The killer gila is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest IV.

Characteristics

Killer gilas are large quadrupedal amphibians with ochre-colored skin, a tall fin with a pink membrane on its back, four pairs of frills on its face, and long tongues. They possess features of many real-world animals such as the Japanese giant salamander, the axolotl due to the frills on its face, and both the gila monster and Mexican beaded lizard due to their poisonous abilities. Starting with the Monsters series of games, they have become members of the Dragon family. The gilas have made regular appearances in spinoff games in the series, but did not return to the main series until X, like many other monsters.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Killer gila (ポイズンリザード, Poizunrizādo )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #036
Sprites Attributes
NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
    34 0 18 21 35 32 15 064
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Confusion Sap
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 25% 100% 100% 0% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Poison Breath Birdsong Tower
The Cistern Chapel
Antidotal herb(132)
Notable changes in the remakes None


Dragon Quest X

Dragon Quest Monsters

Poisongon (ポイズンリザード, Poizunrizādo )
Sprite Attributes
GBC PSX Family Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth
  ? Dragon 45 2/5 2/5 2/5 2/5 1/5
Resistances
Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Zap*
None None Strong None None None None None None
Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle* Snooze*
None None None Weak Strong Strong Weak Weak Weak
Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse
Weak None None None None None None Weak
Additional information
Description The fluid that is secreted from its fin is poisonous
Skills PoisonHit, LushLicks, PoisonGas
Location Gate of Anger, Old Man's Gate
Breeding Chart Dragon family x Zombie family

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Poisongon (ポイズンリザード, Poizunrizādo )
Sprite Attributes
GBC PSX Family Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth
? Dragon 45 6/10 6/10 5/10 4/10 4/10 2/10
Resistances
Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Water*
None None Strong None None None None None Weak
Zap* Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle*
None None None None Weak Strong Strong Weak Weak
Snooze* Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse
Weak Weak None None None None None None Weak
Additional information
Description
Skills LushLicks, PoisonGas, PoisonHit
Location
Breeding Chart Dragon family x Zombie family

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Killer gila (ポイズンリザード, Poizunrizādo )
Monsterpedia No.: #073
Icon Attributes
  Family Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
  G 1,370 430 610 430 420 500
Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items
Toxicologist Infected Skin (lv. 1)
Agent of Chaos (lv. 20)
Critical Moment (lv. 40)
Tactical Genius (lv. 1)
Ultra Crafty Poisoner (lv. 1)
Insta-Oomph (lv. 60)
N/A
Resistances
Fire * Water * Explosion * Wind * Earth * Ice * Electricity * Light * Dark * Antimagic *
50% -25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0%
Bedazzlement * Confusion * Debilitation * MP Absorption * Paralysis * Poison * Sleep * Stun * Instant Death *
50% 0% -25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 50% 0%
Additional information
Description These lumpy lizards' slick, slippery scales are powerfully poisonous. Their deepest desire is to slip into a bath full of foam sourced from bubble slimes
Location This monster has no natural habitat
Synthesis
Breeding chart
  X  
(Both parents must be rank G)
Notable fusions


Dragon Quest of the Stars

Dragon Quest Rivals

Dragon Quest Walk

Dragon Quest Tact

Killer gila appears as a B-rank monster introduced during the second part of the Dragon Fest limited event. It will join the player in Chapter 4, Episode 2 of the event quests and it can participate in Bobonga's Battle Road as a party member. The killer gila can be fully awakened by completing the Wrothwood stage of the Dragon Island: Forest at any difficulty.

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Dragon family|30px]] [[File:DQTact Rank Icon  .png|24px]] Killer gila (ポイズンリザード Poizunrizādo)
Image
 
Attributes
Role Max level HP MP Move
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Debuff
110 957 233 2
Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight
337 252 311 148 25
Resistances
  Frizz   Sizz   Crack   Woosh   Bang
Half Res Normal Normal Normal Very Weak
  Zap   Zam   Snooze   Poison   Physical Lock
Very Weak Half Res Normal Immune Normal
  Spell Lock   Martial Lock   Breath Lock   Hobble *   Stun *
Normal Normal Half Res Super Weak Normal
  Dazzle   Curse   Paralysis   Confusion   Charm
Normal Normal Half Res Normal Super Weak
Skills
Basic skills Awakening skills
Tail Hammer
Smouldering Thrust*
Venom Breath*
Physical Potency +5% / Stats Up
Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up
Smouldering Thrust Potency +5% / Stats Up
Zam Res +25 / Stats Up
Smouldering Thrust Potency +5% / Stats Up
Perks
Basic perks Max HP +15

Smouldering Thrust Potency +2%
Leader perk N/a
Awakening perk Physical Potency +5%: Raises physical potency by 5%.


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