Shocktopus

Dragon Quest monster
Shocktopus
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	オクトスパイカー
Romaji	Okuto supaikā
First appearance	Dragon Quest IX

The Shocktopus is a monster that appears in Dragon Quest IX. It is a mechanical octopus constructed in the monster world to serve as a living weapon.

Characteristics[edit]

Shocktopuses are metallic grey mechanical monsters constructed to look like octopi with spikes coming out of their large heads. They are roughly the size of adult humans and walk about on their eight tentacles. Their automaton bodies make them immune to a various status effects. The robotic cephalopods attack by spinning rapidly and slashing with their sharp spikes or firing them off like a barrage of missiles. When shocktopuses become severely damaged, they are prone to self-destructing violently in an attempt to take their opponents with them.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

Shocktopus (オクトスパイカー Okuto supaikā)

Model
Bestiary no.: #092
Family: Machine
Experience: 375
Gold: 144
HP: 75
MP: 0
Attack: 85
Defence: 156
Agility: 90

In-game description: Betentacled terrors that are immune to poison, paralysis and sleep. Whack them silly before they launch a Spike Strike.

Explosive octopuses assembled in the underworld. The smooth movement of their many legs is ludicrously lifelike.
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Sends out a spray of spikes (8~16 non-elemental damage to entire party)
Blown away* (self-destructs and deals 12~22 damage to entire party)
Blown away in a blast of barbaric violence!* (self-destructs and deals 25~43 damage to entire party)
Location(s): Djust Desert (northwest island)
Ocean
Grotto (Water, rank 2)
Item(s) dropped: Magic beast horn¹⁄₁₆
Iron nails¹⁄₃₂

Fire resistance *: 25%
Ice resistance *: 25%
Wind resistance *: 0%
Blast/Lightning resistance *: -50%
Earth resistance *: 0%
Dark resistance *: 0%
Light resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 100%
Whack resistance *: -50%
Dazzle resistance *: 100%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 50%
Paralysis resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 100%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 50%
Blunt resistance *: 50%
Deceleratle resistance *: 50%
Sap resistance *: 25%
Spooky Aura resistance *: 50%
Charm resistance *: 100%

In Other Languages[edit]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Pulplof sorpresa	Spanish for "surprise knocktopus". From the Spanish pulpo and plof.
Français	Pieuxvre	Derived from pieuvre, the French word for octopus.
Deutsch	Schocktopus	German for "shocktopus".
Italiano	Shocktopus	Same as English name.