Seed of resilience

A seed of resilience is an item that permanently raises the Resilience of whoever eats it by 1~3 points. They can be found in treasure chests, pots, drawers, and sometimes are dropped by monsters, but they cannot be bought at any store.

Seed of resilience
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Japanese スタミナのたね (DQIII only)
まもりのたね (all else)
Romaji Sutamina no tane
Mamori no tane
Old localizations Vitality seed
DEFseed
Seed of Defence
Found in Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest II
Dragon Quest III
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Dragon Quest IV
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest VI
Dragon Quest VII
Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest IX
Dragon Quest XI
Dragon Quest Monsters
Dragon Quest Monsters 2
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Effect Permanently raises the defense of a single party member.

AppearancesEdit

Dragon QuestEdit

Seed of resilience (まもりのたね Mamori no tane) 
Buy Sell Effect
N/A 100 gold Found only in the remake versions. Increases Resilience permanently by +4. Consumed after a single use.
Usable outside of battle? Usable in battle?
  YES   NO
Shop(s) This item is not sold in any shop.
Location(s) Rimuldar and Cantlin
In-game description
Mobile Increases resilience by 4 points.


Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary LineEdit

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of SalvationEdit

What we know as the resilience seed debuted here. However, in the Japanese version of this game (both the original and the remake), this item was known as スタミナのたね (stamina seed), and raised one's たいりょく tairyoku (can be translated as stamina or endurance). This is important to note as technically, in Japanese, this is a separate item from the まもりのたね mamori no tane (Protection Seed) which was first introduced in the SFC version of Dragon Quest V.

Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeEdit

The seed of resilience is a new item in the Japanese version まもりのたね, and for the English version the スタミナのたね was translated as the seed of stamina.


  Seed of defence (まもりのたね)  
Description
A nifty nut that permanently resilience by a little. Consumed upon use.
Effect
Increases resilience by 1~3
Price Location
NA/60 Aliahan
Aliahan castle
Promontory Passage
Skyfell Tower
Romaria castle
Portoga
Mur
Tower of Transcendence
Fifer's Spire
Cantlin
Dropped by:
Killerpillers (1/64)
Shell slimes (1/64)
Wyrtoises (1/64)



Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the ChosenEdit

The item was cut from the original NES version of this game, but it returned (in the form of まもりのたね from Dragon Quest V in Japanese versions) in the remakes.

Dropped by imp, whizzard, demon thunderer, red dragon, and venus guytrap.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly BrideEdit

GameDescription
Any party member can eat this to increase resilience.[1]

The まもりのたね mamori no tane (protection Seed) made its first appearance in the original version of this game. Unlike the "stamina seed" from Dragon Quest III, this item raised the status of みのまもり mi no mamori (protection) rather than たいりょく tairyoku (stamina/endurance) (which was removed), which was a new stat first added to this game. This distinction is lost in localization.

In all future games that came after this (but including remakes of I, II and IV) - excluding remakes of III - this item (the まもりのたね "Protection Seed") is what appears. The stat みのまもり (protection) is also, with a few exceptions, what appears in most subsequent games, rather than たいりょく (stamina).

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of RevelationEdit

GameDescription
Any party member can eat this to increase resilience.[1]

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastEdit

GameDescription
Raise GRD of one.[2]
Any party member can eat this to increase resilience.[3]

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit

GameDescription
Permanently increases the resilience of a single ally.[4]

It raises the resilience of a single character and can be sold for 15 Gold Coins. One can be used to form a Ruby of protection in the Alchemy Pot by mixing it with a Prayer ring.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeEdit

Dragon Quest MonstersEdit

Dragon Quest Monsters 2Edit

Dragon Quest Monsters: JokerEdit

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2Edit

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3DEdit

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious KeyEdit

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3Edit

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark PrinceEdit

Dragon Quest TreasuresEdit

A replica seed of defence is treasure No. 309 in the items category, with a base value of 900,000.

Dragon Quest TactEdit

Seed of Resilience appears as a skill that is known naturally by Kiefer at level 1 and costs 16 MP to use. It has a range of 1-2 squares away from him, can be used on himself, and greatly raises a single ally's DEF for three turns. Upgrading the skill reduces the amount of MP it costs to use.

Seed of Resilience (まもりのたね Mamori no tane) 
Ability information
Seed of Resilience
Role * Type * Element MP cost
Support Martial   16
Range Additional effects
 
1-2 (incl. self)
 
DEF Up
Description
Greatly raises DEF of 1 ally for 3 turns
Naturally learnt by
Kiefer


In Other LanguagesEdit

Language Translation Meaning
  EspañolSimiente de ResistenciaLiterally seed of resistance

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ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cell phone and Nintendo DS Version
  2. Sony PlayStation Version.
  3. Nintendo 3DS Version.
  4. Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo 3DS Version