Caper tiger
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Caper tiger | |
Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | ワータイガー |
| Romaji | Wātaigā |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest VII |
| Old localization | WarTiger |
A caper tiger (originally WarTiger) is a monster found exclusively in Dragon Quest VII.
Characteristics
Caper tigers are humongous half-man, half-beasts that appear to be wearing the pelts of tigers over their bodies as a beastly disguise, designed to scare off all but the bravest of adversaries. They have painted red, demonic-looking faces with mouths filled with sheer sharpened fangs for sinking into attackers. The tigers attack with their sharp slashing claws and they've learned how to belch fire in order to flambe foes. They've also learnt a little magic; just enough to cast Heal to cure their unlickable wounds.
Appearances
Dragon Quest VII
| Caper tiger (ワータイガー Wātaigā) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack | Defense |
 |
84 | 20 | 75 | 65 |
| Agility | Experience | Gold | Tame Rate | |
| 65 | 32 (PSX) 48 (3DS) |
26 (PSX) 39 (3DS) |
1⁄64 | |
| Bestiary No. | 052 |
| Spell(s) | Heal |
| Skill(s) | Fire Breath |
| Location(s) | Likeness of the Great Evil Gröndal Roots of Ygg El Ciclo Inside the Time Frame |
| Item(s) Dropped | Bunny tail1⁄4096 |
| 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% | 80% |
| Poof Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Burning Breath Resistance | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 80% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance * | Ban Dance Resistance |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | 100% |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| 3DS version changes |
| Increased experience and gold dropped. |
Trivia
The caper tiger is physically identical to the earlier-appearing Weartiger. Given that the caper tiger's original Japanese name is an approximation of "weretiger" (the original localization name for the weartiger), it is possible that the caper tiger was originally meant to be the original weartiger but with a new name.
