Editing Grimoire

{{Monster Infobox
|title=Grimoire
|image=[[File:DQMTW3D Grimoire artwork.png|190px]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=あくまの書
|romanji=Akuma no sho
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''
|old=EvilBook
}}
The '''Grimoire''' is a recurrent monster in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series, introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''. These evil tomes disguise themselves as regular books in bookshelves throughout the world and leap out at unsuspecting adventurers to attack them.

==Characteristics==
'''Grimoires''' are monsters that have disguised themselves as [[Material family|books]], possessing strong magic powers. The incarnations of ''Dragon Quest VII'' have the appearance of a dark green book with their first pages and cover torn due to the age. On the front cover, a yellow eye can be found, and surrounding the eye there are black ritual marks. If you open these books, you'll found a demonic orange face, whose mouth is lined with sharp fangs which they use to bite foes, as well as a long pink tongue. In the 3DS version of ''VII'', they move about in dungeons by flapping their covers like wings.

In the incarnations of the ''[[Dragon Quest Monsters (series)|Monsters]]'' subseries the decoration is more complex, the covers now have a red demonic eye on them surrounded by red markings that resemble bloody veins and two skeletons. If you open these books, you'll be attacked by a monster that is summoned by them, the power of the monster depends on the size of the book. The normal sized book is the '''Grimoire''' (あくまの書, ''Akuma no sho''), one slot; the medium sized book is the '''Grand grimoire''' (だいあくまの書, ''Dai akuma no sho''), two slots; and the big sized book is the '''Archfiend's grimoire''' (魔王の書, ''Maō no sho''), three slots.

==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''===
{{DQ7Enemy
|name=Grimoire
|kanji=あくまの書
|romanji=Akuma no sho
|sprite=[[File:Evilbook.gif]]
|hp=64
|mp=6
|exp=58 (PS1)<br>87 (3DS)
|gold=40 (PS1)<br>60 (3DS)
|attack=80
|defense=55
|agility=61
|tameRate=[[Animal Magnetism|{{fraction|1|64}}]]
|bestiaryNumber=076
|spells=[[Bang]]<br>[[Whack]]<br>[[Drain Magic]]
|skills=None
|locations=[[Mountaintop Tunnel]]
|items=[[Seed of life]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|evasion={{fraction|1|64}}
|frizz-resist=0%
|sizz-resist=0%
|bang-resist=0%
|crack-resist=0%
|woosh-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|poof-resist=90%
|dazzle-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=100%
|drain-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|sap-resist=0%
|poison-resist=0%
|stun-resist=100%
|ban-dance-resist=100%
|fire-breath-resist=0%
|cool-breath-resist=60%
|strike-resist=0%
|burning-breath-resist=100%
|army-resist=50%
}}
'''Grimoires''' can be encountered as regular enemies in the [[Mountaintop Tunnel]] and by examining many bookshelves in the world in both past and present, the first of which can be found in the [[Pilgrim's Rest]] inn.

==Other appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D]]''===
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===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key]]''===

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light]]''===

==Related monsters==
===Similar species===
*[[Hexicon]]
*[[Tome of Apocalypse]]
*[[Black book]]

==Gallery==
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DQVII_Grimoire.png|Artwork in ''Dragon Quest VII''
DQM2-3D Grimoire Icon.jpg|Icon in ''Monsters 2: 3D'' (Type 1)
DQM2-3D Grand Grimoire Icon.jpg|Icon in ''Monsters 2: 3D'' (Type 2)
DQM2-3D Archfiend's Grimoire Icon.jpg|Icon in ''Monsters 2: 3D'' (Type 3)
</gallery></center>

[[Category:Dragon Quest VII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[fr:Aigrimoire]]