Killer moth

Dragon Quest monster
Killer moth
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	キラーモス
Romaji	Kirāmosu
First appearance	Dragon Quest VI
Old localisation	None
Variants	Dark moth; Devilmoth; Giant moth

The killer moth is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VI.

Characteristics edit

Killer moths are menacing moths dyed red with the blood of unsuspecting travelers. It focuses on group disruption with bedazzling techniques and paralysis. In later games, the lepidopterans gained the ability to breathe out venomous toxins, as well, making them even more of a nuisance.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation edit

Killer moth (キラーモス, Kirāmosu )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #127

Sprites		Attributes
SFC	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
		184	0	324	105	141	80	101	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack	Paralysis
0%	0%	0%	25%	60%	60%	325%	100%	0%	50%	100%
Army	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	100%	15%	80%	50%	15%	100%	15%	15%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Dazzleflash Paralysis Attack	Pillar of Pegasus Greedmore Valley region	Moonwort bulb¹⁄₆₄
Notable changes in the remakes

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King edit

Killer moth (キラーモス, Kirāmosu )
Defeated Monster List No. : #135

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	Bug	84	8	116	14	94	91	70	¹⁄₆₄

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

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Dazzle	Venom Mist	Royal Hunting Ground Savella Region (night only)	Rennet powder¹⁄₈ Antidotal herb¹⁄₁₆
Description		Ferocious insect monsters that love nothing more than tormenting humans. Fond of casting blinding spells and exhaling a venomous mist during combat.
Notable changes in the remake

Dragon Quest Tact edit

Killer moth appears as a B-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the limited Dragon Quest VIII event. It can be recruited from the Savella Region stage from Journey of the Cursed King at any difficulty. The killer moth can participate in the trap box's Battle Road as a party member.

Killer moth (キラーモス Kirāmosu)

Image

Attributes
Role	Max level	HP	MP	Move
Debuff	110	683	277	4
Attack	Defence	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
240	241	375	166	25
Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Crack	Woosh	Bang
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res	Very Weak
Zap	Zam	Snooze	Poison	Physical Lock
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal	Super Weak
Spell Lock	Martial Lock	Breath Lock	Hobble *	Stun *
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Dazzle	Curse	Paralysis	Confusion	Charm
Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Immune

Skills
Basic skills	Awakening skills
Dazzle Acid Breath* Venom Breath*	Breath Potency +5%/Stats Up Woosh Res +25/Stats Up Acid Breath Potency +5%/Stats Up Zam Res +25/Stats Up Acid Breath Potency +5%/Stats Up
Perks
Basic perks	AGL +10 Acid Breath Potency +2% N/a
Leader perk	N/a
Awakening perk	Breath Potency +5%: Raises breath potency by 5%.

Gallery edit

The Killer moth and other monsters that can be encountered during the Dragon Quest VIII event in Tact
DQ Trading Card.