Devil's tail
| Devil's tail | |
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| Japanese | あくまのしっぽ |
| Romaji | Akuma no shippo |
| Old Localisations | Gremlin's tail Devil tail |
| Found in | Dragon Quest II Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Walk |
| Effect | Makes the wearer more susceptible to negative status effects and elemental damage. (II and VIII) Protects the wearer from curses and dark-elemental damage. (XI only) |
The Devil's tail is an accessory in the series. In most of its appearances, it is a cursed item.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line[edit | edit source]
The Devil's tail is an accessory that can be equipped by all characters and is cursed, doubling the wearer's susceptibility to enemy spells, including Snooze, Dazzle, Fizzle, and Thwack. One can be found in a treasure chest at the Hall of Hargon. It can be sold for 1,125 gold. The devil's tail has a 1⁄32 chance of being dropped by Hawk man and a 1⁄16 chance of being dropped by Grimlin.
| Game | Description |
 | A tail once worn by a devious demon.[1] |
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit | edit source]
| Game | Description |
 | The tail of a demon. Surrounded by an air of danger.[2] |
The Devil's tail has an Agility bonus of +10, but nullifies the wearer's elemental resistances and makes them more vulnerable to negative status effects. It can be equipped by Yangus, Jessica, and Angelo, as well as Morrie and Red in the Nintendo 3DS version. One can be found in the treasure vault at Argonia Castle after the events at the Royal Hunting Grounds, requiring the Magic key to open, one in a treasure chest at the Herb Grotto requiring the Thief's key to open, and another at the World of Darkness. It has a 1⁄64 chance of being dropped by Demon thunderer and Caped caperer, as well as a 1⁄256 chance of being dropped by Tap devil. It can be purchased for 200 gold at the Dragovian Sanctuary and sold for 100 gold.
Its main use is as an ingredient in the Alchemy Pot, typically to revert the effects of an item that has had its curse removed already.
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Über double-edge |
 Devil's tail |
- |  Double-edged sword |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Battle fork |
 Poison needle |
Devil's tail |
 Demon spear |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Assassin's dagger |
Devil's tail |
- |  Imp knife |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Saint's ashes |
Devil's tail |
- |  Leather whip |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Scourge whip |
Devil's tail |
- |  Demon whip |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Holy silver rapier |
Devil's tail |
 Wing of bat |
 Fallen angel rapier |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Fire claw |
Devil's tail |
- |  Cobra claw * |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Platinum mail |
Devil's tail |
- |  Zombie mail |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Cloak of evasion |
Wing of bat |
Devil's tail |
 Dark robe |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Metal king shield |
Devil's tail |
- |  Ruinous shield |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Goddess shield |
Devil's tail |
- |  Thanatos' shield |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Mythril helm |
Devil's tail |
- |  Hades' helm |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Sun crown |
Devil's tail |
- |  Skull helm |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Sorcerer's ring |
Devil's tail |
- |  Skull ring |
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]
| Devil's tail (あくまのしっぽ) |  |
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| Description | ||||
| An ominous appendage that somewhat surprisingly protects against curses and dark attacks.[3] | ||||
| Rarity | ||||
| E | ||||
| Stats (Base/+1/2/3) | ||||
| Defence +2/3/4/5 Agility +10/12/14/17 Dark Resistance +15%/20%/25%/30% Curse Resistance +15%/20%/25%/30% |
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| Notes | ||||
| Requires 12 Perfectionist's pearls to rework. | ||||
| Price (Buy/Sell) | Location | |||
| N/a / 900 gold | Found in a pot at the Ruins of Dundrasil. 1⁄64 chance of being dropped by Barbatos, Hooper trooper, and Vicious hooper trooper. 1⁄128 chance of being dropped by Caped caperer and Malicious caped caperer. 1⁄256 chance of being dropped by Beleth, Tap devil, and Vicious tap devil. Received as a reward for completing the quest "Curing the Curse of the Curs". (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only) |
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| Forging Difficulty | ||||
| ★★☆☆☆ | ||||
| Ingredients | ||||
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The recipe book The Devil's in the Details contains the recipe for the devil's tail. It can be found on a bookshelf in Heliodor Castle in Jasper's Quarters from act two onward.
In Other Languages[edit | edit source]
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Cola de diablo | Spanish for "devil's tail". |
 Français | Queue de diable | French for "devil's tail". |
 Deutsch | Teufelsschwanz | German for "devil tail". |
 Italiano | Coda del demonio | Italian for "demon's tail". |
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Famicom art
