Bongo drongo

Dragon Quest monster
Bongo drongo
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ドラムゴート
Romaji	Doramugōto
First appearance	Dragon Quest XI
Old localisation	None

The Bongo drongo is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest XI. It is a monster percussionist that gives lively performances with their animated drum.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Bongo drongos are rotund green-skinned djinn or ghost-like spirits with a large living wooden drum strapped to the front of their bodies with a white rope belt. They have solid yellow eyes, pointy ears, and a tendril on top of their heads and they move about by levitating. The drummer's attire consists of a small red vest, red wristbands, and a rope belt tied behind their head that holds their drum in place. Their drums have small yellow eyes and display a huge open smile with their jagged mouths, being much more animated than their players. The bongo drongos can be seen performing for their fellow monsters.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Bongo drongo (ドラムゴート, Doramugōto )
Defeated Monster List No. : #038

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Material	44	10	33	18	43	42	28

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
0%	0%	25%	0%	25%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Becomes Pepped up Calls for backup (Bongo drongo) Bangs out an emboldening beat (increases all enemies' Attack by one stage) Rhythm n' Bruise (Pep power, with Bongo drongo)	The Hotto Steppe (first act)	Strong medicine¹⁄₃₂ Finessence¹⁄₆₄
Description		Their thundering drums are decorated with funny faces, and draw monsters from miles around with their rousing rhythms.

Vicious[edit | edit source]

Vicious bongo drongo (ドラムゴート・強, Doramugōto・kyō )
Defeated Monster List No. : #360

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Material	265	15	1,378	255	182	194	113

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
0%	0%	25%	0%	25%	0%	0%	0%	25%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	25%	100%	25%	25%	0%	25%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	100%	25%	0%	25%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Becomes Pepped up Calls for backup (Vicious bongo drongo) Bangs out an emboldening beat (increases all enemies' Attack by one stage) Plays a peppy beat* (Peps up all enemies) Rhythm n' Bruise (Pep power, with Vicious bongo drongo)	The Hotto Steppe (second act) The Sage's Trial - The Fierce Forest (third act, day only)	Strong medicine¹⁄₃₂ Finessence¹⁄₆₄
Description		Bongo drongos driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit | edit source]

Bongo drongo appears as a D-rank monster of the Material family in the SP version released for smart phones in 2018.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit | edit source]

Bongo drongo (ドラムゴート, Doramugōto )
Bestiary number: #294

Attributes
Familiy	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Evasion
	F	1,380	460	600	450	410	?
Talents		Traits		Large-size exclusive traits		Dropped items
Fortifier (lv. 1) Attack Booster I (lv. 20) Zam Ward (lv. 40)		Rando-Mister (lv. 1) Ace Evader (lv. 20) Benefaction (lv. 40)		Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Sobering Slap (lv. 1) Insta-Oomph (lv. 60)		Mystery meat (Common) Seed of strength (Rare)

Resistances
Fire *	Water *	Explosion *	Wind *	Earth *	Ice *	Electricity *	Light *	Dark *	Antimagic *
0%	0%	25%	-25%	0%	50%	50%	50%	0%	0%
Bedazzlement *	Confusion *	Debilitation *	MP Absorption *	Paralysis *	Poison *	Sleep *	Stun *	Instant Death *
25%	50%	0%	0%	0%	50%	-25%	50%	0%

Additional information
Description	Sturdy spirits in the thrall of their large-faced bongos. All manner of monsters are drawn in by their deft drumming, entranced by the intricate rhapsody of rhythm
Location	Circle of Temper - Lower Echelon () Circle of Indulgence - Middle & Upper Echelon ()