Beakon

Dragon Quest monster Beakon
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese おおくちばし Romaji Ōkuchibashi First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localisation GreatBeak Variants Belisha beakon
Weaken beakon

The beakon are recurring monsters in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III. They are flightless bird monsters with long, spindly legs and large beaks.

Characteristics

Beakons are large, flightless birds with long legs growing from their heads. They have the heads of birds of prey, with mostly brown feathers and black around their eyes and large, sharp beaks. The beakons often have the ability to attack twice per turn, in some games having the ability to perform loud squawks that intimidate their opponents or can call for more of their kind.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Beakon (おおくちばし Ōkuchibashi) Bestiary Number: #057

Sprites Attributes NES SFC GBC Switch Level HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 18 43 0 175 24 55 43 24 0⁄64

Resistances

Fire Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Snooze Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle 0% 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 100% 25% 25% 100% 100% 0% 25% 25%

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop None Acts twice per turn Tower of Transcendence Seed of wisdom1⁄64

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Beakon (おおくちばし, Ōkuchibashi ) Defeated Monster List number: #063

Attributes

Sprite Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Beast 99 19 328 15 102 144 62

Resistances

Fire Explosion Ice Wind Strike Lightning Drain Magic Whack Kamikazee Poof 0% 0% -125% -125% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Dazzle Fizzle Fuddle Paralysis Snooze Stumble Stun Deceleratle Blunt Sap 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% ? 0%

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop None Acts twice per turn Tower of Transcendence Seed of wisdom1⁄64

Description These brutal birds are consumed by rage upon seeing an enemy, instantly heading off to munch on them with their beefy bills

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Beakon (おおくちばし, Ōkuchibashi) Defeated Monster List No. : #070

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Bird 65 9 153 78 68 65 68

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle -25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% 50%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items None Acts twice per turn Calls for backup (Beakon) War Cry Flee Lonely Plains Chimaera wing1⁄16 Clogs1⁄32 Description Barbaric birds that attack twice with deadly drumsticks and cry cacophonously to creep out foes and call forth friends. They evolved from big birds who swooped down from the skies to settle on the land, and had no further need of their wings.

Dragon Quest X

Beakons appeared from the beginning of the game. When they become enraged, they are able to perform a Jump Strike and will flee when threatened. Starting with Version 5.0, vicious beakons can be encountered in the Netherworld, as well. They can still perform a jumping attack and no longer flee.

Dragon Quest Rivals

Beakon appeared in the standard card pack as a normal rarity card common to all leader characters.

Trivia

• All three beakon types are exaggerated parodies of the Phorusrhacidae family of flightless birds. More commonly known as terror birds, these walking hatchets possessed enormous beaks and existed as apex predators in the plains of South America roughly 2 million years ago in the Cenozoic era.
• The beakon's English name is a play on "beak" and "beacon". Its Japanese name, ōkuchibashi, literally means "large beak" or "giant beak".

Gallery

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  A beakon in X
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  A vicious beakon in X
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  A Beakon in the 1991 anime of The Adventure of Dai.
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  Stars model
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  Rivals card
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  Walk model