Stump grump

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

Dragon Quest monster Stump grump
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ダークドリアード Romaji Dākudoriādo First appearance Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Old localization Dark Doriard

It is a stronger variant of the Stump chump that has learn how to use magic.

Characteristics

Stump grumps are the felled remains of trees with green wood and purple leaves, brought to life by being infused with evil magic. They use their sorcery to put their foes to sleep and drain them of their magic with their peculiar dance moves. The stump grumps are nocturnal by nature and can be found dozing away at the base of trees during the day, only becoming active at nighttime.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Stump grump (ダークドリアード Dākudoriādo)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	28	5	38
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
28	18	25	30

Bestiary No.	#056
Spell(s)	Kasnooze
Skill(s)	Weirder Dance
Location(s)	Mamon region (Chapter 4) Last Chance Saloon region (Chapters 5 & 6)
Item Dropped	Hardwood headwear(1⁄64)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
75%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
75%	0%	100%	0%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
25%	25%	0%	100%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Stump grump (ダークドリアード Dākudoriādo)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	110	8	87
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
93	52	183	42

Bestiary no.	#114
Family	Nature
In-game description	The remains of a tree felled by a wave of ultimate evil that knocked every ounce of good out of it, and replaced it with sinister sorcery.
Spell(s)	Snooze
Skill(s)	Weird Dance
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (first act)
Item(s) dropped	Strong medicine1⁄16 Glimmergrass1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-110%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-110%	50%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Vicious

Vicious stump grump (ダークドリアード・強 Dākudoriādo・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	180	16	142
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
141	85	630	118

Bestiary no.	#268
Family	Nature
In-game description	Stump grumps driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	Kasnooze
Skill(s)	Weird Dance
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (second act) The Sage's Trial - The Fierce Forest (third act, night only)
Item(s) dropped	Special medicine1⁄16 Glimmergrass1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-110%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-125%	50%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
25%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Tact

Stump grump appears as a C-rank monster of the Nature family during the second part of the limited "Behold the Ultimate Automaton! Battle the Mindini Hunter!" event. It can be recruited from Chapter 2, Episode 4 of the event quests and it can participate in the Kisser's Battle Road as a party member.

Stump grump (ダークドリアード Dākudoriādo)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Support
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		716	246	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
260	233	235	175	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Snooze		Special medicine*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Healing Ability Recovery +5%/Stats Up	Crack Res +25/Stats Up	Special medicine Recovery +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25/Stats Up	Special medicine Recovery +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +10	Special medicine Recovery +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Healing Ability Recovery +5%: Raises healing ability recovery by 5%.

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

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Tocón gruñón	Spanish for "grumpy stump".
Français	Cyclotronc	A play on cyclotron, an early type of particle accelerated introduced in 1920, and tronc, the French word for trunk.

Related monsters

Similar species

• Stump chump
• Stump champ

Gallery

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Vicious stump grump.