Pickayune
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Pickayune | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | おにこぞう |
| Romaji | Oni kozō |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen |
| Old localization | Orc |
The pickayune is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV. It is a mischievous, goblin-like monster with wings on its back.
Characteristics[edit]
Pickayunes are Humanoid monsters with the appearance of orange-skinned children with a pair of white angelic wings on their backs. They have a huge pair of pointed ears, eyes with minuscule irises, a red shell-like growth on their heads, and a singular horn on the middle of their heads. The monsters wear purple togas and white sandals on their feet. They are more nuisances than true threats, failing to even cast a simple Dazzle spell due to their insufficient MP pools. When the pickayunes returned many years later in X, they gained the ability to breathe fire.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit]
Dragon Quest X[edit]
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional[edit]
| Pickayune | |
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| Family | Beast |
| Rank | F |
| Size | S |
| Weapons | Spears, Axes, Claws, Wands |
| Traits | Fly Swatter, Able Ambusher |
| Resistances | Vulnerable to Crack, Snooze, and Sag Resists Frizz and Decelerate Immune to Drain Magic |
| Skill | VS Blades |
| Location | Doubtback |
| Breeding chart | Cruelcumber x Wax murderer |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[edit]
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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit]
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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]
| Bestiary No. | #363 |
| Rank | F |
| In-game description | These demonic scamps like to live in gloomy spots. When adventurers arrive, they appear out of nowhere to serve up a generous serving of knuckle sandwhich |
| Talents | Irritant (lv. 1) |
| Guaranteed traits | Adrenaline Rush (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Spellbinder (lv. 20) Major Downer (lv. 40) |
| Large-size exclusive traits | Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Uber Slimesbane (lv. 1) Unhealthy Advantage (lv. 60) |
| Habitat | This monster has no natural habitat |
| Items | N/A |
| Synthesis chart |  X  |
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| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * | Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Light Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | -25% | 0% |
| Dark Resistance * | Antimagic Resistance * | Bedazzlement Resistance * | Confusion Resistance * |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | 50% |
| Debilitation Resistance* | MP Absorption Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Poison Resistance * |
| 0% | 50% | -25% | 25% |
| Sleep Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | ||
| 0% | 25% | ||
| Instant Death Resistance * | |||
| 0% | |||
Dragon Quest: Monster Parade[edit]
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Dragon Quest Rivals[edit]
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Dragon Quest Walk[edit]
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Dragon Quest Tact[edit]
The pickayune appears as a C-rank monster of the Demon family during the True Dragon Quest IV event. It can be scouted from Chapter 1, Episode 4: Husband, Where Are You? of the event quests at any difficulty and it can participate in Healie's Battle Road as a party member.
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| Dazzle | Fiery Breath* | N/a | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up | Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up | Fiery Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up |
| Fourth | Fifth | |
| Crack Res +25 / Stats Up | Fiery Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up | |
| First | |
| N/a | |
| First | Second | Third |
| Max HP +10 | Fiery Breath Potency +2% | N/a |
| First | |
| Breath Potency +5: Raises breath potency by 5%. | |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | |
| Normal | Half Res | Half Res | Very Weak | |
| Bang Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Zam Resistance * | Snooze Resistance | |
| Normal | Normal | Very Weak | Normal | |
| Poison Resistance | Physical Lock Resistance | Spell Lock Resistance | Martial Lock Resistance | |
| Super Weak | Normal | Normal | Normal | |
| Breath Lock Resistance | Hobble Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | |
| Normal | Normal | Half Res | Half Res | |
| Curse Resistance | Paralysis Resistance | Confusion Resistance | Charm Resistance | |
| Normal | Super Weak | Normal | Immune |
Etymology[edit]
A picayune (no K) is an old Spanish term that means "of little value" and to be "trivial". This association is derived from the coin of the same name, which was used from the 1700's to the mid 1800's in both Spain and the colonial United States until it lost it's legal tender status in the latter country in 1857.
Similar species[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Famicom artwork.
With a Thorny devil (Famicom artwork).
A Pickayune in X.
Rivals card.
