Floating enemies: Difference between revisions

The '''Floating "Family"''' is a loosely connected assortment of monsters that share a vulnerability to [[Flying Knee]] and [[Wing-Clipper]]. Unlike actual families, there is no single unifying theme to the group aside from the aforementioned weakness, and even that is tenuous.  

"Floating" is something of a misnomer, as several monsters are shown with their feet planted firmly on the ground and yet are classified as such, where as some monsters that hover in place (such as the [[Wraithwand]]) are exempt.

===''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''===

* [[Babygoyle]]

* [[Barksman]]

* [[Cloud surfer]]

* [[Cumaulus]]

* [[Cutterfly]] (also [[Dragon family|Dragon]])

* [[Czargoyle]]

* [[Damselfly]] (also [[Dragon family|Dragon]])

* [[Darkgoyle]]

* [[Deadly dodo]]

* [[Devilmoth]]

* [[Dreamaera]]

* [[Freezing fog]]

* [[Hell hornet]]

* [[Hell nino]]

* [[High djinks]]

* [[Hocus dreamaera]]

* [[Killer moth]]

* [[Low djinks]]

* [[Mad mallard]]

* [[Sniping barksman]]

* [[Splutterfly]]

* [[Stormsgate Citadel]]

* [[Uber dreamaera]]

* [[Venom wasp]]

* [[Wild carrot]]

===''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''===

* [[Bird of terrordise]]

* [[Chimaera]]

* [[Cumulus rex]]

* [[Cumulus vex]]

* [[Direlog]]

* [[Discombombulator]]

* [[Div]]

* [[Dragon slime]] (also [[Dragon family|Dragon]])

* [[Drake slime]] (also [[Dragon family|Dragon]])

* [[Fire fry]]

* [[Floating bloater]]  

* [[Gigalumph]]

* [[Gold fryling]]

* [[Healium balloon]]

* [[High djinks]]

* [[Hocus chimaera]]

* [[Kingfuchsia]]

* [[Metal dragon slime]] (also [[Dragon family|Dragon]])

* [[Mouseflap]]

* [[Mousenap]]

* [[Peahooter]]

* [[Prism peacock]]

* [[Sharphooter]]

* [[Sky fry]]

* [[Stingfisher]]

* [[Zepling]]

===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===

Having the flaying status means that an enemy is immune to [[Trip of a Deathtime]].

* [[Abyss diver]]

* [[Alphyn]]

* [[Barbarus]]

* [[Batterfly]]

* [[Betterfly]]

* [[Blinkster]]

* [[Cheeky tiki]]

* [[Chimaera]]

* [[Claw hammer]]

* [[Clockwork cuckoo]]

* [[Corvus]]

* [[Cosmic chimaera]]

* [[Cumaulus]]

* [[Cumulus hex]]

* [[Cumulus rex]]

* [[Cumulus vex]]

* [[Cureslime]]

* [[Cyber spider]]

* [[Cyclown]]

* [[Drackmage]]

* [[Dracky]]

* [[Drackyma]]

* [[Dread admiral]]

* [[Equinox]]

* [[Firespirit]]

* [[Freaky tiki]]

* [[Freezing fog]]

* [[Genie sanguini]]

* [[Godsteed]]

* [[Greygnarl]]

* [[Hammer horror]]

* [[Healslime]]

* [[Hell niño]]

* [[Hocus chimaera]]

* [[Mad moai]]

* [[Man o' war]]

* [[Mean spirit]]

* [[Mecha-mynah]]

* [[Medislime]]

* [[Mega moai]]

* [[Moai minstrel]]

* [[Nemean]]

* [[Jinkster]]

* [[Lleviathan]]

* [[Lost soul]]

* [[Lunatick]]

* [[Pale whale]]

* [[Pink sanguini]]

* [[Power hammer]]

* [[Ragin' Contagion]]

* [[Raving lunatick]]

* [[Robo-robin]]

* [[Scarlet fever]]

* [[Seasaur]]

* [[Seavern]]

* [[Sootheslime]]

* [[Spinchilla]]

* [[Spirit]]

* [[Stale whale]]

* [[Tantamount]]

* [[Teaky mask]]

* [[Teeny sanguini]]

* [[Tyrantula]]

* [[Uncommon cold]]

* [[Vermil lion]]

* [[Whirly girly]]

* [[Winkster]]

* [[Widow's pique]]

===''[[Dragon Quest X]]''===

Floating monsters are fully immune to the as-of-yet un-localized soil spell line, and take 20% more damage from the [[Harvest Moon]] skill.

[[Erik]]'s series of soil spells are ineffective against floating enemies, and Harvest Moon's damage multiplier has been raised to 250%. Additionally, certain co-op techniques cannot reach flying monsters at all.

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