Robo-robin

Dragon Quest monster Robo-robin
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese アイアンクック Romaji Aian kukku First appearance Dragon Quest VIII

The Robo-robin is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VIII. It is a mechanical bird constructed as a living weapon by a mad scientist.

Characteristics

Robo-robins are robotic birds with heavy iron bodies. Their round bodies are dark grey with silver edging, green metallic feathers on their heads, wings, and tails, and silver articulated feet. Like all of the other mechanical avians, they are capable of retracting their parts into their bodies. The metallic components of the robo-robins gives them a high degree of protection against various spells and status effects. They can shoot out feathers from their wings like razor-sharp flechettes. When the birds have been sufficiently damaged, they have a tendency to self-destruct at will to damage its enemies.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Robo-robin (アイアンクック Aian kukku)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	99	99	99	125
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
99	144	65	1⁄16

Bestiary No.	DLC #030
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Self-destructs* (20~30 damage to entire party)
Location(s)	Mount Malign
Item(s) Dropped	Iron cuirass1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	60%	60%	50%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	25%	15%	60%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	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%	0%	0%

• Floating-type

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Robo-robin (アイアンクック Aian kukku)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	99	99	99
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
125	99	96	43

Bestiary no.	#142
Family	Machine
In-game description	These mechanical birds are the result of a mad scientist's twisted experiment. When they detect a target, they become a deadly whirlwind of razor sharp blades.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Self-destructs* (20~30 damage to entire party) Flees
Location(s)	Cape West of Pickham Outside of Savella Cathedral (day only) Arcadia Region (day only)
Item(s) dropped	Iron nail1⁄8 Iron cuirass1⁄128

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
1⁄32	0%	50%	50%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	0%	50%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	100%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	50%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Robo-robin (アイアンクック Aian kukku)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	75	0	100
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
210	113	580	98

Bestiary no.	#112
Family	Machine & Floating
In-game description	They may look like sweet little songbirds, but these mechanical murder machines are set to explode when their HP gets low. Their main aim in exterminating adventurers is to take their armour and other items as parts for producing more of their kind.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Blown away in a blast of barbaric violence!* (self-destructs and deals 25~43 damage to entire party)
Location(s)	Iluugazar Plains Mt. Ulbaruun
Item(s) dropped	Iron ore1⁄16 Handrills1⁄128

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
25%	25%	0%	-50%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
100%	100%	50%	50%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
50%	50%	100%	100%
Charm Resistance *
100%

Dragon Quest X

Robo-robins appeared from the beginning of the game. They can fire off their feathers with Bird Strike, which lands four random attacks at anyone around it, and can self-destruct with Out with a Bang if their HP is below 40%, inflicting light-elemental damage to any nearby characters.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Robo-robin (アイアンクック Aian kukku)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	199	9	159
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
335	171	965	237

Bestiary no.	#345
Family	Machine & Floating
In-game description	During battle these mechanical birds faithfully follow their programming, but when left alone, they soon find themselves pondering the meaning of life.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Bird Strike (four random attacks on party members) Out with a Bang* (self-destructs and damages entire party) Flees
Location(s)	Gallopolis Region (second act) Ruby Path of Doom (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Densinium1⁄32 Metal goomerang1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	75%	75%	75%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
75%	75%	75%	-25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	25%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
-10%	25%	0%	-10%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Malicious

Malicious robo-robin (アイアンクック・邪 Aian kukku・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	379	18	258
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
750	216	1,341	404

Bestiary no.	#493
Family	Machine & Floating
In-game description	Robo-robins who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Bird Strike (four random attacks on party members) Out with a Bang (self-destructs and damages entire party) Flees
Location(s)	Gallopolis Region (third act) The Costa Valor (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Densinium1⁄32 Metal goomerang1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	75%	75%	75%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
75%	75%	75%	-25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	25%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
-10%	25%	0%	-10%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Rivals

Robo-robin appeared in the 2nd card pack, "Roar of Unleashed Power" as a normal card exclusive for Warrior leaders.

Dragon Quest Tact

Robo-robin appears as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the Dragon Quest VIII, appearing alongside Jessica on her banner. It can participate in Yangus's Battle Road as a party member.

Robo-robin (アイアンクック Aian kukku)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,051	323	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
408	471	375	151	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Armour Hammer		Woosh Cyclone*		Flat Spin*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Emergency / Stats Up	Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Flat Spin Potency +5% / Stats Up Stun Success Rate +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Flat Spin Potency +5% / Stats Up Stun Success Rate +5%

Leader Perks

First

Raises Woosh-type potency of inorganic allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +10	AGL +15	Flat Spin Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Emergency: Massively raises ATK and AGL for 1 turn up to 1 time per battle when HP drops to 50% or less

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

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Robopájaro	Spanish for "robot/robotic bird".
Français	Engrenoiseau	From the French engrenage and oiseau.
Deutsch	Dampfdrossel	From the German dampf and Drossel.
Italiano	Pettirobot nero	Italian for "black mecha-mynah". Derived pettirosso, the Italian word for robin, and robot.

Gallery

• 

  Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake

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  A robo-robin in X

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  XI polygon model

• 

  A malicious robo-robin

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  Stars model

• 

  Rivals card

• 

  Walk model

• 

  Jessica and Robo-robin in Tact.

• 

  Tact party icon

Similar species

• Mecha-mynah
• Clockwork cuckoo
• Fire ball