Foo dog
The Foo dog is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
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| Foo dog | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | あばれこまいぬ |
| Romaji | Abare komainu |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest IV |
| Old localization | Rabidhound |
Characteristics
Foo dogs are large Beasts that are a cross between lions and rabid dogs with silvery white fur, a golden mane and tail and gold tufts of hair on its legs and paws. It has glowing yellow eyes and drool trailing from its fang-lined mouth. In the Monsters spinoff games, the foo dogs are part of the Material family as a reference to the guardian lion dog statues they are based on.
Appearances
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Two Foo dogs at either side of Master Kung are encountered in a boss fight in Dragon Quest IV. Master Kung demands sacrificial female victims brought to an altar behind the church in Taborov.
Dragon Quest X
Foo dogs appear as regular enemies in the Western Azlan region of the Eltona continent. It is capable of raising its Tension in battle with Psyche Up.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
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Fairly handy guard dogs as far as monsters go. Their masters keep them nice and hungry to ensure that they never slack off.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional
Foo dog appears as a D-rank monster of the Material family. They appear as bosses in the Iceolation area instead of Hellhound. It can be synthesized with Damned ram to form Octagoon.
Dragon Quest Tact
Foo dog first appeared as a D-rank monster of the Beast family as part of the limited Dragon Quest IV event. It can be recruited from Chapter 1, Episode 3: A Training Journey of the event quests at any difficulty, eventually appearing in the main storyline in Chapter 18, Episode 1: Approaching Castle Town. It later appeared in the "Spring Training! Train with Lt Goresby-Purrvis" event, being recruitable from every 5th floor of the Great Cherry Tree starting from the 2nd until the 22nd, as well as the Abracadabrador Barman stages of Majellan's Rebellion! during the limited Beast Fest event. The Foo dog can participate in Ragnar, Purrcival, and Alphyn's Battle Roads as a party member.
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| Family | Rank | Role | ||
 Beast |
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 Attack |
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| Max Level | HP | MP | Move | |
| 100 | 436 | 146 | 4 | |
| Attack | Defense | Agility | Wisdom | Weight |
| 402 | 216 | 257 | 110 | 15 |
| First | Second | Third | ||
| Lightning Slash | Attack Prep* | N/A | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| AGL +10 / Stats Up | Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up | Lightning Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up |
| Fourth | Fifth | |
| Crack Res +25 / Stats Up | Lightning Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up | |
| First | |
| N/A | |
| First | Second | Third |
| Lightning Slash Potency +2% | N/A | N/A |
| First | |
| AGL +10: Raises AGL by 10. | |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | |
| Normal | Half Res | Half Res | Very Weak | |
| Bang Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Zam Resistance * | Snooze Resistance | |
| Normal | Normal | Very Weak | Super Weak | |
| Poison Resistance | Physical Lock Resistance | Spell Lock Resistance | Martial Lock Resistance | |
| Normal | Super Weak | Normal | Normal | |
| Breath Lock Resistance | Hobble Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | |
| Normal | Half Res | Immune | Half Res | |
| Curse Resistance | Paralysis Resistance | Confusion Resistance | Charm Resistance | |
| Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Etymology
Foo dog is a corruption of fu dog, another term for the Chinese lion guardians frequently seen in statue form at the entrances of buildings. In Japan, they are known as shishi or komainu.
Gallery
Famicom artwork.
With Master Kung.
With Master Kung in IV. (Cell phone)
A Foo dog in X.
Joker 2 Pro model.
Stars model.
Rivals card.
