Cruelcumber

Dragon Quest monster
Cruelcumber
Japanese	ズッキーニャ
Romaji	Zukkīnya
First appearance	Dragon Quest IX

The Cruelcumber is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series that made its debut in Dragon Quest IX.

It is an anthropomorphic spear-wielding summer squash.

CharacteristicsEdit

The Cruelcumber] and their cousins are tribal looking vegetables with deranged smiles, their tongues flailing about as they fight. Interestingly, a bit of dishwater blonde hair extends from the tip of their stem, giving them a look reminiscent of the Chonmage, a traditional Japanese topknot hairstyle. Cruelcumbers have a rivalry with Orcs over who are the better spearmen, according to their bestiary entry in X.

AppearancesEdit

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit

Cruelcumber (ズッキーニャ Zukkīnya)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	10	2	12
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
9	10	3	5

Bestiary no.	#002
Family	Plant
In-game description	Poky little vegetables that often trouble travellers, but are terribly sour losers. The violent vestiges of veggies vetoed by unadventurous eaters. They fight for the favor they didn't find as food.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Angel Falls
Item(s) dropped	Antidotal herb¹⁄₈ Moonwort bulb¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
-25%	-25%	-25%	-25%
Earth Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
-25%	-25%	-25%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Blunt Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*
0%	0%	0%	0%
Charm Resistance *
0%

At the start of the game, one Cruelcumber and two Slimes are fought off by the Hero and Aquila before they can threaten Erinn and her grandfather.

Dragon Quest XEdit

Cruelcumbers began appearing in Version 5.0 of the game, this time being stronger than both their Zumeanie and Scourgette cousins by virtue of being introduced later in the game. They can perform Multithrust and lunging attacks with their spears, as well as being able to cast Oomph.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeEdit

Cruelcumber (ズッキーニャ Zukkīnya)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	14	0	15
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
11	5	5	6

Bestiary no.	#006
Family	Nature
In-game description	Monsters made when uneaten cucumbers are inhabited by evil spirits. Each crafts it own spear, so no two are exactly the same length.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Deflects attacks. Flee
Location(s)	Heliodor Region (first act) The Kingsbarrow (second act) Heliodorian Foothills (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Moonwort bulb ¹⁄₁₆ Cypress stick¹⁄₆₄

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-10%	-10%	-10%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	-25%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	0%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Now back to the first of its kind for the first time since its debut, they are one of the first monsters fought by the Luminary on his quest. This monster does not have a vicious, nor a malicious variant.

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark PrinceEdit

Cruelcumber is one of the four possible starter monsters Psaro can receive at the beginning of the game. Monty will offer it if the player answers "No" to the question: “Would you say you prefer lovable monsters to more rugged types?”, "Yes" to “Would you prefer a monster with sleek skin to one that's on the furrier side?”, and "No" to “Do you like weird and wonderful monsters?”.

Cruelcumber (ズッキーニャ Zukkīnya)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,320	460
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
570	560	490	480

Bestiary No.	#140
Rank	G
In-game description	Spawned when an evil spirit inhabits a leftover cucumber, these monsters are a lesson in picky eating. Though skilled with their spears, accidents do happen and they are known to skewer themselves on occasion
Talents	Blowy Slasher (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Stunning Skin (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Debilitator (lv. 20) Bangmeister (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Insult to Injury (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

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