Dinogators (這い寄りし暗殺者, known as Muckdiles in first two installments, then later known as Abyssal Death and Creeping Death) are a race of two-tailed, bipedal crocodilian creatures known for both their voracious appetite and playful nature. Unfortunately, that means they can be quite rowdy while hunting for prey, and depending on which game, may sneak on the player while they are busy with other monsters, play tag, and even surprise players from behind a door or at extraction points. They are usually encountered as FOEs, with the exception being in Etrian Odyssey II.
They are found in numbers wherever there is water, but a few moved to harsher environments and evolved accordingly, making these exceptions fearsome opponents.
Muckdile (Etrian Odyssey)[]
| Muckdile | |
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| Description | |
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| This creature, which evolved in the forest, can swallow human-sized creatures in one gulp. | |
| Enemy Data | |
| HP | 2000 |
| ATK | 200 |
| DEF | 92 |
| EXP | 2805 |
| Skills | Bite |
| Items | Gator Skin |
| Weakness | 
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| Resistance | 
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| Status Resistance |             
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Muckdile, a FOE from the third stratum Azure Rainforest, will remain stationary most of the time; however if you start fighting within their territory, all Muckdiles in the area will head your way and eventually join the fray. It has high attack and defense for the stratum it is found in, making it a very powerful enemy when first encountered.
An added danger is the fact that some areas are common territory for more than one, so you might end up battling three at once.
Its skill, Bite, can easily kill unprepared parties. They are weak against Ice, but their resilience makes it a formidable enemy. When you are within their territory, be sure to either finish random battles as quickly as possible or run away from them if you don't want to be engaged by one.
Skills[]
- Bite (Uses Head): Deals damage to all party members
Drops[]
- Gator Skin (Worth: 2100 en)
Conditional Drop[]
- None
Related Monsters[]
Muckdile (Etrian Odyssey II)[]
| Muckdile | |
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| Description | |
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| A rarely encountered crocodile-like creature. It is eager to "play" with strangers it meets. | |
| Enemy Data | |
| HP | 10000 |
| ATK | 80 |
| DEF | 80 |
| EXP | 50000 |
| Skills | Bite, Frolic |
| Items | Croc Skin, Iron Fang (Conditional) |
| Weakness |  
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| Resistance |  
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| Status Immune |
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Skills[]
- Bite (Uses Head): 8 cut attacks to random targets
- Frolic (Uses None): High chance of causing head/arm/leg bind to the entire party
Drops[]
- Croc Skin (Worth: 10000 en)
- Selling the Croc Skin unlocks the Speed Boots, which give +34 DEF and +9 AGI.
- Iron Fang (Worth: 10000 en)
- Selling the Iron Fang unlocks the Dainsleif, a sword with +138 ATK.
Conditional Drop[]
- To get the Muckdile's conditional drop, the Iron Fang, it must be defeated with a physical attack.
Abyssal Death (Etrian Odyssey III)[]
| Abyssal Death | |
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| Description | |
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| A vicious crocodile that devours everything in its sight, constantly hungry for more meat. | |
| Enemy Data | |
| HP | 1320 |
| ATK | 24 |
| DEF | 23 |
| EXP | 4810 |
| Skills | Tear Apart |
| Items | Crocodile Hide, Pig Iron Fang (Conditional) |
| Weakness | Fire, Ice, Volt |
| Resistance | Slash, Bash, Pierce |
These dangerous FOEs roam the Undersea Grotto searching for prey. Several of them live in the same area, but they don't interact with each other, so they will never gang up on the player (they will still join random battles though). On B8F, you face a mandatory boss fight against one.
Their hunting grounds are quite reduced and they move slowly (1 step per 2 player steps), so they're easy to outmaneuver since they don't like going too far away from their patrolled territory; however they are quite fond of narrow corridors so explorers that are still not familiar with the stratum layout may find themselves cornered, and sometimes battling one is unavoidable.
If you are caught, expect a tough battle. Their attack power is quite high for a 2nd stratum monster, and their skill, Tear Apart, will do a lot of damage to the whole party. They will use Tear Apart much more frequently when near death. Binding their arms is advised to limit their offensive capability to just regular attacks. Try to have a competent Hoplite with you to minimize damage, and use elemental and status-inflicting attacks to your advantage, since they are easily put to sleep.
Skills[]
- Tear Apart (Uses Arms): Damages entire party
Drops[]
- Crocodile Hide (Worth: 239 en)
- Pig Iron Fang (Conditional) (Worth: 156 en)
Conditional Drop[]
- In order to get the Abyssal Death's conditional drop, the Pig Iron Fang, it must be defeated with a non-Magic-elemental (no Fire, no Ice, no Volt) attack.
Dinogator (Etrian Odyssey IV)[]
| Dinogator | |
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| Description | |
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| A carnivorous monster that roams the highlands. It viciously rends its prey before eating it. | |
| Enemy Data | |
| HP | 2032 |
| ATK | 35 |
| DEF | 34 |
| EXP | 9366 |
| Skills | Tear Apart |
| Items | Dinogator Skin |
| Weakness | 
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| Resistance |  
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The Dinogator can be found in the south-western corner of the second land, the Scarlet Pillars. It protects the Moth's Garden cave by following the player around the perimeter.
Unlike other FOEs on land maps, the Dinogator cannot be distracted by a food drop. Instead, to distract it, the player must drop either a mushroom to distract the nearby Dream Eater or a fish to distract the Omnihunter. The Dinogator will then rush in and attack them, giving the player a chance to slip by unnoticed.
