Funghoul
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Funghoul | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | おばけキノコ おばけきのこ |
| Romaji | Obake kinoko |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest III |
| Old localization | Demon toadstool BigShroom |
A funghoul is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.
Introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is a dim-witted mushroom monster utterly dedicated to putting adventurers to sleep with peculiar spores.
Characteristics[edit]
A funghoul is a spotted, red-capped mushroom with stalks thick enough to serve as a face and body. It has stubby arms, small feet, sad, yellow eyes, and a fanged mouth with a tongue lolling out. In some spinoff games, it is considered part of the undead family as the Obake (おばけ) in its Japanese name refers to a type of yōkai or ghost in folklore.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit]
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit]
Notably in this game, Funghouls have the ability to inflict poison on the party instead of putting them to sleep. This is the only game where they do so.
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit]
| Bestiary No. | #045 |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Sweet Breath |
| Location(s) | Fortuna area (G3) Whealbrook area (G2) Roundbeck area (G2) Outside Uptaten Towers (G2) West of Zoomingale (near Lunar Zoombloom) |
| Item dropped | Antidotal herb |
| Evasion | Frizz resistance * | Sizz resistance * | Fire Breath resistance * |
| 0⁄64 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Bang resistance * | Crack resistance * | Ice Breath resistance * | Woosh resistance * |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Zap resistance * | Drain Magic resistance * | Whack resistance * | Kamikazee resistance * |
| 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Poof resistance | Dazzle resistance * | Fizzle resistance | Fuddle resistance |
| 20% | 67% | 100% | 20% |
| Poison resistance * | Snooze resistance * | Stun resistance * | Sap resistance * |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit]
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]
Dragon Quest X[edit]
A funghoul began appearing in Version 5.0 of the game, being encountered in the Netherworld and is quite stronger than its typical early game appearances. As always, it is able to put opponents to sleep with their its Sweet Breath.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]
Vicious[edit]
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit]
| Funghoul | |
|---|---|
| Family | Undead |
| Rank | F |
| Description | Pestilent creatures that spawn in moist, dark places. |
| Weapons | Swords, Whips, Claws, Staves |
| Traits | - |
| Resistances | Vulnerable to Frizz, Poisonproof |
| Skill | Graveheart, Attack Boost |
| Location | Xeroph Isle |
| Breeding chart | Stump chump x Lips |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit]
| Funghoul | |
|---|---|
| Family | Undead |
| Rank | F |
| Size | S |
| Weapons | Swords, Whips, Staves |
| Traits | Crafty Poisoner |
| Resistances | Immune to Poison, Vulnerable to Frizz |
| Skill | Graveheart |
| Location | Treepidation |
| Breeding chart | Stump chump x Lips or Dracky |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3[edit]
Funghouls are Rank F nature monsters that can be found on the Spirit Road. They occasionally drop a Punchshroom as a treasure item.
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]
| Bestiary No. | #429 |
| Rank | G |
| In-game description | These great big gurning mushrooms spring up in their dozens in damp locales. They propogate by putting travellers to sleep and seeding them with their spores |
| Talents | Stinker (lv. 1) |
| Guaranteed traits | Beastsbane (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Sleeper (lv. 20) Somnolent Skin (lv. 40) |
| Large-size exclusive traits | Tactical Titan (lv. 1) Major Downer (lv. 1) Insult to Injury (lv. 60) |
| Habitat | Circle of Conquest - Lower Echelon (    )Circle of Caprice - Lower Echelon ( ) |
| Items | Smelling salts (Common) Seed of resilience (Rare) |
| Synthesis chart |  X  |
| Notable synthesis | |
| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * | Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| -25% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Light Resistance * |
| 0% | 50% | 25% | 0% |
| Dark Resistance * | Antimagic Resistance * | Bedazzlement Resistance * | Confusion Resistance * |
| 50% | 0% | -25% | 0% |
| Debilitation Resistance* | MP Absorption Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Poison Resistance * |
| 25% | 50% | 25% | 50% |
| Sleep Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | ||
| -25% | 25% | ||
| Instant Death Resistance * | |||
| 25% | |||
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors[edit]
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Dragon Quest Tact[edit]
Funghoul appears as an E-rank monster of the Nature family. It can be recruited from Chapters 5-7, 7-1, 9-2, 14-1, 14-3, and 14-6 of the main storyline. The Funghoul can participate in Stump chump and Crabid's Battle Roads as a party member.
| First | Second | Third | ||
| Sweet Breath | Glacier Slash* | N/a | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Max HP +15/Stats Up | Crack Res +25/Stats Up | Glacier Slash Potency +5%/Stats Up |
| Fourth | Fifth | |
| Zam Res +25/Stats Up | Glacier Slash Potency +5%/Stats Up | |
| First | |
| N/a | |
| First | Second | Third |
| Glacier Slash Potency +2% | N/a | N/a |
| First | |
| Max HP +15: Raises max HP by 15. | |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | |
| Very Weak | Normal | Half Res | Normal | |
| Bang Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Zam Resistance * | Snooze Resistance | |
| Very Weak | Normal | Half Res | Immune | |
| Poison Resistance | Physical Lock Resistance | Spell Lock Resistance | Martial Lock Resistance | |
| Normal | Half Res | Normal | Normal | |
| Breath Lock Resistance | Hobble Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | |
| Normal | Normal | Super Weak | Normal | |
| Curse Resistance | Paralysis Resistance | Confusion Resistance | Charm Resistance | |
| Super Weak | Normal | Half Res | Normal |
Trivia[edit]
- A funghoul's name is a combination of the words "fungi" and "ghoul", a type of demon from pre-Islamic Arabian mythology that is said to feast on corpses. Its name may also be a pun on the often mispronounced Italian curse word "fongool", or "vaffanculo".
Similar spores[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Super Famicom art.
HD sprites
A Funghoul in X.
XI polygon model.
A Vicious funghoul.
Joker 2 model.
Monsters: 3D model.
Battle Road Victory cut-in.
Dragon Quest: Monster Battle card.
DQ Trading Card.
Stars model.
Rivals card.
A Funghoul in Keshi Keshi.
A Funghoul in the 1991 anime of The Adventure of Dai.
