Flamethrower

Dragon Quest monster
Flamethrower
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ほのおのせんし; ほのおの戦士 (XI onwards); 炎の戦士 (Joker 2 Pro)
Romaji	Honō no senshi
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV
Old localization	Flamer

The Flamethrower is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV. It is a floating elemental spirit with pyrokinetic abilities.

Characteristics

Flamethrowers have the appearance of goblin-like humanoid creatures with blue skin, long pointy ears, and a wild mane of hair composed of flames. They are constantly seen floating in midair and juggle the fireballs they can create with impish delight. Their eyes are yellow with small black pupils and they have an iron ring around their heads, giving them the appearance of a flaming brazier. The flamethrowers wear a white breastplate with a skirt attached over a pair of black trunks, a white pair of boots, and gold bracelets on their wrists. Like many other humanoid monsters, the flamethrower is depicted as having five fingers on their hands in modern depictions instead of four. Depending on the game, the flamethrower has been part of the Elemental or Material family.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Flamethrower (ほのおのせんし Honō no senshi)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	75	8	65
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
60	36	110	52

Bestiary No.	#070
Spell(s)	Sizz
Skill(s)	Fireball (6~10 damage to all)
Location(s)	Laissez Fayre region (Chapters 5 & 6) Canalot region Pharos Beacon Gupta Gupha (Chapters 5 & 6)
Item Dropped	Holy lance(¹⁄₁₂₈)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
⁰⁄₆₄	100%	100%	0%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
25%	0%	75%	25%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
25%	0%	0%	75%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Flamethrower (ほのおのせんし Honō no senshi)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	73	0	83	60
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
58	130	50	¹⁄₆₄

Bestiary No.	#092
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Fire Breath Flame Breath
Location(s)	Mount Magmageddon Helmunaptra area
Item dropped	Seed of wisdom¹⁄₆₄

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

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest X

Flamethrowers began appearing in the game starting with Version 3.1 in the Red-Hot Wilderness.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Flamethrower (ほのおの戦士 Honō no senshi)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	112	14	103
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
111	108	305	57

Bestiary no.	#208
Family	Elemental
In-game description	Insatiable pyromaniacs born from the belly of the volcano who will set fire to anyone or anything given half the chance.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Throws a burning ball Flame Breath Muster Strength
Location(s)	Heliodor Region (second act) Heliodorian Foothills (second act) Imperial Pantry of Parthenia (3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Fire wood¹⁄₁₆ Royal ruby¹⁄₆₄

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	50%	-125%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	25%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
75%	50%	25%	50%
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 *
50%	0%	0%

Vicious flamethrower (ほのおの戦士・強 Honō no senshi・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	437	28	309
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
334	228	2,835	362

Bestiary no.	#646
Family	Elemental
In-game description	Flamethrowers driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Throws a burning ball Inferno Scorch
Location(s)	The Luminary's Trial - Citadel of Spite (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Red wood¹⁄₁₆ Royal ruby¹⁄₆₄

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	50%	-125%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	25%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
75%	50%	25%	50%
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 *
50%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

Flamethrower appears as a B-rank monster of the Nature family. It can be used to form Dhuran if synthesized with a Blizzybody.