Giant moth

Dragon Quest monster Giant moth

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese デスファレーナ Romaji Desufarēna First appearance Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

The Giant moth is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VI. As its name states, it is a lepidopteran that has grown to monstrous proportions.

Characteristics

Among the most literally named monsters to date, it is an overgrown moth roughly the size of a man's torso that ditched its pathetic proboscis for a set of terrifying teeth. The compound eyes have been exchanged for pupils as well, set inside purple sclera. It is capable of flapping its wings at high speed to create razor-sharp winds to slice enemies.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Giant moth (デスファレーナ Desufarēna)

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	36	0	55	44
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
22	33	9	NA

Bestiary No.	#033
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Wind Sickles (23~32 damage)
Location(s)	Moonmirror Tower Underkeep Destiny's Drop
Item(s) Dropped	Poison moth knife1⁄128

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄16	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
60%	0%	100%	15%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
80%	0%	50%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	15$	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	15%	0%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Giant moth (デスファレーナ Desufarēna)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	36	6	31
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
28	27	37	12

Bestiary no.	#029
Family	Bug
In-game description	A large moth-like monster that flies freely through the air on giant wings. Capable of casting air-based spells on groups of enemies.
Spell(s)	Heal Woosh
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Maella Abbey Region
Item(s) dropped	Rennet powder1⁄16 Red mould1⁄64

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest Monsters

GiantMoth (デスファレーナ Desufarēna)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	30	2/5	3/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	3/5	5/5	3/5

Family	Bug
In-game description	Creates a violent wind with its huge wings
Abilities	WindBeast, Paralyze, Radiant
Habitat	Gate of Judgement, Gate of Ambition
Breeding chart	Butterfly x Devil family Bug family x Saccer

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	None	Immune
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
None	Immune	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Immune	Strong
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Strong	Immune	None	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Weak		Strong

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

GiantMoth (デスファレーナ Desufarēna)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	30	5/10	5/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	7/10	7/10	5/10

Family	Bug
In-game description
Abilities	Paralyze, Radiant, WindBeast
Habitat	Eastern Mountain
Breeding chart	Bug family x RayGigas, Saccer Butterfly x Devil family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	None	Immune
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
None	None	Immune	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	Weak	Weak	Immune
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Immune	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	Weak	Weak	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	Strong

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Giant moth
Family	Nature
Rank	B
Description	Its penchant for spraying clouds of poisonous dust makes it a dangerous adversary.
Weapons	Spears, Axes, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger, Poisoner
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Poisonproof, Paralysisproof
Skill	Toxifier
Location	Fert Isle (Night)
Breeding chart	Beetleboy x Octavian sentry

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Giant moth
Family	Nature
Rank	B
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Paralyzing
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Immune to Poison and Paralysis
Skill	Toxifier
Location	-
Breeding chart	Beetleboy x Magic slime Paws x Dark slime

Dragon Quest Tact

Giant moth appears as a C-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the limited Dragon Quest VI event. It can be recruited from Chapter 2, Episode 3: Ashlynn of the event quests at any difficulty and it can participate in Carver's Battle Road as a party member.

Giant moth (デスファレーナ Desufarēna)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		635	218	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
237	212	327	111	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Woosh		Paralysing Gas*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up	Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Paralysing Gas Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Paralysing Gas Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
AGL +5	Paralysing Gas Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Breath Potency +5: Raises breath potency by 5%.

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

Similar species

• Devilmoth
• Killer moth
• Dark moth

Gallery

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  DQM I&II sprite

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  Monsters: Joker model

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  Monsters: Joker 2 model

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  Rivals card