Hootingham-Gore

Hootingham-Gore is one of the generals of the Gittish Empire in Dragon Quest IX.

He is the first of the Triumgorate to be encountered, but the second to be fought, after Goreham-Hogg. As with the other Triumgorate members, he was killed by Greygnarl three hundred years ago but was revived by Corvus. After being resurrected, he became part bird.

Biography

Games

Main Games

IX

Hootingham-Gore is first seen, riding on the back of Barbarus, after obtaining all the Fyggs and returning back to the Observatory. He attacks the Starflight Express after a traitorous Aquila forces the player to hand over the Fyggs.

Afterwards, after the events in the Gortress, Hootingham-Gore is found guarding the entrance to Gittingham Palace. It is here he is finally fought, alongside two Bad Karmour.

Hootingham-Gore is then brought back to life in the Realm of the Mighty, along with the rest of the Triumgorate. This marks his final appearance.

Strategy

#271 - Hootingham-Gore Bird Family
File:HootinghamGore.png	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	1854	255	125	238	148
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Sage's elixir (100%)
	18500	4050 G
	Description: One of the Triumgorate. Used stolen celestial power to bring back Barbarus and bend him to the will of the Empire. Threw his lot in with the ghastly Gittish Empire three hundred years ago, and was brought back as a beastly bird.
Encountered at:
Gittingham Palace - Entrance

#186 - Bad karmour Material Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	360	132	161	262	98
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Iron ore Hades' Helm
	2280	132 G	Drop
	Note: Two accompany Hootingham-Gore

Though Hootingham-Gore has low HP, the two Bad Karmours that accompany him can make the fight hard. Take them out first, as they can use Helm Splitter to lower your defence, and sometimes protect Hootingham-Gore from attacks.

Once they are gone, Hootingham-Gore is fairly easy. He can use the Fuddle (inflicts confusion) and Divine Intervention (lowers resistance to magic) spells, which rarely work, and the fairly weak Frizzle and Swoosh spells. He can also cast Bounce on himself, so focus on using physical attacks while keeping healed, and he will fall easily enough.

Amusingly, if all of your characters are under the effects of Bounce or Magic Mirror, then Hootingham-Gore will start using physical attacks, which do negligible damage, especially when Buffed.

#271 - Hootingham-Gore Bird Family
File:HootinghamGore.png	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	1027	255	125	238	156
	Exp	Gold	Drop	malicite (100%)
	16500	0 G
	Description: Mini-boss, pretty much the same as it was except its HP is less, Agility is a little more, and it gives less reward upon defeat.
Encountered at:
Realm of the Mighty - L8

Attributes Resistance

Attributes Resistance
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark	Blast	Illusion	Sleep	Death	Drain MP
0	0	50	125	150	50	125	25	0	0	0
Confusion	Silent	Petrify	Paralyze	Poison	Attract	Attack ↓	Defense ↓	Agility ↓	Magic Res ↓
0	0	25	0	0	5	50	25	25	50

Related enemies

Fowleye