Devil's tail

Devil's tail
Japanese	あくまのしっぽ
Romaji	Akuma no shippo
Old localisations	Gremlin's tail; Devil tail
Found in	Dragon Quest II; Dragon Quest VIII; Dragon Quest XI; Dragon Quest Walk
Effect	Makes the wearer more susceptible to negative status effects and elemental damage. (II and VIII); Protects the wearer from curses and dark-elemental damage. (XI only)

The Devil's tail is an accessory in the series. In most of its appearances, it is a cursed item.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line[edit | edit source]

The Devil's tail is an accessory that can be equipped by all characters and is cursed, doubling the wearer's susceptibility to enemy spells, including Snooze, Dazzle, Fizzle, and Thwack. One can be found in a treasure chest at the Hall of Hargon. It can be sold for 1,125 gold. The devil's tail has a ¹⁄₃₂ chance of being dropped by Hawk man and a ¹⁄₁₆ chance of being dropped by Grimlin.

Game	Description
	A tail once worn by a devious demon.^[1]

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit | edit source]

Game	Description
	The tail of a demon. Surrounded by an air of danger.^[2]

The Devil's tail has an Agility bonus of +10, but nullifies the wearer's elemental resistances and makes them more vulnerable to negative status effects. It can be equipped by Yangus, Jessica, and Angelo, as well as Morrie and Red in the Nintendo 3DS version. One can be found in the treasure vault at Argonia Castle after the events at the Royal Hunting Grounds, requiring the Magic key to open, one in a treasure chest at the Herb Grotto requiring the Thief's key to open, and another at the World of Darkness. It has a ¹⁄₆₄ chance of being dropped by Demon thunderer and Caped caperer, as well as a ¹⁄₂₅₆ chance of being dropped by Tap devil. It can be purchased for 200 gold at the Dragovian Sanctuary and sold for 100 gold.

Its main use is as an ingredient in the Alchemy Pot, typically to revert the effects of an item that has had its curse removed already.

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Double-edged sword	Über double-edge	Devil's tail	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Demon spear	Battle fork	Poison needle	Devil's tail

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Imp knife	Assassin's dagger	Devil's tail	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Leather whip	Saint's ashes	Devil's tail	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Demon whip	Scourge whip	Devil's tail	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Fallen angel rapier	Holy silver rapier	Devil's tail	Wing of bat

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Cobra claw *	Fire claw	Devil's tail	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Zombie mail	Platinum mail	Devil's tail	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Dark robe	Cloak of evasion	Wing of bat	Devil's tail

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Ruinous shield	Metal king shield	Devil's tail	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Thanatos' shield	Goddess shield	Devil's tail	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Hades' helm	Mythril helm	Devil's tail	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Skull helm	Sun crown	Devil's tail	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Skull ring	Sorcerer's ring	Devil's tail	-

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Devil's tail (あくまのしっぽ)


Description
An ominous appendage that somewhat surprisingly protects against curses and dark attacks.^[3]
Rarity
E
Stats (Base/+1/2/3)
Defence +2/3/4/5 Agility +10/12/14/17 Dark Resistance +15%/20%/25%/30% Curse Resistance +15%/20%/25%/30%
Notes
Requires 12 Perfectionist's pearls to rework.
Price (Buy/Sell)	Location
N/a / 900 gold	Found in a pot at the Ruins of Dundrasil. ¹⁄₆₄ chance of being dropped by Barbatos, Hooper trooper, and Vicious hooper trooper. ¹⁄₁₂₈ chance of being dropped by Caped caperer and Malicious caped caperer. ¹⁄₂₅₆ chance of being dropped by Beleth, Tap devil, and Vicious tap devil. Received as a reward for completing the quest "Curing the Curse of the Curs". (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Forging Difficulty
★★☆☆☆
Ingredients
x2 +
Characters

The recipe book The Devil's in the Details contains the recipe for the devil's tail. It can be found on a bookshelf in Heliodor Castle in Jasper's Quarters from act two onward.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Cola de diablo	Spanish for "devil's tail".
Français	Queue de diable	French for "devil's tail".
Deutsch	Teufelsschwanz	German for "devil tail".
Italiano	Coda del demonio	Italian for "demon's tail".