Slugger

Dragon Quest monster
Slugger
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	テンツク
Romaji	Tentsuku
First appearance	Dragon Quest VI
Old localisation	Tentsuk

The Slugger is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VI. It is a bizarre bug monster known for its dancing abilities.

Characteristics

Sluggers are unusual, pink-skinned creatures with an appearance similar to that of an anthropomorphic flea or other type of bug. They are more known for dancing in battle rather than being genuine threats, hopping back and forth constantly and trying to get adventurers into the groove with their jigs. The sluggers also have the ability to raise the spirits of their fellow monsters in battle with their dance performances.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Slugger (テンツク, Tentsuku )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #008

Sprites		Attributes
SFC	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
		10	0	7	9	17	14	6	⁰⁄₆₄

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

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Sultry Dance	Haggleton region Somnia region (Upper World) Underwater Tunnel Underkeep region	Pretty betsy¹⁄₄₀₉₆
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Slugger (テンツク, Tentsuku)
Defeated Monster List No. : #035

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Bug	48	4	64	47	42	34	68

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

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped items
None	Sultry Dance Egg On	Eastern Coffinwell Western Coffinwell	Medicinal herb¹⁄₁₆ Garish garb¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		They know a dazzling array of dastardly dances, but run out of steam rather quickly. They're moving every moment, beating bare feet against the ground in time with the unremitting rhythm of the earth.

Dragon Quest X

Sluggers began appearing in Version 4.4 of the game. Like their previous appearance, they are able to perform a Sultry Dance and can boost the Tension of other monsters with Egg On. They have also gained the ability to perform an Weird Dance and will call for backup from other sluggers.

Dragon Quest Rivals

Slugger appeared in the 3rd card pack, "Cries of the Phoenix and Mother Earth" as a rare card exclusive for Priest leaders.

Trivia

The slugger's Japanese name Tentsuku (テンツク) is based on the word tentsukuten (てんつくてん), an onomatopoeia of taiko drums being played at a festival, relating to the monster's dancing abilities.

Gallery

A slugger in X
Stars model
Rivals card