Putrefido

Dragon Quest monster Putrefido
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese アニマルゾンビ Romaji Animaru zonbi First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Putrepup, Dead Hound

The putrefido is a recurring monster that was first introduced in Dragon Quest III.

Characteristics

It is a blue, zombified version of a dog that has long-since expired. One of its eyes hangs out, and some bones protrude here and there.

Appearances

Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake

Putrefido (アニマルゾンビ)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#015

Family

Beast & Undead

Experience

17

Gold

10

HP

37

MP

30

Attack

34

Defence

33

Agility

8

Evasion

N/A

In-game description

Undead dogs reanimated by mysteruous means. Though they wander with little purpose, drooling as they shuffle, they are known to befriend humans

Spell(s)

Deceleratle

Skill(s)

Poison Attack

Location(s)

Quagmire Cave region
Southern Kol region

Item Dropped

Medicinal herb (1/128)

Fire resistance *

-125%

Explosion resistance

0%

Ice resistance *

0%

Wind resistance *

0%

Strike resistance *

0%

Lightning resistance *

-125%

Whack resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

0%

Fizzle resistance

0%

Fuddle resistance

0%

Paralysis resistance

100%

Snooze resistance

100%

Deceleratle resistance *

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Putrefido (アニマルゾンビ)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

Level

7

Experience

29

Gold

15

HP

50

MP

30

Attack

28

Defense

4

Agility

11

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Deceleratle

Skill(s)

None

Location(s)

Romaria region

Item Dropped

Seed of life¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

25%

Whack resistance *

0%

Kamikazee resistance

0%

Poof resistance

25%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

0%

Fuddle resistance

0%

Snooze resistance

100%

Deceleratle resistance *

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Remakes sprites

SFC

GBC

Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Putrefido (アニマルゾンビ)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#016

Family

Beast & Zombie

Experience

52

Gold

9

HP

46

MP

30

Attack

42

Defence*

62

Agility

27

Evasion

0/64

In-game description

Undead dogs reanimated by mysterious means. Though they wander with little purpose, drooling as they shuffle, they are known to befriend humans

Spell(s)

Deceleratle

Skill(s)

Poison Attack

Location(s)

Romaria region
Khoryv region
Norvik region

Item Dropped

Seed of life¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

-125%

Explosion resistance *

0%

Ice resistance *

0%

Wind resistance *

0%

Strike resistance *

0%

Lightning resistance *

-125%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

0%

Kamikazee resistance

0%

Poof resistance *

0%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

0%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

100%

Snooze resistance *

100%

Stumble resistance *

0%

Stun resistance *

100%

Deceleratle resistance

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Dragon Quest Monsters

Putrepup (アニマルゾンビ)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	3/5	2/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	3/5	2/5	5/5

Family	Zombie
In-game description	It's fearless since it doesn't feel any pain
Abilities	Slow, Sap, MagicBack
Habitat	Gate of Sleep, Gate of Anger
Breeding chart	Zombie family x Beast family

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

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

PutrePup (アニマルゾンビ)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	?	6/10	4/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	4/10	3/10	6/10

Family	Zombie
In-game description	It isn't bothered by new injuries.
Abilities	Sap, Slow, MagicBack
Habitat	Cemetery (Tara's Adventure)
Breeding chart	Zombie family x Beast family

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Putrefido (アニマルゾンビ)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,380	500
Max Attack*	Max Defence *	Max Agility *	Max Wisdom *
620	400	470	300

Bestiary No.	#428
Rank	G
In-game description	These cadaverous canines originally died of exhaustion before being brought back to life by the powers of darkness, though any smarts they had are long gone
Talents	Enfeebler (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Agent of Chaos (lv. 1) Insta-Accel (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Zammer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Commander (lv. 1) Close Scraper (lv. 1) Intimidating (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Conquest - Lower Echelon () Circle of Indulgence - Every Echelon ()
Items	Manky meat (Common) Seed of strength (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
-25%	0%	0%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	50%	25%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
50%	50%	-25%	0%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
0%	50%	0%	50%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
0%		0%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%

Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Etymology

Putrefido is a combination of putrid and Fido, a famous dog that came to public attention because of his unwavering loyalty to his dead master.

Similar species

• Rottenweiler
• Bullmustiff

Gallery

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  Famicom artwork

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  HD sprites

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  DQM1·2 sprite

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  Halloween fanart by Yumiko Murakami