Ice queen
The Ice queen is a monster that was introduced in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
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| Ice queen | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | 吹雪の魔女 |
| Romaji | Fubuki no majo |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest VIII |
| Old localisation | None |
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 frigid breath with the use of Tension.
Appearances
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Ice queen (吹雪の魔女, Fubuki no majo ) Defeated Monster List No. : 165  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Yuki-onna, a yōkai heavily associated with winter and snowstorms that takes the guise of a beautiful young woman.