Dark gryphon

Dragon Quest monster Dark gryphon

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ダークジャミラ Romaji Dakujamira First appearance Dragon Quest VIII Old localization None

Dark gryphons are bipedal Birds with feathers as black a blots of ink. These monsters have a habit of only appearing when a world is being besieged by an an Archfiend during the final act of a game.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Dark gryphon (ダークジャミラ Dakujamira)

Bestiary No.		Family
214		Bird
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
305	59	349	16
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
273	186	119	0/64

In-Game Description	Firebird born phoenix-like from raging infernos. Capable of exhaling an incinerating breath. Totally resistant to any fire-bird attack.
Spell(s)	Fizzle
Skill(s)	Scorch
Location(s)	World of Darkness
Item(s) Dropped	Bunny tail1⁄32 Saint's ashes1⁄128

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	100%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	25%	50%	50%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	15%	100%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	100%
Sap Resistance *
15%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Dark gryphon (ダークジャミラ)

Sprite

Bestiary no.

#446

Family

Bird

Experience

1,532

Gold

340

HP

610

MP

48

Attack

304

Defence

420

Agility

172

Evasion

N/A

In-game description

Bird beasts who bear a striking resemblance to the legendary Jamirus. Their deadly dark breath is perhaps their most fearsome feature.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Air Pollution
Becomes pepped up
Dark Breath
Malevolent Miasma
Hexhalation

Location(s)

Zwaardsrust region at night, third act
Dundrasil region at night, third act
The Other Side, third act
Castle Trodain, 3DS and Definitive Edition only

Item(s) Dropped

Saint's ashes¹⁄₆₄
Monster slashers¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *

50%

Ice resistance *

50%

Wind resistance *

50%

Earth resistance *

50%

Light resistance *

-125%

Dark resistance *

75%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

25%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

50%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

50%

Paralysis resistance *

50%

Poison resistance *

0%

Snooze resistance *

25%

Blunt resistance

0%

Deceleratle resistance

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Spooky Aura
Anathematise resistance

0%

Stumble resistance *

100%

Stun resistance *

99%

Charm resistance *

100%

Beguile resistance *

50%

Double Down resistance *

0%

Elemental resistance *

0%

Etymology

• The Japanese name for the monster references Jamirus, one of the four Dread Fiends to the Archfiend Mortamor. Whether there is a direct relation between the dark gryphon species and Jamirus is up to the player's imagination.

The name change for the overseas versions of VIII was likely made due to there being no international release for VI at the time, and thus the vast majority of players would not understand the reference to the series' most infamous griffin.

Similar species

• Gemon
• Gelbatross
• Grim gryphon
• Gryphon
• War gryphon

Gallery

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  XI model