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.

Characteristics

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.

Appearances

Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake

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)

Flame Slash resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

?

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 Remake

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

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

?

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 Salvation

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 Remake

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

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

?

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 cousins

• Antnibbler
• Antguzzler
• Tongue fu fighter
• Tongue fu master

Gallery

• 

  Artwork in III.

• 

  HD sprites

• 

  Antgobbler in Stars.

• 

  Antgobbler in Rivals Ace.