Setesh the Punisher

Dragon Quest monster
Setesh the Punisher
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	セト
Romaji	Seto
First appearance	Dragon Quest VII
Variants	Mandrake mangler; Mandrake major; Mandrake marauder; Mandrake marshal; Mandrake mercenary; Mandrake monarch; Red moon warrior

Setesh the Punisher (formerly known as Seto) is a boss in Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past. He and his band of monsters are behind the curse of darkness in Al-Balad.

Characteristics edit

Setesh the Punisher is a bipedal, anthropomorphic dragon with purple skin, blue spines down his back, and grey wing webbing. He has a large pair of wings, a long tail, and a pair of black horns on his head. Setesh wields a cutlass with a gold guard and handle and a round silver shield with a gold border. He also wears a silver headpiece, breastplate, and a pair of gold bracers and anklets.

Story edit

When the people of Al-Balad began to construct The Likeness in honor of the god, the Earth Spirit, it drew the attention of nearby monsters, led by Setesh. They ordered the people to change their monolith as a tribute to the Demon King himself instead. When construction finished for the Likeness of the Great Evil, a pair of Dark Rubies were set into the eye sockets of the Demon King's face, placing a curse of darkness on the land of Al-Balad. The rubies from the Likeness also provide Setesh with even greater power. They also demanded a yearly sacrifice of a young maiden from the people, but Queen Fertiti offered herself instead.

Eventually Hadeed and the party make their way to the Likeness after reviving the great Serpent and crossing the river Nihil. Hadid attempts to take on Setesh by himself, but is defeated. The party then arrives at the scene and is able to defeat him and with the help of Queen Fertiti herself, remove the pair of Dark Rubies from the Likeness.

Boss Encounter edit

Setesh the Punisher (セト, Seto )
Big Book of Beasts No. : 297 (3DS Version only)

Sprite	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
	900	8	650	250	80	59	40	²⁄₆₄	Cannot be tamed.

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack	Paralysis
0%	0%	15%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	0%
Army	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	0%	0%	100%	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Sap	Attacks twice Flails his weapon wildly (125% damage) Frenzy Muster Strength	Likeness of the Great Evil	None
Notable changes in the remakes

Etymology edit

Setesh the Punisher's original name, Seto, is a reference to the Egyptian deith Set, also known as Seth. Set is a god of the desert, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in Egyptian mythology. He is sometimes interpreted as a dragon in popular media, such as the Shin Megami Tensei series.

Gallery edit

Apearance in Stars.