Expload

The Expload is a monster in the series.

Dragon Quest monster Expload

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese デザートタンク Romaji Dezāto tanku Translation Desert tank First appearance Dragon Quest IX Variants Blastoad
Mortoad

Characteristics

Exploads are enormous toad monsters that have a desert camouflage pattern of various shades of brown on their bumpy skin and are usually found in desert regions. They have two sets of cannon-like structures on their shoulders, which they use for artillery attacks. They can also expel flame breath from their mouths. The monster's Japanese name Desert Tank (デザートタンク, Dezāto tanku^?) is likely a reference to the arcade game of the same name developed by Sega.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Expload (デザートタンク, Dezāto tanku) Defeated Monster List No. : #097

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Beast 142 10 522 146 102 116 64

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

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items None Ribbit Launcher Flame Breath Djust Desert Western Coffinwell (Loch Storn) Grotto (Ruins, rank 1) Toad oil1⁄8 Bow tie1⁄64 Description Slow they may be, but their heavy weapons, in particular their ribbit launchers, are the terror of travellers everywhere. Toad tanks dressed in drab for desert warfare. They work like well-oiled machines thanks to magnificent maintenance.

• The player must acquire turbo toad oil for Quest #32: Oil Get It! by defeating an expload with a critical hit. The quest can be repeated as many times as desired.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3

Expload appears as a B-rank monster of the Dragon family.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Sapogaitas explosivo	From the Spanish sapo, gaitas, and explosivo.
Français	Croartilleur	From the French croasser and artilleur.
Deutsch	Knallfrosch	From the German Knall and Frosch.
Italiano	Ranabum	From the Italian rana and bum.