Cavorting column

Dragon Quest monster Cavorting column
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ミステリピラー Romaji Misuteripirā First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localisation MagicPost

The Cavorting column is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII. It is a purple stone column that has become animated by magic.

Characteristics

Powerful purple pillars that perpetually dance and weave their way through battle, burning other battlers with their fire flinging limbs and bolstering defenses by casting Kabuff magic. Their wicked weird dance even supposedly saps a target of their magic power, leaving them less capable of casting massive spells. The bodies of the columns are quite flexible, allowing them to contort themselves in a snakelike fashion to hammer their enemies.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII

Cavorting column (ミステリピラー, Misuteripirā ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #145

Sprite Attributes File:Magicpost.gif HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 190 16 123 (PS1) 185 (3DS) 95 (PS1) 143 (3DS) 116 87 69 1⁄64 1⁄128

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 15% 0% 60% 15% 100% 50% 0% 100% 90% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 0% 0% 50% 90% 100% 15% 50% 15% 50% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Kabuff Weird Dance Weirder Dance The Beacon (present) Dancer's mail1⁄256 Notable changes in the remakes

Related monsters

Similar species

• Prancing pillar
• Boogieing buttress
• Flamencolumn
• Sconstrosity

Gallery

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  A cavorting column in X
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  Rivals card