Coffer of death
The Coffer of death is a ghastly purple pallet-swap of the Mimic, having been added to the series in the Nintendo 3DS port of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Coffer of death | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | ヘルギフト |
| Romaji | Herugifuto |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest VIII (3DS) |
| Old localization | None |
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit
Coffer of death
Nintendo 3DS
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
| 444 | 255 | 200 | |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 100 | 300 | 510 | 288 |
| Bestiary no. | #307 |
| Family | Material |
| In-game description | A fabled chest that promises to deliver all who encounter it to the hereafter. |
| Spell(s) | Thwack |
| Skill(s) | Brutal strike Sweet Breath |
| Location(s) | Altar of Wroth |
| Item(s) dropped | Seed of life1⁄32 |
| Evasion | Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | |
| 1/64 | 0% | 25% | 25% | |
| Fire Breath Resistance * |
Bang Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | 50% | |
| Ice breath Resistance * |
Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Whack Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | 50% | |
| Snooze resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | ||
| 50% | 50% | 0% | ||
Dragon Quest WalkEdit
The Coffer of death was added to the game on February 26th, 2021 as an event monster.
EtymologyEdit
- A coffer is a synonym for chest, and was used for its similarity to the words _coffin_ and _cough_.
- The Japanese name is a bilingual pun, as _gift_ is the German word for poison as well as the English word for present.