Tentacular is a monster who appears in the Dragon Quest series.
Characteristics[]
The tentacular is a squid monster with yellow tentacles and a lavender arrow-shaped crown on its head. Debuting as a hard-hitting nuisance of the open seas in Dragon Quest III, in later titles the tentacular is a far more fearsome foe, sweeping parties to the decks of their own ships with one swipe of its massive appendages.
Appearances[]
Main games[]
Dragon Quest III[]
| # - Tentacular Aquatic Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 450 | 0 | 150 | 10 | 52 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Seed of life | ||
| 2090 | 160 G | ||||
| Note: | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack May act trice Desperate attack Flees | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Alefgard Seas | |||||
Dragon Quest VIII[]
| #259 - Tentacular Aquatic Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 502 | 20 | 150 | 10 | 52 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Medicinal herb (Common) Full moon ring (Rare) | ||
| 303 | 52 G | ||||
| Note: Rulers of the deep sea, these monsters boast incredible vitality. Generally speaking, they are nearly impossible to defeat with physical attacks alone. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack May act twice Flees | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Ocean | |||||
Dragon Quest X[]
| # - Tentacular Aquatic Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Weight |
| 10362 | 94 | 730 | 370 | 0 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Crimson coral (Common) Mermaid's tear (Rare) | ||
| 5699 | 17 G | ||||
| Note: None | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Acts twice Rotation Attack Tentacle Jab Sumitaki | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Unknown | |||||
Dragon Quest XI[]
Tentaculars (as well as King squids and Squidzillas) will always appear with a left tentacle and a right tentacle (Squid kids and Merkings in 2D mode of the game).
A Tentacular first appears as a monster sent by Jasper to slow the Luminary and his allies down, but Gondolia merchant ships force it to flee. Later, it shows up harassing the Lonalulu sailors, and tries to kill the Luminary and his allies for Jasper (albeit indirectly) but is defeated. However, after Mordegon gains power from Yggdrasil, more start to show up.
Normal[]
| #126 - Tentacular Nature Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 1550 | 20 | 262 | 204 | 89 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Special medicine (Common) Full moon ring (Rare) | ||
| 2700 | 440 G | ||||
| Note: Massive, muscular molluscs that look a lot like squid. Sailors are scared senseless of them, as they're strong enough to sling boats about with ease. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Sometimes acts twice Assesses the situation (Misses turn) Regenerates its tentacles Call Companions (Merking)* Rocks the boat Freezing Blizzard Multifists Sweet Breath | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| The Open Sea (Mid game) | |||||
Boss[]
| #126 - Tentacular Nature Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 1345 | 20 | 161 | 128 | 79 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | None | ||
| 6000 | 4000 G | ||||
| Note: Massive, muscular molluscs that look a lot like squid. Sailors are scared senseless of them, as they're strong enough to sling boats about with ease. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Acts twice Assess the situation (Wastes turn) Regenerates its tentacles Calls for backup (2 Squid kids, 2D mode only) Rocks the boat Multifists Sweet Breath Chilly Breath | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| The Open Sea Near Lonalulu (Early game) | |||||
Malicious[]
| #484 - Malicious tentacular Nature Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 2080 | 20 | 330 | 272 | 127 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Special medicine (Common) Full moon ring (Rare) | ||
| 6000 | 960 G | ||||
| Note: Tentaculars who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Sometimes acts twice Regenerates its tentacles Assesses the situation (Misses chance to attack enemy) Call Companions (Summons a Malicious Merking)* Rocks the boat Sweet Breath Multifists C-C-Cold Breath | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| The Open Sea (Post game) | |||||
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Trivia[]
- The Tentacular species were originally going to appear in Dragon Quest II, but made their debut in III.
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Tentapieuvre |
| German | Riesenkrake |
| Spanish | Calamar Archicalamar |
| Italian | Tentaculus |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | 庫拉貢 |
| Korean | 크라곤 |