Pandora's box

Dragon Quest monster Pandora's box
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese パンドラボックス Romaji Pandora bokkusu First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localization DorasBox

The dreaded Pandora's box is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Introduced in Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, they are monstrous treasure chests of an imposing black color rimmed on the edges with gold and teal tongues hanging out.

Characteristics

Pandora's box is essentially the most powerful form of the treasure chest monsters. It can use sudden-death moves that target the whole party, move more than once per round, and steal MP from its opponent when its own MP, which is rather low, gets too depleted for it to cast its spells. The monster often has the ability to deliver desperate attacks with its bites.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

DorasBox (パンドラボックス Pandora bokkusu)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		72	750	200
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
230	180	150	6,000	400

Bestiary No.	#159
Spell(s)	Drain magic Thwack
Skill(s)	Occasionally acts twice per turn. Burning Breath
Location(s)	Ice Cave 3F & 4F
Item Dropped	Tough guy tattoo1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
1/64	70%	25%	25%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
25%	100%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	70%	100%	0%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
25%	25%	70%

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

While absent from the original, Pandora's box makes appearances in the remakes as a monster encountered in the bonus dungeon. Given its strength and the absence of items that hamper sudden-death, it is one of the most dangerous enemies in the game, especially when encountered as a group.

Pandora's box (パンドラボックス Pandora bokkusu)

Remake Exclusive (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
	900	10	240	200	131	1,250	280

Bestiary No.	#172
Spell(s)	Drain magic Whack
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Fungeon
Item Dropped	Pink leotard(1⁄128)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
1⁄16	0%	25%	0%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
75%	25%	75%	25%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
100%	100%	100%	75%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
100%	75%	75%	100%

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Pandora's box (パンドラボックス Pandora bokkusu)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	900	10	240	200
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
131	630	280	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	#243
Spell(s)	Drain Magic Thwack
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Desperate attack Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Cathedral of Blight x1 Cave to Yet Another World
Item(s) Dropped	Shimmering dress1⁄128

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄16	0%	25%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	60%	0%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	15%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	50%	25%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	50%	0%

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Pandora's box (パンドラボックス Pandora bokkusu)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	405	255	369
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
210	130	560	184

Bestiary no.	#226
Family	Material
In-game description	Like a demented jack-in-the-box, this well-camouflaged monster lives to surprise unwary travellers. Often carries precious materials that can be used in the alchemy pot.
Spell(s)	Drain Magic Thwhack
Skill(s)	Attacks twice per turn Brutal hit Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Dragovian Path
Item(s) dropped	Recovery ring1⁄32 Orichalcum1⁄128

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
1⁄16	0%	50%	50%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
50%	25%	50%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	100%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	100%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

##234 - Pandora's box
HP MP Experience Gold 868 9 5,990 600 Attack Defense Speed 623 623 407
Dropped Item	Mini medal1⁄8 Gold bar1⁄128
Locations	Grotto (5% chance in Rank 8 blue treasure chests, 10% chance in Rank 9 chests, and 15% chance in Rank 10 chests)
Skills	Desperate attack
Spells	Drain Magic Whack
Family	Material family
Bestiary #	#234
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Japanese Name	パンドラボックス
Romanized Jap.	Pandora bokkusu
Description	Countless careless kids have fallen foul of these cruel casks, which are inured against ice and wind attacks. They love to spend their days off lolling around on the ground with their lids open, lapping up the sun and airing their insides.

Like the other chest monsters, Pandora's boxes can be encountered randomly by opening blue treasure chests in high-level grottoes.

Dragon Quest X

Much like in the previous game, Pandora's boxes disguise themselves as blue treasure chests in high-level areas. As always, it has the ability to land desperate attacks on characters and this time around, has the ability to cast the dreaded Kathwack.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Unlike the other chest monsters, there is no limit to how many times a Pandora's box can be fought as they can be summoned repeatedly by Overweening Pride. However, they are only guaranteed to drop seeds of skill from the scripted encounters.

