Shocktopus
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.
| 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 |
CharacteristicsEdit
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.
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit
| Shocktopus (オクトスパイカー Okuto supaikā) |  |
| Model | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
75 | 0 | 85 |
| Defence | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 156 | 90 | 375 | 144 |
| Bestiary no. | #092 |
| Family | Machine |
| 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 * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | Blast/Lightning Resistance * |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | -50% |
| Earth Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Whack Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * |
| -50% | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Stun Resistance * |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Blunt Resistance * | Deceleratle Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Spooky Aura Resistance* |
| 50% | 50% | 25% | 50% |
| Charm Resistance * | |||
| 100% | |||
In Other LanguagesEdit
| 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. |