Raving lunatick

Dragon Quest monster Raving lunatick
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese メーダロード Romaji Mēda Rōdo First appearance Dragon Quest Old localization DruinLord
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Not to be confused with a similarly-named monster, the raven lunatic.

The raving lunatick is a recurring monster in the series, introduced in the original Dragon Quest. It is a lunatick with a significantly more garish colour scheme that has gained spellcasting abilities. Its name is a play on the term "raving lunatic".

Characteristics

Raving lunaticks are unusual nightmarish creatures whose main body consists of a purple body protected by a wine-red carapace with a pair of blue antennae on top, multiple blue tentacles, and a longer pair of green tentacles. Its most striking feature is its singular eye which is always turned to face the player. They are able to float in midair by moving their tentacles as though swimming. The "tick" in its name implies the monster is an insect or arthropod of some sort, although in some games they are classified as Demons due to their evil origins. According to their monster descriptions in IX, they were once normal lunaticks that were raised on a diet of darkness, but were mutated into their current forms after overdosing on it, earning them the disdain of lunatick queens.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Raving Lunatick (メーダロード Mēda rōdo)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Experience

20

Gold

85

HP

35

MP

30

Attack

47

Defence

40

Agility

28

Evasion

¹⁄₁₆

Spell(s)

Heal
Sizz

Location(s)

Grave of Galen

Fizzle resistance

⁰⁄₁₆

Snooze resistance

¹⁵⁄₁₆

Fire resistance

⁰⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites

Experience

58

Gold

95

HP

35

MP

30

Attack

41

Defence

18

Agility

11

Evasion

¹⁄₈

Spell(s)

Heal
Sizz

Location(s)

Grave of Galen

Fizzle resistance

⁰⁄₇

Snooze resistance

⁷⁄₇

Fire resistance

⁰⁄₇

Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake

Raving lunatick (メーダロード Mēda rōdo)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#055

Family

Bug & Floating

Experience

77

Gold

34

HP

86

MP

24

Attack

91

Defence

102

Agility

51

Evasion

N/A

In-game description

Ticks who've taken on board dangerous levels of darkness. As leaders among their kind, they're also curiously considerate, and as such, are handy with healing spells

Spell(s)

Midheal
Sizzle

Skill(s)

N/A

Location(s)

Quagmire Cave

Item Dropped

Strong medicine

Fire resistance *

0%

Explosion resistance

-150%

Ice resistance *

0%

Wind resistance *

0%

Strike resistance *

0%

Lightning resistance *

25%

Whack resistance

0%

Dazzle resistance *

0%

Fizzle resistance

0%

Fuddle resistance

0%

Paralysis resistance

0%

Snooze resistance

0%

Deceleratle resistance *

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Raving lunatick (メーダロード Mēda rōdo)

Model

Bestiary no.

#086

Family

Bug & Floating

Experience

310

Gold

98

HP

85

MP

21

Attack

86

Defence

100

Agility

90

In-game description

They banish their enemies to the underworld by zapping them with Zammle. Weak against light due to their shady origins.

Raised on a diet of darkness in a world without light, they were once regular lunaticks, but mutated after overdosing on evil.

Spell(s)

Zam
Zammle
Midheal

Skill(s)

Flees

Location(s)

Bloomingdale (lighthouse)
The Bad Cave
Grotto (Ruins, rank 2)

Item(s) dropped

Thorn whip¹⁄₃₂
Strong antidote¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

0%

Ice resistance *

0%

Wind resistance *

0%

Blast/Lightning resistance *

25%

Earth resistance *

0%

Dark resistance *

25%

Light resistance *

-50%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

0%

Dazzle resistance *

25%

Fizzle resistance *

25%

Fuddle resistance *

50%

Paralysis resistance *

25%

Snooze resistance *

50%

Poison resistance *

50%

Stun resistance *

25%

Blunt resistance *

25%

Deceleratle resistance *

25%

Sap resistance *

25%

Spooky Aura resistance *

50%

Charm resistance *

75%

Dragon Quest X

Raving lunaticks appeared from the beginning of the game. They are able to cast both Zam and Heal, along with being able to put up a shocking barrier that has a chance to paralyse any attackers.

Dragon Quest Builders

Raving lunatick (メーダロード Mēda rōdo)

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
105	31	38	Medicinal herb (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Patchwork Island

Sprite

Dragon Quest Rivals

Raving lunatick appeared in the second card pack, "Roar of Unleashed Power" as a super rare card common to all leader characters.

Dragon Quest Tact

Raving lunatick appears as a B-rank monster of the Demon family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in the Leery lout's Battle Road as a party member.

Raving lunatick (メーダロード Mēda rōdo)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		583	335	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
292	291	313	306	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Zap		Swoosh*		Zapple*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Zap-type Spell Potency +5%/Stats Up	Crack Res +25/Stats Up	Zapple Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25/Stats Up	Zapple Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
WIS +5	Zapple Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Zap-type Spell Potency +5%: Raises Zap-type spell potency by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Normal	Heavy Res	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Heavy Res	Normal	Very Weak	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Half Res	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Immune

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Selenita lunático	From the Spanish selenita and lunático.
Français	Fana-tique	From the French fanatique and tique.
Deutsch	Wirre Wanze	German for "chaotic/disorderly bug".
Italiano	Solletinsetto ferox	Italian for "fierce tickling insect".

Similar species

• Lunatick
• Lunatick queen

Gallery

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  A Raving lunatick in X.

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  Walk model.

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  Tact party icon.

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  Tact model.

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  DQ Trading Card.