Weartiger

Dragon Quest monster Weartiger

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese とらおとこ Romaji Tora otoko First appearance Dragon Quest IV Old localisation Weretiger

The Weartiger is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen.

Although they appear to be monstrous anthropomorphic tigers, they are actually absurd men wearing tiger skins and thus belong to the Humanoid family.

Description

At first inspection, the Weartiger appears to be large orange jungle cat monster, but by looking in the tiger's mouth, there is a red-skinned humanoid wearing the tiger's skin like a costume. Their description in XI even states that the Weartigers happen to be committed vegetarians. These monstrous men have large eyes, orange tongues, and a mouth lined with sharp fangs. They attack by using the sharp claws of their costume to tear through enemies.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Weartiger (とらおとこ, Toro otoko ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #057

Sprites Attributes NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 50 0 30 50 54 32 20 0⁄64

Resistances Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Confusion Sap 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% 100% 0% 25% 100% 100% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None War Cry Mamon region (Chapter 4) Mamon Mine (Chapter 4) Porthtrunnel region (Chapters 5 & 6) Pharos Beacon region (Chapters 5 & 6) Wayfarer's clothes(1⁄128) Notable changes in the remakes None

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Weartiger (とらおとこ, Tora otoko ) Defeated Monster List No. : #065

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Humanoid 90 9 85 39 99 71 37

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death -125% -110% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% -125% 0% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None War Cry Eats fruit to restore HP Laguna di Gondolia (first act) Insula Australis (first act) Grotta della Fonte (second act) Kitty litter1⁄16 Cat hat1⁄64 Description Tigerskin-clad troublemakers who give travelers no end of tribulations. Despite their costumes, they're actually committed vegetarians.

Malicious weartiger (とらおとこ・邪, Tora otoko・ja ) Defeated Monster List No. : #447

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Humanoid 653 37 1,329 416 307 320 141

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death -125% -110% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 25% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 100% 25% 100% 25% 25% -125% 25% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 0% 50% 25% 25% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None War Cry Eats fruit to restore HP Zwaardsrust Region (third act) Kitty litter1⁄16 Cat hood1⁄64 Description Weartigers who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Tryger the Weartiger is a finalist in the Monster Scout Challenge. He is the third challenger and uses a Garuda and a Beetlebully.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

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Dragon Quest Rivals

Weartiger appeared as a common card in the third card pack, "Phoenix and the Ringing of the Earth".

Etymology

The Weartiger's name is a pun based on the words "weretiger" and "wear". Weretigers are fictional beings analogous to werewolves—a human who is able to shapeshift or transform into a tiger by some means, such as a curse.

Trivia

• The Weartiger is physically identical to the later-appearing Caper tiger. Given that the Caper tiger's original Japanese name is an approximation of "weretiger" (the original localization name of this monster), it is possible that the caper tiger was originally meant to be the original Weartiger but with a new name.
• The Weartiger is likely based on the Oni, a Japanese ogre that's sometimes red-skinned and wears tiger skins as clothing.

Gallery

• 
  IV Famicom artwork.
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  XI polygon model
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  A Malicious weartiger
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  Joker model.
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  Stars model.
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  Rivals card.
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  Celebrating the Year of the Tiger in Walk.

Related monsters

Similar species

• Cheater cheetah
• Tigergram
• Otter shambles

Close cousins

• Shabby cat
• Stripes
• Caper tiger
• Fancy panth