Cannibox

Dragon Quest monster Cannibox

File:CanniboxArt.png

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ひとくいばこ Romaji Man-Eater Chest First appearance Dragon Quest III

The Cannibox (formerly Man-Eater Chest) is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is a weaker version of the more common Mimic and as such is usually the first container-mimicking monster encountered by the player.

Characteristics

Canniboxes, like Mimics, are monstrous chests; the Cannibox is probably the most convincing of the chest-mimicking monsters since it is colored like a traditional chest: brown, unlike the off-color palettes of the Mimic and Pandora's Box.

Being a lesser variety of the Mimic, Canniboxes usually don't have access to instant-death moves but, rather, desperate attacks that can act as instant-death if the target's HP isn't sufficient enough to survive. An encounter with a Cannibox can usually be prevented by casting Peep on a chest to determine whether or not is a monster, though this may not help any if Canniboxes wander the area like normal monsters do.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

The title that introduced Mimics and their variants to the series, as well as the spell necessary to spot them, Peep.

Dragon Quest V

#50 - Cannibox
HP MP Experience Gold 90 8 23 95 Attack Defense Speed 60 50 12
Dropped Item	Mini medal
Locations	Scary Lair (x1) Gotha Pass x2
Spells	Whack
Bestiary #	50
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	DS

Dragon Quest VI

#32 - Cannibox
HP MP Experience Gold 144 8 118 96 Attack Defense Speed 37 60 40
Dropped Item	Seed of agility
Bestiary #	32
Game	Dragon Quest VI
Console	DS

Dragon Quest VII

Cannibox

Sprite

Bestiary No.

037

Recruit Rate

¹⁄₈

Experience

65

Gold

100

HP

110

MP

30

Attack

65

Defense

50

Agility

40

Evasion

¹⁄₁₆

Spell(s)

Sizz

Skill(s)

Critical Hit
Sweet Breath

Location(s)

Great Lighthouse
Excavated Cave

Item(s) Dropped

Seed of Strength¹⁄₆₄

Frizz resistance *

30%

Sizz resistance *

30%

Fire Breath resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

30%

Crack resistance *

30%

Ice Breath resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

30%

Strike/Rock resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance *

100%

Whack resistance *

100%

Poof resistance *

100%

Ban Dance resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

100%

Fizzle resistance *

50%

Fuddle resistance *

100%

Paralysis resistance *

10%

Poison resistance *

0%

Snooze resistance *

100%

Stun resistance *

100%

Sap resistance *

0%

Army resistance *

0%

3DS version changes

Dragon Quest VIII

#62 - Cannibox
HP MP Experience Gold 61 12 76 110 Attack Defense Speed 60 50 46
Dropped Item	Iron nail (common) Pot lid (rare)
Locations	Swordsman's Labyrinth
Family	Material
Bestiary #	62
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2
Description	A skillful mimic that disguises itself a treasure chest. It waits quietly to be discoverd, then chomps on unwary travellers with its sharp fangs. Occasionally capable of landing devastating attacks.

Dragon Quest IX

Cannibox
HP MP Experience Gold 960 210 Attack Defense Speed
Dropped Item	Mini medal Gold bracer
Locations	Treasure Chests
Skills	Sweet Breath
Spells	Whack
Family	Material
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Shut these big, bad boxes up with Fizzle before they send you to sleep with Sweet Breath or waste you with Whack Monsters who've morphed into boxes to ambush adventurers. What treasures await inside their well-guarded wooden depths?

Related Monsters

• Mimic
• Pandora's box
• Trap box
• Mimic king
• Golden box
• Chest mimic
• Urnexpected

Gallery

• 

  Famicom art

• 

  Biting a Martial artist

• 

  Using Peep on a Cannibox

• 

  Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

• 

  War Chest tank in Rocket Slime

• 

  Dragon Quest Builders