Lickspittle

The Lickspittle is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV.

Dragon Quest monster Lickspittle

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese つちわらし Romaji Tsuchiwarashi First appearance Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Old localization Troglodyte

It is a small brown goblin-like creature.

Characteristics

Lickspittles have the appearance of small humanoid creatures with tan skin and a tougher brown hide covering most of their torsos and the tops of their heads. Their eyes are constantly seen shut and they have huge pointy ears and long tongues sticking out of their open mouths. The Lickspittles have wiry limbs and make fast scratching attacks with their sharp claws. Despite their weak appearance, they are capable of calling upon other monsters to help them overwhelm novice adventurers.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Lickspittle (つちわらし Tsuchiwarashi)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	13	0	13
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
8	5	4	10

Bestiary No.	#019
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Call for help.
Location(s)	Zamoksva region (Chapter 2) Vrenor region (Chapter 2) Zalenagrad region (Chapter 2) Laissez Fayre (Chapter 4) Aubout du Monde (Chapter 4) Gupta Gupha (Chapter 4) Endor region (Chapters 5 & 6)
Item Dropped	Medicinal herb(1⁄64)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	75%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
0%	0%	25%	0%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
75%	0%	0%	100%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Lickspittle (つちわらし Tsuchiwarashi)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	22	0	22	11
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
13	8	5	N/A

Bestiary No.	#013
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Call for backup. (Healslime)
Location(s)	Faerie Lea Dwarf's Den
Item dropped	Bamboo spear1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0/64	0%	0%	0%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	100%	0%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
20%	0%	0%	67%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
67%	0%	100%	0%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

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Dragon Quest Tact

Lickspittle appears as an E-rank monster of the Undead family. It can be recruited from Chapters 2-2, 5-4, 5-5, 14-2, and 14-7 of the main storyline and it can participate in the Ghost and Walking corpse's Battle Roads as a party member.

Lickspittle (つちわらし Tsuchiwarashi)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Undead				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
95		493	156	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
213	196	131	108	10

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Scratch		Poison Breath*		Talent Blossoming: Venom Breath

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Max MP +5 / Stats Up	Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Scratch Potency +5% / Stats Up Poison Success Rate +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Scratch Potency +5% / Stats Up Poison Success Rate +5%

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Scratch Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

Max MP +5: Raises max MP by 5.

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

Etymology

The Lickspittle's original English name, Troglodyte, is the name of a prehistoric race of people that supposedly lives in caves or holes. It can also be used as a derogatory term for someone who is reclusive and/or brutish.

A Lickspittle is slang for a fawning toady or sycophantic person who debases themselves or gives empty flattery for the sake of personal gain.

Gallery

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  Famicom artwork.

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  Lickspittle, along with Great sabrecub and Bona constrictor fighting each other in the Monster Arena from V. (Cell phone)

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  A Lickspittle in X.

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  Caravan Heart sprite.

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  Kiryl casting Whack on one.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  DQ Trading Card

Related monsters

• Drooling ghoul
• Frolicker