King squid

Dragon Quest monster King squid

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese 大王イカ Romaji Great Squid First appearance Dragon Quest III

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

King squid

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		22	135	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
85	40	32	355	70

Bestiary No.	067
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Ocean
Item Dropped	Seed of Life1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	70%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	25%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	25%	25%	70%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest VIII

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	261	0	111
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
54	15	116	46

Bestiary no.	248
Family	Aquatic
In-game description	Feared by saliors who also call these monsters 'terror tentacles'. Due to the high HP of king squids, you may want to use instant-death spells rather than physical attacks to subdue them.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Sometimes attacks twice per round
Location(s)	Ocean
Item(s) dropped	Leather whip1⁄32 Strong medicine1⁄64

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
15%	0%	15%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

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A king squid can be synthesized by combining a yabby and a Gracos.

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Squidzilla

Dragon Quest monster Squidzilla

Art by Akira Toriyama First appearance Dragon Quest III

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Squidzilla

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		35	200	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
97	15	36	1280	100

Bestiary No.	097
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Occasionally attacks twice
Location(s)	Ocean
Item Dropped	Sparring suit1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	25%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	25%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	25%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	0%	25%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Tentacular

Dragon Quest monster Tentacular

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese クラーゴン Romaji Kragacles, Kragon, Kragacle First appearance Dragon Quest III

Dragon Quest III

Tentacular

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		38	450	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
150	10	52	2090	160

Bestiary No.	116
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Brutal Strike Flee Occasionally attacks up to three times
Location(s)	Alefgard ocean
Item Dropped	Seed of Life1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	25%	70%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	25%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	25%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	0%	25%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest VIII

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	502	20	174
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
40	45	303	52

Bestiary no.
Family	Aquatic
In-game description	Rulers of the deep sea, these monsters boast incredible vitality. Generally speaking, they are nearly impossible to defeat with physical attacks alone.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flee Sometimes attacks twice per round
Location(s)	Ocean
Item(s) dropped	Antidotal herb1⁄8 Full moon ring1⁄256

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
15%	15%	15%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	15%	15%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	15%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

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