Grillerpillar

Dragon Quest monster
Grillerpillar
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	かえんムカデ
Romaji	Kaen mukade
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	Flamepede

The Grillerpillar is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Grillerpillars are enormous red/fuchsia caterpillars with orange undersides and spots on the side of their bodies and green faces. They have six purple limbs and a purple mouth, as well as two green spots on the side of its head that look like eyes. Grillerpillars have a sharp stinger at the end of their tail, but their main form of offense is their ability to breathe fire at enemies. Like the other caterpillars in its family, it also attacks physically by rolling up into a ball and poking with their stingers. They are born inside of volcanoes and their main form of sustenance is lava.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

Grillerpiller (かえんムカデ Kaen mukade)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #036
Level: 13
Experience: 96
Gold: 42
HP: 45
MP: 0
Attack: 45
Defense: 40
Agility: 20
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Fire Breath
Location(s): Isis Region
Pyramid
Navel of the Earth
Item Dropped: Seed of wisdom¹⁄₁₂₈

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

Remakes sprites

SFC
GBC
Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Grillerpillar (かえんムカデ Kaen mukade)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #033
Family: Bug
Experience: 144
Gold: 14
HP: 68
MP: 22
Attack: 65
Defence*: 102
Agility: 38
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

In-game description: Spewing flames all day can take its toll on one's throat. These larvae can lessen the burning sensation and get straight back to spitting fire by drinking some molten lava.
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Occasionally acts twice per turn
Fire Breath
Location(s): Ibis Region
Pyramid region
Item Dropped: Seed of wisdom¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *: 75%
Explosion resistance *: 75%
Ice resistance *: -125%
Wind resistance *: 0%
Strike resistance *: 0%
Lightning resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance *: 0%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 0%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 25%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit | edit source]

Grillerpillar (かえんムカデ Kaen mukade)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	45	0	45	40
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
20	80	53	¹⁄₃₂

Bestiary No.	DLC #011
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Fire Breath Flame Breath
Location(s)	Feral Forest
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of wisdom¹⁄₁₂₈

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
⁰⁄₆₄	100%	100%	100%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
60%	25%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *
100%	100%	15%	100%
Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance*	Poison Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
0%	50%	0%	0%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	15%	0%

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Grillerpillar appeared from the beginning of the game. They are much stronger than their original appearance, having the ability to breathe out Inferno now.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit | edit source]

Grillerpillar (かえんムカデ Kaen mukade)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,400	330
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
530	550	440	460

Bestiary No.	#180
Rank	C
In-game description	Crimson caterpillar monsters born in volcanoes. When they overuse their fiery breath attacks, their throats are sure to be sore the next day.
Talents	Fire Chief (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Frizzmeister (lv. 1) Metal Beater (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Zapper (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Wizardly Wind (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Frizzer (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Temper - Upper Echelon ()
Items	Special medicine (Common) Seed of agility (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X (Either parent is C-rank.)
Notable synthesis	X =

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

Dragon Quest Builders[edit | edit source]

Grillerpillar (かえんムカデ Kaen mukade)

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defence	Item(s) Dropped
58	27	32	Coal (★★☆)
Location(s)
Patchwork Island

Sprite

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Grillerpillar is a C-rank monster of the Nature family. It can be scouted from Chapter 16, Episode 3: Something Bodes Ill, as well as Chapter 1, Episode 4 of the event quests of the limited "Serious Showdown!? White Hot Sweets Contest" at any difficulty. It can participate in Frankengolem and the Sweet troll's Battle Roads as a party member.

Grillerpillar (かえんムカデ Kaen mukade)

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
115		781	295	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
222	327	215	180	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Burning Breath		Searing Breath*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Frizz-type Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up	Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Searing Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Searing Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First
N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max MP +3	Searing Breath Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First
Frizz-type Breath Potency +5: Raises Frizz-type breath potency by 5%.

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

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Flamiruga	From the Spanish flama and oruga.
Français	Nauséabombyx	From the French nauséabond and bombyx.
Deutsch	Röstraupe	From the German rösten and Raupe.
Italiano	Fiammabruco	From the Italian fiamma and bruco.
中文 (繁體)	火焰蜈蚣	Traditional Chinese for "flame centipede".