Gracos

Gracos
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Dragon Quest X
Sprite(s)
Japanese name	グラコス
Romaji	Gurakosu
Old localization	Grakos
Title	Dread Fiend
Family	Gracos V (descendant)

Gracos is a recurring monster and antagonist in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VI as one of the Dread Fiends.

He is a bulky Merman-like monster wielding a polearm.

Characteristics

Gracos is likely a more powerful form of a Merman, as he shares many of his characteristics with this monster, particularly the placement of his fins. Gracos differs from this common monster by means of his greater girth, thicker lips, wristbands and weapon: a polearm with a crescent-shaped blade on the end. In his original appearance, Gracos had green scales, changing to blue scales when he reappeared in VII, which he kept for many years in spinoff games in the series. However, for the Nintendo DS remake of VI, Gracos instead had the purple and red color scheme of his descendant. In the [[Nintendo 3DS[] remake of VII and other games going forward, the sea demon reverted to his original green coloration.

Having first appeared as a boss monster, Gracos typically fulfills that same role in his other appearances and is powerful as such. He possesses great physical might and is adept at using magic and abilities as well, in particular having an affinity for both ice magic and breath attacks.

In VI, Gracos maintains the seal on Sorceria and defeating him enables access to the city. Gracos is the least competent of the Dread Fiends, sleeping on the job and unintentionally informing the party of his master's plans at the slightest inquiry.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Gracos (グラコス Gurakosu)

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	3,000	50	210	210
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
80	3,700	900	N/a

Bestiary No.	#231
Spell(s)	Kacrackle
Skill(s)	Flails his weapon about fiercely. (125% damage) Mow down party. (75% damage to party) Chilly Breath
Location(s)	Seabed Shrine
Item(s) Dropped	Gracos' trident (100%)

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

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Gracos (グラコス Gurakosu)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	1,400	90	165	85
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
65	1,320	720	N/a

Bestiary No.	#301
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Occasionally acts twice per turn. Mows down the party. (75% damage to entire party.) Chilly Breath Tsunami (PS1 only) Jolly Rager (3DS only) Venom Mist
Location(s)	Sunken Citadel (past)
Item(s) Dropped	None

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0/64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	60%	50%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
15%	0%	0%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	100%	50%

3DS version changes

Uses Jolly Rager instead of Tidal Wave.

Making his second appearance as a boss, Gracos is the one responsible for flooding Wetlock in the past and must be confronted in order to set things right. When the party reaches his throne room in the Sunken Citadel, he will send a group of three Sunken spirits to fight them, which are not too difficult. Gracos will then challenge the party himself. Old Man Riffer will arrive to lend his aid, playing his torban to allow the spirits to rest. He will also restore the party's HP and MP completely before the battle.

Strategy

The battle against Gracos is one of the toughest the player will have faced thus far. He can attack twice in one round and hit the party very hard. He is immune to Sap and has a high resistance to Dazzle. Finally, he has a very high resistance to ice spells and skills so these should be avoided completely.

There is a small grace as Old Man Riffer joins this fight as a temporary party member. Even still, Gracos shouldn't be taken lightly. Woolly Blanket or Insulatle does wonders for this battle, as well as Kabuff and Buff. If the player managed to get Heavy armour from the Lucky Panel, it should be equipped on both the Hero and Ruff. Otherwise, a Magical skirt for Maribel and a Magic vestment for Ruff are great options.

The Martial Artist's Wind Sickles should be used regularly, as well as skills such as Sword Dance and Falcon Slash. If Maribel has a chance to attack, she should cast Frizzle regularly. Old Man Riffer can attack and cast Bang against Gracos, but his damage is negligible.

Do not rely on Old Man Riffer to heal the party. Maribel or [[Ruff] should carry the Staff of salvation in their inventory since they both have high Agility. It is also recommended that each party member have at least one Antidotal herb in case they are Envenomated by Gracos's mist. Hustle Dance can also be a major boon if the player has managed to advance to become a Luminary. The battle can be very difficult, as the player is unable to return to the present and change their vocations once the flood has begun.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Grakos (グラコス Gurakosu)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	55	7/10	7/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
8/10	7/10	6/10	6/10

Family	Water
In-game description
Abilities	HighJump, Sandstorm, TwinHits
Habitat
Breeding chart	Water family x ??? family

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Gracos also has a small role in the piracy side-quest of the game, being summoned as one of the many monsters the player must confront while tracking down Captain Crow.

Gracos
Family	Demon
Rank	A
Description	The legendary king rules over all the monsters of the sea.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Axes, Staves
Traits	-
Resistances	Healed by Water, Fizzleproof
Skill	Crack & Zap
Location	-
Breeding chart	Merman or Octavian sentry x Archdemon

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Gracos
Family	Demon
Rank	A
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Wooshmeister, Crackmeister
Resistances	Immune to Fizzle and Magical Sabotage
Skill	Crack & Zap
Location	-
Breeding chart	Belial x Merman or Octavian sentry

Dragon Quest Tact

Gracos appears as a S-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the limited Dragon Quest VI event. He can be faced in Chapter 3, Episode 4: Gracos Appears of the event quests, as well as a boss in Free the Phantom Realm! where he must be defeated, along with the other three Dread Fiends to face Mortamor. Gracos eventually appeared on his own banner alongside Maulrus as part of the 1-Year Wrap Party post-anniversary event.

Gracos (グラコス Gurakosu)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,195	455	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
250	372	462	463	50

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Ice Blocks		Nightmare Breath*		Waterfall*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Wave Rider/Stats Up	Frizz Res +25/Stats Up	Crack-type Spell Potency +5%/Stats Up Deep Sea Curse: Grants x1.5 spell potency/effects for 1 turn at action start on turn 2.
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25/Stats Up	Crack-type Spell Potency +5%/Stats Up Sleep Success Rate +10%

Leader Perks

First

Raises spell potency of Nature family allies, including himself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +30 DEF +20	Auto HP/MP Regen (S): Restores HP and MP at action start.	Waterfall Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Wave Rider: Raises WIS and Move for 3 turns at action start on even turns until turn 10.

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

Etymology

Gracos is a transliteration of Glaucus--one of the half-human sons of the god Poseidon. He is a patron of sailors whose story is detailed in Ovid's Metamorphosis.

Trivia

• Each of the four Dread Fiends could be seen as representing one of the four classical elements, based on their lairs. In Gracos's case, he represents water.

See also

• Gracos' trident

Similar species

• Gracos V
• Merderer
• Merking (Dragon Quest VI)

Gallery

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  Super Famicom art.

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  Dragon Quest VII - a possible capture error has the shaft and end of his weapon in the corner.

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  Boss encounter in the 3DS version.

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  Gracos in X.

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  Boss encounter in X Offline.

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  Monsters 2.

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  Joker.

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  Apearance in Stars.

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  Rivals card.

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  Maulrus and Gracos in Tact.