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'''Talos''' (アポロン, ''Apollon'') is an infamous monster available in {{DQ8}}. | '''Talos''' (アポロン, ''Apollon'') is an [[infamous monster]] available in {{DQ8}}. | ||
==Stats== | ==Stats== | ||
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==Location== | ==Location== | ||
The Crazed Colossus (怒れる神の像, ''{{tt|Okoreru kami no zō|Statue of an angry god}}'') can be found on [[Neos]] island, must | The Crazed Colossus (怒れる神の像, ''{{tt|Okoreru kami no zō|Statue of an angry god}}'') can be found on [[Neos]] island, must defeat Rank D of the {{Monster Arena 8}}. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The Crazed Colossus's name is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Colossus of Rhodes|Colossus of Rhodes]], a giant statue of the Greek sun god Helios erected on the island of Rhodes in the ancient world.[[Wikipedia:Talos|Talos]] takes his name from the bronze giant of Crete, constructed by Hephaestus to protect queen Europa. | The Crazed Colossus's name is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Colossus of Rhodes|Colossus of Rhodes]], a giant statue of the Greek sun god Helios erected on the island of Rhodes in the ancient world.[[Wikipedia:Talos|Talos]] takes his name from the bronze giant of Crete, constructed by Hephaestus to protect queen Europa. | ||
* In the original Japanese version, Talos's name Apollon is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Apollo|Apollo]], the Greek god of the sun. | *In the original Japanese version, Talos's name Apollon is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Apollo|Apollo]], the Greek god of the sun. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Talos is the only infamous monster whose stats never change, perhaps owing to being chiseled out of stone. | Talos is the only [[infamous monster]] whose stats never change, perhaps owing to being chiseled out of stone. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* | *{{Living statue}} | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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DQ VIII Android Talos.jpg|Talos [[encounter]]ed. | |||
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[[Category:Greek mythology]] | [[Category:Greek mythology]] | ||
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII recruitable monsters]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest VIII recruitable monsters]] | ||