Morrie

Morrie Mozzarella
Dragon Quest VIII
Japanese name	モリー
Romaji	Morī
Class	Minstrel/Martial Artist hybrid
Race	Human
Voice actor	Brian Bowles (PS2, English) Jôji Nakata (Japanese)

"You know what they say: You never know the depths of your own passion until you play with yourself."

—Dragon Quest VIII

Morrie Mozzarella (モリー, Morī, Morrie Mozzarella) is a mostly comical character, introduced in Dragon Quest VIII.

He also acts as the host for the Monster Battle sub-series, and makes numerous cameos throughout the series.

Appearance and Personality

Morrie's outfit consists of an almost jester-like tunic with alternating sections of green and red that shows off his hairy chest, as well as very tight leggings. He wears a black belt, gloves, shoes, and a white scarf around his neck which always seems to blow in the wind, even while indoors.

Morrie is an absurd middle-aged man whose life is dedicated to the thrill of watching monsters battle one another in gladiatorial bouts, having spent a considerable fortune creating his Monster Arena, Morrie's Place. Morrie is prone to fits of intense passion, fully dedicating himself to any decision once he has made up his mind on something--this passion is what attracted the entourage of bunny girls he employs to his pit in the first place. Large walls of flame appear behind Morrie when is especially impassioned for extra dramatic flair, akin to visual gags seen in anime. The 3DS version revealed that these flames are real, and that Morrie can put them to use during combat. At the end of battles, he poses dramatically with his weapon in midair while his allies simply holster their equipment. Despite his incredible eccentricities, Morrie is not as foolhardy as one might assume at first glance: Party Chat in the 3DS version shows that he takes his position as the oldest member of the group seriously.

Morrie speaks with an Italian accent and peppers his dialogue with Italian terms, such as calling the Hero"ragazzo" or Jessica Albert "bimba". His name for Yangus is "signore" and his name for Angelo is "casanova". In the 3DS version of VIII, he refers to Trode as Don Toad, Medea as Bellissima Principessa, and Red as Rosa Rossa. In the English version, he also has a tendency to use suggestive double-entendres in seeming obliviousness.

In Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, Morrie Morrie is a little, orange slime (in some way similar to a She-slime, although Morrie Morrie is clearly male, with his furry beard and eyebrows still on him) and now uses his white scarf as a white bandana.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Sony PlayStation 2 version

The Hero and company first encounter Morrie on the rooftop of his place. Sensing something special in the Hero, Morrie sends him to capture three "infamous monsters" to deem the Hero worthy to enter his arena. Once the party has succeeded in making the captures, Morrie allows The Hero to compete in his Monstrous Pit on one condition: he must compete with GUSTO!

After many victories, Morrie eventually allows The Hero to challenge him and despite his own loss is impressed that someone was able to outperform him. As a prize, Morrie has a statue of The Hero built and placed on top of the building to commemorate his status as Champion.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Nintendo 3DS version

Morrie will join upon the completion of Rank S at the Monster Arena, which can be done after the party takes care of matters at Arcadia. Prior to that, Morrie mentions that he would need time to prepare for their competition. Following on from Morrie's defeat, he joins the Hero to help him with his dream in return for fulling his dream which was finding someone superior to him as a monster trainer. His role in the story is minimal due to him being an optional party member, though during the party's arrest he helps Red, along with Trode and Medea in finding them on Purgatory Island.

During the ending, he shows up at Trodain to mention to the Hero that he was given a formal invite to the wedding at Savella Cathedral by King Clavius. During the first ending (prior to having access to the Dragovian Path), Morrie leaps out of his seat to buy the Hero time in avoiding capture by the guards.

His appearance in the ending is only possible if he joins, as otherwise he merely makes an appearance in the audience of the wedding.

Stats

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	35	99
HP	328	730
MP	133	400
Strength	123	360
Agility	114	230
Resilience	46	166
Wisdom	134	300
Initial gear	Iron claw, Wayfarer's clothes, Strength ring

Morrie has the lowest Resilience, HP, and MP of all male characters in VIII. This is due to both his age and beanpole build, which makes him difficult to keep alive in battle. To compensate, he also has the third highest Agility of the party members and his Tension-boosting skills can quickly turn the tide of battle in the party's favor if used properly. Morrie also joins the party with 115 skill points that can be freely allocated.

