Category:Aquatics]] | [[Category:Aquatics]] | ||
Revision as of 03:59, 13 May 2024
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Elepus | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | エレフローパー |
| Romaji | Erefurōpā |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest IV |
| Old localization | Elefrover Squidgore |
The Elepus is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV. As its name implies, it is an octopus crossed with an elephant.
Characteristics
Elepi are beige-colored octopi crossed with elephants, possessing large yellow eyes, a long trunk, and a pair of tusks on its face. They have 8 tentacles, 4 fleshy spikes on their heads, and their trunk and undersides are orange. In the 3DS version of VII, the elepus has purple glowing eyes instead of its normal yellow. It attacks using both its long tentacles and exhaling fiery breath and is also known as something of a dancer, as well.
In the Jump Comics Selection Guide Book for the Famicom version of IV, there is an illustration of an Elepus performing a dance while holding a fan in one of its many tentacles.
Appearances
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Elepus (エレフローパー Erefurōpā)
Trivia
- Elepus's original Japanese name, Elephroper, is a combination of elephant and roper, a monster from the tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons. Ropers are magical beasts resembling stalagmites that are covered in long tentacles which conceal a mouth.
Gallery
Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake
Stars model.
DQ Trading Card
