Bird of terrordise

Dragon Quest monster
Bird of terrordise
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	れんごくまちょう
Romaji	Rengoku machō
First appearance	Dragon Quest VII
Old localization	HellHawk

The Bird of terrordise is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest VII, it is a fiery red variant of the Prism peacock.

Characteristics

Like their prism peacock birdy brethren, birds of terrordise sport powerfully built humanoid bodies and a pair of golden curved horns atop their heads, along with their indicated avian qualities, but are of a raging red-hot coloring as opposed to the prism peacocks' motley plumage. The infernal avians are among the most powerful monsters around in each of their appearances, boasting high stats and the most lethal of the fire breath attacks. The birds can also send adventurers into a state of utter chaos with Fuddle spells. Their scarlet plumage grants them a high amount of protection against fire spells and techniques. They typically make their habitats in volcanic regions, such as the Hellfire Hollow of Orgodemir's Cathedral of Blight and high-level fire grottoes in IX.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Bird of terrordise (れんごくまちょう Rengoku machō)

Sprite: File:Hellhawk.gif
Bestiary No.: #253
Recruit Rate: ¹⁄₂₅₆
Experience: 1,250 (PS1)
1,875 (3DS)
Gold: 185 (PS1)
278 (3DS)
HP: 870
MP: 30
Attack: 330
Defense: 155
Agility: 123
Evasion: ¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s): Fuddle
Skill(s): Scorch
Hellfire
Location(s): Cathedral of Blight (Hellfire Hollow)
Cave to Yet Another World
Item(s) Dropped: Platinum headgear¹⁄₁₂₈

Frizz resistance *: 60%
Sizz resistance *: 60%
Fire Breath resistance *: 100%
Bang resistance *: 60%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Ice Breath resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Strike/Rock resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance *: 15%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance *: 100%
Ban Dance resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 50%
Fizzle resistance *: 15%
Fuddle resistance *: 100%
Paralysis resistance *: 100%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 100%
Sap resistance *: 50%
Army resistance *: 0%

3DS version changes

Floating-type

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

#241 - Bird of terrordise

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
648	40	5,560	185
Attack	Defense	Speed
514	528	285

Dropped Item

Fowl fan¹⁄₆₄
Flame shield¹⁄₁₂₈

Locations

Grotto (volcano)

Skills

Scorch
Hellfire

Spells

Kafuddle

Family

Bird

Bestiary #

241

Game

Dragon Quest IX

Console

DS

Japanese Name

れんごくまちょう

Romanized Jap.

Rengoku machō

Description

Brutish birds that bring things to a boil with their burning breath, and drive enemies dotty with Kafuddle.

Supposedly named after world champion strongman Terry Terrordise, who is said to have discovered them on his travels.

Defeating birds of terrordise is the objective for Quest #167: Who's a Pretty Boy? in acquire a jewelry box and terrordise tail feather. They can only be encountered in high-level volcano grottoes.

Dragon Quest X

Reappearing from Version 4.3 onward, they are one of the 3 non-boss monsters in the game to use Purgatory Pyre.

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds

Bird of terrordise appeared as a boss that could be challenged in the Hall of Perdition starting on April 26th, 2022 in the Feather and Flames battle. Its special move is Trial by Fire, a powerful fire breath which it unleashes after a 10-second countdown unless it is interrupted or defeated first. A more powerful Breakbeast version was eventually added to the Hall of Perdition on October 26th, 2022.

Etymology

The bird of terrordise is a play on the bird-of-paradise, a member of the Paradisaeidae, found in Papua New Guinea and eastern Indonesia.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Ave del terroriso	Spanish for "bird of terrordise".
Français	Oiseau de peuradis	French for "bird of fearadise".
Deutsch	Terrordiesvogel	German for "bird of terrordise".
中文 (繁體)	煉獄魔鳥	Transliteration of れんごくまちょう.