Belisha beakon

The Belisha beakon is a monster in the series.

Dragon Quest monster Belisha beakon
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese アカイライ Romaji Akairai First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localisation Blue Beak (III NES)
BlueBeak (III GBC) Variants Beakon
Weaken beakon

Characteristics

Belisha Beakons are large flightless birds, having blue plumage and purple skin. Just like their weaker relatives, they are able to attack twice per turn, but can also cast wind magic in the form of Woosh in their debut and Swoosh in both IX and X, the latter game giving them the ability stun enemies with War Cry and attacking them from a distance with a jumping attack. According to their monster description in various games starting with Dragon Quest X, they are pathological liars, having destroyed the lives of many monsters who believed them. The monster's English is a play on belisha beacons - the illuminated orange globes at the top of the black-and-white striped poles marking zebra crossings in the United Kingdom. The Japanese name of the monster, "akairai", is a reference to the Achaierai monster from the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game.

All three beakon monsters are exaggerated parodies of the Phorusrhacidae family of flightless birds. More commonly known as terror birds, they possessed enormous beaks and existed as apex predators in the plains of South America roughly 2 million years ago in the Cenozoic era.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Belisha beakon (アカイライ Akairai) Bestiary Number: #076

Sprites Attributes NES SFC GBC Switch Level HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 23 60 16 372 32 60 52 33 0⁄64

Resistances

Fire Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Snooze Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle 0% 0% 25% 0 25% 0% 100% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% 25% 0%

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop Woosh Occasionally acts twice per turn Persistence Region Region Immigrant Town Region Fifer's Spire Book of Satori 1⁄2048 (NES version only) Nothing (remakes)

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Belisha beakon (アカイライ, Akairai ) Defeated Monster List number: #068

Attributes

Sprite Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Beast 96 48 633 29 118 186 110 0⁄64

Resistances

Fire Explosion Ice Wind Physical Lightning Drain Magic Whack Kamikazee Poof 0% 0% 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 25%

Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Sleep Stumble Stun Agility Down Attack Down Defence Down 25% 0% -25% -25% 0% 0% 0% -25% -25% 0%

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop Dazzle Swoosh Woosh Occasionally acts twice per turn Fifer's Spire Persistence Region Pirates' Den Region Seed of stamina1⁄64

Description Every tale told of these beaky baddies is a lie, embellished to beyond believable. If you wish to learn the measure of the monster, you need but fight one.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Belisha beakon (アカイライ, Akairai) Defeated Monster List No. : #193

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Bird 136 10 1,460 104 146 143 167

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle -50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% -50% 0% 50% 0% 25% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 50% 50% 50% 50% 25% 25% 25% 50% 25% 85%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items Swoosh Acts twice per turn Calls for backup (Belisha beakon) Realm of the Mighty Ondor Cliffs (high ground) Grotto (Ice, rank 7-8) Crimson coral1⁄32 Red tights1⁄64 Description Their whirlwind speed allows them to attack twice per turn, wards off wind spells and makes them masters of Swoosh. Big fans of clean air and a fresh breeze, they are keen climbers, but don't care for Upover on account of its close climate.

Dragon Quest X

Belisha beakon appeared from the beginning of the game. Like before, they are able to cast Swoosh and are able to perform a jumping attack and emit a War Cry.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Belisha beakon (アカイライ, Akairai ) Monsterpedia No.: #189

Icon Attributes Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom B 1,370 320 470 300 540 780 Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items Doomsayer (lv. 1) Wooshmeister (lv. 1) Rando-Muster (lv. 20) Agent of Chaos (lv. 40) Tactical Commander (lv. 1) Supreme Sidestepper (lv. 1) Unhealthy Advantage (lv. 60) N/A

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

Additional information Description These unprincipled parrots are pathological liars and many are the monsters who've been taken in by their deceptions. Location N/A

Synthesis Breeding chart X Notable fusions

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Aticuécano picador	Spanish for "stabbing/wounding beakon". Possibly derived from the Spanish atizar, alicuécano, a term for an annoying or bothersome person, or alicucu.
Français	Rapacepasse	From the French rapace and passe.
Deutsch	Sturmschnabel	German for "storm beak".
Italiano	Flash Beck	From the English flashback and the German Beck, the beak of a bird of prey.
中文	青衣巨喙	Simplified Chinese for "blue-feathered giant beak".

Trivia

• The Belisha beakon's description of being a pathological liar in some recent games is related to a rumour based on the Famicom version of Dragon Quest III. In the original game, belisha beakons have a notoriously low chance of dropping a Words of Wisdom at ¹⁄₂₀₄₈ (approximately 0.049% when rounded up). The drop rate was so low, a rumour began to spread that the monsters didn't actually drop the book at all, as even the Dragon Quest III Official Guide Book stated that the item's drop rate was "almost never".

Gallery

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  A Belisha beakon in X