Clockwork cuckoo

Dragon Quest monster Clockwork cuckoo
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ガチャコッコ Romaji Gachakokko First appearance Dragon Quest VIII

The Clockwork cuckoo is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, a mechanical bird monster that first appeared in Dragon Quest VIII.

Characteristics

The monster is a mechanical starling roughly the size of a human head that behaves much as its living counterpart. It's metal casing is a pale egg-white with blue accents for the plumage and gold for the legs. They are the successful result of a mad scientist's experiment, and can remain air born even when launching their feathers as razor sharp projectiles.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ Gachakokko)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	32	0	43	111
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
44	84	47	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	DLC #091
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Wind Sickles
Location(s)	A Voice from On High
Item(s) Dropped	Assassin's Dagger1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	25%	25%	25%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	60%	60%	100%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
25%	0%	100%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	80%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	0%	25%

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ Gachakokko)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	32	0	43
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
111	56	56	31

Bestiary no.	#048
Family	Machine
In-game description	These mechanical birds are the result of a mad scientist's twisted experiment. When they detect a target, they become a deadly whirlwind of razor sharp blades.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Transforms into a blade and attacks (12~18 damage to entire party) Flee
Location(s)	Kingdom of Ascantha Pickham Region (day only)
Item(s) dropped	Iron nails1⁄16 Dagger1⁄64

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ Gachakokko)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	27	0	46
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
80	40	72	41

Bestiary no.	#034
Family	Machine
In-game description	Mechanical birds that are neither moved by beauty nor motivated to revenge. Fry their circuits with lightning spells. They're proudest when pounding all their enemies at once with weapon-like wings by busting out Birdcutter.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Birdcutter (10~15 damage to entire party.)
Location(s)	Eastern Coffinwell Western Coffinwell
Item(s) dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄32 Iron nails1⁄64

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
50%	50%	0%	-50%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	100%	100%	25%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
50%	50%	0%	0%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	100%
Charm Resistance *
100%

Dragon Quest X

Clockwork cuckoos appeared from the beginning of the game. Like before, they are able to perform Birdcutter and slice into nearby enemies. In Version 1.4, it gained a rarefied version in the form of the Fire ball.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ Gachakokko)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	56	7	77
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
145	83	90	45

Bestiary no.	#104
Family	Machine & Floating
In-game description	Murderous machines made by monsters. Their wings are as sharp as scalpels, making their ferocious flapping attacks extremely effective.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Birdcutter (22~26 damage to 2-4 party members.) Flee
Location(s)	Caverns Under Octagonia (first and second acts)
Item(s) dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄32 Silver ore1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	50%	50%	50%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	-25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	25%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
-10%	25%	0%	-10%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Malicious

Malicious clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ・邪 Gachakokko・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	331	14	220
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
666	221	1,147	501

Bestiary no.	#505
Family	Machine & Floating
In-game description	Clockwork cuckoos who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Birdcutter (77~91 damage to 2-4 party members.) Flee
Location(s)	Caverns Under Octagonia (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄32 Silver ore1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	75%	75%	75%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
75%	75%	75%	-25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	25%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
-10%	25%	0%	-10%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ Gachakokko)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,380	320
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
530	660	520	300

Bestiary No.	#304
Rank	E
In-game description	Adorable clockwork avians made by monsters to massacare mankind. Their ferrous feathers are fabulously sharp - even a single flap could prove fatal
Talents	Blusterer (lv. 1) HP Booster I (lv. 20) Bedazzlement Blocker (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Insta-Buff (lv. 1) Ace Evader (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Woosher (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Desperate Measures (lv. 1) Slick Skin (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Fortitude - Middle & Upper Echelon () Barbatos's Bastion
Items	Sage's elixir (Common) Seed of wisdom (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X (Either parent is E-rank.)
Notable synthesis	X =

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

Dragon Quest: Monster Parade

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Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Tact

Clockwork cuckoo appears as a D-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited Dragon Quest X event. It can be recruited from the Clockwork Cuckoo stage of the Astoltia Ecological Survey and Chapter 2, Episode 3: Believe in Yourself during the limited True Dragon Quest X event at any difficulty. It could eventually be recruited in Part 4 of the main storyline in Chapter 1, Episode 3: Cordania in Crisis. The clockwork cuckoo can participate in Illusia and the Mindini hunter's Battle Roads as a party member.

Clockwork cuckoo (ガチャコッコ Gachakokko)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
110		705	148	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
342	201	220	112	15

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Flutter		Propeller Blade*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
ATK +5 / Stats Up	Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Propeller Blade Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Propeller Blade Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Propeller Blade Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

ATK +5: Raises ATK 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	Half Res
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	Normal	Super Weak	Normal

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Mecanipájaro	Spanish for "mechanical bird".
Français	Coucou mécanique	French for "mechanical cuckoo".
Deutsch	Stahlspatz	German for "steel sparrow".
Italiano	Meccanicucù	Italian for "mechanical cuckoo".

Trivia

• The clockwork cuckoo's Japanese name Gachakokko (ガチャコッコ) is a combination of the word gachapon, an onomatopoeia from the sound of a vending machine that dispenses collectible toys in a plastic capsule and kokekokkō, the sound a rooster makes.

Gallery

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  Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake

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  A clockwork cuckoo in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Malicious clockwork cuckoo.

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  Rivals card.

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  The Clockwork cuckoo and other monsters that appear in the Astoltia Ecological Survey in Tact.

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  A clockwork cuckoo in Keshi Keshi.

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  DQ Trading Card.

Similar species

• Fire ball
• Mecha-mynah
• Robo-robin