Sprite bulb

Dragon Quest monster
Spite bulb
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	アラウネ
Romaji	Araune
First appearance	Dragon Quest XI
Old localization	None

The Sprite bulb is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest XI. It is a floating, blue plant-based slime. It aids its allies in battle by curing wounds much like the Healslime, only it does so by spreading a peculiar pollen instead of with magic. The friendly foliage can't easily control how the pollen spreads, however, and will accidentally heal adventurers as well.

Appearances

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Sprite bulb (アラウネ Araune)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	133	26	124
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
122	106	317	58

Bestiary no.	#192
Family	Slime & floating
In-game description	Having been raised in running water, these soothing blue relatives of the Fright bulb are said to bring peace and tranquillity to all who behold them.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Sprinkles palliative pollen (restores 50~100 HP to all monsters and party members)
Location(s)	The First Forest (first act) The Hekswood (second act)
Item(s) dropped	Superior medicine¹⁄₃₂ Wristorative¹⁄₂₅₆

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	50%	50%	50%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	50%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	25%
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%	100%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Malicious

Malicious sprite bulb (アラウネ・邪 Araune・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	459	52	260
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
303	184	979	238

Bestiary no.	#520
Family	Slime & floating
In-game description	Sprite bulbs who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Sprinkles palliative pollen (restores 50~100 HP to all monsters and party members)
Location(s)	Insula Orientalis (third act) Sniflheim Region (third act) The First Forest (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Superior medicine¹⁄₃₂ Wristorative¹⁄₂₅₆

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	50%	50%	50%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	50%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	25%
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%	50%	100%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

Sprite bulb appears as a C-rank monster of the Slime family exclusive to the SP version of the game.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

Sprite bulb appears once again as the same rank and family exclusive to the SP version.

Etymology

Sprite is a Middle English term for a small elfin being that is very elusive, and is derived from the Latin word spiritus.
Araune is a mispronunciation of Alraune, which is the German name for the mythical mandrake plant.

Gallery

XI polygon model
A malicious sprite bulb
Appearance in Super Light