Gastropog
From Dragon Quest Wiki
Dragon Quest monster | |
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Gastropog | |
Art by Akira Toriyama | |
Japanese | デンデンがえる |
Romaji | Dendengaeru |
First appearance | Dragon Quest IX |
The Gastropog is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IX. It is a bizarre hybrid between a snail and a frog.
Characteristics[edit]
Gastropogs are an unusual cross between frogs and snails, having the green spotted skin of an amphibian, but with a large, spiked spiral shell on its back and eyes on tall stalks like a gastropod. They have long tongues poking out of their mouths, which they use to stun their enemies into inaction. It attacks by rolling itself into a ball and tackling opponents with the spikes on their shells. The monsters can also expel a sickening mucus that can slow foes down.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit]
Gastropog appears as an E-rank monster of the Nature family exclusive to the smartphone version of the game.