Barracuda
The Barracuda is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV. It is a blue-scaled fish that attacks novice seafarers with its large forehead, owing to it's name being a pun on barrage.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Barracuda | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | とつげきうお 突げきうお |
| Romaji | Totsugeki uo |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen |
| Old localization | Runamok Albacore RushFish |
CharacteristicsEdit
Frenzied fishy fiends with fantastically massive foreheads that are known to ambush fishermen on their first time out at sea, flopping onto the decks of ships and biting with their massive munching jaws and slamming their entire body into enemies to dish out extra damage.
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the ChosenEdit
| Barracuda (とつげきうお Totsugeki uo) |  |
Original (NES)
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
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47 | 0 | 6 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 20 | 10 | 75 | 33 |
| Bestiary No. | #180 |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Desperate attack |
| Location(s) | Ocean near Mintos and Havre Leon (Chapters 5 & 6) |
| Item Dropped | Iron helmet(1⁄64) |
| Evasion | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Bang Resistance * |
| 1⁄64 | 25% | 75% | 25% |
| Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance |
| 25% | 75% | 25% | 100% |
| Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Bracer Resistance | Poof Resistance | Fuddle Resistance |
| 25% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Snooze Resistance | Dazzle Resistance | Sap Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance |
| 25% | 25% | 100% | 100% |
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastEdit
| Barracuda (突げきうお Totsugeki uo) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack | Defense |
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18 | 4 | 22 | 14 |
| Agility | Experience | Gold | Tame Rate | |
| 15 | 8 (PS1) 12 (3DS) |
5 (PS1) 8 (3DS) |
1⁄16 | |
| Bestiary No. | #257 |
| Spell(s) | Sap |
| Skill(s) | Body Slam (125% damage) |
| Location(s) | Ocean (Before the Demon King's resurrection.) Cave to Another World (Water area) |
| Item(s) Dropped | Medicinal herb1⁄64 |
| Evasion | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * |
| 1⁄64 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Bang Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance * | Whack Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Poof Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Burning Breath Resistance | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 100% | 0% | 80% | 15% |
| Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance * | Ban Dance Resistance |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| 3DS version changes |
| None |
Dragon Quest Monsters 2Edit
| RushFish (とつげきうお Totsugeki uo) |  |
| Sprite | Level cap * | HP growth | MP growth |
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40 | 5/10 | 3/10 |
| Strength growth | Resilience growth | Wisdom growth | Agility growth |
| 7/10 | 4/10 | 3/10 | 7/10 |
| Family | Water |
| In-game description | |
| Abilities | Kamikaze, Sandstorm, Upper |
| Habitat | Ice World (Tara's Adventure) |
| Breeding chart | Angleron x Dragon family, Droll, GulpBeast |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * | Bang Resistance * |
| Strong | Strong | Strong | Weak |
| Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Rock/Army Resistance * |
| None | None | Weak | Weak |
| Water Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Gigaslash Resistance | Magic Burst Resistance |
| Strong | None | None | None |
| Drain Magic Resistance * | Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Resistance * | Poison Resistance * |
| None | None | None | None |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * |
| Weak | Weak | Strong | None |
| Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | Gobstopper Resistance | Stun Resistance * |
| None | None | Strong | Weak |
| Sap Resistance * | Decelerate Resistance * | Curse Resistance | |
| Strong | Strong | Weak | |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan HeartEdit
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2Edit
| Barracuda | |
|---|---|
| Family | Nature |
| Rank | C |
| Size | S |
| Weapons | Axes, Spears, Hammers, Claws, Staves |
| Traits | Early Bird, Timid, Crafty Inactivist |
| Resistances | Immune to Sag and Decelerate |
| Skill | Bang & Sizz |
| Location | Unshore |
| Breeding chart | Paws x Noble gasbagon or Dancing flame |
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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious KeyEdit
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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark PrinceEdit
| Barracuda (とつげきうお Totsugeki uo) |  |
| Icon | Family | Max HP* | Max MP* |
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1,400 | 320 |
| Max Attack | Max Defence | Max Agility | Max Wisdom |
| 610 | 440 | 500 | 320 |
| Bestiary No. | #164 |
| Rank | E Rank |
| In-game description | Fiendishly big fishes with heads so hard it's said they can punch through the hull of a ship with enough of a swim-up |
| Talents | Splash Afficionado (lv. 1) |
| Guaranteed traits | Splishmeister (lv. 1) Attacking Impulse (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Splisher (lv. 40) |
| Large-size exclusive traits | Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Insta-Oomph (lv. 1) Last Legs (lv. 60) |
| Habitat | Silver-coloured eggs only, best hatch rate is at the Circle of Caprice |
| Items | N/A |
| Synthesis chart | N/A |
| Notable synthesis | N/A |
| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * | Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| -25% | 75% | 0% | 25% |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Light Resistance * |
| -25% | 25% | 0% | 50% |
| Dark Resistance * | Debilitation Resistance* | Bedazzlement Resistance * | Antimagic Resistance * |
| 25% | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| MP Absorption Resistance * | Confusion Resistance * | Sleep Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * |
| 0% | 25% | 50% | 50% |
| Stun Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | ||
| -25% | 0% | ||
| Instant Death Resistance * | |||
| 0% | |||
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