Raving lunatick

From Dragon Quest Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Not to be confused with a similarly-named monster, the raven lunatic.

The Raving lunatick is a recurring monster in the series, introduced in the original Dragon Quest. It is a Lunatick with a significantly more garish colour scheme that has gained spellcasting abilities. Its name is a play on the term "raving lunatic".

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Raving lunaticks are unusual nightmarish creatures whose main body consists of a purple body protected by a wine-red carapace with a pair of blue antennae on top, multiple blue tentacles, and a longer pair of green tentacles. Its most striking feature is its singular eye which is always turned to face the player. They are able to float in midair by moving their tentacles as though swimming. The "tick" in its name implies the monster is an insect or arthropod of some sort, although in some games they are classified as Demons due to their evil origins. According to their monster descriptions in IX, they were once normal Lunaticks that were raised on a diet of darkness, but were mutated into their current forms after overdosing on it, earning them the disdain of Lunatick queens.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest[edit | edit source]


Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Raving lunatick (メーダロード, Mēda rōdo)
Defeated Monster List No. : #086
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Bug & Floating 85 21 310 98 86 100 90
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle
0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 25% -50% 0% 0% 25% 25%
Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm
50% 25% 50% 50% 25% 25% 25% 25% 50% 75%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped items
Zam
Zammle
Midheal
Flees Bloomingdale (lighthouse)
The Bad Cave
Grotto (Ruins, rank 2)
Thorn whip132
Strong antidote164
Description They banish their enemies to the underworld by zapping them with Zammle. Weak against light due to their shady origins.

Raised on a diet of darkness in a world without light, they were once regular lunaticks, but mutated after overdosing on evil.


Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Raving lunaticks appeared from the beginning of the game. They are able to cast both Zam and Heal, along with being able to put up a shocking barrier that has a chance to paralyse any attackers.

Dragon Quest Builders[edit | edit source]

Raving lunatick (メーダロード Mēda rōdo)
Dragon Quest Builders
Image
Final Chapter Attributes
HP Attack Defence Dropped items Locations
105 31 38 Medicinal herb (★☆☆) Patchwork Island


Dragon Quest Rivals[edit | edit source]

Raving lunatick appeared in the second card pack, "Roar of Unleashed Power" as a super rare card common to all leader characters.

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Raving lunatick appears as a B-rank monster of the Demon family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in the Leery lout's Battle Road as a party member.

Raving lunatick (メーダロード Mēda rōdo)
Dragon Quest Tact
Image
Attributes
Role Max level HP MP Move
Magic 120 583 335 2
Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight
292 291 313 306 25
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Crack Woosh Bang
Very Weak Normal Heavy Res Normal Heavy Res
Zap Zam Snooze Poison Physical Lock
Normal Very Weak Normal Normal Super Weak
Spell Lock Martial Lock Breath Lock Hobble * Stun *
Half Res Normal Normal Half Res Normal
Dazzle Curse Paralysis Confusion Charm
Normal Normal Super Weak Normal Immune
Skills
Basic skills Awakening skills
Zap
Swoosh*
Zapple*
Zap-type Spell Potency +5%/Stats Up
Crack Res +25/Stats Up
Zapple Potency +5%/Stats Up
Bang Res +25/Stats Up
Zapple Potency +5%/Stats Up
Perks
Basic perks WIS +5
Zapple Potency +2%
N/a
Leader perk N/a
Awakening perk Zap-type Spell Potency +5%: Raises Zap-type spell potency by 5%.


In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language Translation Meaning
EspañolSelenita lunáticoFrom the Spanish selenita and lunático.
FrançaisFana-tiqueFrom the French fanatique and tique.
DeutschWirre WanzeGerman for "chaotic/disorderly bug".
ItalianoSolletinsetto feroxItalian for "fierce tickling insect".

Gallery[edit | edit source]