Prancing pillar

The Prancing pillar is a monster in the series.

Dragon Quest monster Prancing pillar
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese エンタシスマン Romaji Entashisuman First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localisation ColumnMan Variants Boogieing buttress
Cavorting column
Flamencolumn
Sconstrosity

Characteristics

Prancing pillars are stone pillars that have come to life and ambush adventurers. Their arms hold flaming sconces that they use to cast fire magic and they can also perform bizarre dances to drain opponents of their magic power. Their bodies are surprisingly flexible, able to contort in a snakelike fashion and use their malleable bodies to hammer foes.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Prancing pillar (エンタシスマン, Entashisuman ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #069

Sprite Attributes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 180 (boss) 85 (normal encounter) 20 (boss) 10 (normal encounter) 150 (boss) 40 (PS1) 62 (3DS) 51 (boss) 23 (PS1) 47 (3DS) 70 65 65 0⁄64 1⁄32

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

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Frizz Weird Dance El Monumento de Pomposo x4 The Tallest Tower Leather armour1⁄64 Notable changes in the remakes None

• There are two pairs of prancing pillars that are faced as minibosses on 2F of El Monumento de Pomposo, disguised as ordinary pillars. They are not much more difficult than any of the monsters that can be encountered there.

Dragon Quest X

Prancing pillar began appearing in Version 2.0. Once again, they are able to cast Frizzle and perform a Weird Dance. Starting with Version 2.1, prancing pillars are one of the original ten monsters that can be tamed by Item Masters. Vicious prancing pillars can be encountered in the Netherworld in Version 5.3, now being able to cast Kafrizz.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Prancing pillar (エンタシスマン, Entashisuman ) Monsterpedia No.: #302

Icon Attributes Family Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom E 1,380 360 540 560 450 480 Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items Frizz Afficionado (lv. 1) Slick Skin (lv. 1) Insta-Buff (lv. 20) Ace Evader (lv. 40) Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Frizzer (lv. 1) Little Menace (lv. 60) N/A

Resistances Fire * Water * Explosion * Wind * Earth * Ice * Electricity * Light * Dark * Antimagic * 25% 25% 0% -25% 0% 50% 50% 0% 25% 0% Bedazzlement * Confusion * Debilitation * MP Absorption * Paralysis * Poison * Sleep * Stun * Instant Death * 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 50% -25% 25% 0%

Additional information Description Once propped up the roof of a temple of a dubious sect, but couldn't bear the strain and abandoned its post, which was a real weight off its shoulders. It's now enjoying its freedom to the full and has become a real pillar of the community. Location This monster has no natural habitat

Synthesis Breeding chart X Notable fusions X =

Dragon Quest Rivals

Prancing pillar appeared in the 3rd card pack, "Cries of the Phoenix and Mother Earth" as a normal card exclusive for Merchant leaders.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Joniconstruo	From the Spanish jonio and the Latin construo.
Français	Pilier de bal	A play on the French term pilier de bar, which means "barfly".
Deutsch	Schwofende Säule	German for "swinging column".
Italiano	Colonna saltellante	Italian for "hopping column".

Trivia

• Prancing pillar's original Japanese name, Entasisman, is a reference to the architectural term "entasis", which is the application of convex curves to the surface of a structure for aesthetic purposes. Its most well-known usage is on the classical pillars of ancient Rome and Greece, which the prancing pillar is modeled after.

Gallery

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  A prancing pillar in Dragon Quest X
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  A vicious prancing pillar
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  Rivals card