Tantamount

The Tantamount is a monster in the series.

Dragon Quest monster Tantamount

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese れんごく天馬 Romaji Rengoku tenma Translation Purgatory heavenly horse First appearance Dragon Quest IX Variants Godsteed Equinox

Characteristics

Tantamounts are equine monsters based on the Kirin (麒麟) of Japanese mythology, having the features of both a horse and a dragon. It has a golden mane, red hair like flames on its legs and tail, a reddish-brown underside and legs, and black scales that cover most of its body. It gallops in midair and has flaming hooves. The tantamount also has solid white eyes and teal on both its head and flank. It can attack by calling powerful bolts of lightning or fierce flames. The steeds are said to hail from purgatory, a region somewhere between heaven and hell.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Tantamount (れんごく天馬, Rengoku tenma) Defeated Monster List No. : #239

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Beast & Floating 1,056 60 4,600 167 358 388 338

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle 50% -50% 0% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 50% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 50% 50% 50% 50% 25% 25% 100% 25% 25% 95%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items None Acts twice on even turns Lightning Storm Body Slam Grotto (Fire, rank 8-10) Horse manure1⁄16 Friendly fan1⁄128 Description These heavenly horses lash out with Lightning Storm, sometimes strike twice, and read the battlefield like a book. Some believe that the moon's craters are made by tantamounts' flaming manes as they gallop across the night sky.

Dragon Quest X

Tantamount can be faced as one of the rare bosses in the Magic Labyrinth. It is able to cast Frizzle, breathe out fierce flames and emit a Whinny, as well as unleash Lightning Storm when they become enraged.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Tantamount (れんごく天馬, Rengoku tenma) Defeated Monster List No. : #236

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Beast 320 16 521 84 163 133 135

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death 50% -25% 0% 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% 100% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 100% 100% 25% 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 100% 99% 100% 100% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Frizzle Inferno Whinny The Champs Sauvage (act two) Mount Pang Lai (act two, night only) Ruby Path of Doom (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only) Horse manure1⁄16 Equable emerald1⁄64 Description Hellish horses who form herds that canter in circles, kicking up ash and embers-a spectacle known as the Mephistophelian merry-go-round.

Malicious

Malicious tantamount (れんごく天馬・邪, Rengoku tenma・ja) Defeated Monster List No. : #531

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Beast 297 42 1,607 271 215 240 220

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death 50% -25% 0% 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% 100% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 100% 100% 50% 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 100% 99% 100% 100% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Kafrizz Scorch Whinny Mount Pang Lai (postgame, night only) Horse manure1⁄16 Skysteed sword1⁄256 Description Tantamounts who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Tantamount (れんごく天馬, Rengoku tenma ) Monsterpedia No.: #270

Icon Attributes Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom B 1,370 350 560 510 470 500 Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items Lightning Rod (lv. 1) Zapmeister (lv. 1) Magical Moment (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Spellbinder (lv. 40) Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Rando-Muster (lv. 1) Rando-Accel (lv. 60) Yggdrasil dew (common) Meteorite bracer (rare) Meteorite bracer+ (very rare)

Resistances 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% -25% 50% 50% 25% 50% 0% -25% 0% 0% 0% 25% 50% 50% 0%

Additional information Description These searing supernatural steeds hail from a region somewhere between heaven and hell. They are saddled with cleansing the souls of the sinful by inflicting serious suffering. Location Circle of Conquest, Upper Echelon ()

Synthesis Breeding chart X (Either parent is B-rank.) Notable fusions X = X = X =

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Tantomonta	From the Spanish tanto and monta.
Français	Tempétalon	From the French tempétueux and talon.
Deutsch	Gaul des Grauens	German for "horse of horrors".
Italiano	Tanamont	From the Latin tantus and the Italian monta.
中文	炼狱天马	Transliteration of the Japanese name Rengoku tenma, which means "purgatory heavenly horse".

Gallery

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  Monsters: Joker 3 official art
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  Tantamount in Tact
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  Tact official art