Batterfly

The Batterfly is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. First introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is a monstrous butterfly with a cartoonish dog-like face with sharp fangs in the center of its body.

Dragon Quest monster Batterfly

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese じんめんちょう Romaji Jinmenchō First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localisation Masked Moth
Butterfly

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Batterfly (じんめんちょう Jinmenchō) Bestiary Number: #005

Sprites Attributes NES SFC GBC Switch Level HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion File:Batterfly.png File:Batterfly III switch.png 3 12 12 6 4 11 7 8 1⁄64

Resistances

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

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop Dazzle None Dreamer's Tower Path of Promise Khoryv Chimaera Wing1⁄64

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Batterfly (じんめんちょう, Jinmenchō ) Big Book of Beasts No.: DLC #048 (3DS remake exclusive)

Sprite Attributes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 12 5 14 6 11 7 8 1⁄64 1⁄64

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 Confusion Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 0% 0% 0% 80% 0% 15% 15% 0% 0% 15% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Dazzle None Tough Guy's Trial Chimaera wing1⁄64

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Batterfly (じんめんちょう, Jinmenchō) Defeated Monster List No. : #005

Image Attributes File:DQIX NDS Batterfly.png Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Bug 14 5 7 12 14 12 9

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle -125% -125% 0% -125% -125% -125% -125% 0% 0% 25% 0% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items Dazzle Flee Angel Falls Zere Moonwort bulb (common, 6.25%) Butterfly wing (rare, 1.56%) Description Beastly butterflies who disrupt their enemies with Dazzle, then dash off at the first sign of trouble. They're adamant that it's not their faces that look like mortals', it's mortals' faces that look like theirs.

Dragon Quest X

Set to reappear in the game via Version 7.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Butterfly

Sprite Attributes GBC PSX Family Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth ? Bug 30 3/5 1/5 2/5 1/5 5/5 5/5 Resistances Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Zap* None None None None None None Weak Immune Weak Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle* Snooze* Immune None None None None Strong Strong Strong Strong Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse None None Weak Weak Weak None None Strong Additional information Description Powder on its wings have hallucinogenic effect Skills Surround, Curse, CallHelp Location Gate of Monster Farm Gate, Gate of Ambition Breeding Chart Bug family x Bird family

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Butterfly

Sprite Attributes GBC PSX Family Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth ? Bug 30 6/10 2/10 4/10 4/10 7/10 4/10 Resistances Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Water* None None None None None None Weak Immune None Zap* Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle* Weak Immune None None None None Strong Strong Strong Snooze* Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse Strong None None Weak Weak Weak None None Strong Additional information Description Scatters dust to confuse foes. Skills CallHelp, Curse, Surround Location Sea World (Tara's Adventure) Breeding Chart Bug family x Bird family

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Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Trivia

• The batterfly has similarities to the Hitōban (飛頭蛮), a Chinese monster that separates its head from the rest of its body and floats about with its giant ears as wings and the Chonchón, a mythical creature from South America that takes the form of a human head with an unusually large pair of ears that function as wings.

Gallery

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  Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake
• DQM 1&2 sprite
  DQM 1&2 sprite
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  Terry's Wonderland 3D polygon model
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  Stars model

Related monsters

Similar species

• Betterfly
• Dread admiral