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|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]] | |caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]] | ||
|kanji=パンドラボックス | |kanji=パンドラボックス | ||
|romanji=Pandora bokkusu | |romanji={{tt|Pandora bokkusu|Pandora box}} | ||
|old=DorasBox | |old=DorasBox | ||
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest VII]]'' | |firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest VII]]'' | ||
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The dreaded '''Pandora's box''' is a recurring monster in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]'', they are monstrous treasure chests of an imposing black color rimmed on the edges with gold and | |||
The dreaded '''Pandora's box''' is a recurring monster in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]'', they are monstrous treasure chests of an imposing black color rimmed on the edges with gold and teal tongues hanging out. | |||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
Pandora's box is essentially the most powerful form of the treasure chest monsters. It can use sudden-death moves that target the whole party, move more than once per round, and steal MP from its opponent when its own MP, which is rather low, gets too depleted for it to cast its spells. | Pandora's box is essentially the most powerful form of the [[Material family|treasure chest]] monsters. It can use sudden-death moves that target the whole party, move more than once per round, and steal MP from its opponent when its own MP, which is rather low, gets too depleted for it to cast its spells. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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{{DQ3GBCEnemy | {{DQ3GBCEnemy | ||
|name=DorasBox | |name=DorasBox | ||
|kanji= | |kanji= パンドラボックス | ||
|romanji= | |romanji=Pandora bokkusu | ||
|bestiaryNumber=#159 | |bestiaryNumber=#159 | ||
|sprite=[[File:Pandoras box III GBC.png]] | |sprite=[[File:Pandoras box III GBC.png]] | ||
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|item=[[Molten globules]] | |item=[[Molten globules]] | ||
|locations=[[Battle of the Pinnacle: Center]] | |locations=[[Battle of the Pinnacle: Center]] | ||
}} | |||
==={{DQTact}}=== | |||
Pandora's Box appears as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited ''Dragon Quest VII'', appearing on both [[Maribel]] and [[Ruff]]'s banners. It can participate in [[Kiefer]]'s Battle Road as a party member. | |||
{{DQTactEnemy | |||
|name=Pandora's Box | |||
|kanji=パンドラボックス | |||
|romanji=Pandora bokkusu | |||
|sprite=[[Image:DQT Pandoras Box.png|200px]] | |||
|family=[[Image:Tact Icon Material.png|50px]]<br>Inorganic | |||
|rank=[[Image:DQTact Rank Icon A.png|50px]] | |||
|role=[[Image:DQTact DebuffType.png|50px]]<br>Debuff | |||
|lvl=110 | |||
|hp=1085 | |||
|mp=233 | |||
|move=2 | |||
|attack=378 | |||
|defense=291 | |||
|agility=337 | |||
|wisdom=160 | |||
|weight=35 | |||
|bskill1=[[Sweet Breath]] | |||
|bskill2=[[Paralysing Blow]] | |||
|bskill3=[[Trap Mettle]] | |||
|askill1=Cataclysm Cometh / Stats Up | |||
|askill2=Crack Res +25 / Stats Up | |||
|askill3=Trap Mettle Potency +5% / Stats Up | |||
|askill4=Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up | |||
|askill5=Trap Mettle Potency +5% / Stats Up | |||
|lperk1=Lowers enemy ATK by 5% in a 5x5 square around it. | |||
|bperk1=Max HP +20 | |||
|bperk2=ATK +10 | |||
|bperk3=Trap Mettle Potency +2% | |||
|aperk1='''Cataclysm Cometh''': Greatly raises ATK and Move for 1 turn when user puts enemy to sleep. | |||
|frizz-resist=Normal | |||
|sizz-resist=Half Res | |||
|crack-resist=Half Res | |||
|woosh-resist=Very Weak | |||
|bang-resist=Normal | |||
|zam-resist=Very Weak | |||
|zap-resist=Normal | |||
|snooze-resist=Normal | |||
|poison-resist=Immune | |||
|physical-seal-resist=Normal | |||
|spell-seal-resist=Normal | |||
|martial-seal-resist=Half Res | |||
|breath-seal-resist=Normal | |||
|hobble-resist=Normal | |||
|stun-resist=Normal | |||
|blind-resist=Super Weak | |||
|curse-resist=Normal | |||
|paralysis-resist=Half Res | |||
|confusion-resist=Super Weak | |||
|charm-resist=Normal | |||
}} | }} | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora%27s_box Pandora's box] originates from Greek mythology as a container said to hold all the evils that were loosed upon mankind with the exception of hope. Unfortunately, unlike the myth, there is little hope to be had against this monster. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora%27s_box Pandora's box] originates from Greek mythology as a container said to hold all the evils that were loosed upon mankind with the exception of hope. Unfortunately, unlike the myth, there is little hope to be had against this monster. | ||
==Other Languages== | |||
{{OtherLanguages | |||
|es=Caja de Pandora|es-meaning=Pandora's box | |||
|fr=Boîte de Pandore|fr-meaning=Pandora's box | |||
|de=Pandorabüchse|de-meaning=Pandora's box | |||
|it= | |||
}} | |||
==Similar species & close cousins== | ==Similar species & close cousins== | ||
*[[Cannibox]] | *[[Cannibox]] | ||
*[[Mimic]] | *[[Mimic]] | ||
*[[Box of Tricks]] | |||
*[[Fortunetelling mimic]] | |||
*[[Trap box]] | |||
*[[Mimic king]] | *[[Mimic king]] | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<center><gallery> | |||
Image:DQX Pandora box.jpg|A Pandora's box in ''X''. | |||
Image:DQXI Pandoras box.jpg|''XI'' polygon model | |||
Image:DQBRV Pandoras Box.png|''Battle Road Victory'' cut-in | |||
Image:DQBRV Pandoras Box2.png | |||
</gallery></center> | |||
[[Category:Greek mythology]] | [[Category:Greek mythology]] | ||
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