Infanticore

Dragon Quest monster Infanticore
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ライオンヘッド Romaji Raionheddo First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Lionhead

The infanticore is a monster in the series. First appearing in Dragon Quest III, it is a large, winged lion with six legs.

Characteristics

Infanticores have orange pelts, purple or magenta-coloured manes and tails, and have solid evil-looking red eyes. The bat-like wings on their back have dark blue membranes. The felines can perform deadly biting attacks with their sharp fangs and are intelligent enough to cast spells. Infanticores would not make a reappearance for several decades until the releases of Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key and Dragon Quest XI.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Infanticore (ライオンヘッド Raionheddo)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		35	115	30
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
120	80	47	1350	98

Bestiary No.	#111
Spell(s)	Fizzle Sizzle
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Maw of the Necrogond Baramos' Lair
Item Dropped	Shield of shame1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64 1⁄32*	70%	25%	25%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	25%	70%	25%
Poof Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
100%	70%	70%	25%
Snooze Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
70%	25%	25%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Infanticore (ライオンヘッド Raionheddo)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	184	90	223
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
284	132	1,287	39

Bestiary No.	#101
Family	Beast
In-game description	A mishmash of monsters that was birthed solely to slay adventurers. They soar high on dragon-like wings, before swooping down to attack with all six appendages
Spell(s)	Fizzle Sizzle
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Maw of the Necrogond Baramos' Lair
Item Dropped	Shield of shame1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *
1/16	75%	75%	0%
Wind Resistance *	Strike Resistance *	Lightning Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
-125%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance	Poof Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
0%	0%	25%	0%
Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Stumble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance	Sap Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Infanticore (ライオンヘッド Raionheddo)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	363	15	153
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
148	142	838	184

Bestiary no.	#191
Family	Beast
In-game description	With their broad wings and six sets of critical-inducing claws, these brutish beasts were built for Luminary-slaying.
Spell(s)	Sizzle Fizzle
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Bites character (attacks twice for 60% damage each) Desperate attack
Location(s)	The First Forest (first act) The Royal Library (second act) Baramos' Lair (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Enchanted stone1⁄16 Skull ring1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	0%
Earth Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-25%	0%	25%	-10%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	50%	100%	50%
Fizzle Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
25%	50%	50%	-25%
Snooze Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Sap Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance	Stumble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
25%	0%	99%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	25%	25%

Malicious

Malicious infanticore (ライオンヘッド・邪 Raionheddo・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	1,084	31	340
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
345	246	2,428	524

Bestiary no.	#473
Family	Beast
In-game description	Infanticores who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Kasizz Fizzle
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Bites character (attacks twice for 60% damage each) Desperate attack
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (third act) The First Forest (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Enchanted stone1⁄16 Skull ring1⁄256

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

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Walk

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

An infanticore makes an appearance near the beginning of the story in the Dark Forest. It is one of the monsters belonging to Crocodine's Furfang Legion.

Trivia

• A manticore is a monster from Persian myth, described as a lion with the face of a deformed man and a long scorpion tail.

Similar species

• Arcticore
• Franticore
• Gloomnivore
• Manticore

Gallery

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  Famicom artwork

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  Second from left

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  HD sprites

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  XI polygon model

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  A malicious infanticore

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  Appearance in Super Light

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  An infanticore in Walk