Coffer of death

Dragon Quest monster Coffer of death
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ヘルギフト Romaji Herugifuto First appearance Dragon Quest VIII (3DS) Old localization None

The Coffer of death is a ghastly purple pallet-swap of the Mimic, having been added to the series in the Nintendo 3DS port of the eighth game.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Coffer of death

Nintendo 3DS

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	444	255	200
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
100	300	510	288

Bestiary no.	#307
Family	Material
In-game description	N/A
Spell(s)	Thwack
Skill(s)	Brutal strike Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Altar of Wroth
Item(s) dropped	Seed of Life1⁄32

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
1/64	0%	25%	25%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
25%	25%	50%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	0%	0%	50%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	50%	0%

Dragon Quest Walk

The coffer of death was added to the game on February 26th, 2021 as an event monster.

Etymology

• A coffer is a synonym for chest, and was used for its similarity to the words _coffin_ and _cough_.
• The Japanese name is a bilingual pun, as _gift_ is the German word for poison as well as the English word for present.

Similar Species

• Cannibox
• Golden box
• Mimic
• Mimic king
• Pandora's box
• Trap box