Contrary to popular belief, the Dinogator cannot be converted into a rare breed, not even by feeding them a rare Dream Eater.
In battle, the Dinogator's main attack, Tear Apart, will hit all party members. It will also bite a single player for low damage. Binding its head respectively will stop these attacks.
This FOE can be defeated with little difficulty by level 30.
Skills[]
- Tear Apart (Uses Head): Cut attack to entire party
Drops[]
- Dinogator Skin (Worth: 775 en)
Conditional Drop[]
- None
Related Monsters[]
Creeping Death (Etrian Odyssey Untold)[]
| Creeping Death | |
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| Description | |
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| This huge forest alligator can fit an entire human in its mouth. | |
| Enemy Data | |
| HP | 4500 |
| ATK | 38 |
| DEF | 34 |
| EXP | 18000 |
| Skills | Vicious Bite |
| Items | Gator Skin |
| Weakness |
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| Resistance | 
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The Creeping Death is found on several islands of B14F of the Azure Rainforest.
Stationary at first, it turns aggressive if the player stands up to 3 squares away from it, pursuing them until they leave the island they're on.
A square island located on the east edge of the map contains two treasure chests guarded by two well-placed Creeping Deaths and an Aquatic Butcher. The player cannot access it without fighting through these monsters.
Skills[]
- Vicious Bite (Uses Head): Melee attack to entire party
Drops[]
- Gator Skin (Worth: 1370 en)
Conditional Drop[]
- None
Related Monsters[]
Dinogator (Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold)[]
| Dinogator | |
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| Description | |
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| A rare reptilian that likes to play with its food before devouring it. Don't be its dinner! | |
| Enemy Data | |
| HP | 31243 |
| ATK | 93 |
| DEF | 73 |
| EXP | 200000 |
| Skills | Playful Bite Frolic Pout |
| Items | Rigid Croc Hide Pierced Fang 
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| Resistance |  
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| Status Resistance |    
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The Dinogator is a unique enemy found in the depths of 30F of the Forbidden Wood. Killing one is necessary to complete the quest "A Dance with Death", which will reward the player with the Claw of Bonds, the strongest Claw equipment in the game in terms of pure ATK bonus.
Skills[]
- Playful Bite (Uses Head): Cut attack to entire party
- Frolic (Uses None): May bind head/arm/leg on entire party
- Pout (Uses Head): 10 random cut attacks to entire party
Drops[]
- Rigid Croc Hide (Worth: 5000 en)
- Pierced Fang (Conditional) (Worth: 9999 en)
- Selling the Pierced Fang to the shop unlocks the Royal Byrnie, the strongest armor for the Sovereign.
Conditional Drop[]
- To get the Dinogator's conditional drop, the Pierced Fang, it must be defeated with a stab attack.
Dinogator (Etrian Odyssey Nexus)[]
| Dinogator | |
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| Description | |
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| A rarely encountered crocodile-like creature. It is eager to "play" with strangers it meets. | |
| Enemy Data | |
| HP | 62,523 |
| ATK | 223 |
| MAT | 143 |
| DEF | 147 |
| MDF | 147 |
| EXP | 396,845 |
| Skills | Playful Bite Frolic Pout |
| Items | Dinogator Skin Dislodged Fang 
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| Status Resistance |       
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| Status Immune |    
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The Dinogator is the ultimate FOE in this game.
Skills[]
- Pout (Uses Head): 10 random powerful melee cut attacks to the entire party, can hit the same target more than once.
- Frolic (Uses None): Attempts to completely bind the entire party. Very fast act speed.
- Playful Bite (Uses Head): Melee cut attack to the entire party.
Drops[]
- Dinogator Skin (Worth: 88,888 en)
- Selling this material makes the Cianontedae (50 DEF, 50 MDF, Act speed ↓↓↓↓), arguably one of the best boots in the game, were it not for the speed penalty.
- Dislodged Fang (Conditional) (Worth: 150,000 en)
- Selling this materials makes the Ahemait Helmet (53 DEF, 30 MDF, all stats +3), the strongest helmet in the game.
Conditional Drop[]
- In order to get the Dislodged Fang, you must defeat the Dinogator with a Stab attack.
Dinogator (Etrian Mystery Dungeon)[]
| Dinogator | |
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| Description | |
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| This crocodilian horror uses powerful fangs and claws to viciously rip into its prey. | |
| Enemy Data | |
| HP | 1666 |
| EXP | 2000 |
| Skills | Tear Apart Confounding Roar Amber Lure |
| Items | Dinogator Skin Wandering Box |
| Weakness | None |
| Resistance | None |
The Dinogator is a 3x3-tiles DOE that can be encountered in Thunderous Cave, Glacial Cave and Burning Cave.
This monster is a Dragon type monster.
Skills[]
- Tear Apart (Uses Arms): "Attacks with a cutting swipe that rips apart all enemies in the room." Inflicts Cut damage to every party member in the room.
- Confounding Roar (Uses Head): "Lets out a perplexing scream, sealing the heads of enemies in the room for 5 turns."
- Amber Lure (Uses Head): "Sprays the area with Amber mist, calling all monsters in the zone to gather." Teleports all monsters on the floor around the DOE. This skill does not work in corridors.
Drops[]
- Dinogator Skin (Worth: 1500 en)
- Wandering Box : Chest that disappears after about ten turns and that contains a random item from the dungeon, usually a piece of equipment.
Related Monsters[]
Gallery[]
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Strategy[]
- See Dinogator/Strategy for information most applicable when the Dinogator is an incredibly tough enemy.