Spells

Name	MP	Level	Target	Tension	Info
Monstrous Musk	0	start	--	--	A 'special' scent that monsters just can't get enough of.
Midheal	3	start	One	Yes	Restores at least 75 HP to a single ally.

Claws

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	4	--	--	Increase Attack +5 when equipped with claws.	--
Propeller Blade	--	9	One	Yes	Deals extra damage equal to Morrie's level. Bonus damage is not woosh-element.	First hit
Attack +10	--	15	--	--	Increase Attack +10 when equipped with claws.	--
Can Opener	0	22	One	Yes	Deals 150% damage to material and mechanical monsters.	Yes
Critical Hit Rate Up	--	30	One	--	Increases chance of Critical Hit from 1/64 to 1/32.	--
Hardclaw	0	40	One	Yes	Attack one enemy two times at half strength for 150% damage.	First hit
Attack +20	--	52	--	--	Attack increases by 20 when equipped with claws.	--
Rake 'n' Break	3	66	One	Yes	Attacks one enemy and removes buffs and debuffs.	Yes
Attack +25	--	82	--	--	Attack increases by 25 when equipped with claws.	--
Hand of God	10	100	One	Yes	100%~150% damage to one enemy, ignores Defence.	Yes

Clubs

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	4	--	--	Increases Attack by five when equipped with a club.	--
Shattershield	0	14	One	Yes	Chance of reducing a foe's Defence by 25%.	Yes
Heart Breaker	2	20	One	Yes	Single strike that deals normal damage and has a 12.5%(1⁄8) chance of stunning an enemy for one turn.	Yes
Attack +10	--	30	--	--	Increase Attack +10 when equipped with a club.	--
POWER Pound	3	40	One	Yes	25% chance to land a critical hit or normal blow, 50% chance to miss.	No
Critical Hit Rate Up	--	59	--	--	Increases chance of Critical Hit with club equipped from 1/64 to 1/32.	--
Mind Breaker	2	71	All	Yes	Single strike that deals 25% more damage than a normal attack and has a 1/4 chance of causing an enemy to lose one turn.	Yes
Attack +25	--	82	--	--	Increase Attack +25 when equipped with a club.	--
POWER Pummel	3	93	One	No	Single strike with a 50% chance of hitting the enemy and is an automatic Critical Hit if it connects.	No
Feel the Beat	10	100	All	Yes	Strikes all enemies for 130% damage, with a 12.5%(1⁄8) chance to stun.	No

Boomerangs

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Crosscutter Throw	2	6	All	Yes	Hits first enemy twice.	First hit
Attack +5	--	12	--	--	Increase Attack +5 when equipped with a boomerang.	--
Power Throw	4	18	All	Yes	Slightly less damage but damage does not decrease.	First hit
Ooze Bruiser	0	25	All	Yes	Deals 150% damage to Slimes.	yes
Attack +10	--	32	--	--	Increases Attack by ten when equipped by a boomerang.	--
Metal Mower	0	40	All	Yes	Deals 1~2 damage to metal slimes, does not stack with Metal wing boomerang.	No
Attack +15	--	52	--	--	Increases Attack by fifteen when equipped by a boomerang.	--
Super Throw	4	66	All	Yes	120% damage to all enemies, does not decrease.	First hit
Attack +20	--	82	--	--	Increases Attack by twenty when equipped with a boomerang.	--
Swing Both Ways	10	100	All	Yes	Strikes all enemies twice for 120% damage each.	First hit

Fisticuffs

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Stone's Throw	0	7	group	yes	8-20 damage on a group of enemies.	no
Attack +10	--	14	--	--	Increases Attack by ten when unarmed.	--
Agility +10	--	21	--	--	Increases Morrie's Agility by ten when unarmed.	--
Knuckle Sandwich	0	28	One	Yes	Inflicts 150% damage, strike/rock element.	Yes
Attack +20	--	35	--	--	Increase Attack twenty when unarmed.	--
Thin Air	2	42	All	Yes	Morrie sends waves of thin air at the enemy, power rising with his level	No
Critical Hit Rate Up	--	54	--	--	Increases chance of Critical Hit with no weapon equipped from 1/64 to 1/32.	--
Multifists	6	68	Random	Yes	Strikes four random foes at 33% damage per punch.	First hit
Attack +50	--	82	--	--	Increase Attack by fifty when unarmed.	--
PASSION Plunge	8	100	One	Yes	100%~200% damage that ignores Defence. Morrie takes 50% recoil damage	Yes

