Abyss diver

Dragon Quest monster Abyss diver

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ヘルダイバー Romaji Hell diver First appearance Dragon Quest VII

The Abyss diver (formerly EvilDiver) is a recurring enemy in the Dragon Quest series.

Description

The Abyss diver is a large aquatic monster similar to the mythological Leviathan. It is purple in color, has a long neck, and webbed feet. It is quite powerful when the player first meets it. Its breath attacks can devastate low level parties.

Abilities

Dragon Quest VII

The Abyss Diver can be found in the Underwater City in the past and the Cathedral of Blight.

Abyss Diver

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	250	30	105	92
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
72	105	93	1⁄128

Bestiary No.	275
Spell(s)	Kacrackle
Skill(s)	Chilly Breath
Location(s)	Undersea sections
Item(s) Dropped	Angel leotard (1⁄256)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	100%	50%	100%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	15%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	90%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	15%	50%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	50%	30%

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest VIII

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	230	21	168
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
99	67	255	38

Bestiary no.	260
Family	Aquatic
In-game description	Ferocious and hungry sea monsters. They wait in deep waters for ships to pass overhead, then launch themselves towards the surface to sink them.
Spell(s)	Crackle
Skill(s)	Flame Breath Flee
Location(s)	Ocean
Item(s) dropped	Waterweed mould1⁄16 Spicy cheese1⁄128

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX

#170 - Abyss diver
HP MP Experience Gold 600 28 2700 92 Attack Defense Speed 200 220 126
Dropped Item	Dragon scale (common, 1/32) Watermaul wand (rare, 1/128)
Locations	Wyrmneck Oubliette Ocean Grotto
Skills	Fire Breath
Spells	Crackle
Family	Aquatic
Bestiary #	170
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Devilishly devastating dinosaurs that cast Crackle and breathe fire, and cannot be bested with bog-standard blows. Longed for loud colours after decades spent in the dim depths, and tried to jazz themselves up, but to underwhelming effect.

Gallery

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  Icon in Monsters 2: 3D

Related Enemies

• Seasaur
• Seavern