Betterfly

Dragon Quest monster Betterfly
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ひとくいが Romaji Hitokui ga First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localisation Man-Eater Moth (III NES)
Carnimoth (III GBC)

The Betterfly is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Betterflies are large, unusual moths with a teal, cartoonish dog-like face at the center of their bodies, their maws filled with sharp fangs that they use to bite with. Their wings are dark green with orange spots. In remakes and Dragon Quest of the Stars, the betterflies have a completely different colour scheme, having purple wings, bright green heads, and pink lips. Like their lesser blue cousins, betterflies are able to envelop enemies in illusions by casting Dazzle, and then poison them with their venomous fangs.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Betterfly (ひとくいが Hitokui ga) Bestiary Number: #027

Sprites Attributes NES SFC GBC Switch Level HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 10 26 4 55 15 49 35 17 1⁄16

Resistances

Fire Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Snooze Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% 70%

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop Dazzle Calls for backup (Betterfly) Flee Poison Attack Underground Lake Isis region Poison Needle1⁄128

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Betterfly (ひとくいが, Hitokui ga ) Defeated Monster List number: #028

Attributes

Sprite Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Bug & Floating 40 12 72 7 54 62 29 1⁄16

Resistances

Fire Explosion Ice Wind Strike Lightning Drain Magic Whack Kamikazee Poof 25% 25% 0% -25% 0% 0% 0% -25% 0% 0%

Dazzle Fizzle Fuddle Paralysis Snooze Stumble Stun Deceleratle Blunt Sap 25% 0% -25% -25% -25% 100% 25% 0% -25% -25%

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop Dazzle Acts twice per turn Calls for backup (Betterfly) Flees Poison Attack Underground Lake Ibis Region Poison needle1⁄32

Description More barbaric than their batterfly brethren, these winged inconveniences like to tease their targets before discharging a volley of magical spells.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Betterfly (ひとくいが, Hitokui ga) Defeated Monster List No. : #018

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Bug 37 5 36 28 30 16 44

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

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items Dazzle Poison Attack Zere Coagulant1⁄8 Butterfly wing1⁄16 Description Brutal butterflies that dizzy with Dazzle, then pounce upon their victims with venomous fangs. They've been worried about their weight of late, and are trying to balance their mortal-heavy diet by devouring more fish.

• During Quest #24: Battering Betterflies, a farmer named George has asked the player to scare away ten betterflies from battle in the fields near Zere. If at least one character in the party is level 25 or higher, the betterflies will eventually flee on their own if the entire party defends on each turn. This quest can be repeated as many times as desired.

Dragon Quest X

Betterfly began appearing in Version 7.0 along with Batterflies. They once again cast Dazzle and can call in more of themselves for the first time since III, but can now envenomate enemies with a poisonous powder.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Golpeposa	From the Spanish golpe and mariposa.
Français	Frappillon	From the French frappe and papillon.
Deutsch	Zerschmeißfliege	From the German verb zerschmeißen and Fliege.
Italiano	Neo Alabatt	Italian for "neo batterfly". From the Italian ala and the English butterfly.
中文 (繁體)	食人蛾	Traditional Chinese for "man-eating moth".

Gallery

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  Stars model
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  DQ Trading Card

Related monsters

• Batterfly
• Dread admiral