Dark sabrecat

Dragon Quest monster Dark sabrecat
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese シャドウパンサー Romaji Shadoupansā First appearance Dragon Quest VIII Variants Dark sabrecub
Great sabrecat
Great sabrecub
Sabrecat
Silver sabrecat
Silver sabrecub
Stormy sabrecat
Striking sabrecat
Tigercub

The Dark sabrecat is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

The dark sabrecat is a big cat similar to the prehistoric Smilodon. It was introduced as one of the monsters originating from the World of Darkness, having a solid coat of black fur. However, in later appearances, the sabrecat's fur was changed to a midnight blue instead with black spots all over its body and a dark magenta mane running from the top of its head down its back, as well as a tuft at the end of its tail. Perhaps the feline's most striking feature is their solid set of dark magenta eyes, which sets it apart from its lighter coated cousins. It eventually gained a juvenile form, the dark sabrecub, in later games, as well.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Dark sabrecat (シャドウパンサー Shadoupansā)

Bestiary No.		Family
#215		Beast
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
507	103	372	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
261	177	128	0⁄64

In-Game Description	Ferocious shadowcats that prowl through the darkness. It is said that no one who set eyes on a dark sabrecat ever lives to tell the tale.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Mercurial Thrust
Location(s)	World of Darkness After the fall of Black Citadel: Farebury Region (day only) Kingdom of Ascantha (day only) Pickham Region Kingdom of Argonia Arcadia Region
Item(s) Dropped	Leather hat1⁄32 Saint's ashes1⁄64

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	50%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	50%	50%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	100%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	15%	100%	50%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Sap Resistance *
100%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Dark sabrecat (シャドウパンサー Shadoupansā )

Sprite

Bestiary no.

#403

Family

Beast

Experience

1,530

Gold

307

HP

628

MP

26

Attack

260

Defence

279

Agility

186

In-game description

Silent, solitary and utterly unyielding hunters who look down on other sabrecats for their less-than-perfect technique.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Desperate attack
Battering Slam
Becomes Pepped up
Common Claws (Pep power, with Dark sabrecub)

Location(s)

Zwaardsrust Region (postgame)
Zwaardsrust Region - Whale Way Station (postgame)
Castle Trodain (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)

Item(s) Dropped

Evencloth¹⁄₃₂
Saint's ashes¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *

-10%

Ice resistance *

25%

Wind resistance *

25%

Earth resistance *

-10%

Light resistance *

-25%

Dark resistance *

25%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

0%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

0%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

0%

Poison resistance *

-25%

Sleep resistance *

0%

Blunt resistance

0%

Deceleratle resistance

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Spooky Aura
Anathematise resistance

0%

Stumble resistance *

0%

Stun resistance *

99%

Charm resistance *

100%

Beguile resistance *

0%

Double Down resistance *

0%

Elemental resistance *

0%

• This monster does not have a vicious, nor a malicious variant.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Dark sabrecat (シャドウパンサー Shadoupansā)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,340	310
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
670	390	580	340

Bestiary No.	#262
Rank	B
In-game description	These crimson-eyed cats are steeped in darkness and possess a sinister strength. They no longer answer to any master beyond their own killer instinct.
Talents	Blighter (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Adrenaline Rush (lv. 1) Rando-Accel (random) Rando-Oomph (random)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Critical Sensation (lv. 1) Little Menace (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Conquest - Upper Echelon ()
Items	Rarified steak (common) Alarming amulet (rare) Alarming amulet+ (very rare)
Synthesis chart	X (Either parent must be B-rank.)
Notable synthesis	X X X (Two-generation synthesis)

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
50%	0%	50%	0%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	-25%	25%	25%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
75%	0%	50%	-25%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
50%		50%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest Treasures

Dark sabrecat

Portrait	Forte	Treasure Capacity	Safekeeping Score
Error creating thumbnail: File missing		3	90%

Bestiary no.	#49
Family	Beast
Trivia	They lurk in the shadows and blackest of nights Their red eyes and fangs are a terrible sight They leap from the darkness to give you a fright
Favorite foods
Habitats	The Snarl
Item(s) dropped	None

Stats

Starting HP	Starting MP	Starting Strength
50	10	15
Starting Defence	Starting Deftness	Starting magic
5	24	7
Max HP	Max MP	Max Strength
727	300	450
Max Defence	Max Deftness	Max magic
383	450	333

Potential abilities *

First	Second	Third
Bite from the Blue	Blast Slash	Burning Breath
Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Mad Rush	Spinning Wheel	Whipcrackle

Dragon Attack

Name	Target(s)	Element
Cry of the Storm	Area	Electric

Traits

First		Second
Daredevil		Double Sided Fist
Third		Fourth
Lone Wolf		Poisoner
Fifth
Slippery Devil

Resistances

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Strong	Weak
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Gravity Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Slash Resistance	Impact Resistance
Weak	Strong	Normal	Normal
Piercing Resistance	Sleep Resistance	Stun Resistance	Poison Resistance
Normal	Normal	Quite strong	Weak
Debilitation Resistance *
Strong

Dragon Quest Tact

Dark sabrecat appears as an A-rank monster of the Beast family during the second part of the Beast Fest, appearing alongside Hellsguard Veera on her banner. It can participate in the Dark sabrecub's Battle Road as a party member. Starting with Version 4.0 of the game, it can be scouted normally from any banner, including the Regular SP Scout.

Dark sabrecat (シャドウパンサー Shadoupansā)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Beast				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		950	338	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
421	358	492	152	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Dark Claws		Dark Roar*		Dark Call*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Rare Martial Potency Up / Stats Up	Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Dark Call Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Dark Call Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Lowers enemy Zam Res by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +20	AGL +15	Dark Call Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Rare Martial Potency Up: Rarely raises martial potency/effects for 3 turns at action start.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Super Weak
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Half Res
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Dientes de Sable Oscuro	Spanish for "dark sabretooth".
Français	Smilodon noir	French for "black Smilodon".
Deutsch	Dunkle Säbelzahnkatze	German for "dark sabretoothed cat".
Italiano	Koguar nero	From cougar, giaguaro, and nero.

Gallery

• 
  VII Reimagined polygon model
• 
  The dark sabrecat from Dragon Quest VIII
• 
  XI polygon model
• 
  Dark sabrecat and Hellsguard Veera as they appear in Tact
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  Tact party icon