Raven lunatic

Dragon Quest monster
Raven lunatic
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	デスフラッター
Romaji	Desu furattā
First appearance	Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Old localization	Avenger raven; MadRaven

The Raven lunatic is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III.

It is a green crow perched on top of a human skull, and is the first enemy in the series to be able to attack twice in a single round. Its name is a play on the term "raving lunatic".

AppearancesEdit

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of SalvationEdit

Raven Lunatic (デスフラッター Desu furattā)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		9	25	20
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
36	18	14	45	22

Bestiary No.	#022
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn. Flee
Location(s)	Norvik region Portoga region
Item Dropped	Seed of agility¹⁄₆₄

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

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest XEdit

Retroactively reappearing before XI from 5.1 onwards, Raven lunatics are much stronger than in their debut game and next appearance. Once again, they are capable of acting twice per turn and will cast Accelerate, as well as gaining the ability to use Skeletoss and Scorch.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeEdit

Raven lunatic (デスフラッター Desu furattā)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	113	6	82
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
97	86	158	45

Bestiary no.	#113
Family	Bird & Floating
In-game description	Many people fear these baleful birds as evil omens, but they'd be better off being concerned about their claws, which can crush boulders with ease.
Spell(s)	Accelerate
Skill(s)	Flees War Cry
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (first act, day only) Insula Algarum (first act)
Item(s) dropped	Beast bone¹⁄₁₆ Seed of agility¹⁄₂₅₆

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	0%	-110%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	0%
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 *
0%	0%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Vicious raven lunatic (デスフラッター・強 Desu furattā・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	193	12	141
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
152	92	600	131

Bestiary no.	#262
Family	Bird & Floating
In-game description	Raven lunatics driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	Acceleratle
Skill(s)	Flees War Cry
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (second act) The Sage's Trial - The Fierce Forest (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Beast bone¹⁄₁₆ Seed of agility¹⁄₂₅₆

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	-110%	-110%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-110%	-110%	-110%	-110%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	0%
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 *
0%	0%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest MonstersEdit

MadRaven (デスフラッター Desu furattā)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	2/5	2/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	3/5	1/5	5/5

Family	Bird
In-game description	Attacks by dropping skulls from the air
Abilities	TailWind, DrakSlash, HighJump
Habitat	Monster Farm Gate, Gate of Control
Breeding chart	Bird family x Zombie family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Strong	Strong
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Weak	None	Weak	Weak
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Weak	Weak	Weak	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters 2Edit

MadRaven (デスフラッター Desu furattā)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	?	3/10	5/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	7/10	3/10	7/10

Family	Bird
In-game description	Always carries its skull roost.
Abilities	HighJump, TailWind, EagleEye
Habitat	Sky World
Breeding chart	Bird family x Zombie family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Strong	Strong
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
None	Strong	Strong	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	Weak	None	Weak
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	Strong	Strong	Strong
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	Weak

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Dragon Quest RivalsEdit

Raven lunatic appeared in the 10th card pack, "Frontier of Creation and Destruction" as a rare card exclusive for Mage leaders.

Dragon Quest TactEdit

Raven lunatic appears as a C-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the limited True Dragon Quest III event. It can be scouted from the Damdara stage of Searching for a Legend at any difficulty and it can participate in Robbin' 'Ood's Battle Road as a party member.

Raven lunatic (デスフラッター Desu furattā)

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		718	270	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
182	253	385	108	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Flutter		Blunting Balloon*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Breath Potency +5%/Stats Up	Woosh Res +25/Stats Up	Blunting Balloon Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25/Stats Up	Blunting Balloon Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First
N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +10	Blunting Balloon Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First
Breath Potency +5%: Raises breath potency by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Super Weak
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Half Res	Immune	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal

Related monstersEdit

Similar speciesEdit

GalleryEdit

A Raven lunatic in X.
XI polygon model.
A Vicious raven lunatic
DQM1·2 sprite.
Template:Monsters 3D model.
Stars model.
Rivals card.
Dragon Quest Trading Battle Card.