Cannibox

The cannibox is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Dragon Quest monster Cannibox

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ひとくいばこ Romaji Hitokuibako First appearance Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation Old localisation Man-Eater Chest Variants Box of Tricks
Chest mimic
Coffer of death
Colossal cannibox
Fortunetelling mimic
Golden box
Mega mimic
Mimic
Mimic king
Mimic with cheese
Pandora's box
Snap Case (infamous monster)
Trap box
Trap Box in Memoriam

Introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is a weaker version of the more common mimic and as such is usually the first container-mimicking monster encountered by the player.

Characteristics

Canniboxes, like mimics, are monstrous chests; the cannibox is probably the most convincing of the chest-mimicking monsters since it is colored like a traditional chest: brown, unlike the off-color palettes of the mimic and pandora's box.

Being a lesser variety of the mimic, canniboxes usually don't have access to instant-death moves but, rather, Desperate attacks that can act as instant-death if the target's HP isn't sufficient enough to survive. An encounter with a cannibox can usually be prevented by casting Peep on a chest to determine whether or not is a monster, though this may not help any if canniboxes wander the area like normal monsters do.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako) Bestiary Number: #055

Sprites Attributes NES SFC GBC Switch Level HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 25 120 0 137 60 200 55 67 1⁄16

Resistances

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

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop None Brutal strike Sweet Breath Pyramid x1 Kidnapper's Cave x2 Fifer's Spire x2 Ice Cave Cypress stick1⁄2048

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ, Hitokuibako ) Defeated Monster List number: #037

Attributes

Sprite Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion None 220 35 1,212 92 110 160 73 1⁄16

Resistances

Fire Explosion Ice Wind Physical Lightning Drain Magic Whack Kamikazee Poof -25% 50% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% 100%

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

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop None Occasionally acts twice per turn Desperate attack Sweet Breath Pyramid Kidnapper's Cave Sage's elixir1⁄64

Description Tricky chests lure in avaricious adventurers with the prospect of treasure, when all that awaits is the pain of a powerful bite.

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ, Hitokuibako ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #170

Sprites Attributes NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 100 0 150 25 140 55 62 0⁄64

Resistances Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Confusion Sap 75% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 75% 0% 100% 75% 75% 100% 100% 25% 25%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Desperate attack Sweet Breath War Cry Imperial Pantry of Parthenia x1 Pharos Beacon x1 (NES version only) Auld Well (Chapters 5 & 6 remakes only) Chain Mail(1⁄64) Notable changes in the remakes None

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ, Hitokuibako ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #050

Sprites Attributes SFC PS2 DS & Mobile HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 90 8 23 95 60 50 12 0⁄64 N/A

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% Drain Magic Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Confusion Sap 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 20%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Drain Magic Frizzle Whack None Scary Lair (x1) Gotha Path x2 Mini medal1⁄8 Notable changes in the remakes None

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ, Hitokuibako ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #032

Sprites Attributes SFC Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 144 8 118 96 37 60 40 0%

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

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Drain Magic Frizzle Whack Critical Hit Isle of Murdaw (x2) Hallowed Hollow (x1) Seed of agility (100%) Notable changes in the remakes None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ, Hitokuibako ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #037

Sprite Attributes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 110 30 65 (PS1) 98 (3DS) 100 (PS1) 130 (3DS) 65 50 40 1⁄16 1⁄8

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% 0% 100% 100% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 50% 100% 0% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Sizz Desperate attack Sweet Breath Automaton Stronghold x1 Grody Grotto x2 Likeness of the Great Evil x2 Inside the Time Frame x1 Mountaintop Tunnel x1 The Beacon (past) Dig Site - Underground Seed of strength (1⁄64) Notable changes in the remakes

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ, Hitokuibako ) Defeated Monster List No. : #062

Image Attributes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 61 12 76 110 60 50 46 1⁄32

