Fandangow

Dragon Quest monster Fandangow

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ダンスニードル Romaji Dansu nīdoru First appearance Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Old localization Needlon

The Fandangow is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest V.

It is an orange variant of the Cactiball reminiscent of sunset in the American southwest. Oddly enough, when it appeared in VII, it was colored blue rather than orange. This was not a mistake on the artist's part as the cerulean coloration was kept for that game's remake.

Characteristics

This burly man-shaped spiked cactus loves to bulk up for added strength with the double up skill, ditching defense to scratch out extra damage in order to try and swing battles in its favour. Their eyes constantly glare at awe struck adventurers, distracting them just enough to be able to roll right in and attack, spikes facing forward. Fandangows constantly dance to their own boisterous cactus beat, but it's so compelling that opponents often can't help but join in, spending turns just swinging away alongside the spiky seducer.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Fandangow (ダンスニードル Dansunīdoru)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	33	0	35	30
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
16	19	13	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	#032
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Weird Dance
Location(s)	Coburg area
Item dropped	Hardwood headwear1⁄16

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
1⁄16	0%	20%	20%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
20%	0%	0%	20%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	100%	20%	0%
Poof resistance	Dazzle resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Fuddle resistance
20%	0%	100%	0%
Poison resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun resistance *	Sap resistance *
0%	20%	0%	0%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Fandangow (ダンスニードル Dansunīdoru)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	67	0	55	49
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
75	30 (PS1) 45 (3DS)	18 (PS1) 27 (3DS)	1⁄64

Bestiary No.	#053
Spell(s)
Skill(s)	Sultry Dance Double Up
Location(s)	El Ciclo Inside the Time Frame Wetlock
Item(s) Dropped	Poison needle1⁄256

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	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%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	90%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	0%	100%	0%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Fandangow (ダンスニードル Dansunīdoru)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	92	84	74
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
82	53	108	39

Bestiary no.	#093
Family	Nature
In-game description	These music-mad monsters go wild-whenever they hear a rousing refrain, and won't stop dancing until every single spine has been shaken loose.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Curls up into a spiky ball and begins to spin. (Damages 1-3 party members.) Underpants Dance Flee
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (first act) Rainbow Mines (3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Faerie fluff1⁄16 Poison needle1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-110%	25%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	25%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Vicious fandangow (ダンスニードル・強 Dansunīdoru・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	205	171	151
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
160	96	726	138

Bestiary no.	#283
Family	Nature
In-game description	Fandangows driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Curls up into a spiky ball and begins to spin. (Damages 1-3 party members.) Sultry Dance Underpants Dance
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (second act) Zwaardsrust Region (second act) The Disciple's Trial - The Eerie Valley (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Faerie fluff1⁄16 Poison needle1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-110%	25%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	50%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	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%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Tact

Fandangow appears as a D-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the limited Dragon Quest V event. It will join the party in Chapter 4, Episode 2: The Order of Zugzwang of the event quest and can be fully awakened by collecting Fandangow Crystals from every 5th basement of the Talon Tower starting from B1 until B21. It can also be recruited from Part Two of the story in Chapter 1, Episode 2: What Happened?, as well as Chapter 2, Episode 1: The Rainbough during the limited Dragon Quest XI event at any difficulty. The fandangow can participate in Slon the Rook, Jade, and Baalzack's Battle Roads as a party member.

Fandangow (ダンスニードル Dansunīdoru)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
100		522	122	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
298	155	177	105	15

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Sleep Attack		Sap*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Max HP +15/Stats Up	Woosh Res +25/Stats Up	Sleep Attack Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25/Stats Up	Sleep Attack Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Sleep Attack Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

Max HP +15: Raises max HP by 15.

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

Etymology

The Fandangow's name is based on the fandango dance, a lively couple's dance that originated in Spain, which is fitting considering the monster's proclivity for dancing.

Related monsters

• Cactiball
• Golden globe

Gallery

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  V Trading Card.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Vicious fandangow.

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  Stars model

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  Rivals card.

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  Fandangow and other monsters encountered in Talon Tower in Tact.