Sootbonce
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Sootbonce | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | ガルバ |
| Romaji | Garuba |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest V |
| Old localization | Gloom slugger (Dragon Quest V DS) |
The Sootbonce, also known as the Gloom slugger, is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest V. It is an unusual, alien-like monster that forms a duo with the Smogbonnet.
Characteristics[edit]
Sootbonces are squat bipedal demons whose most notable feature is the pair of stalk-like protrusions growing from their shoulders that have an extra eye each. They have round, darker grey heads that give the monster their name, a tiny pair of blue eyes, and a fang-filled mouth that they use in vicious biting attacks. The sootbonce almost always appears alongside the smogbonnet, which has a similar coloration to them. They have the ability to call for backup from more of their kind or nearby smogbonnets to assist them in battle.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit]
Dragon Quest X[edit]
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]
Gallery[edit]
A sootbonce in X
XI polygon model
A malicious sootbonce
DQ Trading Card
