Penny pincher (monster)

Dragon Quest monster Penny pincher
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese スロットマジーン Romaji Surottomajīn Translation Slot machine/devil First appearance Dragon Quest XI Variants Token taker Gold grabber Fortune filcher

For the club skill of the same name, see Penny Pincher (skill).

The Penny pincher is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Penny pinchers are purple and gold slot machines that have come to life, with three red slot reels as eyes, a mouth filled with sharp fangs and a long blue tongue, and a handle on the right side of their bodies in the shape of a scepter topped with a green orb. Perched on top is a grinning horned skull with bat-like wings. They are able to float about freely or will disguise themselves as slot machines in order to ambush adventurers. Their monster description states that the penny pinchers were formerly humans that were transformed into monsters due to a desire to win big at the slots. A penny pincher is a term for someone who spends little money; one who is very cautious or frugal with their money.

In battle, penny pinchers attempt to entice adversaries by spewing forth the alluring scent of gold. They can roll their slots to unleash a variety of different effects, such as healing adventurers with a restorative rain, granting them a jackpot of gold coins, incinerating them with a gout of hellfire, or siphoning away their magic power.

Appearances

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Penny pincher (スロットマジーン, Surottomajīn ) Defeated Monster List No. : #311

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Machine & Floating 245 0 777 330 167 279 70

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death 0% 0% 0% -25% 0% -50% 50% 100% 100% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 100% 100% 100% 100% 25% 25% 25% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 0% 99% 100% 100% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Desperate attack Spreads the spellbinding smell of gold about the place (attempts to mesmerise entire party) Starts scanning the area (uses a random effect on party): "What luck! A restorative rain starts to fall!" (uses Right as Rain on party) "Bad luck! You're drained of MP!" (drains MP from three party members) "Nice!/Amazing!/Jackpot! You'll now earn more gold coins from this battle!" (increases gold earned from battle) "Bad luck! You're hit with hellfire!" (fire breath damage on entire party) The Gyldenhal - Level 2 (act two) Gallopolis - Whale Way Station (act two) Love potion1⁄32 Yggdrasil leaf1⁄256 Description When people wish to make a killing on the slots, fate plays a cruel trick on them by turning them into these murderous machines.

Vicious

Vicious penny pincher (スロットマジーン・強, Surottomajīn・kyō ) Defeated Monster List No. : #543

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Machine & Floating 434 0 2,555 1,540 271 430 102

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death 0% 0% 0% -25% 0% -50% 50% 100% 100% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 100% 100% 100% 100% 25% 25% 25% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 0% 99% 100% 100% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Desperate attack Spreads the spellbinding smell of gold about the place (attempts to mesmerise entire party) Starts scanning the area (uses a random effect on party): "What luck! A restorative rain starts to fall!" (uses Right as Rain on party) "Bad luck! You're drained of MP!" (drains MP from three party members) "Nice!/Amazing!/Jackpot! You'll now earn more gold coins from this battle!" (increases gold earned from battle) "Bad luck! You're hit with hellfire!" (fire breath damage on entire party) The Disciple's Trial - The Cruel Crypt - Lower Level (postgame) Mini medal1⁄64 Yggdrasil leaf1⁄256 Description Penny pinchers driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.

Dragon Quest Tact

The penny pincher appears as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family during the first part of the Version 4.0 Update Festival's Eve "Mindini's Boogie-Woogie Rescue Mission" event. He will join the party in Chapter 1, Episode 1 of the event quests and he can be fully awakened by repeating the quest at any difficulty. The penny pincher can also be faced in "Challenge! Penny Pincher" where the player can earn various Panels in exchange for Slot Tickets.

Penny pincher (スロットマジーン Surottomajīn)

Image Attributes Role Max level HP MP Move Attack 130 1,243 409 2 Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight 263 508 440 222 35 Resistances Frizz Sizz Crack Woosh Bang Very Weak Very Weak Normal Normal Half Res Zap Zam Snooze Poison Physical Lock Half Res Normal Half Res Immune Normal Spell Lock Martial Lock Breath Lock Hobble * Stun * Normal Half Res Normal Super Weak Normal Dazzle Curse Paralysis Confusion Charm Normal Normal Normal Super Weak Normal Skills Basic skills Awakening skills Cursed Breath Demonic Lure (Level 22) Fever Attack (Level 40) Fever Rush! / Stats Up Bang Res +25 / Stats Up Fever Attack Potency +5% / Stats Up Fever Rush!: Occasionally attacks with Fever Attack when making a martial attack if enemy is within 1 to 3-space range. Zap Res +25 / Stats Up Fever Attack Potency +5% / Stats Up Fever Rush!: Occasionally attacks with Fever Attack when making a martial attack if enemy is within 1 to 3-space range. Perks Basic perks Max MP +10 DEF +15 Fever Attack Potency +2% Leader perk Raises martial potency of inorganic allies, including himself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around him. Awakening perk Fever Rush!: Occasionally attacks with Fever Attack when making a martial attack if enemy is within 1 to 3-space range.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Sacacuartos	From the Spanish saca and cuartos, a colloquial term for a swindler or someone with a great ability of taking money from others through deception. Something that is a waste of money.
Français	Bandit manchogre	A play on the term bandit manchot, a term for a gambling machine with a long handle due to the fact that it "steals" money from players and "ogre", a type of demon from folk tales.
Deutsch	Groschengrab	From the German Groschen and Grab.
Italiano	Mangiamonete	Italian for "coin eater".

Gallery

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  XI polygon model
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  A vicious penny pincher
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  Rivals card
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  The penny pincher in Tact