Thunderbird
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Thunderbird | |
| |
| Japanese | サンダーバード |
| Romaji | Thunderbird |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest Monsters |
| Old localization | Zapbird |
The Thunderbird is a member of the bird family that appears in the Monsters spin-off games.
Characteristics
The Thunderbird is the electric counterpart to the Firebird and Snowbird, and as such it naturally produces high voltage. The species distinct from the aforementioned birds in that it's body is serpentine with smooth scales and only its head being feathered--interestingly, the monster is wearing an entire Cumaulus around it's waist. While a humorous gag at first glance, this peculiar communalism alludes to the creature's life spent in the high atmosphere.
When the first DQM title was remade for the Nintendo 3DS, the Thunderbird was given a redesign based on the polygon model of the Snowbird to reduce development costs. This form has dark teal feathers with lightning stripes for accents.
Appearances
Dragon Quest Monsters
| ZapBird |  |
| Sprite | Level cap * | HP growth | MP growth |
 |
50 | 2/5 | 1/5 |
| Strength growth | Resilience growth | Wisdom growth | Agility growth |
| 2/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| Family | Bird |
| In-game description | Attacks with the thundercloud that covers its body |
| Abilities | BoltSlash, Lightning, Hellblast |
| Habitat | Gate of Control |
| Breeding chart | Bird family x ??? family MadCondor, Phoenix, WhipBird x Gismo |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * | Bang Resistance * |
| Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak |
| Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Rock/Army Resistance * |
| Weak | Weak | Immune | Strong |
| Zap Resistance * | Gigaslash Resistance | Magic Burst Resistance | Drain Magic Resistance * |
| Immune | Strong | None | Strong |
| Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * |
| Weak | Weak | None | Weak |
| Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance |
| Strong | None | None | None |
| Ban Dance Resistance | Gobstopper Resistance | Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * |
| Strong | Strong | Strong | None |
| Decelerate Resistance * | Curse Resistance | ||
| None | None | ||
A Thunderbird egg is received for 13 Mini medals.
Dragon Quest Monsters 2
| Thunderbird |  |
| Sprite | Level cap * | HP growth | MP growth |
 |
50 | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Strength growth | Resilience growth | Wisdom growth | Agility growth |
| 4/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Family | Bird |
| In-game description | |
| Abilities | BoltSlash, Lightning, Hellblast |
| Habitat | |
| Breeding chart | Bird family x ??? family MadCondor, Phoenix, WhipBird x Gismo |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * | Bang Resistance * |
| Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak |
| Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Rock/Army Resistance * |
| Weak | Weak | Immune | Strong |
| Water Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Gigaslash Resistance | Magic Burst Resistance |
| None | Immune | Strong | None |
| Drain Magic Resistance * | Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Resistance * | Poison Resistance * |
| Strong | Weak | Weak | None |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * |
| Weak | Strong | None | None |
| Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | Gobstopper Resistance | Stun Resistance * |
| None | Strong | Strong | Strong |
| Sap Resistance * | Decelerate Resistance * | Curse Resistance | |
| None | None | None | |
