Dragonthorn

Dragon Quest monster
Dragonthorn
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	いばらドラゴン
Romaji	Ibara Doragon
Translation	Thorn Dragon
First appearance	Dragon Quest VIII
Variants	Frost wyvine; Snapdragon

The dragonthorn is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VIII. It is a wyrm composed of weeds. They were originally the product of Dhoulmagus' curse set upon the kingdom of Trodain. Despite being composed of plant matter, the species does not belong to the nature family.

Characteristics edit

Dragonthorns are thorny dragons brought to life from the cursed thorny vines that have overgrown Castle Trodain. It has a yellowish-orange head covered in long pink barbs. They are dangerous combatants, being capable of entangling opponents with their vines and then unleashing fiery breath on them just like ordinary dragons. The dragonthorns will fall quickly to dragon-slaying measures like Dragon Slash.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King edit

Dragonthorn (いばらドラゴン, Ibara doragon )
Defeated Monster List No. : #089

Image	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	164	0	101	25	90	55	57	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Attack	Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack
0%	25%	25%	25%	25%	0%	0%	0%	0%	25%	100%
Army	Poison	Stun	Paralysis	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	0%	50%	15%	15%	50%	100%	50%	15%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Flame Breath Unleashes its thorns (stuns party member for one turn)	Castle Trodain	Medicinal herb¹⁄₁₆ Thorn whip¹⁄₆₄
Description	Thorny rose bushes turned into monsters by Dhoulmagus. Whenever one is killed, another is born to take its place.
Notable changes in the remake

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker edit

Dragonthorn (いばらドラゴン, Ibara doragon )
Bestiary number: #016

Sprite	Attributes
	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	F	990	750	860	490	610	750
Traits			Skills		Resistances
Artful Dodger			Frizz & Woosh		Vulnerable to Frizz, Fizzleproof

Additional information
Description	These creatures are born when bunches of vines gain sentience and take the form of dragons.
Weapons	Hammers, Whips, Claws, Staves
Location	Palaish Isle
Breeding chart	Frou-fry x Capsichum

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 edit

Dragonthorn (いばらドラゴン, Ibara doragon )
Bestiary number: #016

Attributes
Rank	Size	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
F	S	640	190	420	240	220	100
Traits			Skills		Resistances
Artful Dodger, Crafty Poisoner			Toxifier		Vulnerable to Frizz, Immune to Fizzle

Additional information
Weapons	Whips, Hammers, Staves
Location	-
Breeding chart	Frou-fry x Bad egg Mischievous mole x Lips

Icon	Attributes
	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	G	1,360	340	570	610	530	310
Talents		Traits		Large-size exclusive traits		Dropped items
Blowy Slasher		Spiky Skin (lv. 1) Sleepy Touch (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Paralyser (lv. 40)		Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Uber Beastbane (lv. 1) Major Downer (lv. 60)		Strong medicine (Common) Seed of life (Rare)

Resistances
Fire *	Water *	Explosion *	Wind *	Earth *	Ice *	Electricity *	Light *	Dark *	Antimagic *
50%	-25%	50%	0%	25%	0%	0%	50%	0%	25%
Bedazzlement *	Confusion *	Debilitation *	MP Absorption *	Paralysis *	Poison *	Sleep *	Stun *	Instant Death *
50%	0%	-25%	50%	0%	-25%	25%	50%	0%

Additional information
Description	Cursed thickets of thorn tangled into draconic shape. Those entwined in their terrifying clutches have no hope of escape
Location	Gradely Grasslands ( )