Betterfly

Dragon Quest monster
Betterfly
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ひとくいが
Romaji	Hitokui ga
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	Man-Eater Moth (III NES); Carnimoth (III GBC)

The Betterfly is a monster in the series.

Characteristics edit

Betterflies are large, unusual moths with a teal, cartoonish dog-like face at the center of their bodies, their maws filled with sharp fangs that they use to bite with. Their wings are dark green with orange spots. In remakes and Dragon Quest of the Stars, the betterflies have a completely different colour scheme, having purple wings, bright green heads, and pink lips. Like their lesser blue cousins, betterflies are able to envelop enemies in illusions by casting Dazzle, and then poison them with their venomous fangs.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation edit

Betterfly (ひとくいが Hitokui ga)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #027
Level: 10
Experience: 55
Gold: 15
HP: 26
MP: 4
Attack: 49
Defense: 35
Agility: 17
Evasion: ¹⁄₁₆

Spell(s): Dazzle
Skill(s): Calls for backup (Betterfly)
Flee
Poison Attack
Location(s): Underground Lake
Isis region
Item Dropped: Poison Needle¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *: 25%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 25%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 0%
Fuddle resistance: 0%
Snooze resistance: 25%
Deceleratle resistance *: 70%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Remakes sprites

SFC
GBC
Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake edit

Betterfly (ひとくいが Hitokui ga)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #028
Family: Bug & Floating
Experience: 72
Gold: 7
HP: 40
MP: 12
Attack: 54
Defence*: 62
Agility: 29
Evasion: ¹⁄₁₆

In-game description: More barbaric than their batterfly brethren, these winged inconveniences like to tease their targets before discharging a volley of magical spells.
Spell(s): Dazzle
Skill(s): Acts twice per turn
Calls for backup
Flees
Poison Attack
Location(s): Underground Lake
Ibis region
Item Dropped: Poison needle¹⁄₃₂

Fire resistance *: 25%
Explosion resistance *: 25%
Ice resistance *: 0%
Wind resistance *: -125%
Strike resistance *: 0%
Lightning resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance *: 0%
Dazzle resistance: 25%
Fizzle resistance: 0%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 0%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 25%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies edit

Betterfly (ひとくいが Hitokui ga)

Model
Bestiary no.: #018
Family: Bug
Experience: 36
Gold: 28
HP: 37
MP: 5
Attack: 30
Defence: 16
Agility: 44

In-game description: Brutal butterflies that dizzy with Dazzle, then pounce upon their victims with venomous fangs.

They've been worried about their weight of late, and are trying to balance their mortal-heavy diet by devouring more fish.
Spell(s): Dazzle
Skill(s): Poison Attack
Location(s): Zere
Item(s) dropped: Coagulant¹⁄₈
Butterfly wing¹⁄₁₆

Fire resistance *: -25%
Ice resistance *: 0%
Wind resistance *: 0%
Blast/Lightning resistance *: 0%
Earth resistance *: 0%
Dark resistance *: -25%
Light resistance *: -25%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Dazzle resistance *: 25%
Fizzle resistance *: 0%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 50%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Poison resistance *: 25%
Stun resistance *: 0%
Blunt resistance *: 0%
Deceleratle resistance *: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Spooky Aura resistance *: 0%
Charm resistance *: 0%

During Quest #24: Battering Betterflies, a farmer named George has asked the player to scare away ten betterflies from battle in the fields near Zere. If at least one character in the party is level 25 or higher, the betterflies will eventually flee on their own if the entire party defends on each turn. This quest can be repeated as many times as desired.

Dragon Quest X edit

Betterfly began appearing in Version 7.0 along with Batterflies. They once again cast Dazzle and can call in more of themselves for the first time since III, but can now envenomate enemies with a poisonous powder.

In Other Languages edit

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Golpeposa	From the Spanish golpe and mariposa.
Français	Frappillon	From the French frappe and papillon.
Deutsch	Zerschmeißfliege	From the German verb zerschmeißen and Fliege.
Italiano	Neo Alabatt	Italian for "neo batterfly". From the Italian ala and the English butterfly.
中文 (繁體)	食人蛾	Traditional Chinese for "man-eating moth".