Bud brother

Dragon Quest monster Bud brother
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese まだらイチョウ Romaji Madara ichō First appearance Dragon Quest IX Variants Leafy larrikin
Shivery shrubbery

The Bud brother is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IX.

Characteristics

Bud brothers are plant monsters with a red eye in the center of their five-pointed spotted yellow leaves. It has five stubby limbs that give it the appearance of wearing striped red stockings and each end in purple geta sandals. Around its midsection, it wears a skirt roughly made of green and blue grass. They are born from the remains of withered ginkgo trees. According to its monster info in X, the bud brothers are able to call upon allies with the loud clattering of their geta.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Bud brother (まだらイチョウ, Madara ichō) Defeated Monster List No. : #065

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Plant 65 6 100 62 68 55 90

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

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items None Calls for backup (Bud brother or Badja) Slurry Coast Superior medicine1⁄32 Softwort1⁄64 Description They like to bring buddies into battle to beef up the bloodshed, or if they're feeling inferior, they'll beckon forth a badja. They rustle round the forest, kicking up clumps of fallen foliage and attacking adventurers who interrupt them.

Dragon Quest X

Bud brothers appeared from the beginning of the game. They are able to call for backup from Direlogs and can build up their Tension with Muster Strength. If they become enraged, they are even able to build it up even further with Muster Extra Strength.

Dragon Quest Rivals

Bud brother appeared in the 8th card pack, "Get Rich Quick! Casino Paradise" as a super rare card common to all leaders.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Maldad patuda	Spanish for "big-footed evil".
Français	Folidaire	Derived from the French feuillage and solidaire.
Deutsch	Knospenknilch	From the German Knospen and Knilch.
Italiano	Cespinfame	From the Italian cespuglio and infame.

Trivia

• The bud brother's English name is a play on the term blood brother, referring to the symbiotic relationship between the plants and the Badjas, as well as their Direlog friends.
• Contrary to the monster's Japanese name, the bud brother is still more reminiscent in appearance to a maple leaf rather than a ginkgo leaf.

Gallery

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  Rivals card
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  Tact official art.