Sootbonce
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| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Sootbonce | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | ガルバ |
| Romaji | Garuba |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest V |
| Old localization | Gloom slugger (Dragon Quest V DS) |
The Sootbonce, also known as the Gloom slugger, is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest V. It is an unusual, alien-like monster that forms a duo with the Smogbonnet.
Characteristics[edit]
Sootbonces are squat bipedal demons whose most notable feature is the pair of stalk-like protrusions growing from their shoulders that have an extra eye each. They have round, darker grey heads that give the monster their name, a tiny pair of blue eyes, and a fang-filled mouth that they use in vicious biting attacks. The sootbonce almost always appears alongside the smogbonnet, which has a similar coloration to them. They have the ability to call for backup from more of their kind or nearby smogbonnets to assist them in battle.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit]
| Gloom slugger (ガルバ Garuba) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack | Defense |
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160 | 15 | 179 | 139 |
| Agility | Experience | Gold | Tame Rate | |
| 103 | 570 | 57 | N/A | |
| Bestiary No. | #176 |
| Spell(s) | Dazzle |
| Skill(s) | Bites character (125% damage) |
| Location(s) | Mt. Zugzwang |
| Item dropped | Cobra Claw1⁄32 |
| Evasion | Frizz resistance * | Sizz resistance * | Fire Breath resistance * | |
| 0⁄64 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Bang resistance * | Crack resistance * | Ice Breath resistance * | Woosh resistance * | |
| 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Zap resistance * | Drain Magic resistance * | Whack resistance * | Kamikazee resistance * | |
| 67% | 0% | 67% | 0% | |
| Poof resistance | Poison resistance * | Fuddle resistance | Snooze resistance * | |
| 20% | 20% | 67% | 67% | |
| Dazzle resistance * | Sap resistance * | Fizzle resistance | Stun resistance * | |
| 67% | 20% | 20% | 20% | |
| PS2 model | DS & Mobile sprite |
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Dragon Quest X[edit]
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]
| Sootbonce (ガルバ Garuba) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
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269 | 15 | 186 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 163 | 150 | 882 | 194 |
| Bestiary no. | #353 |
| Family | Demon |
| In-game description | Bizarre beings from another dimension with four freakish eyes. They hunt by calling on companions in order to overwhelm their prey. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Becomes Pepped up Calls for backup (Sootbonce or Smogbonnet) Just Claws (Pep power, with Smogbonnet) |
| Location(s) | The Battleground (second act) |
| Item(s) dropped | Toad oil1⁄16 Crimson claws1⁄256 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
| N/a | 0% | 50% | 50% | |
| Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
| 0% | 50% | 25% | 25% | |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | |
| Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
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| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
| 100% | 99% | 0% | 100% | |
| Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
| 25% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Malicious sootbonce (ガルバ・邪 Garuba・ja) | |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
|
405 | 30 | 304 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 266 | 210 | 1,229 | 307 |
| Bestiary no. | #500 |
| Family | Demon |
| In-game description | Sootbonces who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Becomes Pepped up Calls for backup (Malicious sootbonce or Malicious smogbonnet) Just Claws (Pep power, with Malicious smogbonnet) |
| Location(s) | The Snærfelt (third act, during clear weather) |
| Item(s) dropped | Toad oil1⁄16 Crimson claws1⁄256 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
| N/a | 0% | 50% | 50% | |
| Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
| 0% | 50% | 50% | 25% | |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | |
| Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
|
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
| 100% | 99% | 0% | 100% | |
| Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
| 25% | 0% | 0% | ||
Gallery[edit]
A sootbonce in X
XI polygon model
A malicious sootbonce
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