A Clockwork cuckoo is a mechanical bird monster that first appeared in Dragon Quest VIII.
Characteristics
The monster is a mechanical starling roughly the size of a human head that behaves much as its living counterpart. It's metal casing is a pale eggwhite with blue accents for the plumage and gold for the legs. They are the successful result of a mad scientist's experiment, and can remain air born even when launching their feathers as razorsharp projectiles.
Appearances
Clockwork cuckoo Big Book of Beasts No.: DLC #091 (3DS remake exclusive)
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Defeated Monster List No. : 048
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| Additional information
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| Spells
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Skills
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Locations
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Dropped item
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| None
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Feather strike (125% damage) Flee
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Kingdom of Ascantha
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Iron nail1⁄16 Dagger1⁄64
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| Description
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These mechanical birds are the result of a mad scientist's twisted experiment. When they detect a target, they become a deadly whirlwind of razor sharp blades.
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| Notable changes in the remake
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Chimaera wing (common, 1/32) Iron nails (rare, 1/64)
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Eastern Coffinwell Western Coffinwell
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| Birdcutter
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| Machine
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| Dragon Quest IX
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Mechanical birds that are neither moved by beauty nor motivated to revenge. Fry their circuits with lightning spells. They're proudest when pounding all their enemies at once with weapon-like wings by busting out Birdcutter.
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Murderous machinces made by monsters. Their wings are as sharp as scalpels, making their ferocious flapping attacks extremely effective.
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