Pandora's box is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.
Introduced in Dragon Quest VII, they are monstrous treasure chests of an imposing black color rimmed on the edges with gold and teal tongues hanging out.
Characteristics
Pandora's box is essentially the most powerful form of the treasure chest monsters. It can use sudden-death moves that target the whole party, move more than once per round, and steal MP from its opponent when its own MP, which is rather low, gets too depleted for it to cast its spells. The monster often has the ability to deliver desperate attacks with its bites.
Appearances
DorasBox (パンドラボックス Pandora bokkusu)
While absent from the original, Pandora's box makes appearances in the remakes as a monster encountered in the bonus dungeon. Given its strength and the absence of items that hamper sudden-death, it is one of the most dangerous enemies in the game, especially when encountered as a group.
Pandora's box (パンドラボックス, Pandora bokkusu )
Big Book of Beasts No.: #172
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Pandora's box (パンドラボックス, Pandora bokkusu )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #243
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[[File:DQ8 Material Family Icon.png|link= Material family]] Pandora's box ( パンドラボックス, Pandora bokkusu )
Defeated Monster List No. : #226 |
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Mini medal1⁄8
Gold bar1⁄128
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Grotto
(5% chance in Rank 8 blue treasure chests, 10% chance in Rank 9 chests, and 15% chance in Rank 10 chests)
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Drain Magic
Whack
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| パンドラボックス
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| Pandora bokkusu
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Countless careless kids have fallen foul of these cruel casks, which are inured against ice and wind attacks.
They love to spend their days off lolling around on the ground with their lids open, lapping up the sun and airing their insides.
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Like the other chest monsters, Pandora's boxes can be encountered randomly by opening blue treasure chests in high-level Grottoes.
Much like in the previous game, Pandora's boxes disguise themselves as blue treasure chests in high-level areas. As always, it has the ability to land Desperate attacks on characters and this time around, has the ability to cast the dreaded Kathwack.
Unlike the other chest monsters, there is no limit to how many times a Pandora's box can be fought as they can be summoned repeatedly by Overweening Pride. However, they are only guaranteed to drop seeds of skill from the scripted encounters.
Pandora's box (パンドラボックス, Pandora bokkusu )
Defeated Monster List No. : #358
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Malicious Pandora's box (パンドラボックス・邪, Pandora bokkusu・ja )
Defeated Monster List No. : #571
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[[File:DQM3  family icon.png|link= family|28px|class=pixels]] Pandora's box ( パンドラボックス, )
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| Resistances
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| Fire *
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Water *
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Explosion *
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Wind *
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Earth *
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Ice *
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Electricity *
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Light *
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Dark *
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Antimagic *
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25%
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| Bedazzlement *
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Confusion *
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Debilitation *
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MP Absorption *
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Paralysis *
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Poison *
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Sleep *
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Stun *
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Instant Death *
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| Additional information
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| Description
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Greed, envy, sloth, pride...You name the sin, this barbarous box likely once contained it. Those unfortunate enough to encounter it will have a hard time believing there's any hope hidden in its depths
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| Location
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This monster has no natural habitat
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| Synthesis
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| Breeding chart
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Pandora's box (パンドラボックス Pandora bokkusu))
Defeated Monster List No. : #062
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Pandora’s box (パンドラボックス Pandora bokkusu))
Defeated Monster List No. : #128
| Field Notes |
Crafty chests who consign booty looters to hell with a combination of speedy strikes and killer curses. Darkness and despair lie in store for any who dare to peek beneath their lid. |
| Location(s) |
Battle of the Pinnacle: Center |
| Item(s) Dropped |
Molten globules |
Pandora's box appears as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the Dragon Quest VII event, appearing on both Maribel Mayde and Ruff's banners. It could eventually be scouted from any limited banner, as well. The Pandora's box can participate in Kiefer's Battle Road as a party member.
Etymology
Pandora's box originates from Greek mythology as a container said to hold all the evils that were loosed upon mankind with the exception of hope.
In Other Languages
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Meaning |
 Español | Caja de Pandora | Spanish for "Pandora's box". |
 Français | Boîte de Pandore | French for "Pandora's box". |
 Deutsch | Pandorabüchse | German for "Pandora's box". |
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