Frogface

Dragon Quest monster Frogface
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese じんめんガエル Romaji jinmen kaeru First appearance Dragon Quest VIII

The Frogface is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest VIII, it is a frog monster with a demonic face on its back.

Characteristics

At first glance, frogfaces are just magenta-colored frogs with two horns poking up from behind their heads. However, once attacked, they will turn around and reveal the yellow-eyed, blue-tongued face on their backs. If attacked again, they will turn back around to being primarily frogs.

As they first appear, Frogfaces pose no true threat. They can only execute a weak attack or runaway while acting as frogs. It is when the back-situated face is shown that the monster becomes dangerous: its basic attack becomes much stronger and it gains the ability to cast spells and use breath attacks.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII

Frogfaces appear primarily in the Alexandria region, notably within the Tower of Alexandria. Because of the threat they can pose to low-leveled characters, especially after being provoked into showing their second faces, it is wise to try and defeat them in a single blow by either using strong abilities or psyching up to bolster attacks that normally wouldn't cut it.

Frogface (じんめんガエル Jin men-gaeru)

Bestiary No.		Family
24		Bug
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
20	13	36	6
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
20	23	13	1⁄64

In-Game Description	Although quite weak in frog form, their attacks become far more dangerous when they reveal the human faces on their backs.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flee
Location(s)	Near Alexandria Tower of Alexandria
Item(s) Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄32 Amor seco essence1⁄64

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	20%	20%	20%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	15%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	0%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
0%	0%	15%	15%
Sap Resistance *
0%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Two faces can be better than one, providing they
can both breathe underwater.

Frogfaces make their second appearance, this time with their backs always facing in battle. They are rank E members of the Demon family and can be found on Fert Isle during the daytime.

Related monsters

Frogman

Dragon Quest monster Frogman
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ランドゲーロ Romaji ' First appearance Dragon Quest VIII

Frogmen can be seen as albino Frogfaces, being more white and yellow as opposed to the magenta and blue of the lesser monster. A far greater threat than the Frogface, and not just because of being statistically stronger, Frogmen can cast Whack when their backs are faced in battle. The same strategy that works against Frogfaces can also work on these monsters too, however, and the player will have access to sleep inducing moves and instant-death spells to make matters faster.

Bestiary No.		Family
119		Bug
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
88	18	116	16
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
?	?	?	1⁄4

In-Game Description	Frog-monsters with strange patterns covering their bodies. When provoked to reveal the human faces on their backs, they can use powerful spells and ice attacks which damage the whole party.
Spell(s)	Whack
Skill(s)	Chilly Breath
Location(s)	West Argonia
Item(s) Dropped	Waterweed mould1⁄8 Cool cheese1⁄128

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	20%	20%	20%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	50%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	100%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	15%	50%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
100%	100%	50%	50%
Sap Resistance *
15%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Killer croaker

Dragon Quest monster Killer croaker
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese Romaji ' First appearance Dragon Quest VIII

As is the case with its other varieties, the Killer Croaker is only threatening when made to have its back face the party. Since they can cast Thwack with their demon faces, it is highly recommended to use sleep inducing moves and attacks capable of defeating them in a single blow in order to avoid confronting their unfavorable sides. Killer Croakers appear most frequently at nighttime and only in areas that can be accessed through flight.

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Bestiary No.		Family
192		Bug
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
166	16	183	14
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
130	126	100	1⁄16

In-Game Description	Frog monsters with two faces. The sight of the demonic faces on their backs is widely regarded as an omen of death by adventurers.
Spell(s)	Whack
Skill(s)	Chilly Breath Burning Breath
Location(s)	Untrodden Groves
Item(s) Dropped	Waterweed mould1⁄16 Bandana1⁄32

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	50%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	100%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
50%	50%	100%	50%
Sap Resistance *
15%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

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