Editing Metal king slime

{{Monster Infobox
|title=Metal king slime
|image=[[Image:DQIV_Metal_King_Slime.png|280px]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=メタルキング
|romanji=Metal king
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''
}}
The '''Metal King Slime''' (formerly ''King Metal'', ''MetalKing'' / ''Metal King'' in later translations due to display constraints) is a recurring monster in the ''[[Dragon Quest series|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'', it is a metallic version of the [[king slime]] that usually gives the greatest amount of experience of any monster in the games it appears in, with very few exceptions.

==Characteristics==
As the name would suggest, metal king slimes are king slimes of a metallic color. Their crowns are different in color to that of the king slimes' as well, bearing shades of purple or blue.

Like all other [[metal monsters]], metal king slimes have extremely high defense and speed, give an absurd amount of experience points when defeated, and often flee from battle instead of fighting. Their HP is much higher than that of most metal monsters, and they are also fairly competent when it comes to fighting, something that [[metal slime]]s and [[liquid metal slime]]s usually aren't.

==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''===
Metal king slimes share their first appearance with their variants, king slimes and [[king cureslime]]s. They do not appear until near the end of the game and are, in the original, NES release, the greatest source of experience in the game: they lose this position to [[platinum king jewel]]s in the remakes.

The player can have Torneko randomly steal a [[Liquid metal helm]]. The chances of stealing one is low and the Metal king slime often runs away from battle. To prevent this, the player must have the Sands of Time item in their possession and use it should Metal King Slime run away, the Sands of Time will bring the Metal King Slime back to the battle. The player can then have the other players defend while Torneko does his own move at random. Eventually he will steal the Liquid metal helm and will keep it regardless if Metal King Slime runs away or gets defeated. This is much better way as the player no longer has to buy the Liquid metal helm which is 100,000 coins.

Because their HP is so much higher than other metal monsters, it is usually recommended that [[Alena]] be used to fight them given her high critical hit ratio, which negates the monstrous defense of these metal globs.
{{Enemy
|image = [[Image:Metalkingslime DQIV NES.gif]]
|name=King Metal
|game = ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''
|console = NES
|hp = 7
|mp = 255
|attack= 140
|defense=1023
|agility=165
|experience = 30010
|gold = 20
|locations=[[Central Island]], [[Stairway to Zenithia]], [[Doorway to Nadiria]]
|skills=Flees, may act twice per round
|spells=[[Sizzle]]
}}

{{Enemy
|image = [[Image:Metal_king_slime1.png]]
|name=Metal king slime
|game = ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''
|console = DS
|hp = 7
|mp = 255
|attack= 140
|defense=1023
|agility=165
|experience = 30010
|gold = 20
|droppedItem=[[Liquid metal helm]]
|locations=[[Central Island]], [[Stairway to Zenithia]], [[Doorway to Nadiria]], [[Fungeon (Dragon Quest IV)|Fungeon]]
|skills=Flees, may act twice per round
|spells=[[Sizzle]]
}}

===''[[Dragon Quest V]]''===
{{Enemy
|image=[[Image:Metalkingslime DQV SNES.gif]]
|name=King Metal
|game=''[[Dragon Quest V]]''
|console=SNES
|hp= 7
|mp= 20
|attack= 97
|defense=2047
|agility=152
|experience=30010
|gold=15
|droppedItem=[[Mini medal]]
|spells=[[Hocus Pocus]]
|family=[[Slime family]]
}}


{{Enemy
|image=[[Image:Metal_king_slime.png]]
|name=Metal king slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest V]]''
|console=DS
|hp= 7
|mp= 20
|attack= 97
|defense=1023
|agility=152
|experience=30010
|gold=15
|family=[[Slime family]]
|bestiaryNumber=144
|droppedItem=[[Mini medal]]
|spells=[[Hocus Pocus]]
|locations=[[Mt. Zugzwang]]<br>[[Estark's Labyrinth]]
}}

===''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''===
{{Enemy
|name = Metal King Slime
|image = [[Image:Metal_king_slime.png]]
|game = ''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''
|console = DS
|hp = 14
|mp = 20
|attack = 157
|defense = 999
|agility = 350
|experience = 30010
|gold = 15
|droppedItem = [[Duplic hat]]
|bestiaryNumber=150
|locations=[[Dread Realm]] (outside [[Mortamor's Dreadlair]])
|spells=[[Sizz]]
}}

===''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''===
{{Enemy
|float=
|image=[[Image:nopic.png]]
|name=Metal King Slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''
|console=PSX
|romanji=
|hp=20
|mp=60
|attack=169
|defense=999
|agility=255
|experience=33000
|gold=100
|droppedItem=Luck Shoes
|skills=Charges Party
|spells=Swoosh
|family=Slime
|bestiaryNumber=188
|captureRate=Hard
|description=
|locations=Formed by 8 Metal Slimes <br> Orph <br> Krage <br> Mardra
|}}

The metal king slime can be found in the [[Orph]] region in Disc 2, the [[Krage]] region in Disc 2 and the [[Mardra]] region in Disc 2. It is also formed when 8 Metal Slimes merge.

