Weartiger
| Dragon Quest monster | |
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| Weartiger | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | とらおとこ |
| Romaji | Tora otoko |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest IV |
| Old localisation | Weretiger |
The weartiger is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen.
Although they appear to be monstrous anthropomorphic tigers, they are actually absurd men wearing tiger skins and thus belong to the humanoid family in most cases.
Description[edit | edit source]
At first inspection, the weartiger appears to be large orange jungle cat monster, but by looking in the tiger's mouth, there is a red-skinned humanoid wearing the tiger's skin like a costume. Their description in XI even states that the weartigers happen to be committed vegetarians. These monstrous men have large eyes, orange tongues, and a mouth lined with sharp fangs. They attack by using the sharp claws of their costume to tear through enemies.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit | edit source]
A Weartiger NPC appears in the Mine of Mamon after receiving news that Estark is unearthed. Along with a Minidemon, they both wander around aimlessly on B3F. It is worth noting that no actual Weartigers are actually fought in Mamon Mine at all.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit | edit source]
Tryger the Weartiger is a finalist in the Monster Scout Challenge. He is the third challenger and uses a Garuda and a Beetlebully.
| Weartiger | |
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| Family | Beast |
| Rank | D |
| Description | These feline beasts have become possessed by the very men they ate. |
| Weapons | Swords, Axes, Hammers, Staves |
| Traits | Critical Massacre |
| Resistances | Fizzleproof |
| Skill | Boom Boxer |
| Location | - |
| Breeding chart | Orc x Headhunter |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit | edit source]
| Weartiger | |
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| Family | Beast |
| Rank | D |
| Size | S |
| Weapons | Swords, Axes, Hammers, Staves |
| Traits | Critical Massacre, Hit Squad |
| Resistances | Vulnerable to Abiliterator, Immune to Fizzle |
| Skill | Boom Boxer |
| Location | - |
| Breeding chart | Orc x Gasbagon Night emperor x Angel slime |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[edit | edit source]
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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit | edit source]
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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit | edit source]
| Icon | Family | Max HP | Max MP |
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1,340 | 320 |
| Max Attack | Max Defence | Max Agility | Max Wisdom |
| 590 | 620 | 500 | 460 |
| Bestiary No. | #221 |
| Rank | F |
| In-game description | These enigmatic individuals like to don tiger skins and leering grins. When they know their time is up, they tend to quietly slip from the scene |
| Talents | Stony Slasher (lv. 1) |
| Guaranteed traits | Critical Moment (lv. 1) Dodger Denier (lv. 20) Agent of Chaos (lv. 40) |
| Large-size exclusive traits | Tactical Titan (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Stunner (lv. 1) Insta-Oomph (lv. 60) |
| Habitat | This monster has no natural habitat |
| Items | N/A |
| Synthesis chart |  X  |
| Notable synthesis | |
| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * | Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| 50% | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Light Resistance * |
| 25% | -25% | 0% | 25% |
| Dark Resistance * | Antimagic Resistance * | Bedazzlement Resistance * | Confusion Resistance * |
| 0% | 25% | 25% | -25% |
| Debilitation Resistance* | MP Absorption Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Poison Resistance * |
| 0% | 25% | 0% | 0% |
| Sleep Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | ||
| 50% | 50% | ||
| Instant Death Resistance * | |||
| 0% | |||
Dragon Quest of the Stars[edit | edit source]
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Dragon Quest Rivals[edit | edit source]
Weartiger appeared as a common card in the third card pack, "Cries of the Phoenix and Mother Earth".
Dragon Quest Walk[edit | edit source]
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Etymology[edit | edit source]
The Weartiger's name is a pun based on the words "weretiger" and "wear". Weretigers are fictional beings analogous to werewolves—a human who is able to shapeshift or transform into a tiger by some means, such as a curse.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The Weartiger is physically identical to the later-appearing Caper tiger. Given that the Caper tiger's original Japanese name is an approximation of "weretiger" (the original localization name of this monster), it is possible that the caper tiger was originally meant to be the original Weartiger but with a new name.
- The Weartiger is likely based on the Oni, a Japanese ogre that's sometimes red-skinned and wears tiger skins as clothing.
Similar species[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
- Stubs
- Dragon Quest IV enemies
- Dragon Quest XI enemies
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker enemies
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 enemies
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D enemies
- Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key enemies
- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince enemies
- Dragon Quest of the Stars enemies
- Dragon Quest Rivals enemies
- Dragon Quest Walk enemies