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 later appeared in the "Spring Training! Train with Lt Goresby-Purrvis" event. It can learn Lightning Slash and Attack Prep naturally and can take part of Ragnar's and Purrcival's Battle Roads as a party member. It can learn additional perks via Talent Blossoming.

Foo Dog (あばれこまいぬ Abare komainu)

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Beasts				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
90		407	136	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
376	201	241	102	15

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Lightning Slash		Attack Prep		N/A

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Stats Up / Agility +10	Stats Up / Sizz Res +25	Stats Up / Lightning Slash Potency +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Stats Up / Crack Res +25	Stats Up / Lightning Slash Potency +5%

Leader Perks

First
N/A

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Lightning Slash Potency +2%	N/A	N/A

Perk Details

First
N/A

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Half res	Half res	Very weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Normal	Very weak	Super weak
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Super weak	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Half res	Immune	Half res
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal

Related monsters

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.
Joker 2 Pro model
Stars model
Rivals card