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{{Monster Infobox
{{Monster Infobox
|title=Puppeteer
|title=Puppeteer
|image=[[Image:DQVIII_Puppeteer.png|230px|center]]
|image=[[Image:DQVIII Puppeteer.png|275px|center]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji= パペットこぞう
|kanji=パペットこぞう
|romanji=  
|romanji={{tt|Papettokozō|Puppet lad/apprentice}}
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''
}}
}}


The '''Puppeteer''' is a recurring monster in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]'', it is a humanoid monster armed with hand puppets.
The '''puppeteer''' is a recurring monster in the {{DQSeries}}. Introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]'', it is a [[Humanoid family|humanoid]] monster armed with hand puppets.


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
Puppeteers appear to wear outfits that completely cover their forms, only their blank eyes being visible through the eye-holes in their masks. This concealing garb is mostly a black color with some blue and green, possibly to focus attention towards the more colorful puppets used by the puppeteer <!--I'm almost positive there's a term used to describe this type of outfit, which would probably make a real puppeteer dissolve into the background of the stage they were performing on, but I couldn't find such a term--> , namely a [[lump mage]] on their right arms and a [[slime]] on their left.
Puppeteers wear outfits that completely cover their forms with only their blank eyes being visible through the eye-holes in their masks, much like those worn by stagehands in traditional Japanese theater known as ''[[Wikipedia:Kuroko|kuroko]]''. This concealing garb is mostly a black color with some blue and green, likely to focus attention towards the more colorful puppets used by the puppeteer, namely a [[lump mage]] on their right arms and a [[slime]] on their left. It also carries a puppet of a [[dracky]] and a [[golem]] that it uses when telling different stories. The puppeteer can also envelop its enemies in illusions and uses its slime puppet to perform punches.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===
==={{DQ8}}===
{{DQ8Enemy
{{DQ8Enemy
|name=
|name=Puppeteer
|kanji=  
|kanji=パペットこぞう
|romanji=
|romanji=Papettokozō
|sprite=[[Image:Puppeteer.png]]
|sprite=[[File:HQDQ8-41.gif|300px]]
|hp=75
|hp=75
|mp=12
|mp=12
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|defense=38
|defense=38
|agility=38
|agility=38
|bestiaryNumber=41
|bestiaryNumber=#041
|family=[[Humanoid family|Humanoid]]
|family=[[Humanoid family|Humanoid]]
|description=A unique monster that delights in telling its opponents stories using hand-puppets.
|description=A unique monster that delights in telling its opponents stories using hand-puppets.
|spells=
|spells=[[Dazzle]]
|skills=
|skills=Punches with his slime puppet<br>Performs a Funny Story (attempts to stun entire party for one turn)<br>Performs an Exciting Tale (increases entire party's [[Tension]] by one stage)<br>Performs a Lame Story (reduces entire party's [[Tension]] level to 0)
|locations=[[Kingdom of Ascantha]]
|locations=[[Kingdom of Ascantha]] (day only)
|items=[[Silk robe]]{{fraction|1|32}}<br>[[Slime earrings]]{{fraction|1|64}}
|items=[[Silk robe]]{{fraction|1|32}}<br>[[Slime earrings]]{{fraction|1|64}}
|evasion={{fraction|1|64}}
|evasion={{fraction|1|64}}
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|remake-changes=
|remake-changes=
}}
}}
===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]]''===
{{DQMJmonster
|name = Puppeteer
|image = 
|family = [[Material family | Material]]
|rank = C
|description = ''He made the puppets all by himself.''
|weapons = Swords, Hammers, Whips, Staves
|traits = -
|resistances = Sleepproof
|skill = [[All-Rounder]]
|location = -
|breeding chart = [[Dingaling]] x [[Skeleton]]
}}
{{clear}}


