Manticore

Dragon Quest monster Manticore

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ラゴンヌ Romaji Ragon'nu First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Leona

The Manticore is a six-legged, grey lion with the wings of a bat and a mane dyed in the blood of its victims.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Manticore (ラゴンヌ Ragon'nu)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		42	140	24
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
139	80	70	2780	90

Bestiary No.	#119
Spell(s)	Fullheal Kacrackle
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Tower of Rubiss
Item Dropped	Shield of shame1⁄128

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

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Manticore

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	791	44	244
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
179	209	2,110	429

Bestiary no.	#376
Family	Beast
In-game description	These are what happens when infanticores finally grow up. Stupidly strong and insanely intelligent, they're pretty much the perfect predator.
Spell(s)	Fullheal Kacrack
Skill(s)	C-c-cold Breath Slashes with claws (125% damage)
Location(s)	Fortress of Fear,second act Baramos' Lair, S edition only
Item(s) dropped	Ethereal stone1⁄16 Skull ring1/256⁄{{{2}}}

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	0%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-125%	0%	25%	-125%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	50%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
50%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Vicious manticore

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	1,262	120	400
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
392	312	4,040	210

Bestiary no.	#641
Family	Beast
In-game description	Manticores driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	Fullheal Kacrackle
Skill(s)	C-c-cold Breath Slashes with claws (125% damage)
Location(s)	Citadel of Spite, third act
Item(s) dropped	Ethereal stone1⁄16 Skull ring1/256⁄{{{2}}}

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	0%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-125%	0%	25%	-125%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	50%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
50%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Etymology

• In the original Japanese version, the manticore's name Ragonne is based on the dragonne, a magical beast that appeared in the Monster Manual of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, a roleplaying game that was released in 1977. It is said to be a cross between a lion and a brass dragon.
• 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

• Franticore
• Gloomnivore
• Infanticore
• WhiteLion

Gallery

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  XI polygon model