Shocktopus

Dragon Quest monster
Shocktopus
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	オクトスパイカー
Romaji	Okuto supaikā
First appearance	Dragon Quest IX

The Shocktopus is a monster that appears in Dragon Quest IX. It is a mechanical octopus constructed in the monster world to serve as a living weapon.

Characteristics edit

Shocktopuses are metallic grey mechanical monsters constructed to look like octopi with spikes coming out of their large heads. They are roughly the size of adult humans and walk about on their eight tentacles. Their automaton bodies make them immune to a various status effects. The robotic cephalopods attack by spinning rapidly and slashing with their sharp spikes or firing them off like a barrage of missiles. When shocktopuses become severely damaged, they are prone to self-destructing violently in an attempt to take their opponents with them.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies edit

Shocktopus (オクトスパイカー, Okuto supaikā)
Defeated Monster List No. : #092

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Machine	75	0	375	144	85	156	90

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Blast	Earth	Dark	Light	Drain Magic	Whack	Dazzle	Fizzle
25%	25%	0%	-50%	0%	0%	0%	100%	-50%	100%	100%
Confusion	Paralysis	Sleep	Poison	Stun	Blunt	Deceleratle	Sap	Spooky Aura	Charm
50%	100%	100%	100%	50%	50%	50%	25%	50%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped items
None	Sends out a spray of spikes (8~16 non-elemental damage to entire party) Blown away* (self-destructs and deals 12~22 damage to entire party) Blown away in a blast of barbaric violence!* (self-destructs and deals 25~43 damage to entire party)	Djust Desert (northwest island) Ocean Grotto (Water, rank 2)	Magic beast horn¹⁄₁₆ Iron nails¹⁄₃₂
Description		Betentacled terrors that are immune to poison, paralysis and sleep. Whack them silly before they launch a Spike Strike. Explosive octopuses assembled in the underworld. The smooth movement of their many legs is ludicrously lifelike.

In Other Languages edit

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Pulplof sorpresa	Spanish for "surprise knocktopus". From the Spanish pulpo and plof.
Français	Pieuxvre	Derived from pieuvre, the French word for octopus.
Deutsch	Schocktopus	German for "shocktopus".
Italiano	Shocktopus	Same as English name.

Similar species edit

Knocktopus