Parched peckerel
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Parched peckerel | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | デザートランナー |
| Romaji | Dezātorannā |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest IX |
The Parched peckerel is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IX. It is a desert-dwelling, flightless bird monster that has taken on serpentine features.
Characteristics[edit]
Parched peckerels are tall, flightless birds similar to ostriches or emus with sandy yellowish-orange plumage. Their serpentine features include their heads, with tongues poking out of their mouths like snakes, grey scaled undersides running down their necks, and long thin tails. They have a long, curved white crest protruding from the backs of their heads. The peckerels are very fast, able to enhance their natural agility with magic, and will flee when threatened. They are able to send their opponents to sleep or into a state of confusion with their attacks. The birds' favourite food is duneberries.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]
| Parched peckerel (デザートランナー Dezātorannā) |  |
| Model | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
101 | 9 | 93 |
| Defence | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 98 | 99 | 405 | 108 |
| Bestiary no. | #094 |
| Family | Bird |
| In-game description | Known as 'sandstreakers' for their insane speed, which is added to with Acceleratle, and supplemented with sleep atttacks. Evolved with an ostrich was so captivated by a cobra that it copied its every quality and become a new breed of bird. |
| Spell(s) | Accelerate |
| Skill(s) | Sleep Attack Flees |
| Location(s) | Djust Desert |
| Item(s) dropped | Kitty litter1⁄32 Glass frit1⁄64 |
| Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | Blast/Lightning Resistance * |
| 0% | -25% | 0% | 0% |
| Rock Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Whack Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance * |
| 50% | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| Deceleratle Resistance * | Spooky Aura Resistance* | Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * |
| 50% | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| Charm Resistance * | |||
| 65% | |||
- Parched peckerels must be defeated as part of Quest #28: Desert Foxes until they drop ten duneberries. They only have a chance to drop them when the quest has been accepted and it can be repeated as many times as desired.
Dragon Quest X[edit]
Parched peckerels appeared from the beginning of the game. The speedy birds are still able to boost theirs and their fellow monsters' speed with Accelerate and are prone to fleeing at a moment's notice. They are now able to inflict confusion with their attacks instead of putting them to sleep.
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]
| Parched peckerel (デザートランナー Dezātorannā) |  |
| Icon | Family | Max HP* | Max MP* |
 |
 |
1,370 | 340 |
| Max Attack | Max Defence | Max Agility | Max Wisdom |
| 500 | 530 | 550 | 450 |
| Bestiary No. | #162 |
| Rank | E |
| In-game description | These freaky fowl enjoy the finer things in life and will suck a duneberry dry with their snake-like tongues as soon as they come across one out in the desert |
| Talents | Speedster (lv. 1) |
| Guaranteed traits | Insta-Accel (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Sleeper (lv. 20) Rando-Mister (lv. 40) |
| Large-size exclusive traits | Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Rando-Accel (lv. 1) Critical Sensation (lv. 60) |
| Habitat | This monster has no natural habitat |
| Items | N/A |
| Synthesis chart |  X  |
| Notable synthesis | X  =  |
| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * | Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | 75% |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Light Resistance * |
| -25% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Dark Resistance * | Debilitation Resistance* | Bedazzlement Resistance * | Antimagic Resistance * |
| 0% | 25% | 0% | 0% |
| MP Absorption Resistance * | Confusion Resistance * | Sleep Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * |
| 25% | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| Stun Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | ||
| -25% | 25% | ||
| Instant Death Resistance * | |||
| 0% | |||
In Other Languages[edit]
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Pollastre reseco | From the Spanish pollo, desastre, and reseco. |
 Français | Accélhéron | From the French accélération and héron. |
 Deutsch | Hünenpicker | German for "giant pecker". |
 Italiano | Sbeccadoon reale | Italian for "royal chipper", derived from the Italian sbecca. |
Gallery[edit]
A parched peckerel in X
Stars model
Rivals card
