Quayhorse

Dragon Quest monster Quayhorse

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese たつのこナイト Romaji Tatsunoko naito First appearance Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Old localization Seahorser
Aquestrian gladiator

The quayhorse is a recurrent monster in the Dragon Quest series that was introduced in Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past. It is an anthropomorphic seahorse warrior.

Characteristics

Quayhorses are big sinister seahorse-like monsters with orange scaly skin and a pair of gloved arms that allow them to hold pokey tridents. These monsters are seen wearing stylish armour reminiscent of the kind worn in Roman times, with the top part a bronze cuirass with gleaming golden details, and the bottom part is a white skirt that flows in the sea tides, held to the quayhorse's body by a a sleek black belt made of a particularly tough sea weed. These strange ocean defenders wield a solid bronze shield and a glorious golden ended trident, which they use to torment ocean invaders, along with being able to spew Sweet Breath as a way of subduing adventurers, leaving them open to more attacks. They're even able to exude an icy Cool Breath across a wide area, crushing enemies with cold hard damage.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Quayhorse (たつのこナイト Tatsunoko naito)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	78	20	80	40
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
80	72 (PS1) 108 (3DS)	70 (PS1) 105 (3DS)	1⁄16

Bestiary No.	#262
Spell(s)	Heal
Skill(s)	Sweet Breath Cool Breath
Location(s)	Wetlock (during the flood) Sunken Citadel Coral Cave
Item(s) Dropped	Iron spear 1⁄128

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	15%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	80%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	50%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	0%

3DS version changes

None

A boss version of Quayhorse is fought in the boss battle against Mossferatu in the Den of the Dwarves along with a Wharfhorse. It is stronger than an ordinary Quayhorse and can be troublesome due to its ability to put the party to Sleep and heal its allies. It is recommended to take out Mossferatu's guards first before focusing on him.

Quayhorse (boss) (たつのこナイト Tatsunoko naito)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	248	62	110	90
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
135	72	70	N/a

Bestiary No.	#262
Spell(s)	Heal
Skill(s)	Chilly Breath Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Den of the Dwarves
Item(s) Dropped	None

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	15%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	50%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	15%

3DS version changes

None

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Aquestrian gladiator
Family	Dragon
Rank	C
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Whips, Spears, Staves
Traits	Fly Swatter, Crafty Blade Blunter
Resistances	Immune to Drain Magic, Gobstopper, and Decelerate
Skill	Champion
Location	-
Breeding chart	Hacksaurus x Metal slime knight Dragon slime x Barracuda

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Dragon Quest Tact

Quayhorse appears as a C-rank monster of the Dragon family as part of the limited Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland event. It can be synthesized at the Ancient Shrine by combining Killer Gila Might and Great Sabrecat Might together. The quayhorse can participate in the Great muddy hand's Battle Road as a party member.

Quayhorse (たつのこナイト Tatsunoko naito)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Dragon				Support
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		556	230	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
221	205	241	256	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Cool Breath		Midheal*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Healing Effect +5%/Stats Up	Frizz Res +25/Stats Up	Midheal Effect +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25/Stats Up	Midheal Effect +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
WIS +3	Midheal Effect +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Healing Effect +5%: Raises healing ability effect by 5%.

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

Etymology

Quayhorse's Japanese name, Tatsunoko knight (たつのこナイト), is a reference to the term "tatsu-no-otoshigo" (竜の落とし子, lit. dragon's illegitimate child), often shortened to "tatsu no ko", which simply means "dragon's child" and is another term for a seahorse. Seahorses were believed to be related to dragons.

Similar species

• Wharfhorse

Gallery

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  Boss battle in the 3DS version.

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  Icon in Monsters 2: 3D.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  The Quayhorse and other monsters that can be synthesized in Tact.