Equinox

Dragon Quest monster Equinox
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese 黒竜丸 Romaji Kokuryūmaru First appearance Dragon Quest IX Variants Godsteed Tantamount

"The heavenly palace is where I make my pasture! The world is mine to gallop freely across, its inhabitants merely my grooms! Hrrrm? Those abortive creations, the mortals, ride roughshod over the realm beneath? Neeigh! They must be destroyed!"

Equinox is a monster in the series. It first appeared as a grotto boss in Dragon Quest IX.

Characteristics

The Equinox is based on the mythological Kirin (麒麟), a fabled horse with the head and scales of a dragon. Known as the Black Star, these equine monsters have a sinister colour scheme, having solid white eyes, black body scales with teal scales covering the flank and shoulders, and hooves that are surrounded by a ghostly blue aura. Equinox's name originates from an astronomic term "Equinox", referring to the moment when the sun reaches one of two intersections between the ecliptic and the celestial equator as well as "Equine" which means horse.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Equinox (黒竜丸 Kokuryūmaru) Defeated Monster List No.: #283

Model Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Beast (floating) 1,800 255 10,000 825 180 180 117

Resistances

Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% -100% 0% 100%

Dazzle Fizzle Fuddle Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 75% 75% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 75% 50% 50% 50% 95%

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop None Acts twice on even turns Wave of Panic Dark Breath Lightning Storm Grotto (rank 1-2, 11-12; suffix: Joy, Bliss, Glee, Doubt, Woe, Dolour) Dragontail Whip1⁄128 Vesta gauntlets (2%) Dragon scale (steal only)

Description Ceaseless steed of death, who tirelessly travels the skies, taking the lives of all in his path. Also known as the Black Star. Gallops freely through the night skies, and answers only to the stars. Once had an entirely different form…

• Defeating an Equinox with the Bang spell is the objective of Quest #116: Sagier and Pagier.

Dragon Quest X

Equinox is the weakest boss that can be faced in the Magic Labyrinth and is one of the Twelve Generals of the Demon Army. Like the previous game, it can attack with Lightning Storm and Dark Breath, as well as emitting Air Pollution.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Equinox (黒竜丸, Kokuryūmaru ) Defeated Monster List no.: 564

Sprite Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Beast 327 55 1,803 304 260 260 235

Resistances

Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death Poof 50% -25% 0% 25% 25% 50% -25% 0% 100% 100%

Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle Sap 100% 100% 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0%

Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elemental 0% 100% 99% 100% 100% 0% 0%

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop None Lightning Storm Dark Breath The Hotto Steppe (postgame) Horse manure1⁄16 Springheal Boots1⁄128

Description When monsters once tried to take over the world, these steely stallions were always first into the fray, leading the charge every chance they got.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Equinox (黒竜丸 Kokuryūmaru)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,300	400
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
640	530	570	350

Bestiary No.	#273
Rank	A
In-game description	This dark horse is also known as the Black Star. Though once it galloped across the heavens in Zenithia, it succumbed to darkness, becoming a denizen of Nadiria.
Talents	Dark Horse (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Sizzmeister (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Debilitator (lv. 20) Major Downer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Stunner (lv. 1) Rando-Ping (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis	X =

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

Dragon Quest Tact

Equinox appears as a S-rank monster of the Beast family in the Japanese version of the game.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Montadito	Spanish for "mounted" or "on the saddle".
Français	Équinocte	From the French équin and nocturne.
Deutsch	Hengst der Angst	German for "stallion of fear".
Italiano	Equinox	Same as English name.
中文 (繁體)	黑龍丸	Transliteration of the Japanese name Kokuryūmaru.

Gallery

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  XI polygon model
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  Equinox in Tact
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  Rivals artwork.
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  Tact artwork.