Buffalo wing

Dragon Quest monster Buffalo wing
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ブルホーク Romaji Bullhawk First appearance Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Old localization Bisonhawk

The Buffalo wing is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV.

Its name is a play on the food of the same name.

Characteristics

Buffalo wings are unusual bipedal hybrids between birds and bovines with midnight blue hides and dark yellow beaks. They have gained the ability to use magic, casting Sap to soften up enemies before goring them with their horns.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Buffalo wing (ブルホーク Buru hōku)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	52	6	43
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
55	26	49	39

Bestiary No.	#072
Spell(s)	Sap
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Parthenia region (Chapters 5 & 6) Imperial Pantry of Parthenia region (Chapters 5 & 6) Aubout du Monde region (Chapters 5 & 6) Havre Léon (Chapters 5 & 6)
Item Dropped	Iron lance(1⁄128)

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

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Buffalo wing (ブルホーク Buru hōku)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	74	12	73
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
70	53	62	17

Bestiary no.	#076
Family	Beast
In-game description	A short-tempered and aggressive monster. Psyches up and launches powerful body-slam attacks.
Spell(s)	Sap
Skill(s)	Body Slam Psyche Up
Location(s)	Kingdom of Trodain
Item(s) dropped	Cowpat1⁄16 Fresh milk1⁄128

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest Tact

Buffalo wing appears as a C-rank monster of the Beast family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in Brownie and Rashaverak's Battle Roads as a party member.

Buffalo wing (ブルホーク Buru hōku)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Beast				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		547	142	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
392	271	255	135	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Daunting Slash		Aeolian Slash*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Woosh-type Physical Potency +5% / Stats Up	Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Aeolian Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Aeolian Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

None

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +3	Aeolian Slash Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Woosh-type Physical Potency +5%: Raises Woosh-type physical potency 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	Super Weak
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Half Res
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal

Gallery

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  Rivals card.

Related monsters

• Bullfinch
• Bulldozer