Dark sabrecat

Dragon Quest monster Dark sabrecat
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese シャドウパンサー Romaji Shadoupansā First appearance Dragon Quest VIII Old localization None

The Dark sabrecat is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King as a sable-coated variant of the Great sabrecat.

Characteristics

The Dark sabrecat is a big cat similar to the prehistoric Smilodon. It was introduced as one of the monsters originating from the World of Darkness, having a solid coat of black fur. However, in later appearances, the sabrecat's fur was changed to a midnight blue instead with black spots all over its body and a dark magenta mane running from the top of its head down its back, as well as a tuft at the end of its tail. Perhaps the feline's most striking feature is their solid set of dark magenta eyes, which sets it apart from its lighter coated cousins. It eventually gained a juvenile form, the Dark sabrecub, in later games, as well.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Dark sabrecat (シャドウパンサー Shadoupansā)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	372	0	261
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
177	128	507	103

Bestiary no.	#215
Family	Beast
In-game description	Ferocious shadowcats that prowl through the darkness. It is said that no one who set eyes on a dark sabrecat ever lives to tell the tale.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Brutal hit Gale Attack
Location(s)	World of Darkness Farebury Region Pickham Region Arcadia Region
Item(s) dropped	Leather hat1⁄32 Saint's ashes1⁄64

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	50%	50%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
50%	25%	25%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	0%	25%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	100%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Dark sabrecat (シャドウパンサー Shadoupansā)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	628	26	260
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
279	186	1530	307

Bestiary no.	#403
Family	Beast
In-game description	Silent, solitary and utterly unyielding hunters who look down on other sabrecats for their less-than-perfect technique.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Battering Slam Becomes Pepped up Common Claws (Pep power, with Dark sabrecub)
Location(s)	Zwaardsrust Region (third act) Zwaardsrust Region - Whale Way Station (third act) Castle Trodain (3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Template:Evencloth 91⁄32 Saint's ashes1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-110%	25%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-110%	-125%	25%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	-125%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Tact

Dark sabrecat appears as an A-rank monster of the Beast family during the second part of the limited Beast Fest event, appearing alongside Hellsguard Veera on her banner. It can participate in the Dark sabrecub's Battle Road as a party member.

Dark sabrecat (シャドウパンサー Shadoupansā)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Beast				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		843	303	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
393	322	461	142	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Dark Claws		Dark Roar*		Dark Call*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Rare Martial Potency Up / Stats Up	Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Dark Call Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Dark Call Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Lowers enemy Zam Res by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +20	AGL +15	Dark Call Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Rare Martial Potency Up: Rarely raises martial potency/effects for 3 turns at action start.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	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

Dragon Quest Treasures

Dark sabrecat

Portrait	Forte	Treasure Capacity	Safekeeping Score
	Sprint	3	90%

Bestiary no.	#49
Family	Beast
Trivia	They lurk in the shadows and blackest of nights Their red eyes and fangs are a terrible sight They leap from the darkness to give you a fright
Favorite foods	Sharptooh steak Super sharptooth steak Syrupy serum Sweetened syrupy serum
Habitats	The Snarl
Item(s) dropped	None

Stats

Starting HP	Starting MP	Starting Strength
50	10	15
Starting Defence	Starting Deftness	Starting magic
5	24	7
Max HP	Max MP	Max Strength
727	300	450
Max Defence	Max Deftness	Max magic
383	450	333

Potential abilities *

First	Second	Third
Bite from the Blue	Burning Breath	Mad Rush
Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Whipcrackle	N/A	N/A

Dragon Attack

Name	Target(s)	Element
Cry of the Storm	Area	Electric

Traits

First		Second
Daredevil		Double Sided Fist
Third		Fourth
Lone Wolf		Poisoner
Fifth
Slippery Devil

Resistances

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Strong	Weak
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Gravity Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Slash Resistance	Impact Resistance
Weak	Strong	Normal	Normal
Piercing Resistance	Sleep Resistance	Stun Resistance	Poison Resistance
Normal	Normal	Quite strong	Weak
Debilitation Resistance *
Strong

Pride mates

• Clawde
• Dark sabrecub
• Great sabrecat
• Great sabrecub
• Sabrecat
• Silver sabrecat
• Silver sabrecub
• Stormy sabrecat
• Striking sabrecat
• Tigercub

Gallery

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  XI polygon model

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  Dark sabrecat and Hellsguard Veera as they appear in Tact.