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The ''' | The '''darkodile''' is a recurring {{MFamilies}} in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest VIII}}. | ||
It is a variant of the [[ | It is a variant of the [[heligator]] originating from the [[World of Darkness]]. | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
The darkodile, like its counterpart from the World of Light, is a bizarre creature that is a mix between a crocodile and a large [[Beast family|dog]] with draconic features. Most of its body is colored in a dark shade of grey while the mane around its neck and the spikes on its body are colored black. It is capable of floating about in midair as if it were swimming through water and its makes use of its immense size by slamming its entire body to attack multiple enemies. When the darkodile reappeared in {{Joker 3}}, it was reclassified as a member of the [[ | The darkodile, like its counterpart from the World of Light, is a bizarre creature that is a mix between a crocodile and a large [[Beast family|dog]] with draconic features. Most of its body is colored in a dark shade of grey while the mane around its neck and the spikes on its body are colored black. It is capable of floating about in midair as if it were swimming through water and its makes use of its immense size by slamming its entire body to attack multiple enemies. When the darkodile reappeared in {{Joker 3}}, it was reclassified as a member of the [[dragon family]]. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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|kanji=クロコダイモス | |kanji=クロコダイモス | ||
|romanji=Kurokodaimosu | |romanji=Kurokodaimosu | ||
|sprite=[[ | |sprite=[[File:HQDQ8-194.gif]] | ||
|hp={{tt|593|694 in World of Light}} | |hp={{tt|593|694 in World of Light}} | ||
|mp=0 | |mp=0 | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The | The darkodile's Japanese name, crocodeimos, is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Deimos (deity)|Deimos]], the god of terror, in Greek mythology. He was the son of Ares and Aphrodite and the twin brother of Phobos, the god of fear. Deimos and Phobos are also the names of Mars's moons. | ||
==Similar species== | |||
*[[Heligator]] | *[[Heligator]] | ||
*[[Crocodog]] | *[[Crocodog]] | ||