Bongo bango

Dragon Quest monster Bongo bango
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ドンガラドン Romaji Dongaradon First appearance Dragon Quest XI

The Bongo bango is a recurring monster in the series, first appearing in Dragon Quest XI. It is a monster percussionist that gives thunderous performances in stormy regions with its animated drum.

Characteristics

Bongo bangos are rotund red djinn-like spirits with large living drums made of dark green wood strapped to the front of their bodies with yellow rope. The spirits have solid yellow eyes, pointy ears, and tendrils on top of their heads. They float about in midair. Their open vests and wristbands are purple, while their drumsticks have the same dark green and yellow colour scheme as their drums. The sprightly drums have small yellow eyes and are constantly seen with a smile on their jagged mouths. Like their other percussionist kin, bongo bangos can be seen performing for their fellow monsters—scourgettes during the day and lurid lamplings at nighttime. Their vigorous drumming is capable of weakening the defences of their opponents, especially when they can perform in concert with another bongo bango. They will use their drumsticks as clubs to bludgeon foes and can call for backup for more of their kind in battle, as well.

Appearances

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Bongo bango (ドンガラドン Dongaradon)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	187	13	136
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
148	90	546	96

Bestiary no.	#250
Family	Material
In-game description	Their thundering beats bring lurid lamplings from miles around to boogie, making death by drummer a very real risk for unwary adventurers.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Becomes Peped up Calls for backup (Bongo bango) Bangs out a demoralising drumbeat (lowers entire party's Defence by one stage) Break Beat (Pep power, with Bongo bango)
Location(s)	Southern Champs Sauvage (second act)
Item(s) dropped	Wyrmwood1⁄8 Fire wood1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	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 *
100%	50%	100%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Malicious

Malicious bongo bango (ドンガラドン・邪 Dongaradon・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	426	26	245
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
282	198	1,655	420

Bestiary no.	#596
Family	Material
In-game description	Bongo bangos who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Becomes Peped up Calls for backup (Malicious bongo bango) Bangs out a demoralising drumbeat (lowers entire party's Defence by one stage) Break Beat (Pep power, with Malicious bongo bango)
Location(s)	Southern Champs Sauvage (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Wyrmwood1⁄8 Fire wood1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	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 *
100%	50%	100%	25%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Rivals

Bongo bango appeared in the fourth card pack, "Tales of Powerful Monsters" as a super rare card exclusive for Martial Artist leaders. Another card, known as "Turbulent Bongo Bango", appeared in the second True Set when the game's name changed to Rivals Ace as a super rare card common to all leaders.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Bongo bango	Same as English name. Derived from bongó, a type of small drum of Afro-Cuban origin played by beating with the hands.
Français	Conga bongo	From conga, a tall, narrow-headed Cuban drum of African origin.
Deutsch	Bongo bango	Same as English name. Derived from bongó, a type of small drum of Afro-Cuban origin played by beating with the hands.

Gallery

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  XI polygon model

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  A malicious bongo bango

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  Rivals card

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  Turbulent Bongo Bango Rivals card

Similar species

• Bongo drongo
• Bongo fandango
• Bingo bango bongo
• Wrongo bongo