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The Tantamount is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Tantamounts are equine monsters based on the Kirin (麒麟) of Japanese mythology, having the features of both a horse and a dragon. It has a golden mane, red hair like flames on its legs and tail, a reddish-brown underside and legs, and black scales that cover most of its body. It gallops in midair and has flaming hooves. The tantamount also has solid white eyes and teal on both its head and flank. It can attack by calling powerful bolts of lightning or fierce flames. The steeds are said to hail from purgatory, a region somewhere between heaven and hell.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Tantamount (れんごく天馬, Rengoku tenma)
Defeated Monster List No. : #239
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Beast & Floating 1,056 60 4,600 167 358 388 338
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle
50% -50% 0% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 50%
Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm
50% 50% 50% 50% 25% 25% 100% 25% 25% 95%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped items
None Acts twice on even turns
Lightning Storm
Body Slam
Grotto (Fire, rank 8-10) Horse manure116
Friendly fan1128
Description These heavenly horses lash out with Lightning Storm, sometimes strike twice, and read the battlefield like a book.

Some believe that the moon's craters are made by tantamounts' flaming manes as they gallop across the night sky.


Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Tantamount can be faced as one of the rare bosses in the Magic Labyrinth. It is able to cast Frizzle, breathe out fierce flames and emit a Whinny, as well as unleash Lightning Storm when they become enraged.

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

Tantamount (れんごく天馬, Rengoku tenma)
Defeated Monster List No. : #236
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Beast 320 16 521 84 163 133 135
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death
50% -25% 0% 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% 100%
Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle
100% 100% 25% 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0%
Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down
0% 0% 100% 99% 100% 100% 0% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
Frizzle Inferno
Whinny
The Champs Sauvage (act two)
Mount Pang Lai (act two, night only)
Ruby Path of Doom (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Horse manure116
Equable emerald164
Description Hellish horses who form herds that canter in circles, kicking up ash and embers-a spectacle known as the Mephistophelian merry-go-round.

Malicious[edit | edit source]

Malicious tantamount (れんごく天馬・邪, Rengoku tenma・ja)
Defeated Monster List No. : #531
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Beast 297 42 1,607 271 215 240 220
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death
50% -25% 0% 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% 100%
Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle
100% 100% 50% 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0%
Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down
0% 0% 100% 99% 100% 100% 0% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
Kafrizz Scorch
Whinny
Mount Pang Lai (postgame, night only) Horse manure116
Skysteed sword1256
Description Tantamounts who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.


Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit | edit source]

Tantamount (れんごく天馬, Rengoku tenma )
Monsterpedia No.: #270
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Icon Attributes
Tantamount Family Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
B 1,370 350 560 510 470 500
Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items
Lightning Rod (lv. 1) Zapmeister (lv. 1)
Magical Moment (lv. 20)
Ultra Crafty Spellbinder (lv. 40)
Tactical Genius (lv. 1)
Rando-Muster (lv. 1)
Rando-Accel (lv. 60)
Yggdrasil dew (common)
Meteorite bracer (rare)
Meteorite bracer+ (very rare)
Resistances
Fire * Water * Explosion * Wind * Earth * Ice * Electricity * Light * Dark * Antimagic *
50% 0% 0% 50% 0% -25% 50% 50% 25% 50%
Bedazzlement * Confusion * Debilitation * MP Absorption * Paralysis * Poison * Sleep * Stun * Instant Death *
0% -25% 0% 0% 0% 25% 50% 50% 0%
Additional information
Description These searing supernatural steeds hail from a region somewhere between heaven and hell. They are saddled with cleansing the souls of the sinful by inflicting serious suffering.
Location Circle of Conquest, Upper Echelon ()
Synthesis
Breeding chart
X
(Either parent is B-rank.)
Notable fusions
X = Tantamount
Tantamount X =
Tantamount X =


In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language Translation Meaning
EspañolTantomontaFrom the Spanish tanto and monta.
FrançaisTempétalonFrom the French tempétueux and talon.
DeutschGaul des GrauensGerman for "horse of horrors".
ItalianoTanamontFrom the Latin tantus and the Italian monta.
中文炼狱天马Transliteration of the Japanese name Rengoku tenma, which means "purgatory heavenly horse".

Gallery[edit | edit source]