Antnibbler

Dragon Quest monster
Antnibbler
Japanese	おおありくい
Romaji	Ō-arikui
First appearance	Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Old localisation	Giant Anteater; Anteater

The Antnibbler is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Antnibblers are giant, bipedal anteater monsters with brown spiky fur, with lighter brownish-grey faces and snouts. They have red eyes and a wine red extensible tongue, which they use to whip enemies.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

Antnibbler (おおありくい Ō-arikui)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: 004
Level: 3
Experience: 12
Gold: 4
HP: 12
MP: 0
Attack: 13
Defense: 8
Agility: 6
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): None
Location(s): Aliahan region
Reeve region
Promontory Passage
Dreamer's Tower
Item Dropped: Leather hat ¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *: 0%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 100%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance: 70%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 0%
Snooze resistance: 25%
Deceleratle resistance *: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Remakes sprites

SFC
GBC
Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Antnibbler (おおありくい Ō-arikui)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #004
Family: Beast
Experience: 16
Gold: 3
HP: 14
MP: 6
Attack: 17
Defence*: 35
Agility: 8
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

In-game description: Though their twisty tongues and keen claws are likely to leave long-lasting lacerations, these monsters prefer to eat ants over adventurers.
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): None
Location(s): Aliahan Region
Promontory Passage
Dreamer's Tower
Item Dropped: Leather hat¹⁄₃₂

Fire resistance *: -25%
Explosion resistance *: 0%
Ice resistance *: 0%
Wind resistance *: 0%
Strike resistance *: 0%
Lightning resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance *: 0%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 0%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai[edit | edit source]

An antnibbler is one of the friendly monsters living on Dermline Island with Dai and Brass.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Mascahormigas	Spanish for "ant chewer".
Français	Grignofourmilier	From the French grignoter and fourmilier.
Deutsch	Ameisenschlecker	German for "ant licker".
Italiano	Mangiaformiche	Italian for "anteater".
中文 (繁體)	巨型食蚁兽	Chinese for "giant anteater".