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) Sealing Secrets Feeler Annihilation Eye
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, which was released to smart phones in 2018.

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, which was released to smart phones in 2018..

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Dora-in-Grey (メルトア Merutoa)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,250	510
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
610	640	410	710

Bestiary No.	#490
Rank	B
In-game description	This malevolent mannequin considers herself the living embodiment of art and beauty. She grabs victims with her gigantic tendrils, using them to add colour to her enormous form
Talents	Cool Customer (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Confusing Touch (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Confuser (lv. 20) Late Bloomer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Spellbinder (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
0%	0%	25%	0%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	25%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
0%		0%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%

Dragon Quest Tact

Dora-in-Grey appears as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited Dragon Quest XI event. She will join the player in Chapter 2, Episode 4 of the event quests and she can be fully awakened by completing the quest at any difficulty. Dora-in-Grey also stars in her own Battle Road.

Dora-in-Grey (メルトア Merutoa)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		1,126	373	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
288	380	441	190	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Feeler		Sealing Secrets*		Annihilation Eye*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Martial Tricks / Stats Up	Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Annihilation Eye Potency +5% / Stats Up Spell Lock Success Rate +10%
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Annihilation Eye Potency +5% / Stats Up Physical Lock Success Rate +10%

Leader Perks

First

Raises martial potency of inorganic allies, including herself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around her.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +20 DEF +15	Annihilation Eye Potency + 2%	n/a

Perk Details

First

Martial Tricks: Lowers martial ability MP cost, raises potency and effect.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Very Weak	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

Dora-in-Grey also appears in a Halloween dress 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
130		1,272	490	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
362	457	450	218	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

Similar species

• 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