Penny pincher (monster)

Dragon Quest monster
Penny pincher
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	スロットマジーン
Romaji	Surottomajīn
Translation	Slot machine/devil
First appearance	Dragon Quest XI
Variants	Token taker
	Gold grabber
	Fortune filcher

For the club skill of the same name, see Penny Pincher (skill).

The Penny pincher is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Penny pinchers are purple and gold slot machines that have come to life, with three red slot reels as eyes, a mouth filled with sharp fangs and a long blue tongue, and a handle on the right side of their bodies in the shape of a scepter topped with a green orb. Perched on top is a grinning horned skull with bat-like wings. They are able to float about freely or will disguise themselves as slot machines in order to ambush adventurers. Their monster description states that the penny pinchers were formerly humans that were transformed into monsters due to a desire to win big at the slots. A penny pincher is a term for someone who spends little money; one who is very cautious or frugal with their money.

In battle, penny pinchers attempt to entice adversaries by spewing forth the alluring scent of gold. They can roll their slots to unleash a variety of different effects, such as healing adventurers with a restorative rain, granting them a jackpot of gold coins, incinerating them with a gout of hellfire, or siphoning away their magic power.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Penny pincher (スロットマジーン, Surottomajīn )
Defeated Monster List No. : #311

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Machine & Floating	245	0	777	330	167	279	70

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
0%	0%	0%	-25%	0%	-50%	50%	100%	100%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	100%	100%	100%	25%	25%	25%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	99%	100%	100%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Desperate attack Spreads the spellbinding smell of gold about the place (attempts to mesmerise entire party) Starts scanning the area (uses a random effect on party): _{"What luck! A restorative rain starts to fall!" (uses Right as Rain on party) "Bad luck! You're drained of MP!" (drains MP from three party members) "Nice!/Amazing!/Jackpot! You'll now earn more gold coins from this battle!" (increases gold earned from battle) "Bad luck! You're hit with hellfire!" (fire breath damage on entire party)}	The Gyldenhal - Level 2 (act two) Gallopolis - Whale Way Station (act two)	Love potion¹⁄₃₂ Yggdrasil leaf¹⁄₂₅₆
Description		When people wish to make a killing on the slots, fate plays a cruel trick on them by turning them into these murderous machines.

Vicious[edit | edit source]

Vicious penny pincher (スロットマジーン・強, Surottomajīn・kyō )
Defeated Monster List No. : #543

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Machine & Floating	434	0	2,555	1,540	271	430	102

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
0%	0%	0%	-25%	0%	-50%	50%	100%	100%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	100%	100%	100%	25%	25%	25%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	99%	100%	100%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Desperate attack Spreads the spellbinding smell of gold about the place (attempts to mesmerise entire party) Starts scanning the area (uses a random effect on party): _{"What luck! A restorative rain starts to fall!" (uses Right as Rain on party) "Bad luck! You're drained of MP!" (drains MP from three party members) "Nice!/Amazing!/Jackpot! You'll now earn more gold coins from this battle!" (increases gold earned from battle) "Bad luck! You're hit with hellfire!" (fire breath damage on entire party)}	The Disciple's Trial - The Cruel Crypt - Lower Level (postgame)	Mini medal¹⁄₆₄ Yggdrasil leaf¹⁄₂₅₆
Description		Penny pinchers driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

The penny pincher appears as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family during the first part of the Version 4.0 Update Festival's Eve "Mindini's Boogie-Woogie Rescue Mission" event. He will join the party in Chapter 1, Episode 1 of the event quests and he can be fully awakened by repeating the quest at any difficulty. The penny pincher can also be faced in "Challenge! Penny Pincher" where the player can earn various Panels in exchange for Slot Tickets.

Penny pincher (スロットマジーン Surottomajīn)

Image

Attributes
Role	Max level	HP	MP	Move
Attack	130	1,243	409	2
Attack	Defence	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
263	508	440	222	35
Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Crack	Woosh	Bang
Very Weak	Very Weak	Normal	Normal	Half Res
Zap	Zam	Snooze	Poison	Physical Lock
Half Res	Normal	Half Res	Immune	Normal
Spell Lock	Martial Lock	Breath Lock	Hobble *	Stun *
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Super Weak	Normal
Dazzle	Curse	Paralysis	Confusion	Charm
Normal	Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Normal

Skills
Basic skills	Awakening skills
Cursed Breath Demonic Lure (Level 22) Fever Attack (Level 40)	Fever Rush! / Stats Up Bang Res +25 / Stats Up Fever Attack Potency +5% / Stats Up Fever Rush!: Occasionally attacks with Fever Attack when making a martial attack if enemy is within 1 to 3-space range. Zap Res +25 / Stats Up Fever Attack Potency +5% / Stats Up Fever Rush!: Occasionally attacks with Fever Attack when making a martial attack if enemy is within 1 to 3-space range.
Perks
Basic perks	Max MP +10 DEF +15 Fever Attack Potency +2%
Leader perk	Raises martial potency of inorganic allies, including himself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around him.
Awakening perk	Fever Rush!: Occasionally attacks with Fever Attack when making a martial attack if enemy is within 1 to 3-space range.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Sacacuartos	From the Spanish saca and cuartos, a colloquial term for a swindler or someone with a great ability of taking money from others through deception. Something that is a waste of money.
Français	Bandit manchogre	A play on the term bandit manchot, a term for a gambling machine with a long handle due to the fact that it "steals" money from players and "ogre", a type of demon from folk tales.
Deutsch	Groschengrab	From the German Groschen and Grab.
Italiano	Mangiamonete	Italian for "coin eater".