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Revision as of 14:24, 4 November 2016

The Dracky (originally drakee) is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the first game, it is a cartoon-like bat monster named after the infamous Dracula. Having been featured in merchandise, side-stories, and spin-offs since the original game, they are among the most popular monsters worldwide and are the premiere representatives of the flying monster group.

Characteristics

Drackies are essentially bats, albeit goofy ones. They have large wings, antennae, two round feet, a long and thin tail, round eyes, and a fanged mouth that always seems to be smiling.

They do not look very smart or strong, though, much like slimes, they are capable of becoming powerful creatures. Regardless, they are typically one of the weakest enemies in the games they appear in, usually a step or two above the aforementioned slime in terms of strength. They are speedy, however, and most games grant them a higher-than-average evasion rate.

Appearances

Main series

Dragon Quest

Drackies are liable to be one of the first monsters the player encounters alongside slimes and she-slimes. A fresh, level 1 hero might want to stick with the slimier monsters since the stronger dracky can be a threat at the very beginning.


Dracky (ドラキー dorakī)
Original (NES)
Sprite
Gold
3
HP
6
MP
0
Attack
9
Evasion
1⁄32
Spell(s)
Location(s)
Fizzle resistance
15⁄16
Snooze resistance
0⁄16
Fire resistance
0⁄16
Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)
Gold
6
HP
6
MP
0
Attack
9
Evasion
1⁄32
Spell(s)
Location(s)
Fizzle resistance
7⁄7
Snooze resistance
0⁄7
Fire resistance
0⁄7


Dragon Quest II

Dracky
HP MP Experience Gold
9 0 3 3
Attack Defense Speed
12 8 5
Dropped Item Club
Game Dragon Quest II
Console NES, SNES, GBC, Mobile

Dragon Quest V

#4 - Dracky
HP MP Experience Gold
10 0 4 2
Attack Defense Speed
11 9 7
Dropped Item Medicinal Herb
Locations Whealbrook Adit
Whealbrook outskirts
Roundbeck outskirts
Uptaten Towers outskirts
Fortuna outskirts
Capture Rate 1/4
Bestiary # 4
Game Dragon Quest V
Console SNES


#4 - Dracky
HP MP Experience Gold
10 0 4 3
Attack Defense Speed
12 9 7
Dropped Item Medicinal Herb
Locations Whealbrook Adit
Whealbrook outskirts
Roundbeck outskirts
Uptaten Towers outskirts
Fortuna outskirts
Capture Rate 1/4
Bestiary # 4
Game Dragon Quest V
Console PS2, DS

Dragon Quest VIII

#4 - Dracky
HP MP Experience Gold
12 0 2 3
Attack Defense Speed
12 9 8
Level 2
Dropped Item Medicinal Herb (Common)
Chimera Wing (Rare)
Locations Farebury Region
Bestiary # 4
Game Dragon Quest VIII
Console PS2
Description A bat-like monster that flies freely through the night sky.

According to one account, they're born in a world without light

Dragon Quest IX

#006 - Dracky
HP MP Experience Gold
15 3 10 10
Attack Defense Speed
17 12 18
Dropped Item Medicinal Herb (Common, 6.25%)
Chimaera Wing (Rare, 1.56%)
Locations Angel Falls, The Hexagon
Bestiary # 006
Game Dragon Quest IX
Console DS


Monsters series

Dragon Quest Monsters

Dracky
HP MP Experience Gold
3/5 5/5
Attack Defense Speed
3/5 2/5 5/5
Spells Sleep, Antidote, Rob Magic
Family Bird Family
Game Dragon Quest Monsters
Console GBC

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Dracky
HP MP Experience Gold
6/10 3/10
Attack Defense Speed
5/10 5/10 6/10
Locations Breed a Picky with a member of the Slime Family
Spells Sleep, Antidote, RobMagic
Family Bird Family
Game Dragon Quest Monsters 2
Console GBC

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

Drackies again reprise their role as being one of the weakest monsters fought out in the field. The first monsters the player has to fight are drackies, the group in particular harassing the caravan that would soon be under the control of Kiefer.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

The slime takes a backseat as the player's first monster, the dracky being one of the choices alongside the platypunk and mischievous mole. They are rank F members of the Demon family and are essentially the weakest monster in that family, though they are fast and level up very quickly. Drackies can be scouted on Infant Isle, either inside the cave on the island or when traveling about outside during night.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

If you synthesis two pairs of Drackies and make sure that one is a plus and the other is a minus, when the two synthesised drackies are synthesised together, they create a Great Dracky.

Other games

Rocket Slime

Drackies appear in Forewood Forest when night covers the area or when the player enters an underground area. They are one of the weakest monsters in the game, requiring only two hits from a normal Elasto Blast to be defeated.

Dragon Quest Heroes

Dragon Quest Builders

Variants

Drackolyte

Drackolytes are essentially Drackies that can cast simple magic, and are magenta-hued. They pose a greater danger than their swarthy brethren, as players are unlikely to have any defence against spells when first encountering them. Due to text restrictions, they were known as MagDracky in the GBC remake of Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest

Drackolyte (メイジドラキー meiji dorakī)
Original (NES)
Sprite
Gold
12
HP
15
MP
8
Attack
14
Defence
14
Evasion
1⁄64
Spell(s)
Sizz
Location(s)
Kol region
Fizzle resistance
0⁄16
Snooze resistance
0⁄16
Fire resistance
0⁄16
Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)
Sprites
Gold
20
HP
13
MP
8
Attack
13
Defence
13
Evasion
1⁄64
Spell(s)
Sizz
Location(s)
Kol region
Fizzle resistance
0⁄7
Snooze resistance
0⁄7
Fire resistance
0⁄7


Drackyma

Drackyma are essentially greenish-yellow Drackolytes that can cast slightly better magic.

