The Equinox is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing as a boss who resides in grottoes in Dragon Quest IX.
Characteristics[]
Equinox is a horse monster with green scales, brown fur and a set of dark blue hooves.
Appearances[]
Main games[]
Dragon Quest IX[]
| #283 - Equinox Beast Family | |||||
| HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility | |
| 1,800 | 255 | 180 | 180 | 117 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Dragon scale (Common) Dragontail whip (Rare, 10%) Vesta gauntlets (2%) | ||
| 10,000 | 2,000 G | ||||
| Description: Ceaseless steed of death, who tirelessly travels the skies, taking the lives of all in his path. Also known as the Black Star.
Gallops freely through the night skies, and answers only to the star. Once had an entirely different form... | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Dark Breath Lightning Storm Wave of Panic Weakening Wave | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Grottoes | |||||
Attributes Resistance[]
| Attributes Resistance | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Ice | Wind | Earth | Light | Dark | Blast | Illusion | Sleep | Death | Drain MP | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Confusion | Silent | Petrify | Paralyze | Poison | Attract | Attack ↓ | Defense ↓ | Agility ↓ | Magic Res ↓ | |||||||||||
| 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||||||||
Dragon Quest X[]
Normal Phase[]
| #1,495 - Equinox Beast Family | |||||
|
HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Weight |
| 1,631 | 999 | 88 | 88 | 411 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Single phial (Common) Metal slime coin (Rare) | ||
| 824 | 12 G | ||||
| Note: A demon who was one of the twelve generals of the demon army. A fiendish horse that raced across the sky like a shooting star and spread death across the land with its dark techniques. Once upon a time, there was an evil army plotting to rule the world. It is said that he led a guerrilla force across the battlefield. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Black Breath Air Pollution | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Magical Labyrinth | |||||
Strong Phase[]
| #1,496 - Equinox Beast Family | |||||
|
HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Weight |
| 2,274 | 999 | 97 | 109 | 411 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Single phial (Common) Metal slime coin (Rare) | ||
| 989 | 15 G | ||||
| Note: Equinox was sealed away in a magical labyrinth while still immortal. He returns to the labyrinth strengthened by someone's magic. Equinox runs through the darkness with blue flames in his hooves. His footsteps echoing in the silence are said to be the cry of death. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Black Breath Air Pollution Lightning Storm | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Magical Labyrinth | |||||
Dragon Quest XI[]
| #564 - Equinox Beast Family | |||||
|
HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 327 | 55 | 260 | 260 | 235 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Horse manure (Common) Springheal boots (Rare) | ||
| 1,813 | 304 G | ||||
| Note: When monsters once tried to take over the world, these steely stallions were always first into the fray, leading the charge every chance they got. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Lightning Storm Flames of Darkness | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| The Hotto Steppe (Post game) | |||||
Monsters Games[]
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D/SP[]
| Terry's Wonderland 3D Synthesising | ||||||||
| Monster | Monster | Result | ||||||
| Unknown | + | Unknown | = | Unknown | ||||
| Terry's Wonderland 3D Rank and Slot No. | |
| Rank | Unknown |
| Slot No. | Unknown |
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key/SP[]
| Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Synthesising | ||||||||
| Monster | Monster | Result | ||||||
| Rashaverak | + | Gnuriel | = | Equinox | ||||
| Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Rank and Slot No. | |
| Rank | A |
| Slot No. | One |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[]
| Super Light Synthesizing | ||||||||
| Monster | Monster | Result | ||||||
| Unknown | + | Unknown | = | Unknown | ||||
| Synth type | {{{Synth type}}} | |||||||
| Super Light Rank and Slot No. | |
| Rank | SS |
| Slot No. | Unknown |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Professional[]
| Joker 3 Synthesising | ||||||||
| Monster | Monster | Result | ||||||
| Tantamount | + | Mammon | = | Equinox | ||||
| Synth type | Unique | |||||||
| Joker 3 Rank and Slot No. | |
| Rank | A |
| Slot No. | One |
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Other Games[]
Dragon Quest: Scan Battlers[]
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Dragon Quest: Monster Parade[]
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Dragon Quest Walk[]
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Gallery[]
Sprites[]
| Main Games | ||
| IX | X | XI |
| Side Games | |||||||
| Joker 2 | Joker 2 Professional | Terry's Wonderland 3D | Iru and Luca’s Marvelous Mysterious Key | Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below | Stars | Super Light | Joker 3 |
Etymology[]
His name originates from an astronomic term "Equinox", referring to the moment when the sun reaches one of two intersections between the ecliptic and the celestial equator, as well as a pun of the terms "equine" meanining horse and "nox" meaning night.
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Équinocte |
| German | Hengst der Angst |
| Spanish | Montadito |
| Latin American Spanish | Unknown |
| Italian | Equinox |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | 黑龍丸 |
| Korean | Unknown |
Related monsters[]
- Auspicious unicorn
- Black Equinox
- Dragon-hoofed rampage
- Equestrion
- Godsteed
- Hippocamper
- Holy Beast Daikirin
- Laurent
- Morara Beast
- Nagasus
- New year unicorn
- Nian beast
- Nian beast trinity
- Phantom horse
- Tantamount
See Also[]
| Bosses in Dragon Quest IX | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Storyline | Hexagoon · Wight Knight · Morag · Ragin' Contagion · Master of Nu'un · Lleviathan · Garth Goyle · Tyrantula · Grand Lizzier · Larstastnaras · Dreadmaster · Gadrongo · Greygnarl
| ||
| Post-Game Quests | |||
| Grotto bosses | |||
| Zenus | Equinox · Nemean · Shogum · Trauminator · Elusid · Sir Sanguinus · Atlas · Hammibal · Fowleye · Excalipurr | ||
| Legacy bosses | Dragonlord · Malroth · Baramos · Zoma · Psaro the Manslayer · Estark · Nimzo · Murdaw · Mortamor · Nokturnus · Orgodemir · Dhoulmagus · Rhapthorne | ||


