Cumulus rex

Dragon Quest monster
Cumulus rex
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	くもの大王; くものだいおう
Romaji	Kumo no daiō
First appearance	Dragon Quest VII
Old localisation	CloudKing

The Cumulus rex is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Cumulus rexes are cloudy elementals with the appearance of bearded men wearing billowing robes. Their bodies seem to be made of pure, blue solid air. In battle, they protect themselves and other monsters with Magic Barrier and can call for backup from sky fries. In Dragon Quest IX, sky fries do not appear, but they have gained the ability to call down lightning. Their description also states that they are attended to by Hell niños.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit | edit source]

Cumulus rex (くもの大王 Kumo no daiō)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #150
Recruit Rate: ¹⁄₁₂₈
Experience: 170 (PS1)
255 (3DS)
Gold: 120 (PS1)
180 (3DS)
HP: 310
MP: 30
Attack: 150
Defence: 109
Agility: 75
Evasion: ¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s): Magic Barrier
Skill(s): Calls for backup (Sky fry)
Location(s): The Beacon
Item(s) Dropped: Noble garb¹⁄₁₂₈

Frizz resistance *: 0%
Sizz resistance *: 0%
Fire Breath resistance *: 0%
Bang resistance *: 0%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Ice Breath resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 25%
Strike/Rock resistance *: 50%
Zap resistance *: 60%
Drain Magic resistance *: 100%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance *: 100%
Ban Dance resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 50%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 50%
Paralysis resistance *: 100%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 100%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Army resistance *: 50%

3DS version changes

Floating-type

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Cumulus rex (くもの大王 Kumo no daiō)

Model
Bestiary no.: #158
Family: Elemental & Floating
Experience: 1,400
Gold: 144
HP: 252
MP: 18
Attack: 140
Defence: 151
Agility: 134

In-game description: They hold sway over hordes of hell niños, and maul mortals with deadly discharges. Well-armed against wind and lightning.

They cut up their cloudy thrones to create hell niño helpers to tend their bushy beards.
Spell(s): Magic Barrier
Skill(s): Lightning
Location(s): Wyrmtail
Wyrmsmaw
Grotto (Caves, rank 5)
Item(s) dropped: Thunderball¹⁄₁₆
Lightning staff¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *: -50%
Ice resistance *: 0%
Wind resistance *: 50%
Blast/Lightning resistance *: 50%
Earth resistance *: 0%
Dark resistance *: 0%
Light resistance *: -50%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 50%
Dazzle resistance *: 100%
Fizzle resistance *: 50%
Fuddle resistance *: 75%
Paralysis resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 50%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 100%
Blunt resistance *: 50%
Deceleratle resistance *: 50%
Sap resistance *: 50%
Spooky Aura resistance *: 50%
Charm resistance *: 100%

A cumulus rex must be defeated while under the effects of Gale Fource during Quest #111: The Fource...Forever.
Cumulus rexes are also the target of Quest #121: A Cloudless Skye. They must be defeated by a character wielding a Miracle sword or Über miracle sword and will eventually drop a clump of cloud. The quest can be repeated as many times as possible.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2[edit | edit source]

CloudKing (くもの大王 Kumo no daiō)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	4/10	7/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/10	6/10	8/10	6/10

Family	Material
In-game description	Monsters made of clouds. Normally high in the sky, but sometimes descends to frighten children.
Abilities	Barrier, Infernos, Surge
Habitat
Breeding chart	Gismo x DracoLord, KingSlime, KingSquid, LampGenie, SkyDragon, SpotKing, WhaleMage, WhiteKing

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	None	Strong	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Weak	None
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Strong	Immune	Strong	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Strong	Immune	Weak	Immune
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	Weak	Strong	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Strong	Weak	None	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart[edit | edit source]

The CloudKing is a two-star member of the Element family with a weight of 4. It naturally learns Infernos, Barrier and Surge. Its in-game description reads "When its cloud body is touched, it's a strange sensation."

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Cumulus rex appears as a B-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the Terry's Wonderland 3D event. It can be synthesised at the Ancient Shrine by combining Dancing flame Might and Frostburn Might together. It eventually became recruitable during Part 4 of the main storyline from Chapter 2, Episode 2: Signs of Treasure. The cumulus rex can participate in Thunderbird's Battle Road as a party member.

Cumulus Rex (くもの大王 Kumo no daiō)

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		1,025	306	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
212	302	241	333	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Woosh		Magic Veil*		Dimming Wind*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Woosh-type Spell Potency +5%/Stats Up	Bang Res +25/Stats Up	Dimming Wind Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25/Stats Up	Dimming Wind Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First
N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
WIS +5	Dimming Wind Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First
Woosh-type Spell Potency +5%: Raises Woosh-type spell potency by 5%.

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

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Cúmulo rex	Spanish for "cumulus rex".
Français	Cumulus lex	From cumulus, a type of white puffy cloud, and possibly from the Latin lex, which means "law".
Deutsch	Wolkenkönig	German for "cloud king".
Italiano	Nubis	From the Latin nubes, which means "cloud".
中文	云大王	Simplified Chinese for "cloud great king".