Gracos

Gracos
Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII
File:DQVI DS Gracos.png
Sprite(s)
Japanese name	グラコス
Romaji	Gurakosu
Title	Dread Fiend

Gracos is a recurring monster and antagonist in the Dragon Quest series. He is typically depicted as an overweight Merman-like monster wielding a pole-arm.

Characteristics

Gracos is likely a more powerful form of a Merman, as he shares many of his characteristics with this monster, particularly the placement of his fins. Gracos differs from this common monster by means of his greater girth, thicker lips, wristbands and weapon: a pole-arm with a crescent-shaped blade on the end.

Having first appeared as a boss monster, Gracos typically fulfills that same role in his other appearances and is powerful as such. He possesses great physical might and is adept at using magic and abilities as well.

In Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation, Gracos maintains the seal on Sorceria and defeating him enables access to the city. Gracos is the least competent of the Dread Fiends, sleeping on the job and unintentionally informing the party of his master's plans at the slightest inquiry.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Gracos (グラコス Gurakosu)

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	3,000	50	210	210
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
80	3700	900	?

Bestiary No.
Spell(s)	Kacrackle
Skill(s)	Mow down party (75% damage to party) Chilly Breath
Location(s)	Seabed Shrine
Item(s) Dropped	Gracos' trident (100%)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	25%	25%	25%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	100%	100%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	15%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	50%	50%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	100%	25%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

#287 - Gracos
HP MP Experience Gold 1400 90 1320 720 Attack Defense Speed
Locations	Ocean
Skills	Two Turns Beat Down (Attacks Party) Ice Air Poison Fog Tsunami (Jolly Rager)
Family	Aquatic
Bestiary #	287
Game	Dragon Quest VII
Console	PSX

Making his second appearance as a boss, Gracos is the one responsible for flooding Wetlock in the past and must be confronted in order to set things right.

Strategy

Gracos is a tough fight. He can attack twice in one round and hit the party very hard. He is immune to Sap and has a high resistance to Dazzle. Finally, he has a very high resistance to ice spells and skills so these should be avoided completely.

There is a small grace as Florin joins this fight. Even still, Gracos shouldn't be taken lightly. The Shepherd's Insulatle technique does wonders for this battle as well as Kabuff and Buff. Armor that protects against ice is a must. The Martial Artist's Wind Sickles should be used regularly as well as the Shepherd's Lambpede attack and the Hybrid skill Sword Dance.

Do not rely on Jann to heal the party. If you are in need of healing, have Maribel Mayde use the Staff of salvation.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Grakos (グラコス Gurakosu)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	55	7/10	7/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
8/10	7/10	6/10	6/10

Family	Water
In-game description
Abilities	HighJump, Sandstorm, TwinHits
Habitat
Breeding chart	Water family x ??? family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	Strong	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	Strong	None	Strong
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Immune	None	Weak	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Weak	Immune	Weak	Strong
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Strong	Strong
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Strong	Immune	Strong

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Gracos also has a small role in the piracy side-quest of the game, being summoned as one of the many monsters the player must confront while tracking down Captain Crow.

Gracos
Family	Demon
Rank	A
Description	The legendary king rules over all the monsters of the sea.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Axes, Staves
Traits	-
Resistances	Healed by Water, Fizzleproof
Skill	Crack & Zap
Location	-
Breeding chart	Merman or Octavian sentry x Archdemon

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Gracos
Family	Demon
Rank	A
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Wooshmeister, Crackmeister
Resistances	Immune to Fizzle and Magical Sabotage
Skill	Crack & Zap
Location	-
Breeding chart	Belial x Merman or Octavian sentry

Dragon Quest Tact

Gracos appears as a S-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the limited Dragon Quest VI event. He can be faced in Chapter 3, Episode 4: Gracos Appears of the event quests, as well as a boss in Free the Phantom Realm! where he must be defeated, along with the other three Dread Fiends to face Mortamor. Gracos eventually appeared on his own banner alongside Maulrus as part of the 1-Year Wrap Party post-anniversary event.

Gracos (グラコス Gurakosu)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		1,113	422	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
232	347	430	431	50

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Ice Blocks		Nightmare Breath*		Waterfall*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Wave Rider / Stats Up	Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Crack-type Spell Potency +5% / Stats Up Deep Sea Curse: Grants x1.5 spell potency/effects for 1 turn at action start on turn 2.
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Crack-type Spell Potency +5% / Stats Up Sleep Success Rate +10%

Leader Perks

First

Raises spell potency of Nature family allies, including himself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +30 DEF +20	Auto HP/MP Regen (S): Restores HP and MP at action start.	Waterfall Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Wave Rider: Raises WIS and Move for 3 turns at action start on even turns until turn 10.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Very Weak	Normal	Immune
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Super Weak	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal

Etymology

Gracos is a transliteration of Glaucus--one of the half-human sons of the god Poseidon. He is a patron of sailors whose story is detailed in Ovid's Metamorphosis.

See also

• Gracos' trident

Related Monsters

• Gracos V
• Merderer
• Merking

Trivia

• Each of the four Dread Fiends could be seen as representing one of the four elements. In Gracos's case, he represents water.

Gallery

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  Super Famicom art.

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  Dragon Quest VII - a possible capture error has the shaft and end of his weapon in the corner.

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  Dragon Quest Monsters 2.

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  Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker.

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  Apearance in Stars.

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