The Kisser is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VI. They are a dark green variant of the more common Lips, with spotted backs, salmon underbellies, and pink lips hiding blue tongues.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Kisser | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | ブチュチュンパ |
| Romaji | Buchuchunpa |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest VI |
| Old localization | Smoocher |
Characteristics
Kissers are upright slugs that live in claustrophobic caves and catch their prey by slowly slobbering them with their toxic tongues and kissing them with killer lips. In battle, they spend half their time spewing Sweet Breath to send all foes to fall asleep. Starting with XI, the kissers also gained the ability to send out kisses to stun any unfortunate traveler they face and some protective magic to ward themselves and their allies against harmful spells.
Appearances
Dragon Quest VI
| Kisser (ブチュチュンパ Buchuchunpa) |  |
Original (SFC)
| Sprite | HP * | MP | Attack | Defense |
 |
160 | 0 | 128 | 91 |
| Agility | Experience * | Gold | Tame Rate | |
| 100 | 273 | 72 | N/A | |
| Bestiary No. | #139 |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Flee Sweet Breath Tongue Lashing |
| Location(s) | Old Coal Mine Cavern Under the Lake |
| Item(s) Dropped | Seed of Agility1⁄256 |
| Evasion | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * |
| 1⁄64 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| Bang Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance * | Whack Resistance * |
| 25% | 0% | 100% | 15% |
| Poof Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Burning Breath Resistance | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 100% | 50% | 15% | 15% |
| Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance |
| 50% | 15% | 100% | 100% |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | |
Dragon Quest VII
| Kisser (ブチュチュンパ Buchuchunpa) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack | Defense |
 |
52 | 0 | 40 | 30 |
| Agility | Experience | Gold | Tame Rate | |
| 27 | 22 (PS1) 33 (3DS) |
8 (PS1) 12 (3DS) |
1⁄32 | |
| Bestiary No. | #033 |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Sweet Breath |
| Location(s) | Poolside Cave (past) Western Cave Dungeon of Descent Allblades Arena x3 |
| Item(s) Dropped | Medicinal herb1⁄64 |
| 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% | 15% |
| Poof Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Burning Breath Resistance | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 80% | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance * | Ban Dance Resistance |
| 15% | 15% | 100% | 100% |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| 3DS version changes |
| None |
A trio of Kissers are fought alongside Wyatt in the fourth battle at Allblades Arena. They should be taken out first to prevent them from putting the party to sleep with their Sweet Breath. Boomerangs, whips, and Ruff's wolf abilities will make quick work of them before focusing on Wyatt himself.
Dragon Quest VIII
| Kisser (ブチュチュンパ Buchuchunpa) |  |
Original (PS2)
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
49 | 0 | 46 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 36 | 42 | 42 | 15 |
| Bestiary no. | #050 |
| Family | Bug |
| In-game description | Wet and glistening monsters said to carry various moulds that can be used to make special cheeses. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Sweet Breath |
| Location(s) | Kingdom of Ascantha Pickham Region (near beach) |
| Item(s) dropped | Waterweed mould1⁄16 Red mould1⁄16 |
| Evasion | Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | |
| 0⁄64 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fire Breath Resistance * |
Bang Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Ice breath Resistance * |
Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | |
| Whack Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | |
| 0% | 15% | 15% | 15% | |
| Snooze resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | |
| 50% | 15% | 100% | 100% | |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | ||
| 15% | 0% | 0% | ||
Dragon Quest XI
| Kisser (ブチュチュンパ Buchuchunpa) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
169 | 10 | 133 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 154 | 137 | 872 | 188 |
| Bestiary no. | #340 |
| Family | Nature |
| In-game description | 'Smoochy, smoochy!' That's the only sound you'll hear when one of these lip-smacking so-and-sos is near. |
| Spell(s) | Magic Barrier |
| Skill(s) | Tongue Lashing Blow Kiss |
| Location(s) | Laguna di Gondolia (second act) Pillar of Pegasus 3-5F (3DS and Definitive Edition only) |
| Item(s) dropped | Narspicious1⁄16 Pretty betsy1⁄256 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
| N/a | 0% | 25% | 0% | |
| Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | -110% | |
| Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
| 0% | 25% | 100% | 0% | |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | 25% | |
| Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
|
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
| 0% | 25% | 0% | 0% | |
| Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
| 25% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Vicious kisser (ブチュチュンパ・強 Buchuchunpa・kyō) | |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
| |
315 | 16 | 210 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 252 | 227 | 1,311 | 303 |
| Bestiary no. | #609 |
| Family | Nature |
| In-game description | Kissers driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows. |
| Spell(s) | Magic Barrier |
| Skill(s) | Tongue Bashing Blow Kiss |
| Location(s) | The Sage's Trial - The Fierce Forest (third act, night only) |
| Item(s) dropped | Narspicious1⁄16 Pretty betsy1⁄256 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
| N/a | 0% | 25% | 0% | |
| Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | -110% | |
| Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
| 0% | 25% | 100% | 0% | |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | 25% | |
| Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
|
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
| 0% | 25% | 0% | 25% | |
| Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
| 25% | 0% | 0% | ||
Etymology
Kisser's original Japanese name, Buchuchunpa, is based on the word chu (ちゅっ), which is the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of a kiss.
Gallery
XI polygon model
A vicious kisser
Rivals card
