King squid

Dragon Quest Monster King squid

Art by Akira Toriyama Kanji 大王イカ Romanji Great Squid First Appearance Dragon Quest III Old Localization KingSquid

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

King squid

Original (NES)

Sprite	Level	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	22	135	0	355	70	85	40	32

Bestiary No.	067
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Ocean
Item Dropped	Seed of Life1⁄128

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

Remakes (SNES, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VIII

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	261	0	116	46	111	54	15

Bestiary No.	248
Family	Aquatic
In-Game Description	Feared by saliors who also call these monsters 'terror tentacles'. Due to the high HP of king squids, you may want to use instant-death spells rather than physical attacks to subdue them.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Sometimes attacks twice per round
Location(s)	Ocean
Item(s) Dropped	Leather whip1⁄32 Strong medicine1⁄64

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Stone/Strike Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Troop Resistance *	Death Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Shock Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%	15%	0%	15%	50%
Sleep *	Confusion *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Dance Sealing Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
15%	50%	15%	100%	0%	100%	100%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Sprite	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

A king squid can be synthesized by combining a yabby and a Gracos.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Related monster

• Squidzilla
• Tentacular

Gallery

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  DQM 2 sprite

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  DQM I&II sprite

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  Caravan sprite

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  Joker model

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  Joker 2 model