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|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=アイスビックル
|kanji=アイスビックル
|romanji=Aisubikkuru
|romanji={{tt|Aisubikkuru|Ice pickel}}
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest VIII}}
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest VIII}}
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The '''Icikiller''' is a recurring monster in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest VIII}}. It is a claw-wielding monster that makes its home in ice-cold regions.
The '''Icikiller''' is a monster in the series.


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
Icikillers are muscular [[Humanoid family|humanoid]] monsters with icy blue skin that wield a sharp claw in each hand. They wear kilts, armbands, and boots made of purple cloth, darker blue metallic masks, and a short cape of shaggy white fur around their necks. Unlike their other claw-wielding cousins, the icikillers specialise in casting support magic in battle rather than their signature corkscrew attack. Their association with ice is limited to being completely immune to both ice-elemental attacks and spells due to their habitats.
Icikillers are muscular [[Humanoid family|humanoid]] monsters with icy blue skin that wield a sharp claw in each hand. They wear blue bodysuits, as well as kilts, armbands, and boots made of purple cloth, and darker blue metallic masks. They have a long mane of shaggy light hair poking out underneath their masks. Unlike their other claw-wielding cousins, the icikillers specialise in casting support magic in battle rather than their signature corkscrew attack. Their association with ice is limited to being completely immune to both ice-elemental attacks and spells due to their habitats. Their name is a combination of the words "icicle" and "killer".


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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|kanji=アイスビックル
|kanji=アイスビックル
|romanji=Aisubikkuru
|romanji=Aisubikkuru
|sprite=[[Image:DQVIII PS2 Icikiller.png]]
|sprite=[[File:HQDQ8-169.gif|225px]]
|hp=198
|hp=198
|mp=24
|mp=24
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|drain-resist=50%
|drain-resist=50%
|remake-sprite=
|remake-sprite=
|remake-changes=[[Icicle dirk]] replaces Poison moth knife as rare drop. (Smartphone version only)<br>[[Iron claws]]{{fraction|1|64}} replaces Poison moth knife as rare drop. (Nintendo 3DS version only)
|remake-changes=[[Icicle dirk]] replaces Poison moth knife as rare drop (Smartphone version only)<br>[[Iron claws]]{{fraction|1|64}} replaces Poison moth knife as rare drop (Nintendo 3DS version only)
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|stun-resist=50%
|stun-resist=50%
|charm-resist=85%
|charm-resist=85%
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==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Garrero gélido|es-meaning=Spanish for "icy claw user/wielder".
|fr=Glaciatueur|fr-meaning=From the French ''glacier'' and ''{{tt|tueuer|killer, slaughterer}}''.
|de=Eisklaue|de-meaning=German for "ice claw".
|it=Killer delle nevi|it-meaning=Italian for "snow killer".
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The choice of name is a pun on the word "icicle", and exemplifies the enemy's resistance to frigid temperatures.
*The icikiller's Japanese name {{translation|アイスビックル|Aisubikkuru,|Ice pickel}} is derived from ''Eispickel'', the German term for an ice axe, which is a tool used in mountaineering.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Related monsters==
==Related monsters==
===Similar species===
*[[Riptide]]
*[[Riptide]]
*[[Claws (monster)|Claws]]
*[[Claws (monster)|Claws]]