Dark gryphon

Dragon Quest monster
Dark gryphon
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ダークジャミラ
Romaji	Dakujamira
First appearance	Dragon Quest VIII
Old localization	None

Dark Gryphons are bipedal Birds with feathers as black a blots of ink. These monsters have a habit of only appearing when a world is being besieged by an an Archfiend during the final act of a game.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Dark gryphon


Bestiary No.		Family
214		Bird
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
305	59	349	16
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
273	186	119	0/64

In-Game Description	Firebird born phoenix-like from raging infernos. Capable of exhaling an incinerating breath. Totally resistant to any fire-bird attack.
Spell(s)	Fizzle
Skill(s)	Scorch
Location(s)	World of Darkness
Item(s) Dropped	Bunny tail¹⁄₃₂ Saint's ashes¹⁄₁₂₈

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	100%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	25%	50%	50%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	15%	100%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	100%
Sap Resistance *
15%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Dark gryphon (ダークジャミラ)

Sprite
Bestiary no.: #446
Family: Bird
Experience: 1,532
Gold: 340
HP: 610
MP: 48
Attack: 304
Defence: 420
Agility: 172
Evasion: N/A

In-game description: Bird beasts who bear a striking resemblance to the legendary Jamirus. Their deadly dark breath is perhaps their most fearsome feature.
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Air Pollution
Becomes pepped up
Dark Breath
Malevolent Miasma
Hexhalation
Location(s): Zwaardsrust region at night, third act
Dundrasil region at night, third act
The Other Side, third act
Castle Trodain, 3DS and Definitive Edition only
Item(s) Dropped: Saint's ashes¹⁄₆₄
Monster slashers¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *: 50%
Ice resistance *: 50%
Wind resistance *: 50%
Earth resistance *: 50%
Light resistance *: -125%
Dark resistance *: 75%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 25%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 50%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 50%
Paralysis resistance *: 50%
Poison resistance *: 0%
Snooze resistance *: 25%
Blunt resistance: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise resistance: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 99%
Charm resistance *: 100%
Beguile resistance *: 50%
Double Down resistance *: 0%
Elemental resistance *: 0%

Etymology

The Japanese name for the monster references Jamiras, one of the four Dread Fiends to the Archfiend Mortamor. Whether there is a direct relation between the dark gryphon species and Jamiras is up to the player's imagination.

The name change for the overseas versions of VIII was likely made due to there being no international release for VI at the time, and thus the vast majority of players would not understand the reference to the series' most infamous griffin.

Similar species

Gallery

XI model