Dread admiral

The Dread admiral is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III. It is a purple-winged variant of the Batterfly capable of inflicting paralysis with its attacks.

Dragon Quest monster Dread admiral
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese しびれあげは Romaji Shibire ageha First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localisation Stingwing (III NES)
StingMoth (III GBC) Variants Batterfly
Betterfly

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Dread admiral (しびれあげは Shibire ageha) Bestiary Number: #074

Sprites Attributes NES SFC GBC Switch Level HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 18 40 0 165 35 62 10 30 0⁄64

Resistances

Fire Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Snooze Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 25% 25% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0%

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop None Paralysis Attack Tower of Transcendence Sea Desert Shrine region Theddon region Lanson region Mur region Moonwort bulb1⁄32

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Dread admiral (しびれあげは, Shibire ageha ) Defeated Monster List number: #055

Attributes

Sprite Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Bug & Floating 84 13 263 13 101 128 66 1⁄64

Resistances

Fire Explosion Ice Wind Physical Lightning Drain Magic Whack Kamikazee Poof 25% 25% -25% -25% 0% 0% 0% -25% 0% 0%

Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Sleep Stumble Stun Agility Down Attack Down Defence Down -25% 25% -25% 100% 0% 100% 25% -25% -25% -25%

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop Fizzle Paralysis Attack The Ocean Tower of Transcendence Moonwort bulb1⁄8

Description Their wings release tiny scales that, when inhaled, induce instant paralysis. And they wonder why nobody ever wants to play with them...

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Dread admiral (しびれあげは, Shibire ageha ) Big Book of Beasts No.: DLC #127 (3DS remake exclusive)

Sprite Attributes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 40 0 68 53 62 10 30 1⁄64 1⁄64

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 25% 25% 15% 25% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 100% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Confusion Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 15% 0% 50% 100% 15% 15% 100% 0% 0% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Paralysis Attack Mount Malign Moonwort bulb1⁄16

• Floating-type

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Dread admiral (しびれあげは, Shibire ageha) Defeated Monster List No. : #063

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Bug 76 9 192 80 75 76 80

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle 0% 0% 25% 0% 0% -100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 100% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 25% 100% 50% 50% 75% 50% 50% 50% 0% 50%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items None Paralysis Attack Burning Breath Slurry Coast Dourbridge Grotto (Cave, rank 1) Butterfly wing1⁄8 Coagulant1⁄64 Description Swat these big, brutish butterflies before they swarm all over the battlefield and paralyse everyone with Burning Breath. Seen from behind, they're beautiful butterflies, but flip them around and you'll find they're far from fair of face.

Trivia

• The dread admiral's English name is sinister spin on red admiral, the common name for the Vanessa atalanta species of butterfly.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Mariposón	Spanish for "large butterfly".
Français	Papilon	From "papillon", the French word for butterfly.
Deutsch	Furchtbare Falter	German for "terrible butterfly".
Italiano	Gigabatt	From the Ancient Greek giga- and "batterfly".
中文	麻痹凤蝶	Simplified Chinese for "paralytic swallowtail".

Gallery

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  Famicom art
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  Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake
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  Stars model