Editing Belisha beakon

{{Monster Infobox
|title=Belisha beakon
|image=[[File:Belisha_Beakon.png|300px]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=アカイライ
|romaji=Akairai
|old=Blue Beak (''III'' NES)<br>BlueBeak (''III'' GBC)
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest III}}
|monster1=[[Beakon]]<br>[[Weaken beakon]]
}}
The '''Belisha beakon''' is a monster in the series.

==Characteristics==
Belisha Beakons are large flightless birds, having blue plumage and purple skin. Just like their weaker relatives, they are able to attack twice per turn, but can also cast wind magic in the form of [[Woosh]] in their debut and Swoosh in both ''IX'' and ''X'', the latter game giving them the ability stun enemies with [[War Cry]] and attacking them from a distance with a [[Jump Strike|jumping attack]]. According to their monster description in various games starting with ''Dragon Quest X'', they are pathological liars, having destroyed the lives of many monsters who believed them. The monster's English is a play on [[wikipedia:Belisha beacon|belisha beacons]] - the illuminated orange globes at the top of the black-and-white striped poles marking [[wikipedia:Zebra crossing|zebra crossings]] in the United Kingdom. The Japanese name of the monster, "akairai", is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Achaierai|Achaierai]] monster from the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' tabletop game.

All three beakon monsters are exaggerated parodies of the ''[[Wikipedia:Phorusrhacidae|Phorusrhacidae]]'' family of flightless birds. More commonly known as terror birds, they possessed enormous beaks and existed as apex predators in the plains of South America roughly 2 million years ago in the Cenozoic era.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ3}}===
{{DQ3Enemy
|name=Belisha beakon
|kanji= アカイライ
|romanji=Akairai
|bestiaryNumber=#076
|sprite=[[File:Blue Beak DQIII NES.png|50px]]
|lvl=23
|hp=60
|mp=16
|exp=372
|gold=32
|attack=60
|defense=52
|agility=33
|spells=[[Woosh]]
|skills=Occasionally acts twice per turn
|item=[[Words of Wisdom|Book of Satori]] {{fraction|1|2048}} (NES version only)<br>Nothing (remakes)
|locations=[[Persistence|Persistence Region]] Region<br>{{Immigrant Town 3}} Region<br>[[Fifer's Spire]]
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|fire-resist=0%
|crack-resist=0%
|woosh-resist=25%
|zap-resist=0
|whack-resist=25%
|kamikazee-resist=0%
|poof-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|snooze-resist=25%
|drain-magic-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=25%
|fuddle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|snes-sprites=[[File:Belishabeakonsnes.png]]
|gbc-sprites=[[File:Weaken beakon III gbc.png]]
|switch-sprites=[[File:Belisha beakon III switch.png|55px]]
}}

==={{DQ3HD}}===
{{DQ3HD2DEnemy
|name=Belisha beakon
|kanji= アカイライ
|romanji=Akairai
|bestiaryNumber=#068
|family={{Beast}}
|description=Every tale told of these beaky baddies is a lie, embellished to beyond believable. If you wish to learn the measure of the monster, you need but fight one.
|sprite=[[File:Belisha beakon DQ III HD sprite.png]]
|hp=96
|mp=48
|exp=633
|gold=29
|attack=118
|defense=186
|agility=110
|spells=[[Dazzle]]<br>[[Swoosh]]<br>[[Woosh]]
|skills=Occasionally acts twice per turn
|item=[[Seed of stamina]]{{fraction|1|64}}
|locations=[[Fifer's Spire]]<br>[[Persistence|Persistence Region]]<br>[[Pirates' Den|Pirates' Den Region]]
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|fire-resist=0%
|explosion-resist=0%
|ice-resist=25%
|wind-resist=25%
|strike-resist=0%
|lightning-resist=0%
|drain-magic-resist=0%
|whack-resist=0%
|kamikazee-resist=0%
|poof-resist=25%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|fizzle-resist=0%
|fuddle-resist=-25%
|paralysis-resist=-25%
|snooze-resist=0%
|stumble-resist=0%
|stun-resist=0%
|deceleratle-resist=-25%
|blunt-resist=-25%
|sap-resist=0%
}}

