The pickayune is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV. It is a mischievous, goblin-like monster with wings on its back.
Characteristics
Pickayunes are Humanoid monsters with the appearance of orange-skinned children with a pair of white angelic wings on their backs. They have a huge pair of pointed ears, eyes with minuscule irises, a red shell-like growth on their heads, and a singular horn on the middle of their heads. The monsters wear purple togas and white sandals on their feet. They are more nuisances than true threats, failing to even cast a simple Dazzle spell due to their insufficient MP pools. When the pickayunes returned many years later in X, they gained the ability to breathe fire.
Appearances
Pickayune (おにこぞう Oni kozō)
Original (NES)
- Sprite
- Bestiary No.
- #031
- Spell(s)
- Attempts to cast Dazzle but fails.
- Skill(s)
- None
- Sprites
- Notable Changes
- None
Pickayune (おにこぞう Oni kozō)
| Fire Resistance * |
Water Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * |
Earth Resistance * |
| 25% |
50% |
50% |
0% |
| Explosion Resistance * |
Ice Resistance * |
Electricity Resistance * |
Light Resistance * |
| 0% |
0% |
-25% |
0% |
| Dark Resistance * |
Antimagic Resistance * |
Bedazzlement Resistance * |
Confusion Resistance * |
| 50% |
25% |
0% |
50% |
| Debilitation Resistance* |
MP Absorption Resistance * |
Paralysis Resistance * |
Poison Resistance * |
| 0% |
50% |
-25% |
25% |
| Sleep Resistance * |
Stun Resistance * |
| 0% |
25% |
| Instant Death Resistance * |
| 0% |
The pickayune appears as a C-rank monster of the Demon family during the True Dragon Quest IV event. It can be scouted from Chapter 1, Episode 4: Husband, Where Are You? of the event quests at any difficulty and it can participate in Healie's Battle Road as a party member.
Pickayune (おにこぞう Oni kozō)
Stats
| First |
Second |
Third |
| Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up |
Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up |
Fiery Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up |
| Fourth |
Fifth |
| Crack Res +25 / Stats Up |
Fiery Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up |
| First |
| Breath Potency +5: Raises breath potency by 5%. |
| 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 |
Normal |
| Poison Resistance |
Physical Lock Resistance |
Spell Lock Resistance |
Martial Lock Resistance |
| Super Weak |
Normal |
Normal |
Normal |
| Breath Lock Resistance |
Hobble Resistance * |
Stun Resistance * |
Dazzle Resistance |
| Normal |
Normal |
Half Res |
Half Res |
| Curse Resistance |
Paralysis Resistance |
Confusion Resistance |
Charm Resistance |
|
| Normal |
Super Weak |
Normal |
Immune |
Etymology
A picayune (no K) is an old Spanish term that means "of little value" and to be "trivial". This association is derived from the coin of the same name, which was used from the 1700's to the mid 1800's in both Spain and the colonial United States until it lost it's legal tender status in the latter country in 1857.
Similar species
Gallery
X 
With a Thorny devil (Famicom artwork).
A Pickayune in X.
Rivals card.
