Dread admiral

Dragon Quest monster
Dread admiral
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	しびれあげは
Romaji	Shibere ageha
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	Stingwing (III NES); StingMoth (III GBC)

The Dread admiral is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III. It is a purple-winged variant of the Batterfly capable of inflicting paralysis with its attacks.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Dread admiral (しびれあげは Shibere ageha)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #074
Level: 18
Experience: 165
Gold: 35
HP: 40
MP: 0
Attack: 62
Defense: 10
Agility: 30
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Paralysis Attack
Location(s): Tower of Transcendence
Sea
Desert Shrine region
Theddon region
Lanson region
Mur region
Item Dropped: Moonwort bulb¹⁄₃₂

Fire resistance *: 25%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 100%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance: 25%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 0%
Snooze resistance: 25%
Deceleratle resistance *: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Remakes sprites

SFC
GBC
Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Dread admiral (しびれあげは Shibere ageha)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #055
Family: Bug & Floating
Experience: 263
Gold: 13
HP: 84
MP: 13
Attack: 101
Defence*: 128
Agility: 66
Evasion

In-game description: Their wings release tiny scales that, when inhaled, induce instant paralysis. And they wonder why nobody ever wants to play with them...
Spell(s): Fizzle
Skill(s): Paralysis Attack
Location(s)
Item Dropped: Moonwort bulb¹⁄₈

Fire resistance *: 25%
Explosion resistance *: 25%
Ice resistance *: -125%
Wind resistance *: -125%
Strike resistance *: 0%
Lightning resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance *: 0%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 25%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 25%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Dread admiral (しびれあげは Shibire ageha)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	40	0	62	10
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
30	68	53	¹⁄₆₄

Bestiary No.	DLC #127
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Paralysis Attack
Location(s)	Mount Malign
Item(s) Dropped	Moonwort bulb¹⁄₁₆

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
¹⁄₆₄	25%	25%	15%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
50%	0%	100%	0%
Poof Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *
100%	100%	15%	100%
Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance*	Poison Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
0%	100%	0%	15%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	15%

*Floating-type

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Dread admiral (しびれあげは Shibire ageha)

Model
Bestiary no.: #063
Family: Bug
Experience: 192
Gold: 80
HP: 76
MP: 9
Attack: 75
Defence: 76
Agility: 80

In-game description: Swat these big, brutish butterflies before they swarm all over the battlefield and paralyse everyone with Burning Breath.

Seen from behind, they're beautiful butterflies, but flip them around and you'll find they're far from fair of face.
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Paralysis Attack
Burning Breath
Location(s): Slurry Coast
Dourbridge
Grotto (Cave, rank 1)
Item(s) dropped: Butterfly wing¹⁄₈
Coagulant¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *: 0%
Ice resistance *: 0%
Wind resistance *: 25%
Blast/Lightning resistance *: 0%
Earth resistance *: 0%
Dark resistance *: -100%
Light resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Dazzle resistance *: 50%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 25%
Paralysis resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 50%
Poison resistance *: 50%
Stun resistance *: 75%
Blunt resistance *: 50%
Deceleratle resistance *: 50%
Sap resistance *: 50%
Spooky Aura resistance *: 0%
Charm resistance *: 50%

Trivia

The dread admiral's English name is sinister spin on red admiral, the common name for the Vanessa atalanta species of butterfly.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Mariposón	Spanish for "large butterfly".
Français	Papilon	From "papillon", the French word for butterfly.
Deutsch	Furchtbare Falter	German for "terrible butterfly".
Italiano	Gigabatt	From the Ancient Greek giga- and "batterfly".

Similar species

Gallery

Famicom art
HD sprites

HD sprites
Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake
Stars model