Dread admiral
The Dread admiral is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III. It is a purple-winged variant of the Batterfly capable of inflicting paralysis with its attacks.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Dread admiral | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | しびれあげは |
| Romaji | Shibere ageha |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest III |
| Old localization | Stingwing (III NES) StingMoth (III GBC) |
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of SalvationEdit
| Dread admiral (しびれあげは Shibere ageha) |  |
Original (NES)
| Sprite | Level | HP | MP | |
 |
18 | 40 | 0 | |
| Attack | Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 62 | 10 | 30 | 165 | 35 |
| Bestiary No. | #074 |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Paralysis Attack |
| Location(s) | Tower of Transcendence Sea Desert Shrine region Theddon region Lanson region Mur region |
| Item Dropped | Moonwort bulb1⁄32 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | ||
| 0⁄64 | 25% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Resistance | ||
| 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Poof Resistance | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Fuddle Resistance | ||
| 100% | 25% | 100% | 0% | ||
| Snooze Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | |||
| 25% | 0% | 0% | |||
Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeEdit
| Dread admiral (しびれあげは Shibere ageha) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
84 | 13 | 101 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 128 | 66 | 263 | 13 |
| Bestiary No. | #055 |
| Family | Bug & Floating |
| In-game description | Their wings release tiny scales that, when inhaled, induce instant paralysis. And they wonder why nobody ever wants to play with them... |
| Spell(s) | Fizzle |
| Skill(s) | Paralysis Attack |
| Location(s) | |
| Item Dropped | Moonwort bulb1⁄8 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | |
| ? | 25% | 25% | -125% | |
| Wind Resistance * | Strike Resistance * | Lightning Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | |
| -125% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Resistance | Poof Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance | Fuddle Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | |
| 25% | 0% | 100% | 0% | |
| Stumble Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Deceleratle Resistance | Sap Resistance * | |
| 100% | 25% | 0% | 0% |
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastEdit
Dread admiral (しびれあげは Shibire ageha) 
Remake exclusive (3DS)
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack | Defense |
| 40 | 0 | 62 | 10 | |
| Agility | Experience | Gold | Tame Rate | |
| 30 | 68 | 53 | 1⁄64 | |
| Bestiary No. | DLC #127 |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Paralysis Attack |
| Location(s) | Mount Malign |
| Item(s) Dropped | Moonwort bulb1⁄16 |
| Evasion | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * |
| 1⁄64 | 25% | 25% | 15% |
| Bang Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance * | Whack Resistance * |
| 50% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Poof Resistance * | Ban Dance Resistance | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance * |
| 100% | 100% | 15% | 100% |
| Fuddle Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance* | Poison Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * |
| 0% | 100% | 0% | 15% |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | |
| 50% | 0% | 15% | |
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit
| Dread admiral (しびれあげは Shibire ageha) |  |
| Model | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
76 | 9 | 75 |
| Defence | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 76 | 80 | 192 | 80 |
| Bestiary no. | #063 |
| Family | Bug |
| In-game description | Swat these big, brutish butterflies before they swarm all over the battlefield and paralyse everyone with Burning Breath. Seen from behind, they're beautiful butterflies, but flip them around and you'll find they're far from fair of face. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Paralysis Attack Burning Breath |
| Location(s) | Slurry Coast Dourbridge Grotto (Cave, rank 1) |
| Item(s) dropped | Butterfly wing1⁄8 Coagulant1⁄64 |
| Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | Blast/Lightning Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 25% | 0% |
| Earth Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance |
| 0% | -100% | 0% | 0% |
| Whack Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 0% | 50% | 100% | 25% |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Stun Resistance * |
| 100% | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| Blunt Resistance * | Deceleratle Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Spooky Aura Resistance* |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Charm Resistance * | |||
| 50% | |||
TriviaEdit
- The dread admiral's English name is sinister spin on red admiral, the common name for the Vanessa atalanta species of butterfly.
In Other LanguagesEdit
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Mariposón | Spanish for "large butterfly". |
 Français | Papilon | From "papillon", the French word for butterfly. |
 Deutsch | Furchtbare Falter | German for "terrible butterfly". |
 Italiano | Gigabatt | From the Ancient Greek giga- and "batterfly". |
Similar speciesEdit
GalleryEdit
Famicom art
HD sprites
Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake
Stars model
