Cannibox

Dragon Quest monster Cannibox

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ひとくいばこ Romaji Hitokuibako First appearance Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation Old localization Man-Eater Chest

The Cannibox is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is a weaker version of the more common Mimic and as such is usually the first container-mimicking monster encountered by the player.

Characteristics

Canniboxes, like Mimics, are monstrous chests; the Cannibox is probably the most convincing of the chest-mimicking monsters since it is colored like a traditional chest: brown, unlike the off-color palettes of the Mimic and Pandora's box.

Being a lesser variety of the Mimic, Canniboxes usually don't have access to instant-death moves but, rather, Desperate attacks that can act as instant-death if the target's HP isn't sufficient enough to survive. An encounter with a Cannibox can usually be prevented by casting Peep on a chest to determine whether or not is a monster, though this may not help any if Canniboxes wander the area like normal monsters do.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		25	120	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
200	55	67	137	60

Bestiary No.	#055
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Brutal strike Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Pyramid x1 Kidnapper's Cave x2 Fifer's Spire x2 Ice Cave
Item Dropped	Cypress stick1⁄2048

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
1⁄16	70%	25%	25%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
25%	100%	70%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	25%	70%	70%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	25%	25%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	100	0	140
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
55	62	150	25

Bestiary No.	#170
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Sweet Breath War Cry
Location(s)	Imperial Pantry of Parthenia x1 Pharos Beacon x1 (NES version only) Auld Well (Chapters 5 & 6 remakes only)
Item Dropped	Chain Mail(1⁄64)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
0⁄64	75%	25%	25%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	25%	25%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
75%	0%	100%	25%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
75%	75%	25%	100%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	90	8	60	50
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
12	23	95	N/A

Bestiary No.	#050
Spell(s)	Drain Magic Frizzle Whack
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Scary Lair (x1) Gotha Path x2
Item dropped	Mini medal1⁄8

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0/64	0%	0%	0%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	?	100%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
100%	20%	100%	100%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	144	8	37	60
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
40	118	96	NA

Bestiary No.	#032
Spell(s)	Drain Magic Frizzle Whack
Skill(s)	Critical Hit
Location(s)	Isle of Murdaw (x2) Hallowed Hollow (x1)
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of agility (100%)

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

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	110	30	65	50
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
40	65 (PS1) 98 (3DS)	100 (PS1) 130 (3DS)	1⁄8

Bestiary No.	#037
Spell(s)	Sizz
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Automaton Stronghold x1 Grody Grotto x2 Likeness of the Great Evil x2 Inside the Time Frame x1 Mountaintop Tunnel x1 The Beacon (past) Dig Site - Underground
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of strength (1⁄64)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄16	25%	25%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	25%	0%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	100%	50%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	61	12	60
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
50	46	76	110

Bestiary no.	#062
Family	Material
In-game description	A skillful mimic that disguises itself a treasure chest. It waits quietly to be discovered, then chomps on unwary travelers with its sharp fangs. Occasionally capable of landing devastating attacks.
Spell(s)	Sizz
Skill(s)	Brutal hit Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Ruined Abbey (x1) Swordsman's Labyrinth Kingdom of Trodain (x1) Uncharted island in southwest
Item(s) dropped	Iron nail1⁄8 Pot lid1⁄16

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
1⁄32	0%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	50%	50%	15%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	15%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	50%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	15%	25%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

##204 - Cannibox
HP MP Experience Gold 187 10 960 210 Attack Defense Speed 140 108 140
Dropped Item	Mini medal1⁄16 Gold bracer1⁄128
Locations	Treasure chests
Skills	Sweet Breath Desperate attack
Spells	Whack
Family	Material
Bestiary #	#204
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Japanese Name	ひとくいばこ
Romanized Jap.	Hitokuibako
Description	Shut these big, bad boxes up with Fizzle before they send you to sleep with Sweet Breath or waste you with Whack. Monsters who've morphed into boxes to ambush adventurers. What treasures await inside their well-guarded wooden depths?

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	258	10	139
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
118	123	288	46

Bestiary no.	#107
Family	Material
In-game description	They sit stick still waiting for unwary adventurers to approach, then snap into action, unleashing a nigh on inescapable onslaught.
Spell(s)	Whack
Skill(s)	Occasionally acts twice per turn. Desperate attack Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (first act) Caverns Under Octagonia (first act) Imperial Pantry of Parthenia (3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Seed of skill

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
100%	50%	99%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
25%	25%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
25%	99%	50%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	25%	25%

This monster does not have a vicious, nor a malicious variant.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

On occasion, the respawnable treasure chests scattered around the game will be Canniboxes. They are challenging to scout.

