Trap box

Dragon Quest monster
Trap box
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	トラップボックス
Romaji	Torappubokkusu
First appearance	Dragon Quest VIII
Old localisation	None
Variants	Box of Tricks; Cannibox; Chest mimic; Coffer of death; Colossal cannibox; Fortunetelling mimic; Golden box; Mega mimic; Mimic; Mimic king; Mimic with cheese; Pandora's box; Trap Box in Memoriam

The trap box is a recurring boss monster in the Dragon Quest series that was introduced in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.

Originally appearing as the boss of the Swordsman's Labyrinth, it has gone on to make regular appearances in other games in the series.

It is the first Mimic in the series not to remain hidden in its treasure chest, revealing a ghastly skeleton within.

Characteristics edit

The trap box is able to levitate in midair under its own power. The lid of the trap box's treasure chest is split into two and serve as the monster's hands, being used in vicious crushing attacks. From inside of the bottom half of the treasure chest peers out a frightful skeleton with a flexible serpentine spine, horns on either side of its skull, and a sickening tongue even longer than that of a normal mimic's. Despite its skeletal appearance, the trap box still belongs to the material family rather than being one of the undead. Much like the other mimics, it can inflict a variety of different status effects on unfortunate adventurers including sleep and confusion.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King edit

Trap box (トラップボックス, Torappubokkusu )
Defeated Monster List No. : #264

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	Material	1100	255	1,020	660	92	60	50	⁰⁄₆₄

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

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Crackle Fuddle Snooze	Desperate attack	Swordsman's Labyrinth	Venus' Tear¹⁄₁
Description		A monster that carries the precious Venus' tear in its mouth. Its guiding motivation appears to be its obsession with priceless jewels and treasures.
Notable changes in the remake

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker edit

A single Trap box can be found on Infern Mountain.

Trap box

Sprite	Attributes
	Family	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	Material	S	?	?	?	?	?	?
Traits			Skills		Resistances
Critical Massacre			Fear-monger		Whackproof, Paralysisproof

Additional information
Description	Few who fall upon this ingenious trap ever live to tell the tale.
Weapons	Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Location	Infern Isle (Tartarus)
Breeding chart	Metal kaiser slime x Cannibox x Mimic x Mimic

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 edit

Trap box

Attributes
Family	Rank	Size	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
Material	S	S	?	?	?	?	?	?
Traits			Skills		Resistances
Critical Massacre, Perilous Parrier			Fear-monger		Immune to Whack and Paralysis

Additional information
Weapons	Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Location
Breeding chart	Cannibox x Mimic x Mimic x Metal kaiser slime

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Dragon Quest Tact edit

Trap box appears as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited Dragon Quest VIII}} event. It will join the party in Chapter 3, Episode 1: Another World and it can be fully awakened by completing the Pickham Region stage from Journey of the Cursed King at any difficulty. The Trap box also stars in its own Battle Road.

Trap box (トラップボックス Torappubokkusu)

Image

Attributes
Role	Max level	HP	MP	Move
Debuff	120	942	307	2
Attack	Defence	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
446	372	375	150	35
Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Crack	Woosh	Bang
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Very Weak	Normal
Zap	Zam	Snooze	Poison	Physical Lock
Very Weak	Normal	Normal	Immune	Half Res
Spell Lock	Martial Lock	Breath Lock	Hobble *	Stun *
Normal	Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Normal
Dazzle	Curse	Paralysis	Confusion	Charm
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal	Super Weak

Skills
Basic skills	Awakening skills
Fuddle Freezing Blizzard* Chaotic Stab*	Chaos Catastrophe / Stats Up Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up Chaotic Stab Potency +5% / Stats Up Confusion Success Rate +5% Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up Chaotic Stab Potency +5% / Stats Up Confusion Success Rate +5%
Perks
Basic perks	Max HP +20 AGL +15 Chaotic Stab Potency +2%
Leader perk	Raises DEF of inorganic allies, including itself, by 15% in a 5x5 square around it.
Awakening perk	Chaos Catastrophe: Greatly raises ATK and AGL for 1 turn when user's ability confuses enemy.

Other languages edit

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Caja trampa	Spanish for "trap box".
Français	Boîtes à pièges	French for "trap box".
Deutsch	Fallenkiste	German for "trap box".
中文 (繁體)	陷阱箱	Xiànjǐng xiāng

Gallery edit

Joker model.
The Trap box and other monsters encountered in Journey of the Cursed King in Tact.

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