Weartiger

Dragon Quest monster Weartiger

File:DQIV Weartiger.png

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese とらおとこ Romaji Tora otoko First appearance Dragon Quest IV Old localisation Weretiger

The Weartiger is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Although they appear to be monstrous anthropomorphic tigers, they are actually absurd men wearing tiger skins and thus belong to the Humanoid family.

Description

At first inspection the weartiger appears to be large orange jungle cat monster, but by looking in the tiger's mouth, there is a red-skinned humanoid wearing the tiger's skin like a costume. Their description in Dragon Quest XI even states that the weartigers happen to be committed vegetarians. These monstrous men have large eyes, orange tongues, and a mouth lined with sharp fangs. They attack by using the sharp claws of their costume to tear through enemies.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV

Weartiger

Original (NES)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

057

Experience

30

Gold

50

HP

50

MP

0

Attack

54

Defence

32

Agility

20

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

War Cry

Location(s)

Item Dropped

Wayfarer's clothes(¹⁄₁₂₈)

Frizz resistance *

25%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

25%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

25%

Kamikazee Bracer resistance

0%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance

0%

Snooze resistance

25%

Sap resistance *

0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest XI

Weartigers can first be found in the Laguna di Gondolia area.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Tryger the weartiger is a finalist in the Monster Scout Challenge. He is the third challenger and uses a Garuda and a Beetlebully.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

The weartiger is a Rank D monster in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2. One can be synthesized by mixing a phantom fencer and an angel slime.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

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Etymology

The weartiger's name is a pun based on the words "weretiger" and "wear". Weretigers are fictional beings analogous to werewolves—a human who is able to shapeshift or transform into a tiger by some means, such as a curse.

Trivia

The weartiger is physically identical to the later-appearing Caper tiger. Given that the caper tiger's original Japanese name is an approximation of "weretiger" (the original localization name of this monster), it is possible that the caper tiger was originally meant to be the original weartiger but with a new name.

Related Enemies

• Shabby cat
• Gonz
• Caper tiger

Gallery

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  DQM Joker model
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  Dragon Quest IV Famicom artwork.