Prancing pillar
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Prancing pillar | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | エンタシスマン |
| Romaji | Entashisuman |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest VII |
| Old localisation | ColumnMan |
The Prancing pillar is a monster in the series.
Characteristics
Prancing pillars are stone pillars that have come to life and ambush adventurers. Their arms hold flaming sconces that they use to cast fire magic and they can also perform bizarre dances to drain opponents of their magic power. Their bodies are surprisingly flexible, able to contort in a snakelike fashion and use their malleable bodies to hammer foes.
Appearances
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
*There are two pairs of prancing pillars that are faced as minibosses on 2F of El Monumento de Pomposo, disguised as ordinary pillars. They are not much more difficult than any of the monsters that can be encountered there.
Dragon Quest X
Prancing pillar began appearing in Version 2.0. Once again, they are able to cast Frizzle and perform a Weird Dance. Starting with Version 2.1, prancing pillars are one of the original ten monsters that can be tamed by Item Masters. Vicious prancing pillars can be encountered in the Netherworld in Version 5.3, now being able to cast Kafrizz.
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
| Icon | Family | Max HP | Max MP |
 |
 |
1,380 | 360 |
| Max Attack | Max Defence | Max Agility | Max Wisdom |
| 540 | 560 | 450 | 480 |
| Bestiary No. | #302 |
| Rank | E |
| In-game description | Once propped up the roof of a temple of a dubious sect, but couldn't bear the strain and abandoned its post, which was a real weight off its shoulders. It's now enjoying its freedom to the full and has become a real pillar of the community. |
| Talents | Frizz Afficionado (lv. 1) |
| Guaranteed traits | Slick Skin (lv. 1) Insta-Buff (lv. 20) Ace Evader (lv. 40) |
| Large-size exclusive traits | Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Frizzer (lv. 1) Little Menace (lv. 60) |
| Habitat | This monster has no natural habitat |
| Items | N/A |
| Synthesis chart |  X  |
| Notable synthesis | X  =  |
| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * | Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| 25% | 25% | -25% | 0% |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Light Resistance * |
| 0% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Dark Resistance * | Antimagic Resistance * | Bedazzlement Resistance * | Confusion Resistance * |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Debilitation Resistance* | MP Absorption Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Poison Resistance * |
| 0% | 50% | 0% | 50% |
| Sleep Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | ||
| -25% | 25% | ||
| Instant Death Resistance * | |||
| 0% | |||
Dragon Quest Rivals
Prancing pillar appeared in the 3rd card pack, "Cries of the Phoenix and Mother Earth" as a normal card exclusive for Merchant leaders.
In Other Languages
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Joniconstruo | From the Spanish jonio and the Latin construo. |
 Français | Pilier de bal | A play on the French term pilier de bar, which means "barfly". |
 Deutsch | Schwofende Säule | German for "swinging column". |
 Italiano | Colonna saltellante | Italian for "hopping column". |
Trivia
- Prancing pillar's original Japanese name, Entasisman, is a reference to the architectural term "entasis", which is the application of convex curves to the surface of a structure for aesthetic purposes. Its most well-known usage is on the classical pillars of ancient Rome and Greece, which the prancing pillar is modeled after.
Gallery
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A prancing pillar in Dragon Quest X -
A vicious prancing pillar -
Rivals card
