Rumble bee

Dragon Quest monster Rumble bee Japanese ハンターフライ Romaji Hanta furai First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localisation HunterFly

Rumble bees are winged scorpions with the heads of ants. Unlike their pallet swap cousins, they are unable to paralyze prey with their stingers, but instead torment players by casting Sizz to roast unprepared parties, though they can paralyze enemies in Dragon Quest X, as well as increase their speed and cast Woosh, which they were ironically weak to.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Rumble bee (ハンターフライ Hanta furai)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#039

Level

14

Experience

98

Gold

25

HP

30

MP

10

Attack

50

Defense

30

Agility

18

Evasion

1/16

Spell(s)

Sizz

Skill(s)

Flee

Location(s)

North of Norvik

Item Dropped

Cloak of Evasion¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *

25%

Crack resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

25%

Whack resistance *

25%

Kamikazee resistance

0%

Poof resistance

70%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

25%

Fuddle resistance

25%

Snooze resistance

70%

Deceleratle resistance *

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Remakes sprites

SFC

GBC

Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Rumble bee (ハンターフライ Hanta furai)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#040

Family

Bug & Floating

Experience

226

Gold

10

HP

73

MP

30

Attack

85

Defence*

153

Agility

51

Evasion

1/16

In-game description

Insectoid irritations with improbable intelligence, they excel at the Sizz spell and flee at the first sign of defeat. Cowardice is the better part of valour, after all

Spell(s)

Sizz

Skill(s)

None

Location(s)

Baharata region
Tower of Transcendence

Item Dropped

Strong medicine¹⁄₈

Fire resistance *

75%

Explosion resistance *

25%

Ice resistance *

0%

Wind resistance *

-125%

Strike resistance *

0%

Lightning resistance *

-125%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

0%

Kamikazee resistance

0%

Poof resistance *

0%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

0%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

0%

Snooze resistance *

0%

Stumble resistance *

100%

Stun resistance *

25%

Deceleratle resistance

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Dragon Quest X

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