Rumble bee

Dragon Quest monster
Rumble bee
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ハンターフライ
Romaji	Hantā furai
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	Hunter Fly (NES); HunterFly (GBC)
Variants	Scornet; Waspion

The Rumble bee is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Rumble bees are bug monsters with the heads and wings of wasps combined with the bodies of scorpions. They have solid blue eyes and purple carapaces, with indigo-coloured segments on their thoraxes and tails. They have gained the ability to cast simple fire magic on their opponents, but are just as likely to flee at the first sign of danger. Their name is a play on "bumblebee".

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

Rumble bee (ハンターフライ Hantā furai)
Bestiary Number: #039

Sprites				Attributes
NES	SFC	GBC	Switch	Level	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
				14	30	10	98	25	50	30	18	¹⁄₁₆

Resistances

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

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
Sizz	Flee	Baharata Region Kidnapper's Cave Alltrades Abbey Region Tower of Transcendence Gaia's Navel	Cloak of Evasion¹⁄₁₂₈

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Rumble bee (ハンターフライ, Hantā furai )
Defeated Monster List number: #040

Attributes

Sprite	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	Bug & Floating	73	30	226	10	85	153	51	¹⁄₁₆

Resistances

Fire	Explosion	Ice	Wind	Strike	Lightning	Drain Magic	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof
50%	25%	0%	-25%	0%	-25%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
Sizz	Flee	Baharata Region Kidnapper's Cave Tower of Transcendence Gaia's Navel	Strong medicine¹⁄₈

Description	Insectoid irritations with improbable intelligence, they excel at the Sizz spell and flee at the first sign of defeat. Cowardice is the better part of valour, after all.

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Rumble bee appeared from the beginning of the game. It now has the ability to inflict paralysis with its attacks and cast both Woosh and Acceleratle.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Aguijoneador Avisporro	Spanish for "stinger". From the Spanish avispa and the suffix -orro.
Français	Vilabeille	From the French vilain and abeille.
Deutsch	Pyrokito	Derived from the German Pyrokinese, referring to its ability to cast Sizz.
Italiano	Formione	From the Italian formica and scorpione.
中文	狩猎蜂	Simplified Chinese for "hunting wasp".