Bullfinch

Dragon Quest monster
Bullfinch
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	あばれうしどり
Romaji	Abare ushidori
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV
Old localisation	Brahmird; BullBird

The Bullfinch is a recurring monster that first appeared in Dragon Quest IV.

Characteristics

The Bullfinch is a massive, bipedal bird-bovine hybrid. They are rather lackadaisical creatures, sometimes entering the fray already asleep.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Bullfinch (あばれうしどり, Abare ushidori )
Big Book of Beasts No. : 024

Sprites		Attributes
NES	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	File:Bullfinch ds.png	20	0	7	17	22	12	10	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Bang	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	25%	0%	100%	0%	25%	100%	100%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Body Slam	Vrenor region (Chapter 2) Desert Bazaar region (Chapter 2) Havre Léon region (Chapter 4) House of Prophecy region (Chapter 4)	Seed of strength(¹⁄₁₂₈)
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

[[File:DQ8 Beast Family Icon.png|link=Beast family]] Bullfinch (あばれうしどり, Abare ushidori )
Defeated Monster List No. : 033

Image	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	40	0	30	14	37	29	24	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Attack	Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Army	Poison	Stun	Paralysis	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	15%	0%	0%	15%	0%	100%	0%	0%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Body Slam	Maella Abbey Region	Cowpat¹⁄₁₆ Magic beast hide¹⁄₆₄
Description	Powerful bird-like monsters that resemble two-legged bulls. Sleepy and lethargic, they are foul-tempered when suddenly attacked.
Notable changes in the remake

Dragon Quest Monsters

[[File:DQM Icon Bird.png|link=Bird family|16x16px|class=pixels]] BullBird (あばれうしどり, Abare ushidori )

Sprite		Attributes
GBC	PSX	Level cap*	HP Growth	MP Growth	Attack Growth	Defence Growth	Agility Growth	Wisdom Growth
	?	35	2/5	3/5	3/5	3/5	2/5	2/5

Resistances

Frizz*	Sizz*	Fire Breath*	Bang*	Crack*	Cool Breath*	Woosh*	Rock*	Zap*	Gigaslash	Magic Burst	Drain Magic*	Whack*
None	None	None	None	None	None	Strong	Immune	Strong	Immune	None	None	None

Kamikazee*	Poison*	Paralysis*	Fuddle*	Snooze*	Dazzle*	Fizzle	Ban Dance	Gobstopper	Stun*	Sap*	Decelerate*	Curse
None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Immune	Immune	Immune	Weak	Weak	None

Additional information
Description	Sleeps right after it makes a kill
Skills	Ramming, Shears, ChargeUp
Location	Gate of Peace
Breeding Chart	Bird family x Beast family

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

[[File:DQM2 Icon Bird.png|link=Bird family|16x16px|class=pixels]] BullBird (あばれうしどり, Abare ushidori )

Sprite		Attributes
GBC	PSX	Level cap*	HP Growth	MP Growth	Attack Growth	Defence Growth	Agility Growth	Wisdom Growth
	?	35	5/10	4/10	6/10	5/10	3/10	3/10

Resistances

Frizz*	Sizz*	Fire Breath*	Bang*	Crack*	Cool Breath*	Woosh*	Rock*	Water*	Zap*	Gigaslash	Magic Burst	Drain Magic *	Whack*
None	None	None	None	None	None	Strong	Immune	None	Strong	Immune	None	None	None

Kamikazee*	Poison*	Paralysis*	Fuddle*	Snooze*	Dazzle*	Fizzle	Ban Dance	Gobstopper	Stun*	Sap*	Decelerate*	Curse
None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Immune	Immune	Immune	Weak	Weak	None

Additional information
Description
Skills	ChargeUp, Ramming, Shears
Location	Ice World
Breeding Chart	Bird family x Beast family

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

The Bull Bird is a two-star member of the Animal family with a weight of 3. It naturally learns Body Slam, Save Power, and Specialty. Its in-game description reads "Even it is not sure whether it's a bird or a cow."

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

[[File:DQMJ Icon Nature.png|link=Nature family|20x20px|class=pixels]] Bullfinch

Sprite	Attributes
	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	D	?	?	?	?	?	?
Traits			Skills		Resistances
Counterstriker			Toughie		Vulnerable to Sleep, Sagproof

Additional information
Description	Trying to tip these bovines over will earn you a kick in the rear.
Weapons	Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Location	-
Breeding chart	Eveel x Weartiger

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

[[File:DQMJ2 Icon Nature.png|link=Nature family|14px|class=pixels]] Bullfinch

Attributes
Rank	Size	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
E	S	?	?	?	?	?	?
Traits			Skills		Resistances
Counterstriker, Crafty Sleeper			Toughie		Vulnerable to Sleep, Immune to Sag

Additional information
Weapons	Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Location	-
Breeding chart	Chimaera x Drohl drone Swarmtroop x Frogface

Dragon Quest Tact

Bullfinch appears as an E-rank monster of the Beast family. It can be recruited from Chapters 6-5, 7-7, 8-2, 8-8, 13-1, 13-3, and 14-4 of the main storyline, as well as the Commandant Alphyn stages of Majellan's Rebellion! during the limited Beast Fest at any difficulty. The bullfinch can participate in the Brownie, Rashaverak, Trap box, and Alphyn's Battle Roads as a party member.

[[File:Tact Icon
Beast.png|link=
Beast family|30px]] [[File:DQTact Rank Icon .png|24px]] Bullfinch (あばれうしどり Abare ushidori)

Image

Attributes
Role	Max level	HP	MP	Move
[[File:DQTact DebuffType.png\|30px]] Debuff	95	392	97	4
Attack	Defence	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
340	156	171	95	10
Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Crack	Woosh	Bang
Normal	Normal	Very weak	Half Res	Very Weak
Zap	Zam	Snooze	Poison	Physical Lock
Normal	Half Res	Super Weak	Normal	Super Weak
Spell Lock	Martial Lock	Breath Lock	Hobble *	Stun *
Normal	Normal	Normal	Half Res	Immune
Dazzle	Curse	Paralysis	Confusion	Charm
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal

Skills
Basic skills	Awakening skills
Helm Splitter Sizzling Slash* N/a	AGL +10 / Stats Up Zam Res +25 / Stats Up Sizzling Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up Sizzling Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up
Perks
Basic perks	Sizzling Slash Potency +2% N/A N/A
Leader perk	N/A
Awakening perk	AGL +10: Raises AGL by 10.

Gallery

Joker model.