Ice queen: Difference between revisions

From Dragon Quest Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Shy-Guy2002 (talk | contribs)
Added variants to infobox
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Monster Infobox
{{Monster Infobox
|title=Ice queen
|title=Ice queen
|image=[[File:DQVIII_Ice_Queen.png|center|200px]]
|image=[[File:DQVIII_Ice_Queen.png|275px]]
|caption= Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|caption= Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji= 吹雪の魔女
|kanji= 吹雪の魔女
|old=''None''
|romanji=Fubuki no majo
|romanji=Fubuki no majo
|firstappear={{DQ8}}
|translation=Blizzard witch
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest VIII}}
|monster1=[[Siren]]<br>[[Witch (Dragon Quest VIII)|Witch]]
|monster1=[[Siren]]<br>[[Witch (Dragon Quest VIII)|Witch]]
}}
}}
The '''Ice queen''' is a {{MFamilies}} that was introduced in {{Dragon Quest VIII}}.
The '''Ice queen''' is a monster in the series.


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
Unlike her contemporary temptresses, the ice queen is less concerned about flaunting her stuff and more in freezing hapless adventurers into perfectly preserved trophies. Unbecoming of a supposed witch, she has no magical aptitude whatsoever but can bolster her [[Cool Breath|frigid breath]] with the use of [[Tension]].
Ice queens are [[Demon family|demonesses]] with the appearance of beautiful women, having pale skin, long light blue hair, and wearing strapless, floor-length blue dresses. Six wands topped with multicoloured crystals levitate in midair around them and they have a light-blue orb that floats above their head, which they use to attack. Although they are supposedly witches, the ice queens are not actually capable of casting spells. Instead, they will build up their [[Tension]] to dangerous levels in order to bolster their frigid breath.
{{Clear}}
 
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
==={{DQ8}}===
==={{DQ8}}===
Line 19: Line 19:
|name=Ice queen
|name=Ice queen
|kanji=吹雪の魔女
|kanji=吹雪の魔女
|romanji=Fubuki no majo
|romaji=Fubuki no majo
|sprite=[[File:HQDQ8-165.gif|180px]]
|sprite=[[File:HQDQ8-165.gif|175px]]
|hp=221
|hp=221
|mp=0
|mp=0
Line 29: Line 29:
|agility=88
|agility=88
|bestiaryNumber=#165
|bestiaryNumber=#165
|description=A [[tension]] queen found in [[Blizzard Peaks|snowy mountain]] regions. Few can survive her [[Cool Breath]] when she's fully psyched up!
|description=A tension queen found in snowy mountain regions. Few can survive her Cool Breath when she's fully psyched up!
|family={{Demon}}
|family={{Demon}}
|spells=None
|spells=None
|skills=[[Cool Breath]]<br>Laughs<br>[[Psyche Up]]
|skills=Acts twice per turn<br>[[Psyche Up]] (raises [[Tension]] one or two stages)<br>[[Cool Breath]]<br>Raises tension higher and higher! (increases Tension by three stages in one turn)<br>Bursts out in defiant laughter (wastes turn)
|locations=[[Blizzard Peaks]]
|locations=[[Blizzard Peaks]]
|items=[[Fishnet stockings]]{{fraction|1|64}}<br>[[Staff of divine wrath]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|items=[[Fishnet stockings]]{{fraction|1|64}}<br>[[Staff of divine wrath]]{{fraction|1|256}}
Line 59: Line 59:
|drain-resist=100%
|drain-resist=100%
|remake-sprite=
|remake-sprite=
|remake-changes=
|remake-changes=[[Iron fan]]{{fraction|1|64}} replaces Fishnet stockings as common drop.
}}
 
==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Brugelida|es-meaning=From the Spanish ''{{tt|bruja|witch}}'' and ''{{tt|gélida|frosty, icy}}''.
|fr=Reine des glaces|fr-meaning=French for "ice queen".
|de=Eiskönigin|de-meaning=German for "ice queen".
|it=Strega dei ghiacci|it-meaning=Italian for "ice witch".
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Ice queen's feminine appearance, ability to exhale freezing blizzards, and the location she haunts being a snowy wasteland is possibly an allusion to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki-onna Yuki-onna], a yōkai heavily associated with winter and snowstorms that takes the guise of a beautiful young woman.
*The Ice queen's feminine appearance, ability to exhale freezing blizzards, and habitat being an icy mountain are possibly an allusion to the ''[[Wikipedia:Yuki-onna|Yuki-onna]]'' (雪女), a yōkai heavily associated with winter and snowstorms that takes the guise of a beautiful young woman.


[[Category: Japanese mythology]]
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DQR Fubuki no Majo.png|''Rivals'' card
</gallery></center>
 
[[Category:Demons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]
[[es:Brugelida]]
[[fr:Reine des glaces]]

Revision as of 16:53, 8 September 2026

The Ice queen is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Ice queens are demonesses with the appearance of beautiful women, having pale skin, long light blue hair, and wearing strapless, floor-length blue dresses. Six wands topped with multicoloured crystals levitate in midair around them and they have a light-blue orb that floats above their head, which they use to attack. Although they are supposedly witches, the ice queens are not actually capable of casting spells. Instead, they will build up their Tension to dangerous levels in order to bolster their frigid breath.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

[[File:DQ8 Demon Family Icon.png|link=Demon family]] Ice queen (吹雪の魔女, Fubuki no majo)
Defeated Monster List No. : #165
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Image Attributes
HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
221 0 186 56 125 124 88 0⁄64
Resistances
Attack Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 25% 0% 0% 100%
Army Poison Stun Paralysis Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance
0% 15% 100% 50% 100% 100% 100% 100% 15% 100% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Acts twice per turn
Psyche Up (raises Tension one or two stages)
Cool Breath
Raises tension higher and higher! (increases Tension by three stages in one turn)
Bursts out in defiant laughter (wastes turn)
Blizzard Peaks Fishnet stockings1⁄64
Staff of divine wrath1⁄256
Description A tension queen found in snowy mountain regions. Few can survive her Cool Breath when she's fully psyched up!
Notable changes in the remake Iron fan1⁄64 replaces Fishnet stockings as common drop.


In Other Languages

Language Translation Meaning
EspañolBrugelidaFrom the Spanish bruja and gélida.
FrançaisReine des glacesFrench for "ice queen".
DeutschEisköniginGerman for "ice queen".
ItalianoStrega dei ghiacciItalian for "ice witch".

Trivia

  • The Ice queen's feminine appearance, ability to exhale freezing blizzards, and habitat being an icy mountain are possibly an allusion to the Yuki-onna (雪女), a yōkai heavily associated with winter and snowstorms that takes the guise of a beautiful young woman.

Gallery