Antgobbler

Dragon Quest monster
Antgobbler
Japanese	おばけありくい
Romaji	Obake arikui
First appearance	Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Old localization	Demon anteater; Echidna

The antgobbler is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III.

It is a stronger variant of the antnibbler with dark green fur.

CharacteristicsEdit

Antgobblers are large, anteater-like monsters covered in spiky, dark grey-green fur with a pale green snout and red eyes. They have a long purple prehensile tongue, which they use to attack adventurers, as well as their sharp blue claws. After their long absence from the series, antgobblers made appearances in two spinoff games.

AppearancesEdit

Dragon Quest I HD-2D RemakeEdit

Antgobbler (おばけありくい Obake arikui)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #024
Family: Beast
Experience: 27
Gold: 21
HP: 39
MP: 6
Attack: 39
Defence: 40
Agility: 13
Evasion: N/A

In-game description: All the ants they've eaten have granted them immense strength, enabling them to slash through solid stone with a swipe of their claws
Spell(s): N/A
Skill(s): N/A
Location(s): Craggy Cave region
Item Dropped: Medicinal herb (1/64)

Fire resistance *: 0%
Explosion resistance: 0%
Ice resistance *: 25%
Wind resistance *: 25%
Strike resistance *: 0%
Lightning resistance *: 0%
Whack resistance: 0%
Dazzle resistance *: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 0%
Paralysis resistance: 0%
Snooze resistance: 0%
Deceleratle resistance *: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Dragon Quest II HD-2D RemakeEdit

Antgobbler (おばけありくい Obake arikui)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #023
Family: Beast
Experience: 12
Gold: 7
HP: 36
MP: 6
Attack: 34
Defence: 41
Agility: 15
Evasion: N/A

In-game description: All the ants they've eaten have granted them immense strength, enabling them to slash through solid stone with a swipe of their claws
Spell(s): N/A
Skill(s): N/A
Location(s): Cave of the Lake
Dropped Item: Medicinal herb (1/64)
Stolen Item: N/A

Fire resistance *: 0%
Explosion resistance *: 0%
Ice resistance *: 25%
Wind resistance *: 25%
Strike resistance *: 0%
Dark resistance *: 0%
Lightning resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance *: 0%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 0%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 0%
Deceleratle resistance *: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of SalvationEdit

Antgobbler (おばけありくい Obake arikui)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #011
Level: 4
Experience: 12
Gold: 7
HP: 21
MP: 0
Attack: 20
Defense: 9
Agility: 10
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Flee
Location(s): Path of Promise
Item Dropped: Medicinal herb¹⁄₁₆

Fire resistance *: 0%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 100%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance: 25%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 25%
Snooze resistance: 25%
Deceleratle resistance *: 0%
Sap resistance *: 25%

Remakes sprites

SFC
GBC
Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeEdit

Antgobbler (おばけありくい Obake arikui)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #012
Family: Beast
Experience: 20
Gold: 4
HP: 37
MP: 6
Attack: 30
Defence*: 48
Agility: 15
Evasion: 0/64

In-game description: All the ants they’ve eaten have granted them immense strength, enabling them to slash through solid stone with a swipe of their claws
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Defend
Location(s): Path of Promise
Item Dropped: Medicinal herb¹⁄₈

Fire resistance *: 0%
Explosion resistance *: 0%
Ice resistance *: 25%
Wind resistance *: 25%
Strike resistance *: 0%
Lightning resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance *: 0%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 0%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Similar species & close cousinsEdit

GalleryEdit

Artwork in III.
HD sprites
Antgobbler in Stars.
Antgobbler in Rivals Ace.