Elepus

Dragon Quest monster
Elepus
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	エレフローバー
Romaji	Erefurōpā
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV
Old localisation	Elefrover, Squidgore

The Elepus is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. As its name implies, it is an octopus crossed with an elephant.

Characteristics

Elepi are beige-colored octopi crossed with elephants, possessing large yellow eyes, a long trunk, and a pair of tusks on its face. They have 8 tentacles, 4 spikes on their heads, and their trunk and undersides are orange. In the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VII, the elepus's eyes has purple glowing eyes instead of yellow. It attacks using both its long tentacles and flame breath and is also known as something of a dancer, as well.

In the Official Guide Book for the Famicom version of Dragon Quest IV, there is an illustration of an elepus performing a dance while holding a fan in one of its many tentacles.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV

Elepus
Big Book of Beasts No. : 045

Sprites		Attributes
NES	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	File:DQIV Elepus.png	28	0	14	18	22	16	10	¹⁄₃₂

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Bang	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap
25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	0%	100%	25%	25%	100%	100%	25%	25%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	None	The Cistern Chapel	Dancer's costume(¹⁄)
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest VII

Elepus (エレフローバー, Erefurōpā )
Big Book of Beasts No. : 270

Sprite	Attributes
File:Squidgore.gif	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
File:Squidgore.gif	200	30	180	98	130	90	83	¹⁄₆₄	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack	Paralysis
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	15%	80%
Army	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
15%	80%	15%	100%	80%	80%	80%	15%	0%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Frizzle	Weird Dance Hustle Dance Flame Breath	Ocean near Estard Island and L'Arca (after Demon King's resurrection)	Seed of magic (¹⁄₂₅₆)
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Etymology

Elepus's original Japanese name, Elephroper, is a combination of elephant and roper, a monster from the tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons. Ropers are magical beasts resembling stalagmites that are covered in long tentacles which conceal a mouth.