Bongo bango

Dragon Quest monster
Bongo bango
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ドンガラドン
Romaji	Dongaradon
First appearance	Dragon Quest XI

The Bongo bango is a recurring monster in the series, first appearing in Dragon Quest XI. It is a monster percussionist that gives thunderous performances in stormy regions with its animated drum.

Characteristics

Bongo bangos are rotund red djinn-like spirits with large living drums made of dark green wood strapped to the front of their bodies with yellow rope. The spirits have solid yellow eyes, pointy ears, and tendrils on top of their heads. They float about in midair. Their open vests and wristbands are purple, while their drumsticks have the same dark green and yellow colour scheme as their drums. The sprightly drums have small yellow eyes and are constantly seen with a smile on their jagged mouths. Like their other percussionist kin, bongo bangos can be seen performing for their fellow monsters—scourgettes during the day and lurid lamplings at nighttime. Their vigorous drumming is capable of weakening the defences of their opponents, especially when they can perform in concert with another bongo bango. They will use their drumsticks as clubs to bludgeon foes and can call for backup for more of their kind in battle, as well.

Appearances

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Bongo bango (ドンガラドン Dongaradon )

Sprite
Bestiary no.: #250
Family: Material
Experience: 546
Gold: 96
HP: 187
MP: 13
Attack: 136
Defence: 148
Agility: 90

In-game description: Their thundering beats bring lurid lamplings from miles around to boogie, making death by drummer a very real risk for unwary adventurers.
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Becomes Peped up
Calls for backup (Bongo bango)
Bangs out a demoralising drumbeat (lowers entire party's Defence by one stage)
Break Beat (Pep power, with Bongo bango)
Location(s): Southern Champs Sauvage (second act)
Item(s) Dropped: Wyrmwood¹⁄₈
Fire wood¹⁄₃₂

Fire resistance *: 0%
Ice resistance *: 0%
Wind resistance *: 25%
Earth resistance *: 25%
Light resistance *: 0%
Dark resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 25%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 25%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 25%
Paralysis resistance *: 25%
Poison resistance *: 0%
Sleep resistance *: 25%
Blunt resistance: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise resistance: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 50%
Charm resistance *: 0%
Beguile resistance *: 25%
Double Down resistance *: 0%
Elemental resistance *: 0%

Malicious

Malicious bongo bango (ドンガラドン・邪 Dongaradon・ja )

Sprite
Bestiary no.: #596
Family: Material
Experience: 1,655
Gold: 420
HP: 426
MP: 26
Attack: 245
Defence: 282
Agility: 198

In-game description: Bongo bangos who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Becomes Peped up
Calls for backup (Malicious bongo bango)
Bangs out a demoralising drumbeat (lowers entire party's Defence by one stage)
Break Beat (Pep power, with Malicious bongo bango)
Location(s): Southern Champs Sauvage (third act)
Item(s) Dropped: Wyrmwood¹⁄₈
Fire wood¹⁄₃₂

Fire resistance *: 0%
Ice resistance *: 0%
Wind resistance *: 25%
Earth resistance *: 25%
Light resistance *: 0%
Dark resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 25%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 25%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 25%
Paralysis resistance *: 25%
Poison resistance *: 0%
Sleep resistance *: 25%
Blunt resistance: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise resistance: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 50%
Charm resistance *: 25%
Beguile resistance *: 25%
Double Down resistance *: 0%
Elemental resistance *: 0%

Dragon Quest Rivals

Bongo bango appeared in the fourth card pack, "Tales of Powerful Monsters" as a super rare card exclusive for Martial Artist leaders. Another card, known as "Turbulent Bongo Bango", appeared in the second True Set when the game's name changed to Rivals Ace as a super rare card common to all leaders.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Bongo bango	Same as English name. Derived from bongó, a type of small drum of Afro-Cuban origin played by beating with the hands.
Français	Conga bongo	From conga, a tall, narrow-headed Cuban drum of African origin.
Deutsch	Bongo bango	Same as English name. Derived from bongó, a type of small drum of Afro-Cuban origin played by beating with the hands.