Dancing flame

Introduced in	II
Former names	Flame
Japanese name	フレイム
Rōmaji	Fureimu
Family	Elemental

Dancing flame is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Characteristics

Dancing flames are somewhat humanoid in shape, having two arms, two legs, and a round body with a slight lump at the top to help put a head to their phantasmal face. In some titles they are depicted as having blue fire filling the insides of their yellow-red fire bodies, indicating that their centers are much hotter than the rest of their body.

Appearances

Main games

Dragon Quest II

#67 - Dancing flame Elemental Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	55 (NES) 65 (Remakes)	0	99 (NES) 85 (Remakes)	32 (NES) 54 (Remakes)	78 (NES) 68 (Remakes)
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Magic armour
	185 (NES) 315 (Remakes)	101 G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack Blazing Breath Fire Breath* Flame Breath* Calls for back-up (Dancing flame)
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Cave to Rendarak

Dragon Quest VIII

#147 - Dancing flame Elemental Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	90	0	112	92	78
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Bandit's grass skirt (Common) Spicy cheese (Rare)
	143	14 G
	Note: The physical manifestation of the flames of a subterranean volcano. Fond of using their scorching breath to give adventurers a warm reception!
Abilities
Normal attack Fire Breath Flame Breath
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Desert Black Citadel

Dragon Quest X

#115 - Dancing flame Elemental Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Weight
	287	40	101	112	206
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Fire wood (Common) Red eye (Rare)
	100	8 G
	Note: A monster born when a human's soul burns like a raging fire due to intense rage. It attacks with fire. It is said that this monster was born out of the rage of an older sister who had been furious after her younger brother ate her precious pudding.
Abilities
Normal attack Flame Breath Spinning Wheel
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Chaldean Mountain Trail Chaldea Cave Eastern Wilderness Scorching Lava Cave

Monsters series

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

The Flame is a two-star member of the Elemental family with a weight of 3. It can be found in the Cave to Rendarak. It naturally learns Fire Breath, Blaze and Panic Dance. Its in-game description reads "It was given life by flames. It must eat burning things to live."

Builders series

Dragon Quest Builders 2

Appear in Khrumbul-Dun and Isle of Awakening. They can only be beaten with water and they drop coal.

Gallery

DQII NES Sprite.

Tact artwork.

DQB2 Bestiary icon.

Other languages

Other languages
French	Brûleflamme
German	Tanzende Flamme
Spanish	Ignillama Llama danzante (DQotS)
Latin American Spanish	Unknown
Italian	Fiamma danzante
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Chama dançante
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	烈焰怪
Korean	플레임

Related monsters

• Blue Glow
• Buntzenberner
• Dancing Flame in Memoriam
• Dying Fire
• Famila
• Frostburn
• Green Glow
• Inferno
• Old flame
• Pink pyro
• Red Glow
• Spirit flame

See Also

• Zexus Spirit Solider