Cannibox
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.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
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| Cannibox | |
Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | ひとくいばこ |
| Romaji | Man-Eater Chest |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest III |
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
Dragon Quest IV
Dragon Quest V
| #50 - Cannibox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dropped Item | Seed of agility | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bestiary # | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Game | Dragon Quest VI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Console | DS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Quest VII
Dragon Quest VIII
| Bestiary No. | Family | |||||
| 062 | Material | |||||
| Experience | Gold | HP | MP | |||
| 76 | 110 | 61 | 12 | |||
| Attack | Defense | Agility | Evasion | |||
| 60 | 50 | 46 | 1⁄32 | |||
| In-Game Description | A skillful mimic that disguises itself a treasure chest. It waits quietly to be discovered, then chomps on unwary travelers with its sharp fangs. Occasionally capable of landing devastating attacks. |
| Spell(s) | Sizz |
| Skill(s) | Brutal hit Sweet Breath |
| Location(s) | Swordsman's Labyrinth |
| Item(s) Dropped | Iron nail1⁄8 Pot lid1⁄16 |
| Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Bang Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Ice breath Resistance * |
Woosh Resistance * |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * |
| 50% | 50% | 15% | 100% |
| Ban Dance Resistance | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 100% | 15% | 50% | 50% |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Snooze resistance * | Stun Resistance * |
| 15% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Sap Resistance * | |||
| 15% | |||
| Army Resistance * | |||
| 25% | |||
Dragon Quest IX
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| 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? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gallery
Famicom art.
Biting a Martial artist.
Using Peep on a Cannibox.
War Chest tank in Rocket Slime.
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