Elepus

Dragon Quest monster Elepus

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese エレフローバー Romaji Erefurōpā First appearance Dragon Quest IV Old localization Elefrover, Squidgore

The Elepus is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. As its name implies, it is an octopus crossed with an elephant.

Characteristics

Elepi are beige-colored octopi crossed with elephants, possessing large yellow eyes, a long trunk, and a pair of tusks on its face. They have 8 tentacles, 4 spikes on their heads, and their trunk and undersides are orange. In the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VII, the elepus's eyes has purple glowing eyes instead of yellow. It attacks using both its long tentacles and flame breath and is also known as something of a dancer, as well.

In the Official Guide Book for the Famicom version of Dragon Quest IV, there is an illustration of an elepus performing a dance while holding a fan in one of its many tentacles.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV

Elepus

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	28	0	22
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
16	10	14	18

Bestiary No.	045
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	The Cistern Chapel
Item Dropped	Dancer's costume(1⁄)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
1⁄32	25%	25%	25%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
0%	100%	25%	25%
Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance	Sap Resistance *
25%	100%	100%	25%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VII

Elepus (エレフローバー Erefurōpā)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	200	30	130	90
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
83	180	98	1⁄64

Bestiary No.	270
Spell(s)	Frizzle
Skill(s)	Weird Dance Hustle Dance Flame Breath
Location(s)	Ocean near Estard Island and L'Arca (after Demon King's resurrection)
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of magic (1⁄256)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	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%	15%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	80%	80%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
80%	80%	80%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	15%

Etymology

Elepus's original Japanese name, Elephroper, is a combination of elephant and roper, a monster from the tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons. Ropers are magical beasts resembling stalagmites that are covered in long tentacles which conceal a mouth.

Related monsters

• Devilfish
• Octophant