Editing Prancing pillar

{{Monster Infobox
|title=Prancing pillar
|image=[[File:DQVII Ionic Man.png|200px]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji={{tt|エンタシスマン|Entasis man}}
|romanji=Entashisuman
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest VII}}
|old=ColumnMan
}}
The '''Prancing pillar''' is a monster in the series.

==Characteristics==
Prancing pillars are stone [[Material family|pillars]] that have come to life and ambush adventurers. Their arms hold flaming sconces that they use to cast fire magic and they can also perform bizarre dances to drain opponents of their magic power. Their bodies are surprisingly flexible, able to contort in a snakelike fashion and use their malleable bodies to hammer foes.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ7}}===
{{DQ7Enemy
|name=Prancing pillar
|kanji=エンタシスマン
|romanji=Entashisuman
|sprite=[[Image:ColumnMan DQVII PSX.png]]
|hp=180 (boss)<br>85 (normal encounter)
|mp=20 (boss)<br>10 (normal encounter)
|exp=150 (boss)<br>40 (PS1)<br>62 (3DS)
|gold=51 (boss)<br>23 (PS1)<br>47 (3DS)
|attack=70
|defense=65
|agility=65
|tameRate=[[Animal Magnetism|{{fraction|1|32}}]]
|bestiaryNumber=#069
|spells=[[Frizz]]
|skills=[[Weird Dance]]
|locations=[[El Monumento de Pomposo]] x4<br>[[The Tallest Tower]]
|items=[[Leather armour]]{{fraction|1|64}}
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|frizz-resist=60%
|sizz-resist=60%
|bang-resist=25%
|crack-resist=0%
|woosh-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|poof-resist=50%
|dazzle-resist=15%
|snooze-resist=100%
|drain-resist=15%
|fizzle-resist=0%
|fuddle-resist=50%
|sap-resist=0%
|poison-resist=0%
|stun-resist=50%
|ban-dance-resist=0%
|fire-breath-resist=0%
|cool-breath-resist=0%
|strike-resist=0%
|burning-breath-resist=100%
|army-resist=15%
}}*There are two pairs of prancing pillars that are faced as minibosses on 2F of El Monumento de Pomposo, disguised as ordinary pillars. They are not much more difficult than any of the monsters that can be encountered there.

==={{DQ10}}===
Prancing pillar began appearing in Version 2.0. Once again, they are able to cast [[Frizzle]] and perform a [[Weird Dance]]. Starting with Version 2.1, prancing pillars are one of the original ten monsters that can be [[Monster recruitment|tamed]] by [[Item Master|Item Masters]]. Vicious prancing pillars can be encountered in the [[Netherworld]] in Version 5.3, now being able to cast [[Kafrizz]].

==={{DQM3}}===
{{DQM3Enemy
|name=Prancing pillar
|kanji=エンタシスマン
|romanji=Entashisuman
|icon=[[File:Prancing pillar DQM3 portrait.png|100px|Prancing pillar]]
|family=[[File:DQM3 material family icon.png|link=Material family]]
|hp=<big><big>1,380</big></big>
|mp=<big><big>360</big></big>
|attack=<big><big>540</big></big>
|defense=<big><big>560</big></big>
|wisdom=<big><big>480</big></big>
|agility=<big><big>450</big></big>
|bestiary=#302
|rank=<big><big>'''E'''</big></big>
|in-game-description=Once propped up the roof of a temple of a dubious sect, but couldn't bear the strain and abandoned its post, which was a real weight off its shoulders. It's now enjoying its freedom to the full and has become a real pillar of the community.
|talents=[[Frizz Afficionado]] (lv. 1)
|traits=[[Slick Skin]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Insta-Buff]] (lv. 20)<br>[[Ace Evader]] (lv. 40)
|ltraits=[[Tactical Genius]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Ultra Crafty Frizzer]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Little Menace]] (lv. 60)
|habitat=This monster has no natural habitat
|items=N/A
|synthesis=[[File:Lampling DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Lampling]] X [[File:Pocus poppet DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Pocus poppet]]
|fusions=[[File:Prancing pillar DQM3 portrait.png|64px|Prancing pillar]] X [[File:Weartiger DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Weartiger]] = [[File:Sculptrice DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Sculptrice]]
|fire-resist=25%
|water-resist=25%
|wind-resist=-25%
|earth-resist=0%
|explosion-resist=0%
|ice-resist=50%
|electricity-resist=50%
|light-resist=0%
|dark-resist=25%
|debilitation-resist=0%
|bedazzlement-resist=0%
|antimagic-resist=0%
|mp-absorption-resist=50%
|confusion-resist=50%
|sleep-resist=-25%
|paralysis-resist=0%
|stun-resist=25%
|poison-resist=50%
|instant-death-resist=0%
}}

==={{DQRivals}}===
Prancing pillar appeared in the 3rd card pack, "Cries of the Phoenix and Mother Earth" as a normal card exclusive for [[Merchant]] leaders.

==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Joniconstruo|es-meaning=From the Spanish ''{{tt|jonio|Ionian}}'' and the Latin ''{{tt|construo|to construct, to build}}''.
|fr=Pilier de bal|fr-meaning=A play on the French term ''pilier de bar'', which means "barfly".
|de=Schwofende Säule|de-meaning=German for "swinging column".
|it=Colonna saltellante|it-meaning=Italian for "hopping column".
}}

==Trivia==
* Prancing pillar's original Japanese name, Entasisman, is a reference to the architectural term "entasis", which is the application of convex curves to the surface of a structure for aesthetic purposes. Its most well-known usage is on the classical pillars of ancient Rome and Greece, which the prancing pillar is modeled after.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DQX Entasisman.jpg|A prancing pillar in ''Dragon Quest X''
DQX Entasisman Kyo.jpg|A vicious prancing pillar
DQR Entasisman.png|''Rivals'' card
</gallery></center>


==Related monsters==
*[[Boogieing buttress]]
*[[Cavorting column]]
*[[Flamencolumn]]
*[[Sconstrosity]]

[[Category:Material family]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]

[[fr:Pilier de bal]]