Giant moth

Dragon Quest monster Giant moth File:GiantMothArt.png Japanese デスファレーナ Romaji Death Farēna First appearance Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

The Giant moth is an infrequently occurring insect in the series.

Characteristics

Among the most literally named monsters to date, it is an overgrown moth roughly the size of a man's torso that ditched it's pathetic proboscis for a set of terrifying teeth. The compound eyes have been exchanged for pupils as well, set inside purple sclera.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Giant moth

Original (SFC)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

33

Recruit Rate

NA

Experience *

33

Gold

9

HP *

36

MP

0

Attack

55

Defence

44

Agility

22

Evasion

¹⁄₁₆

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Wind Sickles(23~32)

Location(s)

Moonmirror Tower

Item(s) dropped

Poison moth knife¹⁄₁₂₈

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Fire Breath resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

25%

Crack resistance *

0%

Ice Breath resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Strike/Rock resistance *

60%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance *

100%

Whack resistance *

15%

Poof resistance *

80%

Ban Dance resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

15$

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance *

100%

Paralysis resistance *

50%

Poison resistance *

0%

Snooze resistance *

15%

Stun resistance *

0%

Sap resistance *

15%

Army resistance *

0%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites

Notable Changes

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Giant moth

Bestiary No.		Family
29		Bug
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
37	12	36	6
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
31	28	27	0⁄64

In-Game Description	A large moth-like monster that flies freely through the air on giant wings. Capable of casting air-based spells on groups of enemies.
Spell(s)	Heal Woosh
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Maella Abbey Region
Item(s) Dropped	Rennet powder1⁄16 Red mould1⁄64

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

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest Monsters

GiantMoth

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	30	2/5	3/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	3/5	5/5	3/5

Family	Bug
In-game description	Creates a violent wind with its huge wings
Abilities	WindBeast, Paralyze, Radiant
Habitat	Gate of Judgement, Gate of Ambition
Breeding chart	Butterfly x Devil family Bug family x Saccer

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	None	Immune
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
None	Immune	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Immune	Strong
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Strong	Immune	None	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Weak		Strong

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

GiantMoth

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	30	5/10	5/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	7/10	7/10	5/10

Family	Bug
In-game description
Abilities	Paralyze, Radiant, WindBeast
Habitat	Eastern Mountain
Breeding chart	Bug family x RayGigas, Saccer Butterfly x Devil family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	None	Immune
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
None	None	Immune	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	Weak	Weak	Immune
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Immune	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	Weak	Weak	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	Strong

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Giant moth
Family	Nature
Rank	B
Description	Its penchant for spraying clouds of poisonous dust makes it a dangerous adversary.
Weapons	Spears, Axes, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger, Poisoner
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Poisonproof, Paralysisproof
Skill	Toxifier
Location	Fert Isle (Night)
Breeding chart	Beetleboy x Octavian sentry

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Giant moth
Family	Nature
Rank	B
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Paralyzing
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Immune to Poison and Paralysis
Skill	Toxifier
Location	-
Breeding chart	Beetleboy x Magic slime Paws x Dark slime

Gallery

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  DQM sprite
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  DQM 2 sprite
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  DQM I&II sprite
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  DQMJ model
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  DQMJ 2 model

Related Monsters

• Devilmoth
• Killer moth
• Dark moth