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The golem is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the first game as a boss, it has since appeared in several other instalments of the series, primarily as a normal enemy.

Characteristics[]

Golems are hulking man-shaped monsters made of clay bricks. This sums up most of their appearances with their face being the only other detail: a slit-like opening with two eyes glowing from the darkness.

Since the appearance of the first golem the species has solidified itself as a hefty force of physical might but one that lacks in resistance to spells. One of the most notable vulnerabilities of the golem is that of sleep-inducing abilities, an Achilles' heel that made the first golem easy to defeat and has since, for the most part, stuck with the monster as one of its more unfortunate qualities.

Appearances[]

Main games[]

Dragon Quest[]

# - Golem
Material Family
DQiOS - Golem HP MP Attack Defence Agility
70 (NES)
155 (Remakes)
0 120 60 39
Exp Gold
5 (NES)
2000 (Remakes)
10 G
Note: Use the Faerie flute to put the Golem to sleep to make the battle easier.
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Cantlin gate


Dragon Quest V[]

#123 - Golem
Material Family
Golem DQV SNES HP MP Attack Defence Agility
190 0 160 150 51
Exp Gold Drop Seed of strength
330 90 G
Note:
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Knick-knackatory area (Gen 3)
Lofty Peak area
Stairway to Zenithia


Dragon Quest VII[]

#283 - Golem
Material Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Agility
280 0 32 20 12
Exp Gold Drop Green Fragment
60 70 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
The Tower
Monster Meadows quotes:
None


Dragon Quest VIII[]

#156 - Golem
Material Family
Golem HP MP Attack Defence Agility
225 0 177 153 80
Exp Gold Drop Rennet powder (Common)
Titan belt (Rare)
237 50 G
Note: Risen from the remnants of a magnificent ancient city. A visceral nostalgia for the days of old led bricks from the ruins to spontaneously reassemble themselves in human form.
Abilities
Normal attack
Desperate attack
Psyche Up
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Arcadia Region
Rydon's Tower


Dragon Quest IX[]

#161 - Golem
Material Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Agility
300 0 175 210 99
Exp Gold Drop Flintstone (Common)
Mythril ore (Rare)
1700 174 G
Description: Though weak against wind, these stony souls will weather a storm of blows before unleashing a cataclysmic critical attack.

If you ask them which monster has the most mates, they won't hesitate to suggest their own big-headed, bricky selves.

Abilities
Normal attack
Desperate attack
Psyche Up
Forbearance
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Lonely Coast
Wyrmwing
Wyrmneck
Magmaroo
Grottoes


Dragon Quest X[]

West Glen Territory[]
# - Golem (West Glen Territory)
Material Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Weight
858 45 120 158 343
Exp Gold Drop Royal soil
Enchanted stone
300 11 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Forbearance
Psyche Up
Spells
None
Haunts at:
West Glen Territory


Normal[]
# - Golem
Material Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Weight
1074 57 151 206 429
Exp Gold Drop Royal soil (Common)
Enchanted stone (Rare)
399 11 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Forbearance
Psyche Up
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Unknown


Vicious[]
# - Vicious Golem
Material Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Weight
25000 {{{MP}}} 1190 750 0
Exp Gold Drop Royal soil (Common)
Twilight moss (Rare)
20350 11 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Acts twice per turn
Psyche Up
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Unknown


Dragon Quest XI[]

#145 - Golem
Material Family
DQXI - Golem 2D HP MP Attack Defence Agility
187 0 150 185 38
Exp Gold Drop Royal soil (Common)
Mythril ore (Rare)
420 48 G
Note: They take secret pleasure in that sweet, sweet moment when a bird lands on their shoulder while they're waiting for someone to wallop.
Abilities
Normal attack
Desperate attack
Muster Strength
Forbearance
Spells
None
Haunts at:
The Champs Sauvage (South) (Early game and Post game, Daytime)
The Other Side (Mid game)
Insula Centralis (Early game)
Neverglade (Only in the 3DS and Definitive versions)


Monsters series[]

Dragon Warrior Monsters[]

# - Golem
Material Family
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HP Wisdom Attack Defence Agility
3/5 3/5 2/5 2/5 2/5
Description: A stack of rock bricks that came to life.
Spells and Abilities
PsycheUp (Lv. 13)
ChargeUp (Lv. 15)
StrongD (Lv. 15)
How to breed:
MudDoll X MudDoll


Dragon Warrior Monsters 2[]


Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[]

Golems are rank A members of the material family, but not the top A monster of that group. A Golem acts as the sentinel of the Xeroph Isle shrine and must be defeated in order to help the Incarnus reach its goal.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2/Joker 2 Professional[]

A golem is a monster found in Bemousoleum only at morning. It is a C rank monster that can be scouted to your team

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[]

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Joker 3 Professional[]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[]

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Mystery Dungeon series[]

Torneko: The Last Hope[]

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Slime series[]

Rocket Slime[]

Golems do not appear until near the end of the game, acting as mechs piloted by platypunk members of the Plob within the Flying Clawtress and can also be piloted by the player once unmanned. They are potent monsters, capable of delivering charging punches and hitting their fists together to ward off opponents that are too close for comfort. If one is already being manned by a platypunk, it must be struck with three Elasto Blasts before the pilot will be forced to disembark. These 'liberated' golems, and ones left unattended, can only suffer another three attacks before they go inoperable and explode, regardless of whether the player is piloting them or they are unmanned. Since they are too big and heavy to be knocked into the air and carried around, a chimaera wing must be thrown at them in order to send them back to town.

Golems can also be used in tank battles, though they act the same way as they do outside of these battles, meaning they do nothing more than stand idle until the player jumps in to command one, being somewhat disadvantageous since only two other crew members will be left free and even more disadvantageous if these remaining crew members are poor at handling the cannons. This aside, golems can be incredibly useful when it comes to sabotaging an enemy tank since their fist-clapping move can quickly break open the entryway of an enemy tank, and their charging punches can wreck a whole wall of machinery when positioned right and easily enable one to reach the enemy's engine when the time arrives, but they can still only deal with three attacks before being defeated. An exploding golem can damage the player both inside and outside of tank battles, so it is recommended to gain some distance when a golem has taken as much as it can.

Swords series[]

Kenshin Dragon Quest[]

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Dragon Quest Swords[]

A Golem named Briquet is the boss of Galantyne Glades.

Battle Road series[]

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory[]

Skill/Spell Description
Deadly Right Straight Inflicts a powerful punch on one enemy
Lariat Rushes at all enemies with its arms stretched out
Corkscrew Blow Inflicts a powerful punch on one enemy while potentially paralyzing it

Heroes series[]

Dragon Quest Heroes[]

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Dragon Quest Heroes II[]

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Builders series[]

Dragon Quest Builders[]

A Golem dubbed "The Brick and Mortar Slaughterer" was created to protect the city of Cantlin, only to eradicate its citizens when they began to argue and fight among themselves. It appears as the final boss of the first chapter, intent on destroying the newly rebuilt Cantlin.

Dragon Quest Builders 2[]

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Other series[]

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade[]

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Gallery[]

Sprites[]

Golemsnes

Etymology[]

Golems are beings from Jewish folklore, often portrayed as servants animated from clay that obediently carry out orders but often to warped or far too literal extents.

Other languages[]

Other languages
French Golem
German Golem
Spanish Gólem
Italian Golem
Dutch Unknown
Norwegian Unknown
Greek Unknown
Portuguese Golem
Russian Unknown
Chinese 巨像兵
Korean 골렘

Related monsters[]

See also[]

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