Prancing pillar

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The prancing pillar is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII. It can found in El Monumento de Pomposo as a forced battle and regularly in the World's Tallest Tower.

Characteristics[edit]

Massively monstrous powerful pillars that ambush adventurers, waving their flaming fiery sconces that they swing to sear opponents with. They also fling fire at foes with Frizz and their wild weird dances deftly drain the magic straight out of stunned onlookers, leaving parties of adventurers more vulnerable. Their bodies are surprisingly flexible, able to contort in a snakelike fashion and use their malleable bodies to hammer foes.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit]

Prancing pillar (エンタシスマン Entashisuman)
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Sprite
Columnman DQVII PSX.gif
Bestiary No.
#069
Recruit Rate
132
Experience
40 (PS1)
62 (3DS)
150 (boss)
Gold
23 (PS1)
47 (3DS)
51 (boss)
HP
85
180 (boss)
MP
10
20 (boss)
Attack
70
Defense
65
Agility
65
Evasion
064
Spell(s)
Frizz
Skill(s)
Weird Dance
Item(s) Dropped
Leather armour164
Resistances
Frizz *
60%
Sizz *
60%
Bang *
25%
Crack *
0%
Ice Breath *
0%
Woosh *
0%
Zap *
0%
Drain Magic *
15%
Whack *
100%
Poof *
50%
Dazzle *
15%
Fizzle *
0%
Fuddle *
50%
Paralysis *
100%
Poison *
0%
Snooze *
100%
Stun *
50%
Sap *
0%
Army *
15%
3DS version changes
None


Dragon Quest X[edit]


Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit]

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3[edit]

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]

Prancing pillar (エンタシスマン Entashisuman)
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Icon Family Max HP* Max MP*
Prancing pillar DQM3 portrait.png DQM3 material family icon.png 1,380 360
Max Attack* Max Defence * Max Agility * Max Wisdom *
540 560 450 480
Bestiary No. #302
Rank E
In-game description Once propped up the roof of a temple of a dubious sect, but couldn't bear the strain and abandoned its post, which was a real weight off its shoulders. It's now enjoying its freedom to the full and has become a real pillar of the community
Talents Frizz Afficionado (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits Slick Skin (lv. 1)
Insta-Buff (lv. 20)
Ace Evader (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits Tactical Genius (lv. 1)
Ultra Crafty Frizzer (lv. 1)
Little Menace (lv. 60)
Habitat This monster has no natural habitat
Items N/A
Synthesis chart Lampling DQM3 portrait.png X Pocus poppet DQM3 portrait.png
Notable synthesis
Fire Resistance * Water Resistance * Wind Resistance * Earth Resistance *
25% 25% -25% 0%
Explosion Resistance * Ice Resistance * Electricity Resistance * Light Resistance *
0% 50% 50% 0%
Dark Resistance * Antimagic Resistance * Bedazzlement Resistance * Confusion Resistance *
25% 0% 0% 50%
Debilitation Resistance* MP Absorption Resistance * Paralysis Resistance * Poison Resistance *
0% 50% 0% 50%
Sleep Resistance * Stun Resistance *
-25% 25%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%


Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[edit]

Dragon Quest Rivals[edit]

Prancing pillar appeared in the 3rd card pack, "Cries of the Phoenix and Mother Earth" as a normal card exclusive for Merchant leaders.

Etymology[edit]

Prancing pillar's original Japanese name, Entasisman, is a reference to the architectural term "entasis", which is the application of convex curves to the surface of a structure for aesthetic purposes. Its most well-known usage is on the classical pillars of ancient Rome and Greece, which the prancing pillar is modeled after.

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