==={{DQ8}}===
{{DQ8Enemy
|name=
|kanji= 
|romanji=
|sprite=[[Image:king_metal_slime.png]]
|hp=20
|mp=66
|exp=30010
|gold=240
|attack=166
|defense=4096
|agility=255
|bestiaryNumber=171
|family=[[Slime family|Slime]]
|description=Travellers who happen to encounter this monster can't help chuckling. And if they're fortunate enough to defeat it, they can't stop smiling.
|spells=None
|skills=Flee<br>Swells up and smothers (125% damage)
|locations=[[Untrodden Groves]]<br>[[Dragon Graveyard]]<br>[[Black Citadel]]<br>[[Dragovian Path]]
|items=[[Slime crown]]{{fraction|1|64}}<br>[[Orichalcum]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|evasion={{fraction|1|64}}
|attack-resist=0%
|frizz-resist=100%
|sizz-resist=100%
|bang-resist=100%
|woosh-resist=100%
|crack-resist=100%
|zap-resist=100%
|flame-resist=100%
|ice-resist=100%
|grapple-resist=100%
|troop-resist=100%
|death-resist=100%
|poison-resist=100%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|shock-resist=100%
|sleep-resist=100%
|confusion-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|dance-resist=100%
|sap-resist=100%
|drain-resist=100%
|remake-sprite=
|remake-changes=
}}

==={{DQ9}}===
{{Enemy
|float=
|image=[[Image:nopic.png]]
|name=Metal king slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''
|console=DS
|romanji=
|hp=16
|mp=0
|attack=318
|defense=512
|agility=349
|experience=120040
|gold=80
|droppedItem=[[Slime crown]] (common, 1/128)<br>[[Orichalcum]] (rare, 1/256)
|family=Slime
|bestiaryNumber=214
|description=''Big bundles of shiny joy whose ample insides hide the ingredients for an incredible experience.''<br>''They admire a certain medal-mad monarch, and like to collect mini medals from their mini metal friends to mimic his methods.''
|locations=[[Tower of Nod]]<br>[[Grotto]]
|collapsed=
|}}

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|Joker|
Metal king slimes appear as rank S members of the slime family and can be synthesized via quadrulinear synthesis using four liquid metal slimes. Players can also attempt to scout them in Palaish Isle's metal menagerie, Tartarus during the post-game, and certain scouts that might use them, though in all instances the monsters can prove incredibly difficult to impress.
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===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2]]''===
The metal king slime is a Rank S monster in ''Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2''. It is practically invincible.

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime]]''===
Earl Luminum appears to be a metal king slime.

==Related Monsters==
*[[King slime]]
*[[King cureslime]]
*[[Metal slime]]
*[[Metal medley]]
*[[Liquid metal slime]]
*[[Platinum king jewel]]

==Gallery==
<center><gallery captionalign="left">
Image:Metalkingslime DQIV NES.gif|NES ''Dragon Quest IV''
Image:Metalkingslime DQV SNES.gif|SNES ''Dragon Quest V''
Image:Metalkingslime DQVI SNES.gif|SNES ''Dragon Quest VI''
Image:King_metal_slime.png|''Dragon Quest VIII''
Image:Metalkingslime DQM GBC.png|''Dragon Quest Monsters''
Image:Metalkingslime DQM2 GBC.png|''Dragon Quest Monsters 2''
Image:Metalkingslime.jpg|''Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker''
Image:Metalkingslime DQM PSX.gif|Dragon Quest Monsters 1 + 2 (PSX)
Image:Metal_king_slime1.png|DS ''Dragon Quest IV - VI''
Image:Metal_king_slime.png|Test
Image:Metalkingslimesofubi.jpg|<center>Square Enix's [[Sofubi Monster]] Merchandise Series</center>
</gallery></center>

==See Also==
*[[Metal king armour]]
[[Category:Slimes]]
[[Category:Metal Monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IV enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest V enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VI enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters 2 enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Pro enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes enemies]]