Foo dog

Dragon Quest monster Foo dog

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese あばれこまいぬ Romaji Abare komainu First appearance Dragon Quest IV Old localisation Rabidhound

The Foo dog is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest IV.

Characteristics

Foo dogs are large beasts that are a cross between lions and rabid dogs with silvery white fur, a golden mane and tail and gold tufts of hair on its legs and paws. It has glowing yellow eyes and drool trailing from its fang-lined mouth. In the Monsters spinoff games, the foo dogs are part of the Material family as a reference to the guardian lion dog statues they are based on.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV

Two foo dogs at either side of Master Kung are encountered in a boss fight in Dragon Quest IV. Master Kung demands sacrificial female victims brought to an altar behind the church in Taborov.

Foo dog (あばれこまいぬ Abare komainu)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

021

Experience

7

Gold

20

HP

23

MP

0

Attack

19

Defence

18

Agility

7

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

None

Location(s)

Zalenagrad (Chapter 2)
Taborov (Chapter 2)
Aubout du Monde region (Chapter 4)
Ballymoral region (Chapters 5 & 6)
Lakanaba region (Chapters 5 & 6)

Item Dropped

Chimaera wing(¹⁄₈)

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

100%

Bang resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

75%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

25%

Kamikazee Bracer resistance

0%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance

0%

Snooze resistance

25%

Sap resistance *

0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X

Foo dogs appear as regular enemies in the Western Azlan region of the Eltona continent. It is capable of raising its Tension in battle with Psyche Up.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Pro

Foo dog appears as a D-rank monster of the Material family. They appear as bosses in the Iceolation area instead of Hellhound. It can be synthesized with Damned ram to form Octagoon.

Dragon Quest Tact

Foo dog first appeared as a D-rank monster of the Beast family as part of the limited Dragon Quest IV event, eventually appearing in the main storyline in Chapter 18, Episode 1: Approaching Castle Town. It can learn Lightning Slash and Attack Prep naturally and can take part of Ragnar's Battle Road as a party member.

Related monsters

• Abracadabrador
• Hot dog

Etymology

Foo dog is a corruption of fu dog, another term for the Chinese lion guardians frequently seen in statue form at the entrances of buildings.

Gallery

• 
  Famicom artwork
• 
  With Master Kung
• 
  A foo dog in X.
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  Joker 2 Pro model
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  Stars model
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  Rivals card