Mad mole

Dragon Quest monster Mad mole

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese キラースコップ Romaji Kirāsukoppu First appearance Dragon Quest IV Old localization Lethal gopher
MadGopher

The Mad mole is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen. It is a stronger, ill-tempered mole with a blue coat and lavender shovel.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Mad mole (キラースコップ Kirāsukoppu)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	16	0	19
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
15	10	9	10

Bestiary No.	#009
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Muster Strength
Location(s)	Auld Well Loch Tur Endor outskirts (Chapter 3 & 5)
Item Dropped	Seed of strength(1⁄128)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
0⁄64	25%	0%	0%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	25%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
0%	0%	75%	75%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
25%	25%	75%	100%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past 3DS

Mad mole (キラースコップ Kirāsukoppu)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	65	0	75	65
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
62	80	24	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	DLC #060
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Muster Strength
Location(s)	Feline Forest Palace of the Perished
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of strength1⁄16

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	25%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
90%	0%	80%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	15%	0%

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Mad mole (キラースコップ Kirāsukoppu)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	65	0	75
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
65	65	68	16

Bestiary no.	#085
Family	Beast
In-game description	Capable of extremely powerful attacks when psyched up. Beware of mad moles who are in a state of high tension!
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Psyche Up
Location(s)	Land of the Moles
Item(s) dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄8 Stone hardhat1⁄128

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	25%	25%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	0%	15%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest Monsters

MadGopher (キラースコップ Kirāsukoppu)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	2/5	2/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	3/5	5/5	5/5

Family	Beast
In-game description	It can dig very deep holes with its shovel
Abilities	BirdBlow, ZombieCut, ChargeUp
Habitat	Goopi's Gate #1, Goopi's Gate #2
Breeding chart	Beast family x SabreMan

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

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

MadGopher (キラースコップ Kirāsukoppu)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	5/10	4/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	5/10	6/10	4/10

Family	Beast
In-game description	Burrows using its oversized shovel.
Abilities	BirdBlow, Informer, ZombieCut
Habitat	Sea World
Breeding chart	Beast family x SabreMan

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

Reappearing in the Monsters series for the first time since Caravan Heart, its feet are now colored differently from the rest of its body.

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

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Dragon Quest Tact

Mad mole appears as a D-rank monster of the Beast family. It can be recruited from Chapters 8-4, 11-3, and 11-4 of the main storyline, as well as the Tuskateer Armourer stages from The Beastliest Beast in Bravas Qualifiers at any difficulty during the limited Beast Fest event. The mad mole can participate in the Battle Roads of the Bewarewolf and Dark sabrecub as a party member.

Mad mole (キラースコップ Kirāsukoppu)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Beast				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
100		503	185	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
302	288	140	113	15

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Lightning Slash		Armour Hammer*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
ATK +5 / Stats Up	Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Armour Hammer Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Armour Hammer Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Armour Hammer Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

ATK +5: Raises ATK by 5.

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

Related monsters

Similar species

• Mischievous mole
• Maniacal mole
• Soul mole
• Soul Mole in Memoriam

Close cousins

• Don Mole
• Don Mole in Memoriam

Gallery

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

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  A mad mole in X.

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  Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  A mad mole in Keshi Keshi.