Pandora's box (パンドラボックス Pandora bokkusu)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	1,800	30	212
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
253	228	3,200	640

Bestiary no.	#358
Family	Material
In-game description	Legendary boxes said to be the source of all the world's woes. They store up the despair of their victims inside themselves.
Spell(s)	Kathwack Drain Magic Snub
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Desperate attack
Location(s)	The Battleground - Level B4 x1 (second act, 3D versions only) Fortress of Fear (second act, 2D mode only) Summoned by Overweening Pride
Item(s) dropped	Seed of skill(100%*)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	50%	50%	50%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	50%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
100%	50%	99%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
25%	25%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
75%	99%	50%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	25%	25%

Malicious Pandora's box (パンドラボックス・邪 Pandora bokkusu・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	2,400	36	274
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
283	269	4,900	770

Bestiary no.	#571
Family	Material
In-game description	Pandora's box's who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Kathwack Drain Magic Snub
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Desperate attack
Location(s)	The Cryptic Crypt - Cell Block x1 (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Seed of skill(100%)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	50%	50%	50%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	50%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
100%	50%	99%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
25%	25%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
75%	99%	50%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	25%	25%

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Pandora's box (パンドラボックス Pandora bokkusu)

Model	Experience	Gold
	1,068	113g

List No.	#062
Field Notes	Crafty chests who consign booty looters to hell with a combination of speedy strikes and killer curses. Darkness and despair lie in store for any who dare to peek beneath their lid.
Location(s)	Arba Town (Captain), Protector's Pathway (Saviours of the Shrine), Sentinel's Square (Defenders of the Desert), The Fault (Hero)
Item(s) Dropped	Sainted soma, Slipweed, Classic endure ring recipe, Luxury endure ring recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Pandora’s box (パンドラボックス Pandora bokkusu)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	10,214	1500g	No

List No.	#128
Field Notes	Crafty chests who consign booty looters to hell with a combination of speedy strikes and killer curses. Darkness and despair lie in store for any who dare to peek beneath their lid.
Location(s)	Battle of the Pinnacle: Center
Item(s) Dropped	Molten globules

Dragon Quest Tact

Pandora's box appears as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the Dragon Quest VII event, appearing on both Maribel Mayde and Ruff's banners. It could eventually be scouted from any limited banner, as well. The Pandora's box can participate in Kiefer's Battle Road as a party member.

Pandora's Box (パンドラボックス Pandora bokkusu)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		1,163	251	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
406	313	362	172	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Sweet Breath		Paralysing Blow*		Trap Mettle*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Cataclysm Cometh / Stats Up	Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Trap Mettle Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Trap Mettle Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Lowers enemy ATK by 5% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +20	ATK +10	Trap Mettle Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Cataclysm Cometh: Greatly raises ATK and Move for 1 turn when user puts enemy to sleep.

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

Etymology

Pandora's box originates from Greek mythology as a container said to hold all the evils that were loosed upon mankind with the exception of hope. Unfortunately, unlike the myth, there is little hope to be had against this monster.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Caja de Pandora	Spanish for "Pandora's box".
Français	Boîte de Pandore	French for "Pandora's box".
Deutsch	Pandorabüchse	German for "Pandora's box".

Gallery

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  1st Pandora's box chest in the Fungeon from IV. (Cell phone)

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  2nd Pandora's box chest in the Fungeon from IV. (Cell phone)

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  3rd Pandora's box chest in the Fungeon from IV. (Cell phone)

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  4th Pandora's box chest in the Fungeon from IV. (Cell phone)

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  A Pandora's box in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A malicious Pandora's box.

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.

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Related monsters

Similar species

• Cannibox
• Colossal cannibox
• Mimic
• Mega mimic
• Pandora's big bad box
• Box of Tricks
• Coffer of death
• Golden box

Close cousins

• Mimic king
• Trap box
• Trap Box in Memoriam
• Chest mimic
• Urnexpected