Passion

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Oomph	6	3	--	--	Increases an ally's Attack by 80%.	--
Sap	3	8	One	Yes	Reduces one foe's Defence by 50%.	--
Pit of Fire	5	18	All	Yes	Roasts all enemies with the flames of passion. Damage is calculated as LvL/2 +30.	--
Intensso	5	30	--	--	Raises one ally's Tension up to two levels.	--
Pit Stop	0	42	--	--	Restores 75~90 HP and removes status ailments.	--
Critical Hit Rate Up	6	54	--	--	Doubles Morrie's Critical Hit rate to either 1/32 or 1/16, depending on allocated skill points in weapons.	--
GRANDE GUSTO	0	68	Self	--	Increases Morrie's Tension by two levels.	--
Arena of Flames	5	78	All	--	Fire damage calculated as LvL/2 + 65	--
Kazing	15	88	One	--	Revives one ally to full health.	--
Monster Mia	15	100	Random	--	Morrie summons either Mazin, a Slime, or a pride of Great sabrecats to battle for random effects.	--

Equipment

WeaponsHelmetsArmorShieldsAccessories

Dragon Quest VIII (All)
Weapon	Modifier(s)
Oaken club	Attack +7
Giant mallet	Attack +13
Boomerang	Attack +19
Honking hammer	Attack +25
Edged boomerang	Attack +27
Reinforced boomerang	Attack +32
Sledgehammer	Attack +33
Razor wing boomerang	Attack +42
War hammer	Attack +51
Swallowtail	Attack +53
Iron claw	Attack +55
Flametang boomerang	Attack +63
Fire claw	Attack +66
Über war hammer	Attack +69
Black buzzard	Attack +71
Cobra claw	Attack +75
Beast claw	Attack +81
Dragon claw	Attack +82
Gryphon talon	Attack +86
Metal wing boomerang	Attack +90
King cobra claw	Attack +91
Beast talon	Attack +95
Dragonlord claw	Attack +99
Megaton hammer	Attack +108
Orichalcum claw	Attack +133

Dragon Quest VIII (All)
Helmet	Modifier(s)
Leather hat	Defence +3
Healie hat	Defence +5 Wisdom +5
Pointy hat	Defence +7
Feathered cap	Defence +9
Hermes' hat	Defence +20
Slime crown	Defence +20
Iron headgear	Defence +32
Mad cap	Defence +32
Pirate's hat	Defence +36
Phantom mask	Defence +48
Skull helm	Defence +49
Sun crown	Defence +52
Metal king helm	Defence +55

Dragon Quest VIII (All)
Armor	Modifier(s)
Plain clothes	Defence +4
Wayfarer's clothes	Defence +7
Leather armour	Defence +11
Scale armour	Defence +17
Healie t-shirt	Defence +18
Chain mail	Defence +20
Leather cape	Defence +22
Iron cuirass	Defence +25
Cloak of evasion	Defence +29
Turtle shell	Defence +37
Magic vestment	Defence +39
Zombie mail	Defence +42
Silver cuirass	Defence +44
Magic armour	Defence +55
Dragon mail	Defence +60
Velvet cape	Defence +60
Spiked armour	Defence +68
Angel's robe	Defence +73
Crimson robe	Defence +82
Sacred armour	Defence +84
Dark robe	Defence +87
Jester's outfit	Defence +91
Liquid metal armour	Defence +101
Dragon robe	Defence +103
Metal king armour	Defence +120

Dragon Quest VIII (All)
Shields	Modifier(s)
Pot lid	Defence +2
Leather shield	Defence +4
Scale shield	Defence +7
Metal slime platter	Defence +8
Light shield	Defence +17
Steel shield	Defence +22
Magic shield	Defence +27
Dragon shield	Defence +30
Flame shield	Defence +34
Mirror shield	Defence +43
Silver shield	Defence +48
Ruinous shield	Defence +50
Thanatos' shield	Defence +55
Metal king shield	Defence +65

