Brownie

Dragon Quest monster Brownie File:DQV Brownie.png
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ブラウニー Romaji Brunie First appearance Dragon Quest V

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The brownie is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest V, is a stronger version of the hammerhood, a small, hammer-wielding monster.

Characteristics

Brownies are yellow-skinned palette swaps of hammerhoods, bearing an orange-brown coloring and wielding a dark, grayish blue hammer.

Comparatively, brownies aren't too different from hammerhoods, the two monsters essentially having the same purpose as being mostly incompetent creatures that occasionally get off a lucky shot. Brownies tend to have more HP and greater attack power since they have to fulfill this role against players that are no longer troubled by hammerhoods.

Appearances

Main series

Brownies make their first appearance, likely to be encountered around the time the player obtains the wagon and can start recruiting certain monsters. The brownie is one of these possible monsters, though it is nothing spectacular beyond having extremely high HP and attack strength growth.

#39 - Brownie
HP MP Experience Gold 47 21 15 Attack Defense Speed 15 33 16
Dropped Item	Monster munchies
Locations	Ancient Ruins Whealbrook Adit (G2) Fortuna area Desert near Talon Tower
Skills	Desperation Attack Muster Strength
Capture Rate	1/2
Bestiary #	39
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	DS

Dragon Quest V

Bestiary No.		Family
39		Humanoid
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
43	12	53	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
36	36	34	0⁄64

In-Game Description	Usually calm and timid, these monsters psyche themselves up to be vicious foes when provoked. Their tiny bodies conceal incredible power.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Psyche Up Desperate Attacks
Location(s)	Ascantha Region
Item(s) Dropped

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
15%	0%	0%	15%
Sap Resistance *
0%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

The player is liable to encounter brownies while traveling between Maella Abbey and Ascantha. They are capable of psyching up to 100 in a single turn, though they usually waste this on trying to perform a desperate attack that seems to always fail. A roaming brownie that can be recruited to the player's monster team can also be found north of Peregrin Quay.

Dragon Quest IX

#022 - Brownie
HP MP Experience Gold 40 255 56 32 Attack Defense Speed 29 26 40
Dropped Item	Leather kilt (common, 3.13%) Seed of strength (rare, 0.39%)
Skills	Psyche Up
Bestiary #	022
Game	Dragon Quest IX

Brownies are notable in Dragon Quest IX as being an early source of seeds of strength, though the drop rate is quite low. }}

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Brownie
HP MP Experience Gold ??? ??? ??? Attack Defense Speed
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Brownies appear as rank D members of the Beast family and must be synthesized using a hammerhood and a member of the Nature family.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

The brownie is a Rank D monster in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2. One can be created by synthesizing a hammerhood and a spiked hare.

Related Monsters

• Black woodchuck
• Hammerhood
• Spiked clubber

Etymology

Brownies are a part of English and Scottish folklore. They are household spirits, being diminutive little helpers who assist in house maintenance in exchange for small offerings of food. They do not like to be seen, and usually only perform their tasks in the quiet of night.

Trivia

• In the DS release of Dragon Quest V, a recruited brownie might be named Bangerz, the name of a minor character from Dragon Quest VIII.

Gallery

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  Super Famicom art
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  From the JP manual
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  Psaro fighting brownies in Dragon Quest Heroes
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  Dragon Quest Builders