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Dread admiral is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Appearances[]

Main games[]

Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake[]

#68* - Dread Admiral
Bug Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
97 {{{MP}}} {{{Attack}}} {{{Defense}}} {{{Agility}}}
Exp Gold
99* 44* G
Note: Their wings release tiny scales that, when inhaled, induce instant paralysis. And they wonder why nobody ever wants to play with them...
Abilities
Normal attack
Paralysis Attack*
Spells
Fizzle*
Haunts at:
Cantlin Region*


Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake[]

#{{{num}}} - Dread admiral
Bug Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
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Exp Gold Drop {{{drop}}}
{{{EXP}}} {{{Gold}}} G
Note: {{{note}}}
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
Fizzle
Haunts at:
Lighthouse*


Dragon Quest III[]

#55 - Dread admiral
Bug Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
40 0 62 10 30
Exp Gold Drop Moonwort bulb
165
263*
35
13* G
Note: Their wings release tiny scales that, when inhaled, induce instant paralysis. And they wonder why nobody ever wants to play with them...
Abilities
Normal attack
Paralysis Attack
Spells
Fizzle*
Haunts at:
Mur area
Tower of Transcendence
North Theddon area
Fifer's Spire
Lanson area
Merchant Town area
Persistence rivers


Dragon Quest VII 3DS[]

#S127* - Dread admiral
Bug Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
40 0 62 10 30
Exp Gold Drop Moonwort bulb
68 53 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Paralysis Attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Mount Malign (DLC Tablet)
Monster Meadows quotes:
3DS:
(flutter) Geh heh heh heh! (flap)

(flap) Geh heh heh heh heh! (flutter)

Geh heh heh! (flutter flap)


Dragon Quest IX[]

#63 - Dread admiral
Bug Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
76 9 75 76 80
Exp Gold Drop Butterfly wing (Common, 1/8)
Coagulant (Rare, 1/64)
192 80 G
Description: Swat these big, brutish butterflies before they swarm all over the battlefield and paralyse everyone with Burning Breath.

Seen from behind, they're beautiful butterflies, but flip them around and you'll find they're far from fair of face.

Abilities
Normal attack
Burning Breath
Paralysis Attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Slurry Coast
Dourbridge
Grottoes


Dragon Quest X[]

#734 - Dread Admiral
Bug Family
HP MP Attack Defence Weight
Exp Gold Drop Butterfly wing (Normal)
Equinoctial sand (Rare)
6,788 8 G
Note: Because of his pride as a butterfly, he feels superior to Betterfly and Batterfly, but he tends to be reserved for Agehafly.
Every time I paralyze an enemy with my fierce breath, I'm worried that my breath may be bad, so I'm secretly taking measures against bad breath.
Abilities
Normal attack
Call Companions (Dread Admiral)
Burning Breath
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Pluvi Isle


Other Games[]

Dragon Quest of the Stars[]

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Gallery[]

Etymology[]

The monster's name is a sinister play on the Vanessa atalanta, more commonly known as the Red admiral butterfly.

Other languages[]

Other languages
French Papilon
German Furchtbarer Falter
Spanish Mariposón
Almirante grana (DQ3 HD-2D)
Latin American Spanish Unknown
Italian Gigabatt
Dutch Unknown
Norwegian Unknown
Greek Unknown
Portuguese Unknown
Russian Unknown
Chinese Unknown
Korean Unknown

Related monsters[]