The Sootbonce, also known as the Gloom slugger, is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest V. It is an unusual, alien-like monster that forms a duo with the Smogbonnet.
Sootbonces are squat bipedal demons whose most notable feature is the pair of stalk-like protrusions growing from their shoulders that have an extra eye each. They have round, darker grey heads that give the monster their name, a tiny pair of blue eyes, and a fang-filled mouth that they use in vicious biting attacks. The sootbonce almost always appears alongside the smogbonnet, which has a similar coloration to them. They have the ability to call for backup from more of their kind or nearby smogbonnets to assist them in battle.
Gloom slugger (ガルバ, Garuba ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #176
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Sootbonce (ガルバ, Garuba ) Defeated Monster List No. : #353
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Becomes Pepped up Calls for backup (Sootbonce or Smogbonnet) Just Claws (Pep power, with Smogbonnet)
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The Battleground (second act)
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Bizarre beings from another dimension with four freakish eyes. They hunt by calling on companions in order to overwhelm their prey.
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Malicious sootbonce (ガルバ・邪, Garuba・ja ) Defeated Monster List No. : #500
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Becomes Pepped up Calls for backup (Malicious sootbonce or Malicious smogbonnet) Just Claws (Pep power, with Malicious smogbonnet)
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The Snærfelt (third act, during clear weather)
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Sootbonces who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
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A sootbonce in X
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A malicious sootbonce
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