Bantamweight

Dragon Quest monster
Bantamweight
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	おおにわとり
Romaji	Ōniwatori
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV
Old localisation	Giant Bantam, BigRoost

The Bantamweight is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV. It is a giant chicken monster the size of a grown man.

Characteristics

Bantamweights are large roosters that have grown to an enormous size, but are still able to fly with the wings on their back. On top of their heads, they have a tall comb that gives them the appearance of having a mohawk, and a red wattle underneath their beaks. They attack by slamming down their large rears on their enemies. In the original appearance, they are able to put foes to sleep with their attacks, making them dangerous for new adventurers to face when alone. According to their description in Dragon Quest Monsters, the bantamweights' meat is good enough to eat. The monsters have not made a reappearance in the main series since their debut.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Bantamweight (おおにわとり, Ōniwatori )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #015

Sprites		Attributes
NES	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
File:Bantamweight DQIV NES.gif	File:Bantamweight ds.png	31	0	20	9	28	22	18	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Bang	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap
0%	75%	75%	0%	75%	0%	0%	0%	75%	0%	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Sleep Attack	Loch Tur (Chapter 1) The Cistern Chapel (Chapter 3) Last Chance Saloon region (Chapter 5)	Medicinal herb(¹⁄₃₂)
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest Monsters

[[File:DQM Icon Bird.png|link=Bird family|16x16px|class=pixels]] BigRoost (おおにわとり, Ōniwatori )

Sprite		Attributes
GBC	PSX	Level cap*	HP Growth	MP Growth	Attack Growth	Defence Growth	Agility Growth	Wisdom Growth
	?	40	3/5	1/5	2/5	3/5	5/5	5/5

Resistances

Frizz*	Sizz*	Fire Breath*	Bang*	Crack*	Cool Breath*	Woosh*	Rock*	Zap*	Gigaslash	Magic Burst	Drain Magic*	Whack*
None	None	None	None	None	None	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	None	None	None

Kamikazee*	Poison*	Paralysis*	Fuddle*	Snooze*	Dazzle*	Fizzle	Ban Dance	Gobstopper	Stun*	Sap*	Decelerate*	Curse
None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Strong	Strong	Strong	None	None	None

Additional information
Description	Its firm flesh is good eating
Skills	Sandstorm, VacuSlash, Dodge
Location	Gate of Bewilder, Gate of Peace
Breeding Chart

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

[[File:DQM2 Icon Bird.png|link=Bird family|16x16px|class=pixels]] BigRoost (おおにわとり, Ōniwatori )

Sprite		Attributes
GBC	PSX	Level cap*	HP Growth	MP Growth	Attack Growth	Defence Growth	Agility Growth	Wisdom Growth
	?	40	4/10	3/10	5/10	7/10	6/10	4/10

Resistances

Frizz*	Sizz*	Fire Breath*	Bang*	Crack*	Cool Breath*	Woosh*	Rock*	Water*	Zap*	Gigaslash	Magic Burst	Drain Magic *	Whack*
None	None	None	None	None	None	Strong	Strong	None	Strong	Strong	None	None	None

Kamikazee*	Poison*	Paralysis*	Fuddle*	Snooze*	Dazzle*	Fizzle	Ban Dance	Gobstopper	Stun*	Sap*	Decelerate*	Curse
None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Strong	Strong	Strong	None	None	None

Additional information
Description
Skills	Dodge, SandStorm, VacuSlash
Location	Sky World (Tara's Adventure)
Breeding Chart	N/A

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

[[File:DQMJ2 Icon Nature family.png|link=Nature family family|14px|class=pixels]] Bantamweight

Attributes
Rank	Size	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
E	M	?	?	?	?	?	?
Traits			Skills		Resistances

Additional information
Weapons	Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Location
Breeding chart

Bantamweight appears in the Professional version of the game and is a Two slot monster.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

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Dragon Quest Rivals

Bantamweight appeared in the 10th card pack, "Frontier of Creation and Destruction" as a super rare card exclusive for Martial Artist leaders.

Etymology

A Bantam is a species of domestic chicken. The term also refers to a weight class in various martial arts, such as boxing, MMA, and kickboxing, encompassing fighters ranging from 115LBs to 135LBs, depending on the sport.

Gallery

Rivals card