Zepling
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Zepling | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | バブリン |
| Romaji | Bablin |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest VII |
| Old localization | Babbleoon |
The Zepling is a monster introduced in Dragon Quest VII. It is a living balloon, and as such is vulnerable to Flying Knee.
Characteristics
Zeplings are creepy, zany monsters with bouncy bulbous yellow bodies, marked with miserable jagged red lips surrounding a mouth that they use to munch on foes, and a tiny pair of odd eyes that they stare down adventures with. Although sometimes they spending an entire turn uselessly staring at enemies. They bear a bullseye-like symbol on their bouncing bellies, a long trailing tail, puzzling pointy ears, and small arms that they wave in a weird way, almost like they're trying to stay afloat. Their air-headed floatiness allows them to fling the windy Woosh spells at foes, hitting all foes in a single swish.
In the original Sony PlayStation version, zeplings had an unusual attack animation where they expelled multiple, smaller zeplings from its mouth.
Appearances
Dragon Quest VII
| Zepling (バブリン Bablin) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack | Defense |
 |
61 | 15 | 52 | 30 |
| Agility | Experience | Gold | Tame Rate | |
| 28 | 23 (PS1) 35 (3DS) |
10 (PS1) 15 (3DS) |
1⁄32 | |
| Bestiary No. | 038 |
| Spell(s) | Woosh |
| Skill(s) | Waste turn |
| Location(s) | Dungeon of Descent Al-Balad |
| Item(s) Dropped | Plain clothes1⁄64 |
| Evasion | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * |
| 1⁄64 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Bang Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance * | Whack Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 15% | 100% |
| Poof Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Burning Breath Resistance | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 80% | 0% | 10% | 50% |
| Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance * | Ban Dance Resistance |
| 0% | 0% | 15% | 100% |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| 3DS version changes |
| None |
