Belisha beakon
| Dragon Quest monster | |
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| Belisha beakon | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | アカイライ |
| Romaji | Akairai |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest III |
| Old localization | BlueBeak |
Belisha beakons are an enemy first encountered in Dragon Quest III. They are blue Beakons that have picked up wind magic to attack multiple prey at once.
Appearances
Dragon Quest III
Dragon Quest IX
| #193 - Belisha beakon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dropped Item | Crimson coral (common, 1/32) Red tights (rare, 1/64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locations | Realm of the Mighty Ondor Cliffs (high ground) Grotto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skills | Attacks twice per turn Call for backup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spells | Swoosh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family | Bird family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bestiary # | 193 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Game | Dragon Quest IX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Console | DS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Their whirlwind speed allows them to attack twice per turn, wards off wind spells and makes them masters of Swoosh. Big fans of clean air and a fresh breeze, they are keen climbers, but don't care for Upover on account of its close climate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Quest X
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Etymology
An embellishment of the basic "beakon" pun, referring to Belisha beacons - the illuminated orange globes at the top of the black-and-white striped poles marking zebra crossings in the United Kingdom.
The Japanese name of the monster, "Akairai", is a reference to the Achaierai monster from the Dungeons & Dragons franchise.
Related Monsters
Origins
All three Beakon types are exaggerated parodies of the Phorusrhacidae family of flightless birds. More commonly know as terror birds, these walking hatchets possessed enormous beaks and existed as apex predators in the plains of South America roughly 2 million years ago in the Cenozoic era.