Dragon Quest

Drackyma (ドラキーマ dorakīma)
Original (NES)
Sprite
Gold
19
HP
20
MP
10
Attack
22
Defence
26
Agility
16
Evasion
1⁄16
Spell(s)
Heal, Sizz
Location(s)
Craggy Cave
Fizzle resistance
0⁄16
Snooze resistance
2⁄16
Fire resistance
0⁄16
Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)
Gold
25
HP
20
MP
10
Attack
22
Defence
26
Agility
16
Evasion
1⁄16
Spell(s)
Heal, Sizz
Location(s)
Craggy Cave
Fizzle resistance
0⁄7
Snooze resistance
0⁄7
Fire resistance
0⁄7


Dragon Quest V

#24 - Drackyma
File:Dq5drackeema.pngFile:Dq5drackeemads.png
HP MP Experience Gold
30 8 18 (SNES)
16 (DS) 		13 (SNES)
10 (DS)
Attack Defense Speed
25 24 (SNES)
27 (DS) 		13 (SNES)
23 (DS)
Dropped Item Wayfarer's Clothes
Locations Winter Palace
Spells Snooze
Heal
Bestiary # 24
Game Dragon Quest V
Console SNES, DS

Dragon Quest VIII

#32 - Drackyma
HP MP Experience Gold
33 6 28 9
Attack Defense Speed
29 26 28
Dropped Item Moonwort Bulb (Common)
Wing of Bat (Rare)
Locations Kingdom of Ascantha
Spells Snooze
Bestiary # 32
Game Dragon Quest VIII
Console PS2
Description Drackymas are the mothers of drackies. The lullabies they use to put their babies to sleep work just as well against their foes in battle.

Dragon Quest IX

#054 - Drackyma
File:Dq9drackyma.png
HP MP Experience Gold
52 10 145 74
Attack Defense Speed
58 58 70
Dropped Item Wing of Bat (common, 1/8)
Gold Ring (rare, 1/64)
Locations Newid Isle
Tower of Trades
Western Coffinwell (Loch Storn island)
Bloomingdale (lighthouse)
Spells Snooze
Bestiary # 054
Game Dragon Quest IX
Console DS
Description Be grateful that these dukes among drackies can't cast Kasnooze too - Snooze is more than enough of an annoyance.
Don't make drackies really mad - they might morph into the mighty yellow force for justice that is...DRACKYMA(N)!

Dragon Quest Builders

The monster drops drackyma butter upon its defeat. Drackyma butter is a crafting material, used to create hearty cream cake and ice cream.

Drackmage

The Drackmage are green, forest-dwelling Drackies with a bad habit of casting kasap on adventurers.

Dragon Quest II

Drackmage
File:Dq2magdracky.png
HP MP Experience Gold
12 4 12 10
Attack Defense Speed
14 10 14
Dropped Item Club
Spells Kasap
Game Dragon Quest II
Console NES, SNES, GBC

Dragon Quest VIII

#16 - Drackmage
HP MP Experience Gold
19 6 8 7
Attack Defense Speed
20 16 16
Dropped Item Medicinal Herb (Common)
Chimera Wing (Rare)
Locations Alexandria Region
Spells Kasap
Bestiary # 16
Game Dragon Quest VIII
Console PS2
Description Related to the dracky, these monsters have evolved a green colouration to match their woodland habitat. They remain constantly airborne, smoothly dodging attacks whole casting spells on their opponents.

Dragon Quest IX

#024 - Drackmage
File:Dq9drackmage.png
HP MP Experience Gold
35 9 60 30
Attack Defense Speed
34 28 47
Dropped Item Chimaera Wing (common, 1/16)
Wing of Bat (rare, 1/16)
Locations Zere, Doomingale Forest
Bestiary # 024
Game Dragon Quest IX
Console DS
Description Green, forest-dwelling drackies who deftly dodge attacks, then strike back with Kasap.
They're quite short-sighted, and often shower shrubs and other similarly sized green things with greetings and good cheer.

Related Monsters

Gallery

  • Dracky as it appears in the original Dragon Quest
    Dracky as it appears in the original Dragon Quest
  • Dragon Warrior (NES)
    Dragon Warrior (NES)
  • Dragon Quest (SNES)
    Dragon Quest (SNES)
  • Dragon Quest V (SNES)
    Dragon Quest V (SNES)
  • Dragon Quest V (DS)
    Dragon Quest V (DS)
  • Dragon Quest IX (DS)
    Dragon Quest IX (DS)
  • Dragon Quest Monsters 1 + 2 (PSX)
    Dragon Quest Monsters 1 + 2 (PSX)
  • Dragon Warrior I + II (GBC)
    Dragon Warrior I + II (GBC)
  • Dragon Quest I official art
    Dragon Quest I official art
  • Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest
    Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest
  • Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
    Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
  • DQ Trading Card Game card
    DQ Trading Card Game card
  • Dragon Quest Heroes
    Dragon Quest Heroes
  • Drackolyte
    Drackolyte
  • Drackyma
    Drackyma
  • Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
    Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
  • Drackmage
    Drackmage
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