Killing machine

Dragon Quest monster Killing machine File:DQII Killing Machine.png
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese キラーマシン Romaji Kirā mashin First appearance Dragon Quest II Old localization Attackbot, roboster

The Killing Machine is a recurring enemy in the Dragon Quest series. First introduced in Dragon Quest II, it is a quadrupedal robot and one of the few mechanical monsters featured in the series.

Characteristics

Killing machines are four-legged robots with suction-cup-like feet, a single red eye, and are primarily blue in color. In most games they are featured in the killing machine holds a single-edged sword in its right hand and has a crossbow for a left arm with the bolts stored in a quiver worn on its back, the strap going across its upper body, though there are rare occasions where they have a normal left arm instead of a crossbow.

Often portrayed as heavy-attackers, killing machines had little else in their arsenal beyond physical attacks before Dragon Quest VIII gave them the power to shoot a laser from their eye. They are notably one of the first regular enemies in the series that can attack twice per round and do so essentially all the time, retaining this ability in their mainstream appearances and often bearing similar attributes or references to this in spin-off games. Another recurring quality is that they often appear in cold climates or areas close to such places.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II

Killing Machine (キラーマシン kirā mashin)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	120	0	115
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
230	90	523	120

Abilities	None
Location(s)	Cave to Rendarak
Item Dropped	Steel shield (1⁄16)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄64	7⁄7	2⁄7	7⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	90	0	115
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
150	80	554	120

Abilities	None
Location(s)	Cave to Rendarak
Item Dropped	Steel shield (1⁄16)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄64	7⁄7	1⁄7	7⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest V

The killing machine reappears and is essentially in the same position it was first in: a monster not encountered until almost the very end of the game. They can be found in the latter portions of Nadiria and will also appear within Mt. Zugzwang, the dungeon players must venture through in order to confront the game's antagonist. Killing Machines are also summoned by Nimzo as reinforcements. It is possible to recruit a killing machine for the team, though the odds of one wanting to join the player are extremely low.

Killing machine

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	179	0	185	185
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
98	633	74	1/256

Bestiary No.	165
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Always acts twice Flails weapon (125% damage) Slashes character (125% damage)
Location(s)	Nadiria Mt. Zugzwang
Item dropped	Spiked armour1⁄32

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

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VIII

Killing machines retain their previous qualities, though they aren't fought as near to the game's end as they are in other titles. They can be found in the Dragon Graveyard and the snowy area where Orkutsk is situated, locations that may reference their habitats in the previous two mainstream games they were in.

Additionally, three killing machines are available as Monster Team recruits once the player fulfills the requirements for them to appear and also gains access to the areas they appear in.

Killing machine

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	165	0	158
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
146	90	315	58

Bestiary no.	168
Family	Machine
In-game description	Invented by the infamous Dr. Dorte, these killing machines don't feel pity, remorse, or fear. Once activated, they will not stop until every living creature within range has been terminated.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Fire an arrow (125%) Kacrackle Slash Laser strike (50~60) Slash violently (125%)
Location(s)	Blizzard Peaks Dragon Graveyard
Item(s) dropped	Iron cuirass1⁄64 Steel broadsword1⁄128

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX

#087 - Killing Machine
HP MP Experience Gold 182 0 1880 168 Attack Defense Speed 155 216 164
Dropped Item	Iron nails (common, 1/16) Seed of agility (rare, 1/256)
Locations	Gittish Empire Gittingham Palace Tower of Nod Djust Desert (high ground) Grotto
Family	Machine
Bestiary #	087
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	These super-fast, multi-tasking, military machines always attack twice per turn, and know an astounding amount of abilities. Fervent fans of their flawlessly efficient forms assert that an adventure without one is a waste of everyone's time.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Roboster

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	3/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	2/5	5/5	5/5

Family	Material
In-game description
Abilities	SquallHit, RainSlash, BiAttack
Habitat	Bazaar Gate #2
Breeding chart	Material family x Grizzly, GulpBeast, KingLeo, SkulRider, Trumpeter

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Weak	None
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	None	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Strong	Strong
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
None	Strong	Weak	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
None	None	Strong	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		Weak

Interestingly, the default name of the killing machine is KB. One interpretation of this is 'Killer Bot', a likely reference to its Japanese name and present one.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	7/10	3/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	6/10	6/10	7/10

Family	Material
In-game description
Abilities	BiAttack, RainSlash, SquallHit
Habitat	Sky World (Cobi's Journey)
Breeding chart	Material family x Grizzly, GulpBeast, KingLeo, SkulRider, Trumpeter SabreMan x DeadNoble, EvilArmor, GreatDrak, Grendal, Ogre, Skeletor, SlimeBorg, Unicorn

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Weak	None
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
None	Weak	None	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	Immune	Immune	Strong
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	None	Strong	Weak
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	None	None	Strong
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Appearing as rank S members of the material family, killing machines can be made by synthesizing either a phantom swordsman or mechan-o'-wyrm with a hunter mech. They are one of the select few monsters with the Double Trouble trait, a trait that enables them to perform an additional attack in a single round if they are not issued a direct order or perform a move with special priority such as Mercurial Thrust.

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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Killing machines appear in the Flying Clawtress, the last area of the game and appear en masse in the rooms they are found, one particular room forcing the player against ten of them before being able to continue. They lack their usual crossbows but wield the eye laser attack given to them in Dragon Quest VIII. While they cannot attack twice given the genre of the game, they do have a frenzied state upon first being attacked and will occasionally drop lucky bags containing vulcan ammunition, a type of ammo that can be used to attack multiple times in tank battles.

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Killing machine

Model	Experience	Gold
	64	64g

List No.	018
Field Notes	Murderous mechanoids programmed for one purpose—to exterminate any and all enemies on sight. Their internal power plant will provide energy indefinitely, but their red eye requires regular bulb changes.
Location(s)	Big-Eye Boulevard (Grudge Match: Blue Behemoth), Cyclops City (Showdown: Terracotta Titan), Dawnsholm (Recruit), Dual Duel Dell (Grudge Match: Devilish Duo), The Shrine of Scales (Captain)
Item(s) Dropped	Platinum ore, Mirrorstone

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Killing machine (キラーマシン Kirā mashin)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	2821	278g	Yes

List No.	075
Field Notes	Murderous mechanoids programmed for one purpose—to exterminate any and all enemies on sight. Their internal power plant will provide energy indefinitely, but their red eye requires regular bulb changes.
Location(s)	Battle of Mt. Neverest, The Frosty Foothills
Item(s) Dropped	Celestial skein, Mirrorstone

Dragon Quest Builders

Killing machine

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
250	30	32	Mechrochip (★★★)
Location(s)
Galenholm

Sprite

Related Monsters

Similar species

• Hunter mech
• Type G0

Close Cousins

• Overkilling machine
  • Überkilling machine
  • Crimson killing machine
• Automaton
  • Scrapper
• Extreme killing machine
• Drak machine
• Trauminator
  • AU-1000
  • Void droid
• Sagittar

Gallery

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  Famicom artwork

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  Dragon Quest Monsters sprite.

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  Rocket Slime.

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  Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker.

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  DQ Trading Card Game card.

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  Dragon Quest Heroes.

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  Dragon Quest Heroes II weapon the Robo-Bow.

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  Angelo wielding the Robo-Bow.