Gnuriel

Dragon Quest monster Gnuriel
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese デスゴーゴン Romaji Desugōgon First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localisation Deathgon Variants Gnucifer
Gnumesis

The Gnuriel is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past.

It is a mighty wildebeest monster that hails from the underworld.

Characteristics

Gnuriels are enormous beasts with tough grey hides that tower over their enemies. They have tiny solid red eyes, a golden pair of curved horns on their heads, and spikes all over their heads and running down their backs. With their enormous hooves, they attempt to crush adventurers underfoot and the magic beasts will also attempt to slay entire parties with their dreaded Thwack spell. When the Gnuriels returned years later in X, their hides became more of a greyish shade of purple.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Gnuriel (デスゴーゴン, Desugōgon ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #251

Sprite Attributes File:Deathgon DQVII PSX.gif HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 700 70 750 (PS1) 1,125 (3DS) 162 (PS1) 243 (3DS) 300 90 110 1⁄64 1⁄256

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 90% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 15% 50% 15% 100% 100% 50% 50% 50% 15% 50% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Thwack Hocus Pocus* Stomps with its giant foot (125% damage) Cave to Yet Another World 1-3F Beast claws1⁄128 Notable changes in the remakes Loses the ability to cast Hocus Pocus.

Dragon Quest X

Gnuriels were one of the toughest monsters that appeared in Version 1.0 of the game, possessing over 5,000 HP. In this game, it has the ability to unleash a Total War Cry and can breathe out both Dark Breath and Cursed Mist.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Gnuriel (デスゴーゴン, Desugōgon ) Monsterpedia No.: #275

Icon Attributes Family Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom A 1,360 280 610 640 460 400 Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items Musclehead (lv. 1) Deadly Touch (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Whacker (lv. 20) Rando-Buff (lv. 40) Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Uber Slimesbane (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60) N/A

Resistances Fire * Water * Explosion * Wind * Earth * Ice * Electricity * Light * Dark * Antimagic * 50% 25% 0% 50% 0% -25% 0% 0% 50% 0% Bedazzlement * Confusion * Debilitation * MP Absorption * Paralysis * Poison * Sleep * Stun * Instant Death * 0% -25% 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0%

Additional information Description Elephantine beasts with bovine horns. Their scarlet eyes strike fear into any beholder, rooting them to the spot Location This monster has no natural habitat

Synthesis Breeding chart X Notable fusions

Dragon Quest Rivals

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Etymology

• The beast's English name is a combination of Gnu, an alternate name for the common wildebeest, and Uriel, one of the seven Archangels in Christianity. This angelic reference is shared by its pallet-swap cousins, the gnucifers.

• The gnuriel's original name in Japanese, Death Gorgon (デスゴーゴン), references the Gorgons of Greek mythology. The most famous of which are the three sisters Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale, who were women described with venomous snakes in the place of hair and possessed the ability to turn those who beheld them into stone with their horrifying visages. The gnuriel's bestiary description in X references the myth by stating that anyone who bites into their meat is cursed with petrification.

Gallery

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  Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake.
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  A Gnuriel in X.
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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.
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  Rivals card.