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|title=Prancing pillar
|title=Prancing pillar
|image=[[Image:DQVII Ionic Man.png|center]]
|image=[[Image:DQVII Ionic Man.png|center]]
|caption=
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=
|kanji=エンタシスマン
|romanji=
|romanji=Entashisuman
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''
|old=ColumnMan
}}
}}
{{Enemy
 
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The '''Prancing pillar''' is a recurring monster in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series, first appearing in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''. It can found in [[El Monumento de Pomposo]] as a forced battle and regularly in the [[World's Tallest Tower]].
|image=[[File:Columnman DQVII PSX.gif]]
 
==Characteristics==
Massively monstrous powerful [[Material family|pillars]] that ambush adventurers, waving their flaming fiery sconces that they swing to sear opponents with. They also fling fire at foes with '''Frizz''' and their wild weird dances deftly drain the magic straight out of stunned onlookers, leaving parties of adventurers more vulnerable. Their bodies are surprisingly flexible, able to contort in a snakelike fashion and use their malleable bodies to hammer foes.
 
==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''===
{{DQ7Enemy
|name=Prancing pillar
|name=Prancing pillar
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|kanji=エンタシスマン
|console=PSX
|romanji=Entashisuman
|romanji=
|sprite=[[File:Columnman DQVII PSX.gif]]
|hp=85
|hp=85<br>180 (boss)
|mp=10
|mp=10<br>20 (boss)
|exp=40 (PS1)<br>62 (3DS)<br>150 (boss)
|gold=23 (PS1)<br>47 (3DS)<br>51 (boss)
|attack=70
|attack=70
|defense=65
|defense=65
|agility=65
|agility=65
|experience=41
|tameRate=[[Animal Magnetism|{{fraction|1|32}}]]
|gold=31
|bestiaryNumber=069
|droppedItem=Leather Armor
|spells=[[Frizz]]
|skills=Odd Dance
|skills=[[Weird Dance]]
|spells=Blaze
|locations=[[El Monumento de Pomposo]]<br>[[The Tallest Tower]]
|family=Material
|items=[[Leather armour]]{{fraction|1|64}}
|bestiaryNumber=69
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|captureRate=Hard
|frizz-resist=60%
|description=
|sizz-resist=60%
|locations=[[El Ciclo]] <br> [[Wetlock]]
|bang-resist=25%
|}}
|crack-resist=0%
|woosh-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|poof-resist=50%
|dazzle-resist=15%
|snooze-resist=100%
|drain-resist=15%
|fizzle-resist=0%
|fuddle-resist=50%
|sap-resist=0%
|poison-resist=0%
|stun-resist=50%
|ban-dance-resist=0%
|fire-breath-resist=0%
|cool-breath-resist=0%
|strike-resist=0%
|burning-breath-resist=100%
|army-resist=15%
}}


The '''Prancing pillar''' (formerly '''ColumnMan''') is a monster in the game ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''. It can found in [[El Monumento de Pomposo]] as a forced battle and regularly in the [[World's Tallest Tower]].
===''[[Dragon Quest X]]''===
{{stub}}


==Characteristics==
==Etymology==
Prancing pillar's original Japnese name, Entasisman, is a reference to the architectural term "entasis", which is the application of convex curves to the surface of a structure for aesthetic purposes. Its most well-known usage is on the classical pillars of ancient Rome and Greece, which the Prancing pillar is modeled after.
 
==Related Enemies==
*[[Cavorting column]]
*[[Boogieing buttress]]
*[[Flamencolumn]]
*[[Sconstrosity]]


Massively monstrous powerful pillars that ambush adventurers, waving their flaming firey sconces that they swing to sear opponents with. They also fling fire at foes with '''Frizz''' and their wild weird dances deftly drain the magic straight out of stunned onlookers, leaving parties of adventurers more vulnerable.
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:DQX Entasisman.jpg|A prancing pillar in ''Dragon Quest X''
File:DQR Entasisman.png|''Dragon Quest Rivals''
</gallery></center>


==Related Enemies==
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII enemies]]
*[[MagicPost]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII enemies]]{{Wikia}}
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca’s Marvelous Mysterious Key enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Pro enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]

Revision as of 00:04, 10 October 2019

The Prancing pillar is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII. It can found in El Monumento de Pomposo as a forced battle and regularly in the World's Tallest Tower.

Characteristics

Massively monstrous powerful pillars that ambush adventurers, waving their flaming fiery sconces that they swing to sear opponents with. They also fling fire at foes with Frizz and their wild weird dances deftly drain the magic straight out of stunned onlookers, leaving parties of adventurers more vulnerable. Their bodies are surprisingly flexible, able to contort in a snakelike fashion and use their malleable bodies to hammer foes.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII

Prancing pillar (エンタシスマン, Entashisuman )
Big Book of Beasts No. : 069
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Sprite Attributes
File:Columnman DQVII PSX.gif HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate
85
180 (boss) 		10
20 (boss) 		40 (PS1)
62 (3DS)
150 (boss) 		23 (PS1)
47 (3DS)
51 (boss) 		70 65 65 0⁄64 1⁄32
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis
60% 60% 0% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100%
Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance
15% 0% 50% 50% 15% 100% 0% 50% 0% 15% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
Frizz Weird Dance El Monumento de Pomposo
The Tallest Tower 		Leather armour1⁄64
Notable changes in the remakes None


Dragon Quest X

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Etymology

Prancing pillar's original Japnese name, Entasisman, is a reference to the architectural term "entasis", which is the application of convex curves to the surface of a structure for aesthetic purposes. Its most well-known usage is on the classical pillars of ancient Rome and Greece, which the Prancing pillar is modeled after.

Related Enemies

Gallery

  • A prancing pillar in Dragon Quest X
    A prancing pillar in Dragon Quest X
  • Dragon Quest Rivals
    Dragon Quest Rivals
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