Funghoul

Dragon Quest monster Funghoul

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese おばけキノコ
おばけきのこ Romaji Obake kinoko First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Demon toadstool
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A Funghoul is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is a dim-witted mushroom monster utterly dedicated to putting adventurers to sleep with peculiar spores.

Characteristics

A Funghoul is a spotted, red-capped mushroom with stalks thick enough to serve as a face and body. It has stubby arms, small feet, sad, yellow eyes, and a fanged mouth with a tongue lolling out. In some spinoff games, it is considered part of the undead family as the Obake (おばけ) in its Japanese name refers to a type of yōkai or ghost in folklore.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Funghoul (おばけキノコ Obake kinoko)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		9	24	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
30	12	8	39	18

Bestiary No.	#020
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flee Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Skyfell Tower Isis Region
Item Dropped	Holy water1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	0%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
70%	100%	25%	70%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	25%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Funghoul (おばけキノコ Obake kinoko)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	19	0	19
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
15	10	6	15

Bestiary No.	#023
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flee Poison Attack
Location(s)	Vrenor Region (Chapter 2) Vault of Vrenor (Chapters 2, 5 & 6) Gupta Gupha (Chapter 4)
Item Dropped	Medicinal herb(1⁄128)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
0%	0%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
25%	75%	0%	100%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Notably in this game, Funghouls have the ability to inflict poison on the party instead of putting them to sleep. This is the only game where they do so.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Funghoul (おばけキノコ Obake kinoko)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	35	0	45	37
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
24	40	35	1⁄16

Bestiary No.	#045
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Fortuna area (G3) Whealbrook area (G2) Roundbeck area (G2) Outside Uptaten Towers (G2) West of Zoomingale (near Lunar Zoombloom)
Item dropped	Antidotal herb

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
20%	0%	0%	0%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	100%	0%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
20%	67%	20%	0%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
67%	0%	100%	0%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Funghoul (おばけきのこ Obake kinoko)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	22	0	21
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
18	14	13	12

Bestiary no.	#019
Family	Plant
In-game description	Mushroom-shaped monsters with a sweet breath that puts enemies to sleep. They grow in humid areas like grasslands and deep forests.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Alexandria Region Tower of Alexandra
Item(s) dropped	Antidotal herb1⁄32 Plain cheese1⁄128

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
0%	100%	15%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Funghoul (おばけキノコ Obake kinoko)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	22	3	25
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
17	19	25	20

Bestiary no.	#015
Family	Plant
In-game description	Flambe these foul fungi to stop them sending you to sleep with their sickly Sweet Breath. Mushroom-like monsters who loves musty, manky places, and relish rolling around in freshly fallen leaves.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Zere Western Stornway Eastern Stornway
Item(s) dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄8 Sleeping hibiscus1⁄128

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
-25%	0%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	-25%	-25%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Charm Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest X

A Funghoul began appearing in Version 5.0 of the game, being encountered in the Netherworld and is quite stronger than its typical early game appearances. As always, it is able to put opponents to sleep with their its Sweet Breath.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Funghoul (おばけきのこ Obake kinoko)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	18	8	20
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
22	14	13	11

Bestiary no.	#020
Family	Nature
In-game description	Massive mushroom monsters with the faces of men. Beware - one breath of the sweet-smelling odour they exude can send you into a deep, deep sleep.
Spell(s)	N/A
Skill(s)	Sweet Breath Flee
Location(s)	Heliodorian Foothills (first and third acts, night) The Manglegrove (first and third acts)
Item(s) dropped	Sleeping hibiscus1⁄16 Wakerobin1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-10%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-10%	-10%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	0%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Vicious

Vicious funghoul (おばけきのこ・強 Obake kinoko・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	102	16	108
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
103	79	217	67

Bestiary no.	#215
Family	Nature
In-game description	Funghouls driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Heliodorian Foothills (second act) The Manglegrove (second act) The Sage's Trial - The Fierce Forest (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Sleeping hibiscus1⁄16 Wakerobin1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-10%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-10%	-10%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	0%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Funghoul
Family	Undead
Rank	F
Description	Pestilent creatures that spawn in moist, dark places.
Weapons	Swords, Whips, Claws, Staves
Traits	-
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Poisonproof
Skill	Graveheart, Attack Boost
Location	Xeroph Isle
Breeding chart	Stump chump x Lips

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Funghoul
Family	Undead
Rank	F
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Whips, Staves
Traits	Crafty Poisoner
Resistances	Immune to Poison, Vulnerable to Frizz
Skill	Graveheart
Location	Treepidation
Breeding chart	Stump chump x Lips or Dracky

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3

Funghouls are Rank F nature monsters that can be found on the Spirit Road. They occasionally drop a Punchshroom as a treasure item.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Funghoul (おばけキノコ Obake kinoko)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,340	420
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
580	550	500	410

Bestiary No.	#429
Rank	G
In-game description	These great big gurning mushrooms spring up in their dozens in damp locales. They propogate by putting travellers to sleep and seeding them with their spores
Talents	Stinker (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Beastsbane (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Sleeper (lv. 20) Somnolent Skin (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Titan (lv. 1) Major Downer (lv. 1) Insult to Injury (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Conquest - Lower Echelon () Circle of Caprice - Lower Echelon ()
Items	Smelling salts (Common) Seed of resilience (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
-25%	0%	0%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	50%	25%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
50%	25%	-25%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
50%	0%	-25%	25%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
25%		50%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

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Dragon Quest Tact

Funghoul appears as an E-rank monster of the Nature family. It can be recruited from Chapters 5-7, 7-1, 9-2, 14-1, 14-3, and 14-6 of the main storyline. The Funghoul can participate in Stump chump and Crabid's Battle Roads as a party member.

Funghoul (おばけきのこ Obake kinoko)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
95		653	132	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
213	196	97	108	10

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Sweet Breath		Glacier Slash*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Max HP +15/Stats Up	Crack Res +25/Stats Up	Glacier Slash Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25/Stats Up	Glacier Slash Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Glacier Slash Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

Max HP +15: Raises max HP by 15.

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

Trivia

• A Funghoul's name is a combination of the words "fungi" and "ghoul", a type of demon from pre-Islamic Arabian mythology that is said to feast on corpses. Its name may also be a pun on the often mispronounced Italian curse word "fongool", or "vaffanculo".

Similar species

• Morphean mushroom
• Mushroom mage

Gallery

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  Super Famicom art.

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  A Funghoul in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Vicious funghoul.

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  Joker 2 model.

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  Monsters: 3D model.

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.

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  Dragon Quest: Monster Battle card.

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  DQ Trading Card.

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  A Funghoul fighting Yangus and his Firebird companion in Young Yangus.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  A Funghoul in Keshi Keshi.

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  A Funghoul in the 1991 anime of The Adventure of Dai.