Ragin' Contagion

The Ragin' Contagion is a character and boss in Dragon Quest IX. It is a gaseous, pestilential monster that was sealed long ago inside the Quarantomb by the people of Coffinwell to keep it from infecting anyone else.

Dragon Quest monster Ragin' Contagion
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese 病魔パンデルム Romaji Byōma Panderumu Translation Plague Demon Panderum First appearance Dragon Quest IX Variants Uncommon cold Scarlet fever

Characteristics

Ragin' Contagion is a monster with a pink gaseous body that has three red eyes, a long green tongue that appears to constantly emit poisonous breath, and a set of claws that trail along the ground. Its tongue makes it appears as though it is drooling onto the ground. Its Japanese name is a combination of the words "pandemic", a type of disease that affects people over a wide geographic area, and "Pandemonium", a term coined by English poet John Milton which roughly means "all demons". In the English version of the game, it speaks with a stereotypical Southern accent.

Story

The Contagion was sealed in a jar in the centre of the Quarantomb years before the events of the game. However during the earthquake at the beginning of the game, the jar was broken and the Contagion was able to cause illness in Coffinwell once again. The player manages to defeat the Contagion and return Coffinwell to normal. The Contagion infects people whenever it is nearby. This manifests itself as a cough, a high temperature and eventually death. There is no known cure to this, but it will quickly subside when the Contagion is sealed. In Coffinwell, only one person dies from the Contagion, although it is noted that if it had continued much longer many more would have.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Ragin' Contagion (病魔パンデルム, Byōma Panderumu) Defeated Monster List No. : #260

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Elemental & Floating 696 ∞ 2,295 600 68 68 50

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

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items Deceleratle Kasap Acts twice per turn Envenomating Attack Sweet Breath Quarantomb Royal soil (100%) Description The very essence of illness, it was sealed up in the Quarantomb for a century, but came back to curse Coffinwell once more. This toxic pox was created to ensure that the nameless terror that slept in the Quarantomb stayed sealed inside forever.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Pestilencia	Spanish for "pestilence", any epidemic disease that is highly contagious and devastating. One of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Français	Épidémon	From the French épidémie and démon.
Deutsch	Seine Pestilenz	German for "living pestilence".
Italiano	Epidemon	From the Italian epidemia and demon.