Dragon Quest VIII (All)
Accessories	Modifier(s)
Agility ring	Agility +15
Argon ring	Attack +20 Agility +20
Catholicon ring	Defence +15
Devil's tail	Agility +10
Dragon's scale	Defence +5
Elevating shoes	Agility +5
Fire dragon charm	Defence +5
Full moon ring	Defence +10
Goddess ring	Wisdom +20
Gold bracer	Defence +4
Gold ring	Defence +10
Gold rosary	Wisdom +5
Golden slippers	Defence +1
Gospel ring	Defence +5
Hearty ring	Defence +1 Max HP +10 Max MP +10
Holy talisman	Defence +10
Life bracer	Defence +5 Max HP +30
Light dragon charm	Defence +5
Lord's bracer	Attack +5
Lucky pendant	Defence +8
Metal slime earrings	Agility +5
Meteorite bracer	Agility +50
Mighty armlet	Attack +15
Prayer ring	Defence +5
Recovery ring	Defence +15
Ring of awakening	Defence +10
Ring of clarity	Defence +10
Ring of immunity	Defence +10
Ring of truth	Defence +10
Ruby of protection	Defence +15
Scholar's specs	Wisdom +15
Skull ring	Agility +15
Slime earrings	Defence +4
Sorcerer's ring	Wisdom +10 Max MP +30
Strength ring	Attack +5
Templar's ring	Defence +5
Templar Captain's ring	Attack +10 Wisdom +10
Titan belt	Attack +10
Tough guy tattoo	Attack +8

Morrie's Memos

To determine whether The Hero and his party are worthy to compete in his place, Morrie hands out three notes referred to as Morrie's Memo. Each one gives the location of a specific monster and their description.

• Morrie's Memo #1: The Slime "Slimy Smiley" located outside Trodain Castle.
• Morrie's Memo #2: The Restless armour "Hollow Knight" located on the path to the Ruined Abbey.
• Morrie's Memo #3: The Khalamari kid "Squiggly Sqigger" located on the beach southeast of Red's House.

Upon fulfilling the request, Morrie gives the party the Arena Key and takes his memos' back.

Description

Game	Description
	A strange note containing information about a monster Morrie is seeking.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Morrie appears as one of the special guests at the Quester's Rest in Stornway. This was obtainable through the DQVC using Nintendo's Wi-Fi Channel when it was still available. When spoken to, Morrie will give the player different pieces of his outfit if certain fulfillment are required, such as talking to him on the Hero's birthday or being a Gladiator.

• GUSTO garb - Received when talking to him.
• PASSION tights - Received after the inn is fully expanded.
• Morrie's mullet - Received when it is the player's birthday.
• Casanova clogs - Received when the Hero is a Gladiator.
• Grandissimo gloves - Received after completing Quest #157.

A special Accolade is earned if the Hero wears all of the parts of Morrie's costume.

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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Dragon Quest monster Morrie-morrie (slime)
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese Romaji

In Rocket Slime, Morrie appears as a guest character. Though in the world where the events take place the Human race is not present at all, Morrie has become a Slime himself.

Trivia

• His appearance is loosely based on Akira Toriyama's own Mr. Satan/Hercule character from the famous Dragon Ball series.
• Morrie's outfit is based on the Italian flag.
• In his clash with the Hero inside the Monster Arena it is revealed that his last name is Mozzarella through the announcer's introductions in the Rank S finals.
• Prior to the release of the 3DS version in Japan, VIII's producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto stated that if Morrie were classified with a Vocation, he would be an evolved mix of a Minstrel and Martial Artist.
• Putting Morrie in the party in place of Yangus will result in several scenes playing out differently, such as the Pirate's Cove's entrance for instance.
• According to the Dragon Quest Illustrations: 30th Anniversary Edition artbook, Morrie's design was originally going to be used for the character Dominico, but it was later decided that his design was considered too extravagant for such a minor NPC. Later on in development, Morrie's character was conceived and utilized the design.

Gallery

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  3DS artwork wielding the Iron claws.

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  3DS artwork

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  Official artwork for VIII. (PS2)

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  Morrie overlooking the Hero and party's arrival. (Cell phone)

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  Hero receiving Morrie's Memos in VIII. (Cell phone)

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  Morrie's Memo 1.

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  Morrie's Memo 2.

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  Morrie's Memo 3.

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  Morrie wearing the Jester's outfit.

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  Itadaki Street Portable.

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  Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon.

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  DQ: Monster Battle Scanner.

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See also

• Casanova clogs
• Grandissimo gloves
• GUSTO garb
• Morrie's mullet
• PASSION tights