Antnibbler

Dragon Quest monster
Antnibbler
Japanese	おおありくい
Romaji	Ō-arikui
First appearance	Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Old localisation	Giant Anteater; Anteater
Variants	Antgobbler; Antguzzler

The Antnibbler is a monster in the series.

Characteristics edit

Antnibblers are giant, bipedal anteater monsters with brown spiky fur, with lighter brownish-grey faces and snouts. They have red eyes and a wine red extensible tongue, which they use to whip enemies.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation edit

Antnibbler (おおありくい Ō-arikui)
Bestiary Number: 004

Sprites				Attributes
NES	SFC	GBC	Switch	Level	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
				3	12	0	12	4	13	8	6	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances

Fire	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Snooze	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Deceleratle
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	70%	0%	25%	100%	100%	0%	0%	0%

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
None	None	Aliahan region Reeve region Promontory Passage Dreamer's Tower	Leather hat ¹⁄₆₄

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake edit

Antnibbler (おおありくい, Ō-arikui )
Defeated Monster List number: #004

Attributes

Sprite	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	Beast	14	6	16	3	17	35	8	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances

Fire	Explosion	Ice	Wind	Physical	Lightning	Drain Magic	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof
-50%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	-25%	0%	0%

Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Sleep	Stumble	Stun	Agility Down	Attack Down	Defence Down
-25%	100%	-25%	-25%	-25%	0%	0%	-25%	-25%	-25%

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
None	None	Aliahan Region Promontory Passage Dreamer's Tower	Leather hat¹⁄₃₂

Description	Though their twisty tongues and keen claws are likely to leave long-lasting lacerations, these monsters prefer to eat ants over adventurers.

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai edit

An antnibbler is one of the friendly monsters living on Dermline Island with Dai and Brass.

In Other Languages edit

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Mascahormigas	Spanish for "ant chewer".
Français	Grignofourmilier	From the French grignoter and fourmilier.
Deutsch	Ameisenschlecker	German for "ant licker".
Italiano	Mangiaformiche	Italian for "anteater".
中文 (繁體)	巨型食蚁兽	Chinese for "giant anteater".

Gallery edit

Artwork in III.
Super Famicom art
A Antnibbler in the 1991 anime of The Adventure of Dai.