Peckerel
The peckerel is a monster from the Bird family which first appeared in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies.
Dragon Quest monster | |
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Peckerel | |
Art by Akira Toriyama | |
Japanese | アサシンエミュー |
Romaji | asashin emiyū |
First appearance | Dragon Quest IX |
CharacteristicsEdit
The peckerel is a large teal bird with a long neck and a sharp beak.
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit
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Dropped Item | Strong antidote (common, 1/16) Poison needle (rare, 1/64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locations | Iluugazar Plains Mt Ulbaruun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skills | Assassin's Stab Paralysis Attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Family | Bird family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bestiary # | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest IX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Console | DS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | They fly fast at their foes with paralysing attacks, and treat troublesome opponents to an Assassin's Stab. They're forever forgetting the paralysing poison on the points of their tails, and itching themselves immobile by accident. |
EtymologyEdit
The name appears to be a play on "peck" and "cockerel".