Stale whale

Dragon Quest monster Stale whale

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese だいおうクジラ Romaji Daiō kujira First appearance Dragon Quest IX

The Stale whale is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IX. It is a gargantuan, fire-breathing cetacean monster with a purple body.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Stale whale (だいおうクジラ Daiō kujira)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	1,244	24	584
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
496	106	5,700	84

Bestiary no.	#213
Family	Aquatic
In-game description	Woeful wales who singe foes with Scorch, and whose rancid spines are rank enough to confuse anyone they touch. Companions of Lleviathan who made a pact with an evil god to remain in the mortal realm as monsters rather than be ruined.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Confusion Attack Scorch
Location(s)	Grotto (Nature, ranks 10-11)
Item(s) dropped	Glass frit1⁄16 Trident1⁄64

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	-50%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	50%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
100%	100%	25%	25%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
25%	25%	50%	100%
Charm Resistance *
90%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3

Stale whale appears as an S-rank monster of the Nature family.

Dragon Quest Tact

Stale whale appears as an A-rank monster of the Nature family during the second part of the limited Scintillating Summer! Swimwear, Waves, and Watermelons! event alongside Summer Angel Seraphi on her banner.

Stale whale (だいおうクジラ Daiō kujira)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,220	386	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
211	503	361	140	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Deep Breath		Dark Flames*		Scorching Fumes*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Raging Seas/Stats Up	Woosh Res +25/Stats Up	Scorching Fumes Potency +5%/Stats Up Stirred Up: Rarely raises Tension for 1 turn when attacked by enemy.
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25/Stats Up	Scorching Fumes Potency +5%/Stats Up Max HP +30

Leader Perks

First

Increases breath potency of nature allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +20	Max MP +10	Scorching Fumes Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Raging Seas: Triggers Raging Seas when HP drops to 50% or less, up to 1 time per battle

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Very Weak	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Super Weak	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Super Weak	Immune	Normal	Half Res

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Ballena varada	Spanish for "beached whale"
Français	Léviathon	From Léviathan, a vast sea monster of tremendous strength referenced in several books of the Bible.
Deutsch	Annodazu-Wal	Derived from the German phrase anno dazumal and Wal.
Italiano	Baledetta	From the Italian balena and maledetta.

Gallery

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  Appearance in Super Light

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  Stale whale and Summer Angel Seraphi in Tact.

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  Monster Battle Scanner card.

Similar species

• Pale whale
• Lleviathan