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{{Monster Infobox | {{Monster Infobox | ||
|title=Elepus | |title=Elepus | ||
|image=[[File:ElepusArt.png| | |image=[[File:ElepusArt.png|300px]] | ||
|caption= Art by [[Akira Toriyama]] | |caption= Art by [[Akira Toriyama]] | ||
|kanji=エレフローパー | |kanji=エレフローパー | ||
|romanji={{tt|Erefurōpā|Elephroper}} | |romanji={{tt|Erefurōpā|Elephroper}} | ||
|old=Elefrover<br>Squidgore | |old=Elefrover<br>Squidgore | ||
|firstappear={{ | |firstappear={{Dragon Quest IV}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Elepus''' is a recurring {{MFamilies}} in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest IV}}. | The '''Elepus''' is a recurring {{MFamilies}} in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest IV}}. As its name implies, it is an octopus crossed with an elephant. | ||
As its name implies, it is an octopus crossed with an elephant. | |||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
Elepi are beige-colored [[Aquatic family|octopi]] crossed with elephants, possessing large yellow eyes, a long trunk, and a pair of tusks on its face. They have 8 tentacles, 4 fleshy spikes on their heads, and their trunk and undersides are orange. In the {{3DS}} version of | Elepi are beige-colored [[Aquatic family|octopi]] crossed with elephants, possessing large yellow eyes, a long trunk, and a pair of tusks on its face. They have 8 tentacles, 4 fleshy spikes on their heads, and their trunk and undersides are orange. In the {{3DS}} version of ''VII'', the elepus has purple glowing eyes instead of its normal yellow. It attacks using both its long tentacles and exhaling fiery breath and is also known as something of a dancer, as well. | ||
In the | In the Jump Comics Selection Guide Book for the {{Famicom}} version of {{IV}}, there is an illustration of an Elepus performing a dance while holding a fan in one of its many tentacles. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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|spells=None | |spells=None | ||
|skills=None | |skills=None | ||
|item=[[Dancer's costume]]({{fraction|1|}}) | |item=[[Dancer's costume]]({{fraction|1|64}}) | ||
|locations=[[The Cistern Chapel]] ({{DQ4 Chapters 3, 5 & 6}}) | |locations=[[The Cistern Chapel]] ({{DQ4 Chapters 3, 5 & 6}}) | ||
|evasion={{fraction|1|32}} | |evasion={{fraction|1|32}} | ||
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|spells=[[Frizzle]] | |spells=[[Frizzle]] | ||
|skills=[[Weird Dance]]<br>[[Hustle Dance]]<br>[[Flame Breath]] | |skills=[[Weird Dance]]<br>[[Hustle Dance]]<br>[[Flame Breath]] | ||
|locations=Ocean near [[Estard]] Island and [[L'Arca]] | |locations=[[Ocean (Dragon Quest VII)|Ocean]] near [[Estard]] Island and [[L'Arca]] (After the [[Orgodemir|Demon King]]'s resurrection) | ||
|items=[[Seed of magic]] ({{fraction|1|256}}) | |items=[[Seed of magic]] ({{fraction|1|256}}) | ||
|evasion={{fraction|1|64}} | |evasion={{fraction|1|64}} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
Elepus's original Japanese name, Elephroper, is a combination of elephant and [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Roper roper], a monster from the tabletop roleplaying game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Ropers are magical beasts resembling stalagmites that are covered in long tentacles which conceal a mouth. | * Elepus's original Japanese name, Elephroper, is a combination of elephant and [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Roper roper], a monster from the tabletop roleplaying game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Ropers are magical beasts resembling stalagmites that are covered in long tentacles which conceal a mouth. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<center><gallery> | <center><gallery> | ||
DQVII Elepus.png|Appearance in ''VII'''s [['The Big Book of Beasts']] in the remake | |||
DQotS Elepus.jpg|{{Stars}} model. | DQotS Elepus.jpg|{{Stars}} model. | ||
DQTCG Elephroper.jpg|''DQ'' Trading Card | |||
</gallery></center> | </gallery></center> | ||
==Similar species== | |||
*[[Devilfish]] | |||
*[[Octophant]] | |||
[[Category:Aquatics]] | [[Category:Aquatics]] | ||