==={{DQ9}}===
{{DQ9EnemyNew
|name=Belisha beakon
|kanji=アカイライ
|romaji=Akairai
|bestiaryNumber=#193
|family={{Bird}}
|description=Their whirlwind speed allows them to attack twice per turn, wards off wind spells and makes them masters of [[Swoosh]].<br>Big fans of clean air and a fresh breeze, they are keen climbers, but don't care for [[Upover]] on account of its close climate.
|model=[[File:Belisha beakon IX.png]]
|hp=136
|mp=10
|exp=1,460
|gold=104
|attack=146
|defence=143
|agility=167
|spells=[[Swoosh]]
|skills=Acts twice per turn<br>Calls for backup (Belisha beakon)
|items=[[Crimson coral]]{{fraction|1|32}}<br>[[Red tights]]{{fraction|1|64}}
|locations=[[Realm of the Mighty]]<br>[[Ondor Cliffs]] (high ground)<br>{{Grotto}} (Ice, rank 7-8)
|fire-resist=-50%
|ice-resist=50%
|wind-resist=50%
|blast-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|dark-resist=0%
|light-resist=-50%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=50%
|poison-resist=50%
|paralysis-resist=50%
|fuddle-resist=50%
|snooze-resist=50%
|dazzle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=50%
|blunt-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=25%
|spooky-aura-resist=25%
|fizzle-resist=25%
|stun-resist=25%
|charm-resist=85%
}}

==={{DQ10}}===
Belisha beakon appeared from the beginning of the game. Like before, they are able to cast [[Swoosh]] and are able to perform a jumping attack and emit a [[War Cry]].

==={{DQM3}}===
{{DQM3Enemy
|name=Belisha beakon
|kanji=アカイライ
|romanji=Akairai
|icon=[[File:Belisha beakon DQM3 portrait.png|100px|Belisha beakon]]
|family=[[File:DQM3 nature family icon.png|link=Nature family]]
|hp=1,370
|mp=320
|attack=470
|defense=300
|wisdom=780
|agility=540
|bestiary=#189
|rank='''B'''
|in-game-description=These unprincipled parrots are pathological liars and many are the monsters who've been taken in by their deceptions.
|talents=[[Doomsayer]] (lv. 1)
|traits=[[Wooshmeister]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Rando-Muster]] (lv. 20)<br>[[Agent of Chaos]] (lv. 40)
|ltraits=[[Tactical Commander]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Supreme Sidestepper]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Unhealthy Advantage]] (lv. 60)
|habitat=N/A
|items=N/A
|synthesis=[[File:Clobster DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Clobster]] X [[File:Putrefido DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Putrefido]]
|fire-resist=0%
|water-resist=50%
|wind-resist=50%
|earth-resist=50%
|explosion-resist=-25%
|ice-resist=0%
|electricity-resist=-25%
|light-resist=0%
|dark-resist=50%
|debilitation-resist=0%
|bedazzlement-resist=0%
|antimagic-resist=0%
|mp-absorption-resist=0%
|confusion-resist=25%
|sleep-resist=50%
|paralysis-resist=50%
|stun-resist=-25%
|poison-resist=50%
|instant-death-resist=0%
}}

==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Aticuécano picador|es-meaning=
|fr=Rapacepasse|fr-meaning=From the French ''{{tt|rapace|raptor, bird of prey}}'' and ''{{tt|passe|to pass, to fly by}}''.
|de=Sturmschnabel|de-meaning=German for "storm beak".
|it=Flash Beck|it-meaning=From the English ''flashback'' and the German ''Beck'', the beak of a bird of prey.
|zh-cn={{tt|青衣巨喙|Qīngyī jù huì}}|zh-cn-meaning=Simplified Chinese for "blue-feathered giant beak".
}}

==Trivia==
*The Belisha beakon's description of being a pathological liar in some recent games is related to a rumour based on the Famicom version of ''Dragon Quest III''. In the original game, belisha beakons have a notoriously low chance of dropping a [[Words of Wisdom]] at {{fraction|1|2048}} (approximately 0.049% when rounded up). The drop rate was so low, a rumour began to spread that the monsters didn't actually drop the book at all, as even the ''Dragon Quest III Official Guide Book'' stated that the item's drop rate was "almost never".<ref>[https://wikiwiki.jp/dqdic3rd/%E3%80%90%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%80%91#k3e06be6 Akairai on Dragon Quest Encyclopedia] (Japanese site)</ref>

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DQX Akairai.jpg|A Belisha beakon in ''X''
</gallery></center>

==References==
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[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Beasts]]
[[Category:Nature family]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest: Monster Parade enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Walk enemies]]

[[es:Aticuécano Picador]]
[[fr:Rapacepasse]]