Hootingham-Gore

Hootingham-Gore
Japanese name	ゲルニック将軍
Rōmaji name	Gerunikku shōgun
Translation	General Gerunikku
Epithet	His/Your Goreship
Gender	Male
Race(s)	Human (formerly) Owl (currently)
Age	>300
Game	IX

Hootingham-Gore is one of the lieutenants of the Gittish Empire in Dragon Quest IX and a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. The lead strategist who specializes in manipulation above all else, he was actually the one who revived Barbarus, not Corvus according to his description information.

He is the first of the Triumgorate to be encountered, but the second to be fought. After Goreham-Hogg is defeated and the barrier broken, Hootingham-Gore will finally engage the party in a battle. As with the other Triumgorate members and all of the Gittish Empire, he was killed by Greygnarl three hundred years ago, but was revived by Corvus to do his bidding. After being resurrected, he became part owl, possibly to show his intelligence.

Appearance

Hootingham-Gore is a human which mutated into an owl in his resurrection. Due to the magic used in his resurrection it is shown that he had gained the ability to spin his head like an owl (this can be seen when he casts an spell, for example) and it's also seen that he gained a pair of wings in the head. He wears a golden body armor which covers by a long violet tunic with golden details and a white and red diamond pattern in his sleeves. Also he wears some kind of earrings between the wings and the face and a kind of golden metallic hat. He also wields a staff made of wood with golden metallic decorations and an purple orb at the top of it with red feathers around.

Personality

When revived along with the rest of the Gittish Empire, Hootingham becomes more intelligent, often saying words with an owl twist to it. He does not have a tolerance for failure, as seen when kills the Gittish captain in Upover. When revived again by Corvus, Hootingham-Gore plots to usurp him and his armies after defeating the Hero, although he acknowledges that Corvus fell from grace and was genuinely surprised that a Celestrian would revive the Gittish Empire, despite them hunting down Celestrains 300 years ago and the present day.

Appearances

Main Games

Dragon Quest IX

Story

Hootingham-Gore makes his first appearance riding on the back of Barbarus, after the Hero returns to the Starlight Express and Aquila reveals himself to be a traitor, forcing the hero/ine to hand over all of the Fyggs due to the Celestrian rule of not acting above their superiors. After Aquila takes all of the Fyggs, Hootingham-Gore attacks the Starflight Express and it plummets into Wormwood Creek. However, unbeknownst to Hootingham-Gore, Aquila actually returns the Fyggs to the Observatory.

Hootingham-Gore appears briefly during the events in Upover, killing a Gittish captain who failed to stop the Hero protecting Greygnarl. After these events, Hootingham-Gore is found guarding the entrance to Gittingham Palace. It is here he finally challenges the party to a battle. He fights alongside two Bad karmours who have a tendency to guard him, preventing him from taking damage. After he is defeated, the entrance to Gittingham Palace opens up, and the way forward is revealed, though he warns the Hero about the last of the Triumgorate.

In the Realm of the Mighty, Hootingham-Gore is once again brought back to life to hinder the party, as are the rest of the Triumgorate. He challenges the party to a battle, saying that he does not trust Corvus and will dethrone him once he defeats the party. However, he never gets the chance to try, as he is defeated once again and Corvus doesn't bring him back a third time. This marks his final appearance.

Battles

• 1st Encounter
• 2nd Encounter

#271 - Hootingham-Gore Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	2025	255	125	238	148
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Sage's elixir (100%)
	18500	4050 G
	Description: One of the Triumgorate. Used stolen celestial power to bring back Barbarus and bend him to the will of the Empire. Threw his lot in with the ghastly Gittish Empire three hundred years ago, and was brought back as a beastly bird.
Abilities
Spooky Aura
Spells
Swoosh, Frizzle, Kafrizz, Bounce, Fuddle
Encountered at:
Gittingham Palace - Exterior - Entrance

#186 - Bad karmour Material Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	360	132	161	262	98
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Iron ore Hades' Helm
	2280	132 G
	Note: Two accompany Hootingham-Gore

Though Hootingham-Gore has low HP, the two Bad Karmours that accompany him can make the fight hard. Take them out first, as they can use Helm Splitter to lower your defence, and sometimes protect Hootingham-Gore from attacks.

Once they are gone, Hootingham-Gore is fairly easy. He can use the Fuddle (inflicts confusion) and Divine Intervention (lowers resistance to magic) spells, which rarely work, and the fairly weak Frizzle and Swoosh spells. He can also cast Bounce on himself, so focus on using physical attacks while keeping healed, and he will fall easily enough.

Amusingly, if all of your characters are under the effects of Bounce or Magic Mirror, then Hootingham-Gore will start using physical attacks, which do negligible damage, especially when Buffed.

#271 - Hootingham-Gore Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	1027	255	125	238	156
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Malicite (100%)
	16500	0 G
	Description: Mini-boss, pretty much the same as it was except its HP is less, Agility is a little more, and it gives less reward upon defeat.
Abilities
Spooky Aura
Spells
Swoosh, Frizzle, Kafrizz, Bounce, Fuddle
Encountered at:
Realm of the Mighty - L8

Dragon Quest X

# - Hootingham-Gore Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Weight
	{{{HP}}}	{{{MP}}}	{{{Attack}}}	{{{Defense}}}	{{{Agility}}}
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Necklace of wisdom Pieces of wisdom necklace
	{{{EXP}}}	{{{Gold}}} G
	Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack (Absorbs 11 to 23 MP) Midori Swamp Call Servants (2 Bad karmours) Bird's Eye Yokai Scream Magic Cannon Enthusiasm Tempest Urami
Spells
Godspeed Meragaia
Haunts at:
Unknown

Attributes Resistance

Attributes Resistance
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark	Blast	Illusion	Sleep	Death	Drain MP
0	0	50	125	150	50	125	25	0	0	0
Confusion	Silent	Petrify	Paralyze	Poison	Attract	Attack ↓	Defense ↓	Agility ↓	Magic Res ↓
0	0	25	0	0	5	50	25	25	50

Bestiary

Bestiary
IX	271	One of the Triumgorate. Used stolen celestial power to bring back Barbarus and bend him to the will of the Empire. Threw his lot in with the ghastly Gittish Empire three hundred years ago, and was brought back as a beastly bird.
X	-	Unknown

Monster series

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

Synthesis

Joker 2 Professional Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Result
None	+	None	=	None
Synth type	Special

Rank and Slot No.

Joker 2 Professional Rank and Slot No.
Rank	A
Slot No.	One

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

Synthesis

Terry's Wonderland 3D Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Result
Unknown	+	Unknown	=	Unknown

Rank and Slot No.

Terry's Wonderland 3D Rank and Slot No.
Rank	Unknown
Slot No.	Unknown

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

Synthesis

Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Result
Unknown	+	Unknown	=	Unknown

Rank and Slot No.

Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Rank and Slot No.
Rank	Unknown
Slot No.	Unknown

Sprites

Main Games
IX	X	XI

Gallery

Hootingham-Gore in Upover in the Japanese version of IX.

Hootingham-Gore in the Gittingham Palace entrance in the Japanese version of IX.

Hootingham-Gore on Barbarus in the Japanese version of IX.

Hootingham-Gore alongside the other Triumgorate in MJ2Professional.

Hootingham-Gore, as seen in Dragon Quest of the Stars

Other languages

Other languages
French	Mac Hulotte
German	Hauptmann Kauz
Spanish	Teniente Eule
Italian	Generale Gufus
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	格爾尼克將軍
Korean	Unknown

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• Demowl
• Fowleye
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