Cerberex

The Cerberex is a monster that appears exclusively in Dragon Quest VII.

Dragon Quest monster Cerberex
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese バスカービル Romaji Basukābiru First appearance Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Old localisation Baskervil Variants Cerberuff
Cerberwretch

It is a two-headed hellish hound that uses both of its fang-lined maws to bite at enemies.

Characteristics

The crazed Cerberex is a furious hound to be feared, with awesome jaws so fast that both heads can snap at all adventures in a party with a single attack, causing chaos for unprepared parties or weakened fighters.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Cerberex (バスカービル, Basukābiru ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #238

Sprite Attributes File:Baskervil DQVII PSX.gif HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 420 0 385 (PS1) 578 (3DS) 132 (PS1) 198 (3DS) 225 123 125 1⁄64 1⁄128

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 0% 0% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 90% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 0% 15% 15% 100% 50% 15% 100% 50% 0% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Acts twice per turn on even-numbered turns. Bites down ferociously again and again. (four random attacks on party members at 50% damage each.) Cave to Another World Cobra claw1⁄256 Notable changes in the remakes

Trivia

The Cerberex and its pallet swaps are based on the two-headed dog Orthrus of Greek mythology. The hound was the guard dog for the cattle pens of the giant Geryon, and was one of the offspring of Echidna and Typhon. It was slain by Hercules as part of the process of completing his Tenth Labor.

• The monster's old localization name and Japanese name is a reference to The Hound of the Baskervilles, a Sherlock Holmes novel.