Man o' war

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The Man o' war is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line, it is a seagoing monster capable of inducing paralysis.

Characteristics

In terms of appearance, men o' war are just palette swaps of healslimes. Their floats are often a dull, grayish color while their tentacles sport a dark blue-green shade.

Despite this similarity, men o' war have no healing abilities. They are aquatic monsters well-versed in the use of paralysis inducing abilities, with a swarm of men o' war being as potentially dangerous as instant-death inducing monsters.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

The first appearance of men o' war. They become a common threat after the party obtains the ship.

Man o' war DQ2-SNES-LOGO-ICON.PNG
Original (NES)
Sprite HP MP Attack
DQ2-NES-Man o' war.png 20 ? 28
Defense Agility Experience Gold
16 12 15 50
Abilities Sleep Attack
Location(s) At sea.
Item Dropped Chimaera wing (132)
Evasion Fire Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Snooze Resistance
064 07 17 17
Thwack Resistance Fizzle Resistance Kasap Resistance
07 77 07
Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)
Sprites HP MP Attack
20 0 28
Defense Agility Experience Gold
16 12 25 50
Abilities Sleep Attack
Location(s) At sea
Item Dropped Chimaera wing (132)
Evasion Fire Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Snooze Resistance
064 07 17 17
Thwack Resistance Fizzle Resistance Kasap Resistance
07 77 07



Dragon Quest III

Man o' war DQ3-SNES-LOGO-ICON.png
Original (NES)
Sprite Level HP MP
DQ2-NES-Man o' war.png 18 40 0
Attack Defense Agility Experience Gold
55 50 35 240 46
Bestiary No. 065
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Paralysis Attack
Location(s) Ocean
Item Dropped Cypress stick164
Evasion Fire Resistance * Crack Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
064 25% 25% 25%
Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance Whack Resistance * Kamikazee Resistance
25% 100% 25% 0%
Poof Resistance Fuddle Resistance Snooze Resistance Dazzle Resistance
100% 70% 25% 25%
Fizzle Resistance Sap Resistance * Deceleratle Resistance *
100% 0% 25%
Remakes sprites



Dragon Quest IV

Man o' war
DQ2-NES-Man o' war.png
HP MP Experience Gold
40 0 35 12
Attack Defense Speed
35 15 20
Dropped Item Moonwort bulb
Locations Ocean
Skills Paralysis Attack
Game Dragon Quest IV
Console NES / PS1 / DS / Mobile



Dragon Quest V

#181 - Man o' war
Man o war1.png
HP MP Experience Gold
50 0 77 22
Attack Defense Speed
65 41 48
Dropped Item Moonwort bulb
Locations Ocean
Skills Paralysis Attack
Spells None
Capture Rate 1/2
Bestiary # 181
Game Dragon Quest V
Console SFC / PS2 / DS



Dragon Quest VI

Man o' war DQVI Logo.png
Original (SFC)
Sprite HP * MP Attack Defense
Man o war VI SNES.png 76 0 80 70
Agility Experience * Gold Tame Rate
48 92 40 NA
Bestiary No. 185
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Burning Breath
Paralysis Attack
Location(s)
Item(s) Dropped Moonwort bulb164
Evasion Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Fire Breath Resistance *
0% 0% 0% 0%
Bang Resistance * Crack Resistance * Ice Breath Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
0% 25% 25% 0%
Strike/Rock Resistance * Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance * Whack Resistance *
0% 0% 100% 15%
Poof Resistance * Poison Resistance * Burning Breath Resistance Fuddle Resistance *
80% 0% 100% 15%
Snooze Resistance * Dazzle Resistance * Fizzle Resistance Ban Dance Resistance
15% 15% 100% 100%
Stun Resistance * Sap Resistance * Army Resistance *
0% 15% 0%
Remakes (DS, Mobile)
Sprites Notable Changes
None



Dragon Quest VII

#181 - Man o' war
Numbslime.gif
HP MP Experience Gold
150 0 160 58
Attack Defense Speed
130 70 76
Dropped Item Seashell Hat
Locations Gorges
Orph
Mezar
Skills Palsy Air
Paralysis Attack
Call for Help (Man o' war)
Family Aquatic
Capture Rate Very Hard
Bestiary # 181
Game Dragon Quest VII
Console PSX / 3DS


Dragon Quest VIII

DQ8-LOGO-ICON.png
Original (PS2)
Sprite HP MP Attack
Man o war.png 35 0 34
Defense Agility Experience Gold
22 23 23 12
Bestiary no. 238
Family Aquatic
In-game description Their cute appearance belies the ferocity of their attacks. Known for preying upon ships at sea, which they surround and subdue with powerful paralysis spells.
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Paralysis Attack
Location(s) Alexandria Region
Ocean
Item(s) dropped Moonwort bulb132
Plain cheese164
Evasion Attack Resistance Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance *
164 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% 100% 15%
Snooze resistance * Dazzle Resistance Fizzle Resistance Ban Dance Resistance
15% 15% 100% 100%
Stun Resistance * Sap Resistance * Army Resistance *
15% 0% 0%
Remake (3DS, Mobile)
Notable Changes
None



Dragon Quest IX

#061 - Man o' war
HP MP Experience Gold
70 10 200 72
Attack Defense Speed
72 68 80
Dropped Item Moonwort bulb (common, 1/16)
Softwort (rare, 1/32)
Locations Tywll Cave
Ocean
Family Aquatic
Bestiary # 061
Game Dragon Quest IX
Console DS


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