Resistances Attack Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 100% Army Poison Stun Paralysis Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 25% 50% 50% 15% 15% 50% 50% 50% 15% 15% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Sizz Desperate attack Sweet Breath Ruined Abbey (x1) Swordsman's Labyrinth Kingdom of Trodain (x1) Uncharted island in southwest Iron nail1⁄8 Pot lid1⁄16 Description A skillful mimic that disguises itself a treasure chest. It waits quietly to be discovered, then chomps on unwary travelers with its sharp fangs. Occasionally capable of landing devastating attacks. Notable changes in the remake

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ, Hitokuibako) Defeated Monster List No. : #204

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Material 187 10 960 210 140 108 140

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle -25% 0% -25% 0% 0% 0% -25% 0% 100% 100% 0% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 90%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items Whack Sweet Breath Critical Hit Tower of Trades x1 The Bad Cave x1 Rank 3 (G) grotto blue treasure chests (10%) Rank 4 (F) non-grotto blue treasure chests (10%) Mini medal1⁄16 Gold bracer1⁄128 Description Shut these big, bad boxes up with Fizzle before they send you to sleep with Sweet Breath or waste you with Whack. Monsters who've morphed into boxes to ambush adventurers. What treasures await inside their well-guarded wooden depths?

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ, Hitokuibako ) Defeated Monster List No. : #107

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Material 258 10 288 46 139 118 123

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% 100% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 100% 50% 25% 50% 100% 0% 99% 25% 25% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 25% 25% 50% 99% 100% 100% 25% 25%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Whack Occasionally acts twice per turn. Desperate attack Sweet Breath Dundrasil Region (first act) Caverns Under Octagonia (first act) Imperial Pantry of Parthenia (3DS and Definitive Edition only) Seed of skill Description They sit stick still waiting for unwary adventurers to approach, then snap into action, unleashing a nigh on inescapable onslaught.

This monster does not have a vicious, nor a malicious variant.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

On occasion, the respawnable treasure chests scattered around the game will be Canniboxes. They are challenging to scout.

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ, Hitokuibako ) Bestiary number: #056

Sprite Attributes Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom D 980 560 880 930 750 260 Traits Skills Resistances Desperado Fear-monger Whackproof

Additional information Description Wicked monsters who take the form of chests to lure adventurers in for the kill. Weapons Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves Location Palaish Isle (Temple) Breeding chart Goodybag x Goodybag

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

On occasion, the respawnable treasure chests scattered around the game will be Canniboxes. They are challenging to scout. Their "evolved" form, the Mimic, replaces them for the blue "ornate" treasure chests found in the Necropolis.

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ, Hitokuibako ) Bestiary number: #073

Sprite Attributes Rank Size Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom D S 600 340 540 570 460 160 Traits Skills Resistances Desperado, Lootist Fear-monger Vulnerable to Fizzle, Immune to Whack

Additional information Weapons Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves Location Bemusoleum Breeding chart Goodybag x Goodybag (at least one must be Level 19 or lower) Imp x Dancing flame or Spitnik

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ, Hitokuibako ) Monsterpedia No.: #298

Icon Attributes Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom F 1,370 280 630 590 450 390 Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items Thrill-Seeker (lv. 1) MP Booster I (lv. 20) Splish Ward (lv. 40) Critical Moment (lv. 1) Dodge Denier (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Whacker (lv. 40) Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Deadly Touch (lv. 1) Intimidating (lv. 60) Medicinal herb (Common) Hocus pocus ring (Rare)

Resistances Fire * Water * Explosion * Wind * Earth * Ice * Electricity * Light * Dark * Antimagic * 0% 0% 50% -25% 0% 50% 50% 25% 0% 0% Bedazzlement * Confusion * Debilitation * MP Absorption * Paralysis * Poison * Sleep * Stun * Instant Death * 50% 50% 25% 0% 0% 50% -25% 0% 0%

Additional information Description Tricksters who pretend to be treasure chests in order to spring sneak attacks on unsuspecting travellers. They absolutely will not stand for running away - attempt this too many times and you're really asking for it Location Circle of Conquest - Middle & Upper Echelon () Circle of Temper - Middle & Upper Echelon () Circle of Indulgence - Every Echelon () Circle of Caprice - Middle Echelon () Cradle of Corruption - Upper Level ()

