Bantamweight

Dragon Quest monster
Bantamweight
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	おおにわとり
Romaji	ō-niwatori (Big chicken)
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV
Old localization	Giant Bantam, BigRoost

Description

Henpecked heathens resistant to Sizz, Bang, Poof, and immune to Snooze.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Batanmaweight

Original (NES)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: 015
Experience: 20
Gold: 9
HP: 31
MP: 0
Attack: 28
Defence: 22
Agility: 18
Evasion: ¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): None
Location(s): Loch Tur (Chapter 1)
The Cistern Chapel (Chapter 3)
Last Chance Saloon region (Chapter 5)
Item Dropped: Medicinal herb(¹⁄₃₂)

Frizz resistance *: 0%
Sizz resistance *: 75%
Bang resistance *: 75%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 75%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 100%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee Bracer resistance: 0%
Poof resistance: 75%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 0%
Snooze resistance: 100%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites
Notable Changes: None

Dragon Quest Monsters

BigRoost

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	3/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	3/5	5/5	5/5

Family	Bird
In-game description	Its firm flesh is good eating
Abilities	Sandstorm, VacuSlash, Dodge
Habitat	Gate of Bewilder, Gate of Peace
Breeding chart

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Strong	Strong
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
None	None	None	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		None

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

BigRoost

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	4/10	3/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/10	7/10	4/10	6/10

Family	Bird
In-game description
Abilities	Dodge, SandStorm, VacuSlash
Habitat	Sky World (Tara's Adventure)
Breeding chart	N/A

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Strong	Strong
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
None	Strong	Strong	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	Strong	Strong	Strong
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	None

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Etymology

A Bantam is a species of domestic chicken. The term also refers to a weight class in various martial arts, such as boxing, MMA, and kickboxing, encompassing fighters ranging from 115LBs to 135LBs, depending on the sport.