Betterfly

The betterfly is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III. It is a venomous, teal-coloured variant of the batterfly that is known to prey upon humans.

Dragon Quest monster Betterfly
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ひとくいが Romaji Hitokui ga First appearance Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation Old localization Man-Eater Moth (III NES)
Carnimoth (III GBC)

Characteristics

Betterflies are large, unusual moths with a teal, cartoonish dog-like face at the center of their bodies, their maws filled with sharp fangs that they use to bite with. Their wings are dark green with orange spots. In the remake versions of Dragon Quest III, as well as Stars, the betterflies have a completely different colour scheme, having purple wings, bright green heads, and pink lips. Like their lesser blue cousins, betterflies are able to envelop enemies in illusions by casting Dazzle, and then poison them with their venomous fangs.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Betterfly (ひとくいが Hitokui ga)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		10	26	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
49	35	17	55	15

Bestiary No.	#027
Spell(s)	Dazzle
Skill(s)	Call for backup (betterfly) Flee Poison Attack
Location(s)	Underground Lake Isis region
Item Dropped	Poison Needle1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
1⁄16	25%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	25%	0%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	0%	25%	0%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
0%	0%	70%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Betterfly (ひとくいが Hitokui ga)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	40	12	54
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
62	29	72	7

Bestiary No.	#028
Family	Bug & Floating
In-game description	More barbaric than their batterfly brethren, these winged inconveniences like to tease their targets before discharging a volly of magical spells
Spell(s)	Dazzle
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Calls for backup Flees Poison Attack
Location(s)	Underground Lake Ibis region
Item Dropped	Poison needle1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *
1/16	25%	25%	0%
Wind Resistance *	Strike Resistance *	Lightning Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
-125%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance	Poof Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
0%	0%	0%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Stumble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance	Sap Resistance *
100%	25%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Betterfly (ひとくいが Hitokui ga)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	37	5	30
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
16	44	36	28

Bestiary no.	#018
Family	Bug
In-game description	Brutal butterflies that dizzy with Dazzle, then pounce upon their victims with venomous fangs. They've been worried about their weight of late, and are trying to balance their mortal-heavy diet by devouring more fish.
Spell(s)	Dazzle
Skill(s)	Poison Attack
Location(s)	Zere
Item(s) dropped	Coagulant1⁄8 Butterfly wing1⁄16

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
-25%	0%	0%	0%
Earth Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	-25%	-25%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
0%	25%	0%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
50%	25%	0%	0%
Blunt Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*
0%	0%	0%	0%
Charm Resistance *
0%

• During Quest #24: Battering Betterflies, a farmer named George has asked the player to scare away ten betterflies from battle in the fields near Zere. If at least one character in the party is level 25 or higher, the betterflies will eventually flee on their own if the entire party defends on each turn. This quest can be repeated as many times as desired.

Dragon Quest X

Reappearing in Version 7 alongside their batterfly relatives, they once again cast Dazzle and can call in more of themselves for the first time since III, but can now envenomate enemies with a poisonous powder.

Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Similar species

• Batterfly
• Dread admiral

Gallery

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