Tyrannodactyl

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The Tyrannodactyl is a monster that first appeared in Dragon Quest II.

Characteristics[edit]

Tyrannodactyls is a monster based on pterosaurs that can be found in the fifth and sixth floors of the Cave to Rendarak. It is a stronger version of the Terrordactyl with a more orange/reddish color scheme, but unlike its counterpart which only uses physical attacks, it uses dangerous spells like Fire Breath, Kasap and Snooze. Starting with the Super Famicom remake, the Tyrannodactyl's skin changed to dark yellow with red webbing on its wings.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line[edit]

Tyrannodactyl (メイジバピラス Meiji bapirasu)DQ2-SNES-LOGO-ICON.PNG
Original (NES)
Sprite HP MP Attack
Magicvampirus DQII NES.gif 65 Infinite 77
Defense Agility Experience Gold
21 79 101 103
Abilities Fire breath
Kasap
Snooze
Location(s) Cave to Rendarak, floors 5 and 6
Item Dropped Mad cap1128
Evasion Fire Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Snooze Resistance
164 27 27 57
Thwack Resistance Fizzle Resistance Kasap Resistance
37 77 27
Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)
Sprites HP MP Attack
82 25 77
Defense Agility Experience Gold
47 79 182 103
Abilities Fire breath
Kasap
Snooze
Location(s) Cave to Rendarak, floors 5 and 6
Item Dropped Mad cap1128
Evasion Fire Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Snooze Resistance
164 47 07 17
Thwack Resistance Fizzle Resistance Kasap Resistance
07 27 07



Dragon Quest Rivals[edit]

More than 30 years after its first appearance, the Tyrannodactyl returned as a monster card for Fortune Teller leaders in the 6th card pack, "A Symphony of Small Hope".

Trivia[edit]

  • This monster is infamous among fans of II for being one of the only sources of the Mad cap--an incredible hat that reduces MP costs significantly. Players would spend hours at a time hunting the creature to get the hat; one in particular being Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri. In an interview held in 1998, he revealed that the inspiration for exchanging data between games, a staple of his series, came about due to envy that his friend (and Pokémon illustrator) Ken Sugimori had managed to nab two of them and had no way to share them.

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