Bongo bango

Dragon Quest monster
Bongo bango
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ドンガラドン
Romaji	Dongaradon
First appearance	Dragon Quest XI

The Bongo bango is a recurring monster in the series, first appearing in Dragon Quest XI. It is a monster percussionist that gives thunderous performances in stormy regions with its animated drum.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Bongo bangos are rotund red djinn-like spirits with large living drums made of dark green wood strapped to the front of their bodies with yellow rope. The spirits have solid yellow eyes, pointy ears, and tendrils on top of their heads. They float about in midair. Their open vests and wristbands are purple, while their drumsticks have the same dark green and yellow colour scheme as their drums. The sprightly drums have small yellow eyes and are constantly seen with a smile on their jagged mouths. Like their other percussionist kin, bongo bangos can be seen performing for their fellow monsters—scourgettes during the day and lurid lamplings at nighttime. Their vigorous drumming is capable of weakening the defences of their opponents, especially when they can perform in concert with another bongo bango. They will use their drumsticks as clubs to bludgeon foes and can call for backup for more of their kind in battle, as well.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Bongo bango (ドンガラドン, Dongaradon )
Defeated Monster List No. : #250

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Material	187	13	546	96	136	148	90

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

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Becomes Peped up Calls for backup (Bongo bango) Bangs out a demoralising drumbeat (lowers entire party's Defence by one stage) Break Beat (Pep power, with Bongo bango)	Southern Champs Sauvage (second act)	Wyrmwood¹⁄₈ Fire wood¹⁄₃₂
Description		Their thundering beats bring lurid lamplings from miles around to boogie, making death by drummer a very real risk for unwary adventurers.

Malicious[edit | edit source]

Malicious bongo bango (ドンガラドン・邪, Dongaradon・ja )
Defeated Monster List No. : #596

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Material	426	26	1,655	420	245	282	198

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

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Becomes Peped up Calls for backup (Malicious bongo bango) Bangs out a demoralising drumbeat (lowers entire party's Defence by one stage) Break Beat (Pep power, with Malicious bongo bango)	Southern Champs Sauvage (third act)	Wyrmwood¹⁄₈ Fire wood¹⁄₃₂
Description		Bongo bangos who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

Dragon Quest Rivals[edit | edit source]

Bongo bango appeared in the fourth card pack, "Tales of Powerful Monsters" as a super rare card exclusive for Martial Artist leaders. Another card, known as "Turbulent Bongo Bango", appeared in the second True Set when the game's name changed to Rivals Ace as a super rare card common to all leaders.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Bongo bango	Same as English name. Derived from bongó, a type of small drum of Afro-Cuban origin played by beating with the hands.
Français	Conga bongo	From conga, a tall, narrow-headed Cuban drum of African origin.
Deutsch	Bongo bango	Same as English name. Derived from bongó, a type of small drum of Afro-Cuban origin played by beating with the hands.