Gloomy gastropog

The Gloomy gastropog is a monster in Dragon Quest IX.

Dragon Quest monster Gloomy gastropog
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ダークデンデン Romaji Dāku denden First appearance Dragon Quest IX Variants Gastropog
Giddy gastropog

Characteristics

Gloomy gastropogs are bizarre hybrids of frogs and snails, with spotted light grey skin and a large, dark grey spiked shell on their backs, the center of which is yellow. Their eyes have black schlera with orange irises, giving them an eerie appearance. They can send entire parties of adventurers into confusion with their Kafuddle spell or put them to sleep with their Sweet Breath. These gastropogs can also protect themselves by sprouting sharp spikes all over their shell.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Gloomy gastropog (ダークデンデン, Dāku denden) Defeated Monster List No. : #172

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Bug 144 70 1,400 118 133 210 144

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% -100% 0% 50% 50% 50% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 75% 50% 100% 50% 50% 50% 0% 50% 50% 90%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items Kafuddle Sweet Breath Pincushion The Gittish Empire Pluvi Isle Grotto (Caves, rank 5) Toad oil1⁄8 Spiked armour1⁄256 Description The believe that the best offence is the dogged defence afforded by foiling attacks with Pincushion, Sweet Breath, and Kafuddle. Corrupt carters often steal the shiny shells of these belligerent beasties to customize their carts with.

• The player must defeat two or more gloomy gastropogs with a single Multithrust attack five times for Quest #66: Operation Multithrust.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Gasterópodo siniestro	Spanish for "sinister gastropod".
Français	Gros-gris	A play on the French term petit-gris, which is a variety of garden snail.
Deutsch	Schattenschnecke	German for "shadow snail".
Italiano	Ranguscio demoniaco	From the Italian rana, guscio, and demoniaco.