Beakon

The beakon are recurring monsters in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III. They are flightless bird monsters with long, spindly legs and large beaks.

Dragon Quest monster Beakon
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese おおくちばし Romaji Ōkuchibashi First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localisation GreatBeak

Characteristics

Beakons are large, flightless birds with long legs growing from their heads. They have the heads of birds of prey, with mostly brown feathers and black around their eyes and large, sharp beaks. The beakons often have the ability to attack twice per turn, in some games having the ability to perform loud squawks that intimidate their opponents or can call for more of their kind.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Beakon (おおくちばし Ōkuchibashi)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#057

Level

18

Experience

175

Gold

24

HP

43

MP

0

Attack

55

Defense

43

Agility

24

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Acts twice per turn

Location(s)

Tower of Transcendence

Item Dropped

Seed of wisdom¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

25%

Kamikazee resistance

0%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance

25%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance

0%

Snooze resistance

25%

Deceleratle resistance *

25%

Sap resistance *

25%

Remakes sprites

SFC

GBC

Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Beakon (おおくちばし Ōkuchibashi)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#063

Family

Beast

Experience

328

Gold

15

HP

99

MP

19

Attack

102

Defence*

144

Agility

62

Evasion

In-game description

These brutal birds are consumed by rage upon seeing an enemy, instantly heading off to munch on them with their beefy bills

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Acts twice per turn

Location(s)

Tower of Transcendence

Item Dropped

Seed of wisdom¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

0%

Explosion resistance *

0%

Ice resistance *

-125%

Wind resistance *

-125%

Strike resistance *

0%

Lightning resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

0%

Kamikazee resistance

0%

Poof resistance *

0%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

0%

Snooze resistance *

0%

Stumble resistance *

0%

Stun resistance *

0%

Deceleratle resistance

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Beakon (おおくちばし Ōkuchibashi)

Model

Bestiary no.

#070

Family

Bird

Experience

153

Gold

78

HP

65

MP

9

Attack

68

Defence

65

Agility

68

In-game description

Barbaric birds that attack twice with deadly drumsticks and cry cacophonously to creep out foes and call forth friends.

They evolved from big birds who swooped down from the skies to settle on the land, and had no further need of their wings.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Acts twice per turn
Calls for backup (Beakon)
War Cry
Flee

Location(s)

Lonely Plains

Item(s) dropped

Chimaera wing¹⁄₁₆
Clogs¹⁄₃₂

Fire resistance *

-25%

Ice resistance *

0%

Wind resistance *

0%

Blast/Lightning resistance *

0%

Earth resistance *

0%

Dark resistance *

0%

Light resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

0%

Dazzle resistance *

0%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

50%

Paralysis resistance *

0%

Snooze resistance *

0%

Poison resistance *

0%

Stun resistance *

25%

Blunt resistance *

25%

Deceleratle resistance *

25%

Sap resistance *

25%

Spooky Aura resistance *

0%

Charm resistance *

50%

Dragon Quest X

Beakons appeared from the beginning of the game. When they become enraged, they are able to perform a Jump Strike and will flee when threatened. Starting with Version 5.0, vicious beakons can be encountered in the Netherworld, as well. They can still perform a jumping attack and no longer flee.

Dragon Quest Rivals

Beakon appeared in the standard card pack as a normal rarity card common to all leader characters.

Trivia

• All three beakon types are exaggerated parodies of the Phorusrhacidae family of flightless birds. More commonly known as terror birds, these walking hatchets possessed enormous beaks and existed as apex predators in the plains of South America roughly 2 million years ago in the Cenozoic era.
• The beakon's English name is a play on "beak" and "beacon". Its Japanese name, ōkuchibashi, literally means "large beak" or "giant beak".

Similar species

• Weaken beakon
• Belisha beakon

Gallery

• 
  A beakon in X
• 
  A vicious beakon in X
• 
  A Beakon in the 1991 anime of The Adventure of Dai.
• 
  Stars model
• 
  Rivals card
• 
  Walk model