Jerkules

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The Jerkules is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest XI. It is a muscular one-eyed monster with four arms.

Characteristics[edit]

Jerkules are muscular, four-armed cyclopes with red skin and dark purple bands on their biceps and upper legs. They have no mouths and wear golden warrior's helmets on their heads. The giants wear very little clothing that consists of a chain harness with a blue crystal orb in the center that they use for blocking attacks, a purple pteruges skirt with a studded belt worn over trunks, metal anklets, and purple cestus gloves on each of their hands. The monsters are obsessed with their own impressive musculature and will show it off to any onlookers in an attempt to mesmerise them. They then viciously beat their opponents to a pulp with their Multifists attack.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]

Jerkules (メガトンケイル Megatonkeiru)DQXI Logo EN.png
Sprite HP MP Attack
Jerkules XI sprite.png 1,198 18 364
Defense Agility Experience Gold
243 171 3,020 543
Bestiary no. #364
Family Demon
In-game description Monstrously muscled four-armed fiends who love nothing more than flexing in front of the mirror. They've got a pose for every possible occasion.
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Acts twice per turn
Deflects attacks
Flexes for the pleasure of onlookers (attempts to beguile entire party)
Multifists
Location(s) Mount Huji (second act)
Fortress of Fear - Level 3 (second act)
Item(s) dropped Finessence18
Great helm1128
Evasion Fire Resistance * Ice
Resistance
*
Wind Resistance *
N/a -110% -110% -110%
Rock Resistance * Light Resistance * Dark Resistance * Zap Resistance *
-110% -110% -110% -110%
Drain Magic Resistance Whack Resistance * Poof Resistance Poison Resistance *
0% 0% 100% -125%
Paralysis Resistance * Fuddle Resistance * Snooze Resistance * Dazzle Resistance *
0% 0% 0% 0%
Sap Resistance * Blunt Resistance Deceleratle Resistance Spooky Aura
Anathematise Resistance
0% 0% 0% 0%
Fizzle Resistance * Stun Resistance * Stumble Resistance * Charm Resistance *
100% 99% -125% 100%
Beguile Resistance * Double Down Resistance * Elemental Resistance *
0% 0% 0%


Vicious[edit]

Vicious jerkules (メガトンケイル・強 Megatonkeiru・kyō)DQXI Logo EN.png
Sprite HP MP Attack
Jerkules XI sprite.png 1,803 48 512
Defense Agility Experience Gold
398 269 4,260 628
Bestiary no. #645
Family Demon
In-game description Jerkuleses driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Acts twice per turn
Deflects attacks
Flexes for the pleasure of onlookers (attempts to beguile entire party)
Multifists
Location(s) The Luminary's Trial - Citadel of Spite - Level 3 (third act)
Item(s) dropped Finessence18
Evasion Fire Resistance * Ice
Resistance
*
Wind Resistance *
N/a -110% -110% -110%
Rock Resistance * Light Resistance * Dark Resistance * Zap Resistance *
-110% -110% -110% -110%
Drain Magic Resistance Whack Resistance * Poof Resistance Poison Resistance *
0% 25% 100% -125%
Paralysis Resistance * Fuddle Resistance * Snooze Resistance * Dazzle Resistance *
25% 25% 25% 25%
Sap Resistance * Blunt Resistance Deceleratle Resistance Spooky Aura
Anathematise Resistance
0% 0% 0% 0%
Fizzle Resistance * Stun Resistance * Stumble Resistance * Charm Resistance *
100% 99% -125% 100%
Beguile Resistance * Double Down Resistance * Elemental Resistance *
25% 0% 0%


Trivia[edit]

  • A jerkules is seen in the opening cinematic for Dragon Quest XI fighting against the party inside of Mount Huji.
  • Jerkules's English name comes from a combination of the word jerk, an unpleasant or unlikable person, and Hercules, the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles. Heracles was the son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene, being famous for his strength and for his many exploits and deeds.
  • The jerkules' Japanese name Megatonkeiru (メガトンケイル) is a combination of the words "mega", which means great, large, or mighty, and Hecatoncheir, a trio of monstrous giants from Greek mythology that each had fifty heads and a hundred arms. Their name literally means "hundred-handed ones".

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