Dora-in-Grey

Dora-in-Grey
Dragon Quest XI
Japanese name	メルトア
Romaji	Merutoa
Voice actor	Alex Kelly (English) Ai Kayano (Japanese)

Dora-in-Grey (メルトア, Meltoa) is a boss and villain in Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. She is an evil spirit created by Mordegon that resides in the town of Phnom Nonh and is capable of trapping unsuspecting victims in an alternate dimension in order to make herself more beautiful.

Appearance and Personality

When she first appears, Dora-in-Grey disguises herself as a red-haired little girl named Dora who tricks people in Phnom Nonh into visiting her cursed mural with promises of riches. In her true form, she has the appearance of a beautiful ball-jointed doll with porcelain skin, evil red eyes, long flowing green hair, and wears a purple gown with magenta frills and gold lining. Around her neck, Dora-in-Grey wears a necklace with the Magic Key, which she utilizes to enthrall her enemies and seal away their abilities. She also wears a golden tiara decorated with blue jewels. On the lower half of her body, she has a large green birdcage with thorns in the place of legs. Most of her lower body cannot be seen due to her immense size.

Appearances

Dragon Quest XI

Dora-in-Grey (メルトア Merutoa)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	1,200	999	160
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
180	90	6,700	124

Bestiary no.	#156
Family	Material
In-game description	Supposedly the embodiment of artistic beauty, this unspeakable entity rules over the Other Side, a deadly dimension into which she entices unwary travellers in order to steal their souls.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Becomes pepped up Flicks with her giant finger and makes a desperate attack Captures a party member's heart and mind (Beguiles one party member) Attempts to stop party member from using abilities (Seals one party member's skills) Attacks with one of her thorny tentacles (Attacks and recovers some HP) Fires lava-hot lasers from her eyes (~60 non-elemental damage to entire party)
Location(s)	The Other Side (first act)
Item(s) dropped	N/a

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-110%	50%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
100%	100%	99%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
25%	25%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	25%	25%

After defeating Dora-in-Grey, the party will receive the Magic Key as a reward.

Other Appearances

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

Dora-in-Grey appears as a S-rank monster of the ??? family exclusively in the SP version of the game.

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

Dora-in-Grey appears once again as the same rank and family exclusive to the SP version of the game.

Dragon Quest Tact

Halloween Dora-in-Grey appears as a S-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited Trick or Treat event on her own banner alongside Drackles. She can participate in the Halloween King's Battle Road as a party member.

Halloween Dora-in-Grey (ハロウィンメルトア Harou~in Merutoa)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		1,186	456	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
336	425	418	202	50

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Dark Sleep		Martialcide Key*		Halloween Bomb*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 / Stats Up	Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Martial Potency +5% / Stats Up Halloween Maiden: Raises Martial Res for 5 turns at turn 3 action start.
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Martial Potency +5% / Stats Up Sleep Success Rate +10%

Leader Perks

First

Raises martial potency of inorganic allies, including herself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around her.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +30 Max MP +15	Halloween Beautification: Massively raises Martial Res for 3 turns at battle start.	Halloween Bomb Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Half Res
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Immune

Related monsters

• Golden girl
• Iron maiden
• Platinum poppet
• Steel siren
• Zomaiden

Etymology

In the English version of the game, Dora-in-Grey's name is a reference to the 1890 novel The Portrait of Dorian Grey written by Irish playwright and poet Oscar Wilde. The story centers around an amoral young man named Dorian Grey who sells his soul in order to remain young and beautiful, while a portrait of him painted by a friend grows old instead.

Dora-in-Grey's French name, Chiaravaggia, is a reference to the late 16th century Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known mononymously as Caravaggio. He was a controversial artist known for his intense and realistic paintings, as well as for his dramatic usage of lighting which went on to influence Baroque painting.

Gallery

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  Appearance in Monsters: Super Light

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  Tact official art

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  Halloween Dora-in-Grey in Tact

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  Halloween Dora-in-Grey and Drackles