Cannibox

Dragon Quest Monster Cannibox

Art by Akira Toriyama Kanji ひとくいばこ Romanji Man-Eater Chest First Appearance Dragon Quest III 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

Cannibox

Original (NES)

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

Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Brutal Strike Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Varies
Item Dropped	Cypress stick1⁄2048

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

Remakes (SNES, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest IV

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Dragon Quest V

#50 - Cannibox
HP MP Experience Gold 90 8 23 95 Attack Defense Speed 60 50 12
Dropped Item	Mini medal
Locations	Scary Lair (x1) Gotha Pass x2
Spells	Whack
Bestiary #	50
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	DS

Dragon Quest VI

Cannibox

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

Bestiary No.	032
Spell(s)	Drain Magic Frizzle Whack
Skill(s)	Critical Hit
Location(s)
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of agility (100%)

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

Dragon Quest VII

Cannibox

Original (PSX)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
	110	30	65	100	65	50	40	1⁄8

Bestiary No.	037
Spell(s)	Sizz
Skill(s)	Critical Hit Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Great Lighthouse Excavated Cave
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of Strength (1⁄64)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Cool Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
1⁄16	30%	30%	0%	30%	30%	0%	30%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	100%	0%	10%	100%	100%
Dazzle Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Army Resistance *
100%	0%	50%	100%	100%	100%	0%

Remake (3DS)

Sprite	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VIII

Original (PS2)

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

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)	Swordsman's Labyrinth
Item(s) Dropped	Iron nail1⁄8 Pot lid1⁄16

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
1⁄32	0%	0%	0%	0%	50%	50%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Stone/Strike Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Troop Resistance *	Death Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Shock Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	50%	100%	50%	15%	50%
Sleep *	Confusion *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Dance Sealing Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	50%	15%	100%	15%	15%	15%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Sprite	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest IX

Cannibox
HP MP Experience Gold 960 210 Attack Defense Speed
Dropped Item	Mini medal Gold bracer
Locations	Treasure Chests
Skills	Sweet Breath
Spells	Whack
Family	Material
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
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 Monsters: Joker

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

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Dragon Quest Builders

Cannibox

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

Related Monsters

• Mimic
• Pandora's box
• Trap box
• Mimic king
• Golden box
• Chest mimic
• Urnexpected

Gallery

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  Famicom art.

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  Biting a Martial artist.

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  Using Peep on a Cannibox.

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  Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime.

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  War Chest tank in Rocket Slime.

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  DQ V, PS2 version

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  DQM Joker model