Ursa minor

Dragon Quest monster Ursa minor

Japanese ごうけつぐま Romaji gōketsu-guma First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Fierce Bear, Bruin (GBC)

The Ursa minors are perhaps the least fantastical of all monsters, though they nevertheless possess far more ferocity and strength than their natural counterparts. The species went into a prolonged hibernation, staying dormant after their debut for nearly three decades.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Ursa minor

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		23	90	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
95	40	30	440	55

Bestiary No.	#071
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	South of Alltrades Abbey Orochi's Lair
Item Dropped	Seed of strength1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0/64	0%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	25%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	70%	25%	100%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	25%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past 3DS

The Ursines do not appear in the main game of VII, but rather as bonus enemies exclusive to the DLC Tablet.

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Ursa minor (ごうけつぐま)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	260	25	165
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
145	94	356	52

Bestiary no.	#043
Family	Beast
In-game description	These beastly bears have gone way beyond their basic brethren to become kings of the forest. When potential prey presents itself, their focus is so intense as to make them almost unstoppable.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn. Becomes Pepped up. Brutal hit
Location(s)	Mount Huji, first act Sniflheim region, first act The Snærfelt, first act
Item(s) dropped	Magic beast hide1⁄16 Tough guy tattoo1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	-110%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
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%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Vicious ursa minor (ごうけつぐま)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	798	40	245
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
207	159	1740	262

Bestiary no.	#363
Family	Beast
In-game description	Ursa minors driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn. Becomes Pepped up]]. Brutal hit
Location(s)	Mount Huji, second act The Fierce Forest, third act
Item(s) dropped	Magic beast hide1⁄16 Tough guy tattoo1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	-110%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
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%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Etymology

The Ursas take their names from the Latin terms for large (major) and small (minor) bear (ursa).

Gallery

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  XI polygon model.

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  An Ursa Minor enjoying the Arena fight with a Healslime, Magus, Restless armour, and a King bubble slime.

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  A Ursa Minor in the 1991 anime of The Adventure of Dai.

Similar species

• GrayBear
• Ursa major
• Ursa mega
• Ursa panda