Dark gryphon: Difference between revisions

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'''Dark ~~Gryphons~~''' are bipedal {{Bird}}s with feathers as black a blots of ink. These monsters have a habit of only appearing when a world is being besieged by an an Archfiend during the final act of a game.

'''Dark gryphons''' are bipedal {{Bird}}s with feathers as black a blots of ink. These monsters have a habit of only appearing when a world is being besieged by an an Archfiend during the final act of a game.

==Appearances==

==={{DQ8}}===

{{DQ8Enemy

|name=Dark gryphon

|kanji=

|kanji=ダークジャミラ

|romanji=

|romanji=Dakujamira

|sprite=[[File:~~Dark gryphon VIII~~.~~png|100px~~]]

|sprite=[[File:HQDQ8-214.gif]]

|hp=349

|mp=16

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==Etymology==

*The Japanese name for the {{MFamilies}} references [[Jamirus]], one of the four Dread Fiends to the Archfiend [[Mortamor]]. Whether there is a direct relation between the ~~Dark~~ gryphon species and [[Jamirus]] is up to the player's imagination.

*The Japanese name for the {{MFamilies}} references [[Jamirus]], one of the four Dread Fiends to the Archfiend [[Mortamor]]. Whether there is a direct relation between the dark gryphon species and [[Jamirus]] is up to the player's imagination.

::The name change for the overseas versions of {{VIII}} was likely made due to there being no international release for {{VI}} at the time, and thus the vast majority of players would not understand the reference to the series' most infamous [[Jamirus|griffin]].

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-'''Dark Gryphons''' are bipedal {{Bird}}s with feathers as black a blots of ink. These monsters have a habit of only appearing when a world is being besieged by an an Archfiend during the final act of a game.
+'''Dark gryphons''' are bipedal {{Bird}}s with feathers as black a blots of ink. These monsters have a habit of only appearing when a world is being besieged by an an Archfiend during the final act of a game.
+{{Clear}}
 ==Appearances==
 ==={{DQ8}}===
 {{DQ8Enemy
 |name=Dark gryphon
-|kanji=
+|kanji=ダークジャミラ
-|romanji=
+|romanji=Dakujamira
-|sprite=[[File:Dark gryphon VIII.png|100px]]
+|sprite=[[File:HQDQ8-214.gif]]
 |hp=349
 |mp=16
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 ==Etymology==
-*The Japanese name for the {{MFamilies}} references [[Jamirus]], one of the four Dread Fiends to the Archfiend [[Mortamor]]. Whether there is a direct relation between the Dark gryphon species and [[Jamirus]] is up to the player's imagination.
+*The Japanese name for the {{MFamilies}} references [[Jamirus]], one of the four Dread Fiends to the Archfiend [[Mortamor]]. Whether there is a direct relation between the dark gryphon species and [[Jamirus]] is up to the player's imagination.
 ::The name change for the overseas versions of {{VIII}} was likely made due to there being no international release for {{VI}} at the time, and thus the vast majority of players would not understand the reference to the series' most infamous [[Jamirus|griffin]].