The Dread dagger is a recurring knife in the Dragon Quest series. It deals additional damage to monsters of the Bug family and has a chance to inflict either paralysis or confusion when attacking. Though very similar to the Poison moth knife, the dread dagger is not always the upgraded version of that weapon.
| Dread dagger | |
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| Japanese | よるのパピヨン |
| Romaji | Yoru no papiyon |
| Old localizations | None |
| Found in | Dragon Quest VIII (3DS only) Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest of the Stars Dragon Quest Walk |
| Effect | Has a chance to inflict paralysis when attacking. Inflicts bonus damage to Bugs. Has a chance to inflict confusion when attacking. (VIII and X only) |
Appearances
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
The dread dagger has an attack bonus of +78 and has a 1/8th chance to inflict confusion when attacking. It can only be equipped by Jessica and Red as long as they are at least level 30. The knife can be sold for 34,000 gold, but it is not recommended to do so as only one can be acquired in the game.
The dagger was available to Japanese players by redeeming points through the Dragon Quest Portal App. It became available to international players for a short time in 2017, but after 2018, all DLC items for the 3DS version became unavailable.
| Game | Description |
 | A short blade that occasionally leaves those it cuts confused.[1] |
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
 Dread dagger |  |
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| Description | ||||
| An unnerving knife that paralyses its prey part of the time. | ||||
| Rarity | Stats | Vocations | ||
| ★★☆☆☆ | Attack +57 |    |
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| Notes | ||||
| 1⁄8 chance to inflict paralysis when attacking. Inflicts 120% damage to bugs. Used to create Papillon mask. |
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| Price | Location | |||
| N/a / 3,250 | Alchemy only. | |||
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | ||
 Batterfly knife |
 Disturbin' turban |
 Butterfly wing x5 |
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Dragon Quest X
The Dread dagger has an Attack bonus of +39, a Style bonus of +6, and increases the wielder's Weight by 4. It has a 3% chance of inflicting confusion when attacking and can be equipped by Thieves, Minstrels, Mages, Dancers, and Gadabouts. The dagger can be crafted by a weaponsmith.
- In the Offline version of the game, it can be equipped by Duston.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
| Dread dagger |  |
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| Description | ||||
| A knife so breathtakingly horrible to behold that it sometimes scares enemies stiff - literally. | ||||
| Rarity | ||||
| B | ||||
| Stats with forge buffs | ||||
| Attack +67/70/73/77 | ||||
| Notes | ||||
| +20% damage to Nature family 8% chance to paralyze target |
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| Price | Location | |||
| N/A / 2,250 | Fun-Size Forge only. | |||
| Forging difficulty | ||||
| 2.5 | ||||
| Ingredients | ||||
 x2 +  x2 +  |
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| Characters | ||||
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The recipe book The Mothmask Prophecies contains the recipe for the dread dagger. It can be purchased at the casino in Puerto Valor for 1,000 tokens starting from the second act.
Dragon Quest Walk
The Dread dagger is a 4★ knife with an Attack bonus of +30. It has the ability to teach the wielder various skills, including Cobra Strike, Sleeper Hit, and HP Hoover, as well as gaining the ability to inflict additional damage to Bugs and poison while attacking when its weapon level increases.
Etymology
- Papillon is the French word for butterflies.
In Other Languages
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Daga aterradora | Spanish for "terrifying dagger". |
 Français | Dague de papilon | French for "butterfly dagger". |
 Deutsch | Schreckensdolch | German for "horror/terror dagger". |
 Italiano | Lama della morte | Italian for "blade of death". |
Gallery
The dread dagger in Stars
References
- ↑ Nintendo 3DS version.