Bud brother

Dragon Quest monster Bud brother
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese まだらイチョウ Romaji Madara ichō First appearance Dragon Quest IX

The Bud brother is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IX.

Characteristics

Bud brothers are plant monsters with a red eye in the center of their five-pointed spotted yellow leaves. It has five stubby limbs that give it the appearance of wearing striped red stockings and each end in purple geta sandals. Around its midsection, it wears a skirt roughly made of green and blue grass. They are born from the remains of withered ginkgo trees. According to its monster info in X, the bud brothers are able to call upon allies with the loud clattering of their geta.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Bud brother (まだらイチョウ Madara ichō)

Model

Bestiary no.

#065

Family

Plant

Experience

100

Gold

62

HP

65

MP

6

Attack

68

Defence

55

Agility

90

In-game description

They like to bring buddies into battle to beef up the bloodshed, or if they're feeling inferior, they'll beckon forth a badja.
They rustle round the forest, kicking up clumps of fallen foliage and attacking adventurers who interrupt them.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Calls for backup (Bud brother or Badja)

Location(s)

Slurry Coast

Item(s) dropped

Superior medicine¹⁄₃₂
Softwort¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

-25%

Ice resistance *

-25%

Wind resistance *

0%

Blast/Lightning resistance *

0%

Earth resistance *

0%

Dark resistance *

0%

Light resistance *

-25%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

25%

Dazzle resistance *

50%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

50%

Paralysis resistance *

25%

Snooze resistance *

25%

Poison resistance *

25%

Stun resistance *

25%

Blunt resistance *

0%

Deceleratle resistance *

25%

Sap resistance *

0%

Spooky Aura resistance *

0%

Charm resistance *

50%

Dragon Quest X

Bud brothers appeared from the beginning of the game. They are able to call for backup from Direlogs and can build up their Tension with Muster Strength. If they become enraged, they are even able to build it up even further with Muster Extra Strength.

Dragon Quest Rivals

Bud brother appeared in the 8th card pack, "Get Rich Quick! Casino Paradise" as a super rare card common to all leaders.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Maldad patuda	Spanish for "big-footed evil".
Français	Folidaire	Derived from the French feuillage and solidaire.
Deutsch	Knospenknilch	From the German Knospen and Knilch.
Italiano	Cespinfame	From the Italian cespuglio and infame.

Trivia

• The bud brother's English name is a play on the term blood brother, referring to the symbiotic relationship between the plants and the Badjas, as well as their Direlog friends.
• Contrary to the monster's Japanese name, the bud brother is still more reminiscent in appearance to a maple leaf rather than a ginkgo leaf.

Gallery

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  Rivals card

Similar shrubs

• Leafy larrikin
• Shivery shrubbery