Knocktopus

Dragon Quest monster
Knocktopus
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ニードルオクト
Romaji	Nīdoru okuto
First appearance	Dragon Quest IX

The Knocktopus is a monster that appears in Dragon Quest IX. It is an octopus capable of shooting out sharp spikes from its enormous head.

Characteristics

Knocktopuses are red-skinned cephalopods with spikes coming out of their large heads. They are roughly the size of adult humans and walk about on their eight arms, which have pale purple suckers. The octopuses attack by spinning rapidly and slashing with their spikes, which they can also unleash in barrages at adventurers. They can also release spurts of jet-black ink from their beaks which can envelop opponents in illusions. The spikes from their heads are a valuable material for use in alchemy.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Knocktopus (ニードルオクト, Nīdoru okuto)
Defeated Monster List No. : #058

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Aquatic	75	8	162	64	68	60	51

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Blast	Earth	Dark	Light	Drain Magic	Whack	Dazzle	Fizzle
-25%	25%	0%	0%	0%	-25%	-25%	0%	0%	50%	100%
Confusion	Paralysis	Sleep	Poison	Stun	Blunt	Deceleratle	Sap	Spooky Aura	Charm
25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	40%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped items
None	Sends out a spray of spikes (8~15 non-elemental damage to entire party) Squirts out a spurt of jet-black ink (dazzles a single character)	Tywll Cave Slurry Coast Ocean Grotto (Water, rank 1)	Magic beast horn¹⁄₁₆ Crimson coral¹⁄₃₂
Description		Death spells work well on these awkward octopuses, which shower their enemies with skyborne spikes. They're very humane at heart, and have made it their mission to tear up any trawler nets they find and free the fish within.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Pulplof	From the Spanish pulpo and plof.
Français	Poulpic	From the French poulpe and pic.
Deutsch	Prollyp	From the German Proll and Polyp, an archaic term used to refer to octopuses derived from the Latin polypus.
Italiano	Knocktopus	Same as English name.