Clockwork cuckoo

Dragon Quest monster Clockwork cuckoo
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ガチャコッコ Romaji Gachakokko First appearance Dragon Quest VIII

The Clockwork cuckoo is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, a mechanical bird monster that first appeared in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.

Characteristics

The monster is a mechanical starling roughly the size of a human head that behaves much as its living counterpart. It's metal casing is a pale egg-white with blue accents for the plumage and gold for the legs. They are the successful result of a mad scientist's experiment, and can remain air born even when launching their feathers as razor sharp projectiles.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ Gachakokko)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	32	0	43	111
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
44	84	47	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	DLC #091
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Wind Sickles
Location(s)	A Voice from On High
Item(s) Dropped	Assassin's Dagger1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	25%	25%	25%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	60%	60%	100%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
25%	0%	100%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *
100%	100%	50%	100%
Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance*	Poison Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
50%	80%	50%	50%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	0%	25%

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ Gachakokko)

Bestiary No.		Family
#048		Machine
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
56	31	32	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
43	111	56	1⁄64

In-Game Description	These mechanical birds are the result of a mad scientist's twisted experiment. When they detect a target, they become a deadly whirlwind of razor sharp blades.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Transforms into a blade and attacks (12~18 damage to entire party) Flee
Location(s)	Kingdom of Ascantha Pickham Region (day only)
Item(s) Dropped	Iron nails1⁄16 Dagger1⁄64

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

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Clockwork cuckoo
HP MP Experience Gold 27 0 72 41 Attack Defense Speed 46 80 40
Dropped Item	Chimaera wing1⁄32 Iron nails1⁄64
Locations	Eastern Coffinwell Western Coffinwell
Skills	Birdcutter (10~15 damage to entire party.)
Family	Machine
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Japanese Name	ガチャコッコ
Romanized Jap.	Gachakokko
Description	Mechanical birds that are neither moved by beauty nor motivated to revenge. Fry their circuits with lightning spells. They're proudest when pounding all their enemies at once with weapon-like wings by busting out Birdcutter.

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ Gachakokko)

Sprite

Bestiary no.

#104

Family

Machine & Floating

Experience

90

Gold

45

HP

56

MP

7

Attack

77

Defence

145

Agility

83

Evasion

N/a

In-game description

Murderous machines made by monsters. Their wings are as sharp as scalpels, making their ferocious flapping attacks extremely effective.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Birdcutter (22~26 damage to 2-4 party members.)
Flee

Location(s)

Caverns Under Octagonia (first act)

Item(s) Dropped

Chimaera wing¹⁄₃₂
Silver ore¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

50%

Ice resistance *

50%

Wind resistance *

50%

Earth resistance *

50%

Light resistance *

50%

Dark resistance *

50%

Zap resistance *

-125%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

100%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

-110%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

25%

Paralysis resistance *

-110%

Poison resistance *

25%

Snooze resistance *

0%

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 *

0%

Double Down resistance *

0%

Elemental resistance *

0%

Malicious clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ・邪 Gachakokko・ja)

Sprite

Bestiary no.

#505

Family

Machine & Floating

Experience

1,147

Gold

501

HP

331

MP

14

Attack

220

Defence

666

Agility

221

Evasion

N/a

In-game description

Clockwork cuckoos who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Birdcutter (77~91 damage to 2-4 party members.)
Flee

Location(s)

Caverns Under Octagonia (third act)

Item(s) Dropped

Chimaera wing¹⁄₃₂
Silver ore¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

75%

Ice resistance *

75%

Wind resistance *

75%

Earth resistance *

75%

Light resistance *

75%

Dark resistance *

75%

Zap resistance *

-125%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

100%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

-110%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

25%

Paralysis resistance *

-110%

Poison resistance *

25%

Snooze resistance *

0%

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 *

0%

Double Down resistance *

0%

Elemental resistance *

0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ Gachakokko)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,380	320
Max Attack*	Max Defence *	Max Agility *	Max Wisdom *
530	660	520	300

Bestiary No.	#304
Rank	E
In-game description	Adorable clockwork avians made by monsters to massacare mankind. Their ferrous feathers are fabulously sharp - even a single flap could prove fatal
Talents	Blusterer (lv. 1) HP Booster I (lv. 20) Bedazzlement Blocker (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Insta-Buff (lv. 1) Ace Evader (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Woosher (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Desperate Measures (lv. 1) Slick Skin (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Fortitude - Middle & Upper Echelon () Barbatos's Bastion
Items	Sage's elixir (Common) Seed of wisdom (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
25%	50%	50%	25%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	50%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	25%	50%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
-25%		25%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest: Monster Parade

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Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Walk

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Dragon Quest Tact

Clockwork cuckoo appears as a D-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited Dragon Quest X event. It can be recruited from the Clockwork Cuckoo stage of the Astoltia Ecological Survey and Chapter 2, Episode 3: Believe in Yourself during the limited True Dragon Quest X event at any difficulty. It could eventually be recruited in Part 4 of the main storyline in Chapter 1, Episode 3: Cordania in Crisis. The clockwork cuckoo can participate in Illusia and the Mindini hunter's Battle Roads as a party member.

Clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ Gachakokko)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
100		662	140	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
321	188	206	105	15

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Flutter		Propeller Blade*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
ATK +5 / Stats Up	Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Propeller Blade Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Propeller Blade Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Propeller Blade Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

ATK +5: Raises ATK by 5.

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

Etymology

The clockwork cuckoo's Japanese name Gachakokko (ガチャコッコ) is a combination of the word gachapon, an onomatopoeia from the sound of a vending machine that dispenses collectible toys in a plastic capsule and kokekokkō, the sound a rooster makes.

Gallery

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  Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake

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  A clockwork cuckoo in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Malicious clockwork cuckoo.

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  Rivals card.

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  The Clockwork cuckoo and other monsters that appear in the Astoltia Ecological Survey in Tact.

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  DQ Trading Card.

Similar species

• Fireball
• Mecha-mynah
• Robo-robin