Synthesis Breeding chart X Notable fusions

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

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Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako))
Defeated Monster List No. : #054

Model	Experience	Gold
	46	70g

Field Notes	Treacherous chests who wait for wandering adventurers to lift their lids, then show them the cost of curiosity. Treasure hunters who've met these bestial boxes speak of their struggles with PTCD: Post-Tramautic Chest Disorder.
Location(s)	Colissea (Hero)
Item(s) Dropped	Royal ruby, Slipweed, Classic endure ring recipe, Luxury endure ring recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako))
Defeated Monster List No. : #035

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	300	70g	Yes

Field Notes	Treacherous chests who wait for wandering adventurers to lift their lids, then show them the cost of curiosity. Treasure hunters who've met these bestial boxes speak of their struggles with PTCD: Post-Tramautic Chest Disorder.
Location(s)	The Battle of Ingenia, The Battle of Dunisia, The Battle of the Wildwood
Item(s) Dropped	Gold nugget

Dragon Quest Builders

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Image Chapter 3 Attributes HP Attack Defence Dropped items Locations 240 ~ 370 26 ~ 28 32 Ring of awakening (★★★) ? Final Chapter Attributes HP Attack Defence Dropped items Locations 370 26 32 N/A ?

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Dragon Quest Walk

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Dragon Quest Tact

Cannibox appears as a D-rank monster of the Inorganic family. It will join the party in Chapter 4, Episode 4: A material-gathering trap, as well as Chapter 13, Episode 2: An Old Tale. The cannibox can participate in the Battle Roads of Majellan, Golem, Blossom Slime, Gyldenbritches, King kelp, and Halloween King as a party member.

Cannibox (ひとくいばこ Hitokuibako)

Image Attributes Role Max level HP MP Move Debuff 100 497 156 2-3 Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight 316 278 168 113 15 Resistances Frizz Sizz Crack Woosh Bang Normal Half Res Half Res Very Weak Normal Zap Zam Snooze Poison Physical Lock Normal Very Weak Normal Immune Normal Spell Lock Martial Lock Breath Lock Hobble * Stun * Normal Half Res Normal Super Weak Normal Dazzle Curse Paralysis Confusion Charm Normal Normal Half Res Super Weak Normal Skills Basic skills Awakening skills Sweet Breath Bite* Talent Blossoming: Soothing Strike ATK +5/Stats Up Sizz Res +25/Stats Up Bite Potency +5%/Stats Up Soothing Strike Potency +5% Crack Res +25/Stats Up Bite Potency +5%/Stats Up Soothing Strike Potency +5% Perks Basic perks Bite Potency +2% N/a N/a Leader perk N/a Awakening perk ATK +5: Raises ATK by 5.

Gallery

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  Famicom art.
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  Joker 2 art.
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  Biting a Martial Artist.
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  Using Peep on a Cannibox.
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  Cannibox chest in Imperial Pantry of Parthenia from IV. (Cell phone)
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  Random encounter in Auld Well from IV. (Cell phone)
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  First Cannibox chest in Gotha Path from V. (Cell phone)
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  Second Cannibox chest in Gotha Path from V. (Cell phone)
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  Cannibox chest in Hallowed Hollow from VI. (Cell phone)
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  Cannibox in Ruined Abbey from VIII. (Cell phone)
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  Cannibox in Swordsman's Labyrinth from VIII. (Cell phone)
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  Cannibox chest in the Kingdom of Trodain from VIII. (Cell phone)
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  4 Canniboxes along with a Mimic on the Southwest Isle from VIII. (Cell phone)
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  A Cannibox in X.
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  XI polygon model.
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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.
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  Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime.
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  War Chest tank in Rocket Slime.
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  2 Canniboxes fighting Yangus and his Firebird companion in Young Yangus.
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  Joker model.
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  DQ Trading Card.