Dark gryphon

Dragon Quest monster Dark gryphon

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ダークジャミラ Romaji Dakujamira First appearance Dragon Quest VIII Old localization None

Dark Gryphons are bipedal Birds with feathers as black a blots of ink. These monsters have a habit of only appearing when a world is being besieged by an an Archfiend during the final act of a game.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Dark gryphon

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	349	16	273
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
186	119	305	59

Bestiary no.	214
Family	Bird
In-game description	Firebird born phoenix-like from raging infernos. Capable of exhaling an incinerating breath. Totally resistant to any fire-bird attack.
Spell(s)	Fizzle
Skill(s)	Scorch
Location(s)	World of Darkness
Item(s) dropped	Bunny tail1⁄32 Saint's ashes1⁄128

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0/64	0%	100%	100%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *
100%	25%	25%	25%
Woosh Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	25%	50%
Whack Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance
50%	100%	50%	15%
Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *
100%	100%	50%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	15%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Dark gryphon (ダークジャミラ)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	610	48	304
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
420	172	1,532	340

Bestiary no.	#446
Family	Bird
In-game description	Bird beasts who bear a striking resemblance to the legendary Jamirus. Their deadly dark breath is perhaps their most fearsome feature.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Air Pollution Becomes pepped up Dark Breath Malevolent Miasma Hexhalation
Location(s)	Zwaardsrust region at night, third act Dundrasil region at night, third act The Other Side, third act Castle Trodain, 3DS and Definitive Edition only
Item(s) dropped	Saint's ashes1⁄64 Monster slashers1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	50%	50%	50%
Earth Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
50%	-125%	75%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	50%
Fizzle Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
100%	50%	50%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Sap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance	Stumble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	100%	99%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Etymology

• The Japanese name for the monster references Jamirus, one of the four Dread Fiends to the Archfiend Mortamor. Whether there is a direct relation between the Dark gryphon species and Jamirus is up to the player's imagination.

The name change for the overseas versions of VIII was likely made due to there being no international release for VI at the time, and thus the vast majority of players would not understand the reference to the series' most infamous griffin.

Similar species

• Gemon
• Gelbatross
• Grim gryphon
• Gryphon
• War gryphon

Gallery

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  XI model