Cyclops

Dragon Quest monster Cyclops

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese サイクロプス Romaji Saikuropusu First appearance Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

The Cyclops is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series that was introduced in Dragon Quest II.

It is a giant-one eyed demon that uses brute strength in battle.

Characteristics

The Gigantes' less popular dark blue cousin, the cyclops can't quite match up to its contemporary, but is still strong in its own right. The cyclops's singular eye has a red iris, setting it apart from its lighter blue cousin, as well. Originally depicted as a weaponless dolt, this juggernaut brings more brawn than brains to the battlefield. The giants wear simple tunics made from shaggy brown fur that only cover their right shoulders and a brown leather belt around their waists. In some games, they have been known to leave behind their clubs or fur vests for adventurers to use.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

Cyclops (サイクロプス Saikuropusu)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	115	0	121
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
32	90	188	99

Abilities	Desperate attack
Location(s)	Rendarak
Item Dropped	Banishing bell (1⁄32)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄16	0⁄7	1⁄7	3⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
2⁄7	7⁄7	3⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	115	0	121
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
42	43	257	99

Abilities	Desperate attack Flee
Location(s)	Rendarak
Item Dropped	Banishing bell (1⁄32)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄16	0⁄7	0⁄7	3⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
2⁄7	7⁄7	3⁄7

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Cyclops (サイクロプス Saikuropusu)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	115	0	121	42
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
47	193	149	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	DLC #023
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack
Location(s)	Muscle Mountain
Item(s) Dropped	Knuckledusters1⁄128

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%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	50%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	0%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	0%

Monster Meadow quotes

• Gah! I blinked first!

• I'm trying not to blink!

• I've got my eye on you!

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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Cyclops (サイクロプス Saikuropusu)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	482	0	254
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
112	94	443	69

Bestiary no.	#195
Family	Demon
In-game description	A one-eyed giant possessing incredible strength. Fond of splitting the skulls of enemies with a swing of its enormous club.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack
Location(s)	Untrodden Groves Troll Maze
Item(s) dropped	Amor seco essence1⁄32 Giant mallet1⁄64

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Cyclops (サイクロプス Saikuropusu)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	355	8	170
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
150	75	1,400	84

Bestiary no.	#157
Family	Demon
In-game description	Towering titans who may be sort of sluggish, but more than make up for it with insane strength, huge HP and crippling criticals. Their clubs are incredibly useful, doubling as backscratchers, pillows and any number of other advantageous items.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack
Location(s)	Wyrmtail Wyrmwing Wyrmneck Wyrmsmaw Western Wormwood (island)
Item(s) dropped	Oaken club1⁄16 Fur vest1⁄128

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0%	50%	0%	-50%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	-50%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	25%	75%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	25%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
25%	0%	100%	50%
Charm Resistance *
75%

Dragon Quest X

Cyclopses have appeared from the beginning of the game. As always, they are capable of landing desperate attacks with their clubs.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Cyclops (サイクロプス Saikuropusu)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	551	20	209
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
156	16	792	120

Bestiary no.	#130
Family	Demon
In-game description	The golden rule when fighting these terrifying one-eyed titans is not to if you can—sometimes discretion really can be the better part of valour.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Crackerwhack
Location(s)	The Arborian Highlands (first act) The Manglegrove (second act) The Costa Valor (second act)
Item(s) dropped	Blue eye1⁄32 Hairy vest1⁄64

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

Malicious

Malicious cyclops (サイクロプス・邪 Saikuropusu・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	1,222	40	304
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
287	48	3204	490

Bestiary no.	#426
Family	Demon
In-game description	Cyclopses who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Crackerwhack
Location(s)	The Emerald Coast (third act) The Arborian Highlands (third act) The Manglegrove (third act) Insula Incognita (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Blue eye1⁄32 Hairy vest1⁄64

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

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Cyclops (サイクロプス Saikuropusu)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,430	310
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
650	510	380	300

Bestiary No.	#376
Rank	E
In-game description	One-eyed wonders proud of their immense power. Despite initial impressions, they are actually kind-hearted nature lovers who love to garden and look after small animals
Talents	Hulk (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Metal Beater (lv. 1) Attacking Impulse (lv. 20) Last Legs (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Little Menace (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60)
Habitat	Gradely Grasslands ()
Items	Mystery meat (Common) Strength ring (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

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

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

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Dragon Quest Builders 2

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Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Tact

Cyclops appears as a B-rank monster of the Demon family as part of the limited Dragon Quest II event. It can be recruited from the Tantegel stage from Adventure in the DQII world at any difficulty, eventually becoming recruitable in the second part of the storyline from Chapter 3, Episode 4: Adventuring in Woodwin 2. It can participate in Madusa's Battle Road as a party member.

Cyclops (サイクロプス Saikuropusu)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		1,098	230	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
402	177	316	130	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Attack Prep		Beast Bopper*		Bonk*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1/Stats Up	Frizz Res +25/Stats Up	Bonk Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25/Stats Up	Bonk Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +15	Bonk Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

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

Trivia

• Cyclopes are mythical creatures originating from Greek and Roman mythology. Three different varieties of cyclopes can be distinguished; Brontes, Steropes and Arges are featured in Hesiod's Theogeny, in Homer's Odyssey they are depicted as uncilivised shepherds, and lastly the builders who constructed the eponymous Cyclopean walls of Mycenae and Tiryns.

Similar mono-eyed morons

• Atlas
• Gigantes
• Gigantifungi
• Golden goliath
• Magmantes
• Mushy cyclops
• Queen Ferz
• Tweedledoom and Tweedledeath

Gallery

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  An unarmed Cyclops

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

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  A Cyclops in X.

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  A Cyclops and a Chewlip in The Manglegrove.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Malicious cyclops.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  Cyclops and other monsters that could be encountered in Adventure in the DQ II World in Tact.