Fright bulb

The Fright bulb is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest XI. They are botanical slimes that resemble freshly-sprouted shoots, lacking the ripe red coloration and flower of the Bite bulbs. Their Japanese namesake is a reference to the mythical mandrake plant, which would let loose an ear-splitting scream when uprooted.

Dragon Quest monster Fright bulb
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese マンドラ Romaji Mandora Translation Mandra First appearance Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Variants Bite bulb
Sprite bulb
Wight bulb

Characteristics

Fright bulbs are brown slimes with a tuft of leaves sprouting from the top of its head. Its head is perched on top of a light green bulb with a large pair of leaves that they flap in order to hover in midair and smack enemies for self-defence. In battle, they can shout suddenly in order to startle unsuspecting adventurers much like their mythological namesakes.

Appearances

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Fright bulb (マンドラ, Mandora ) Defeated Monster List No. : #010

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Slime & floating 13 2 6 8 15 21 11

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death -25% -10% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Floats about aimlessly (Wastes turn) War Cry Heliodor Region (first & third acts) Heliodorian Foothills Medicinal herb1⁄16 Wakerobin1⁄32 Description Nobody knows where they started sprouting, but it's said that the first farmer to find one of these tuberous terrors was so shocked by its scream that he never picked up a spade again.

Vicious

Vicious fright bulb (マンドラ・強, Mandora・kyō ) Defeated Monster List No. : #210

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Slime & floating 93 8 202 50 91 97 108

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death -25% -10% 25% 0% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Floats about aimlessly (Wastes turn) War Cry Heliodor Region (second act) Insula Orientalis (second act) The Fierce Forest (third act) Strong medicine1⁄8 Wakerobin1⁄32 Description Fright bulbs driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.

Dragon Quest Builders 2

While Fright Bulb itself does not appear as a monster in Builders 2, it makes a cameo as a decorative item.

Sometimes, it can replace a flower at dawn if the following conditions are met:

• The player is on Isle of Awakening or a Buildertopia.
• The terrain is fertile soil. (Earth blocks, humus blocks, etc. Terrains such as Arid Earth blocks won't work,)
• There are at least two additional flowers in nearby blocks.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Fright Bulb is one of the four possible starter monsters. Monty will offer it if the player answers "Yes" to both of his questions: “Would you say you prefer lovable monster to more rugged types?” and “And do you like more compact monsters?”.

Fright Bulb (マンドラ, Mandora ) Monsterpedia No.: #010

Icon Attributes Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom G 1360 490 510 440 510 490 Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items Soothesayer (Guaranteed) Ultra Crafty Stunner (Lv. 1) Evasive Impulse (Lv. 20) Ace Evader (Lv. 40) Tactical Genius (Lv. 1) Critical Moment (Lv. 1) Collective Punishment (Lv. 60) This monster does not drop items

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

Additional information Description These vegetable monsters simply sprouted from the earth one day. Their shrieks are said to root anyone who hears them to the spot. Location This monster has no natural habitat

Synthesis Breeding chart X (The parents need to be G rank.) Notable fusions X = X = X = X =

Gallery

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  XI polygon model
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  A vicious fright bulb
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  Rivals card