Cannibox
Family	Material
Rank	D
Description	Wicked monsters who take the form of chests to lure adventurers in for the kill.
Weapons	Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Desperado
Resistances	Whackproof
Skill	Fear-monger
Location	Palaish Isle (Temple)
Breeding chart	Goodybag x Goodybag

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

On occasion, the respawnable treasure chests scattered around the game will be Canniboxes. They are challenging to scout. Their "evolved" form, the Mimic, replaces them for the blue "ornate" treasure chests found in the Necropolis.

Cannibox
Family	Material
Rank	D
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Desperado, Lootist
Resistances	Vulnerable to Fizzle, Immune to Whack
Skill	Fear-monger
Location	Bemusoleum
Breeding chart	Goodybag x Goodybag (at least one must be Level 19 or lower) Imp x Dancing flame or Spitnik

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,370	280
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
630	590	450	390

Bestiary No.	#298
Rank	F
In-game description	Tricksters who pretend to be treasure chests in order to spring sneak attacks on unsuspecting travellers. They absolutely will not stand for running away - attempt this too many times and you're really asking for it
Talents	Thrill-Seeker (lv. 1) MP Booster I (lv. 20) Splish Ward (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Critical Moment (lv. 1) Dodge Denier (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Whacker (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Deadly Touch (lv. 1) Intimidating (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Conquest - Middle & Upper Echelon () Circle of Temper - Middle & Upper Echelon () Circle of Indulgence - Every Echelon () Circle of Caprice - Middle Echelon () Cradle of Corruption - Upper Level ()
Items	Medicinal herb (Common) Hocus pocus ring (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
0%	0%	-25%	0%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	25%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
0%	25%	50%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
0%	50%	-25%	0%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
0%		50%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

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Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Model	Experience	Gold
	46	70g

List No.	#054
Field Notes	Treacherous chests who wait for wandering adventurers to lift their lids, then show them the cost of curiosity. Treasure hunters who've met these bestial boxes speak of their struggles with PTCD: Post-Tramautic Chest Disorder.
Location(s)	Colissea (Hero)
Item(s) Dropped	Royal ruby, Slipweed, Classic endure ring recipe, Luxury endure ring recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	300	70g	Yes

List No.	#035
Field Notes	Treacherous chests who wait for wandering adventurers to lift their lids, then show them the cost of curiosity. Treasure hunters who've met these bestial boxes speak of their struggles with PTCD: Post-Tramautic Chest Disorder.
Location(s)	The Battle of Ingenia, The Battle of Dunisia, The Battle of the Wildwood
Item(s) Dropped	Gold nugget

Dragon Quest Builders

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
240 ~ 370	26 ~ 28	32	Ring of awakening (★★★)
Location(s)
?

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
370	26	32	N/A
Location(s)
?

Sprite

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Dragon Quest Tact

Cannibox appears as a D-rank monster of the Inorganic family. It will join the party in Chapter 4, Episode 4: A material-gathering trap, as well as Chapter 13, Episode 2: An Old Tale. The cannibox can participate in the Battle Roads of Majellan, Golem, Blossom Slime, Gyldenbritches, King kelp, and Halloween King as a party member.

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
100		497	156	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
316	278	168	113	15

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Sweet Breath		Bite*		Talent Blossoming: Soothing Strike

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
ATK +5/Stats Up	Sizz Res +25/Stats Up	Bite Potency +5%/Stats Up Soothing Strike Potency +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Crack Res +25/Stats Up	Bite Potency +5%/Stats Up Soothing Strike Potency +5%

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Bite Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

ATK +5: Raises ATK by 5.

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

Carnivorous chests

• Box of Tricks
• Coffer of death
• Colossal cannibox
• Fortunetelling mimic
• Golden box
• Mega mimic
• Mimic
• Mimic king
• Mimic with cheese
• Pandora's box
• Trap box
• Trap Box in Memoriam

Gallery

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  Famicom art.

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  Joker 2 art.

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  Biting a Martial Artist.

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  Using Peep on a Cannibox.

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  Cannibox chest in Imperial Pantry of Parthenia from IV. (Cell phone)

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  Random encounter in Auld Well from IV. (Cell phone)

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  First Cannibox chest in Gotha Path from V. (Cell phone)

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  Second Cannibox chest in Gotha Path from V. (Cell phone)

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  Cannibox chest in Hallowed Hollow from VI. (Cell phone)

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  Cannibox in Ruined Abbey from VIII. (Cell phone)

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  Cannibox in Swordsman's Labyrinth from VIII. (Cell phone)

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  Cannibox chest in the Kingdom of Trodain from VIII. (Cell phone)

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  4 Canniboxes along with a Mimic on the Southwest Isle from VIII. (Cell phone)

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  A Cannibox in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.

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  Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime.

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  War Chest tank in Rocket Slime.

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  2 Canniboxes fighting Yangus and his Firebird companion in Young Yangus.

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  Joker model.

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  DQ Trading Card.