===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2]]''===
{{DQMJ2monster
|name = Puppeteer
|image = 
|family = [[Material family | Material]]
|rank = C
|size = S
|weapons = Swords, Whips, Hammers, Staves
|traits = -
|resistances = Vulnerable to Inaction, Immune to Sleep
|skill = [[All-Rounder]]
|location = [[Dark World (Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2) | Dark World]]
|breeding chart = [[Firn fiend]] x [[Khalamari kid]] or [[Dancing flame]]
}}
{{clear}}


===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional]]''===
{{Section-Stub}}


==Related Monsters==
==Trivia==
The design of the puppeteer and the other puppet-carrying monsters is based on Japanese comedy duo Puppet Muppet (パペットマペット, ''Papetto mapetto''), who consist of a frog puppet (Kaeru-kun) and a cow puppet (Ushi-kun) who are manipulated by a puppeteer wearing an obscuring black costume known as Kuroko that they do not acknowledge. [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%9A%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%9E%E3%83%9A%E3%83%83%E3%83%88 Article on Japanese Wikipedia].
 
==Similar species==
*[[Puppet master]]
*[[Puppet player]]
*[[Puppet player]]
*[[Puppet master]]


==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Puppeteer DQMJ DS.png|''Monsters: Joker'' model
DQMBRV Puppeteer.png|''Battle Road Victory'' cut-in
DQMBRV Puppeteer1.png
DQotS Puppeteer.jpg|{{Stars}} model
DQR Puppet Kozo.png|{{Rivals}} card
</gallery></center>


[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Pro enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key enemies]]
[[Category:Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road Victory enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]
 
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Latest revision as of 00:33, 3 June 2025

The puppeteer is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest VIII, it is a humanoid monster armed with hand puppets.

Characteristics[edit]

Puppeteers wear outfits that completely cover their forms with only their blank eyes being visible through the eye-holes in their masks, much like those worn by stagehands in traditional Japanese theater known as kuroko. This concealing garb is mostly a black color with some blue and green, likely to focus attention towards the more colorful puppets used by the puppeteer, namely a lump mage on their right arms and a slime on their left. It also carries a puppet of a dracky and a golem that it uses when telling different stories. The puppeteer can also envelop its enemies in illusions and uses its slime puppet to perform punches.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit]

Puppeteer (パペットこぞう Papettokozō)
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
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Bestiary No. Family
#041 Humanoid
Experience Gold HP MP
45 21 75 12
Attack Defense Agility Evasion
41 38 38 1⁄64
In-Game Description A unique monster that delights in telling its opponents stories using hand-puppets.
Spell(s) Dazzle
Skill(s) Punches with his slime puppet
Performs a Funny Story (attempts to stun entire party for one turn)
Performs an Exciting Tale (increases entire party's Tension by one stage)
Performs a Lame Story (reduces entire party's Tension level to 0)
Location(s) Kingdom of Ascantha (day only)
Item(s) Dropped Silk robe1⁄32
Slime earrings1⁄64
Attack Resistance Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Fire Breath
Resistance *
0% 25% 25% 25%
Bang Resistance * Crack Resistance * Ice breath
Resistance *		 Woosh Resistance *
25% 25% 25% 25%
Strike/Rock Resistance * Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance Whack Resistance *
0% 25% 15% 15%
Ban Dance Resistance Dazzle Resistance Fizzle Resistance Fuddle Resistance *
100% 50% 0% 15%
Paralysis Resistance * Poison Resistance * Snooze resistance * Stun Resistance *
15% 0% 50% 50%
Sap Resistance *
0%
Army Resistance *
0%
Ports (3DS, Mobile)
Notable Changes
None



Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit]

Puppeteer
Family Material
Rank C
Description He made the puppets all by himself.
Weapons Swords, Hammers, Whips, Staves
Traits -
Resistances Sleepproof
Skill All-Rounder
Location -
Breeding chart Dingaling x Skeleton


Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit]

Puppeteer
Family Material
Rank C
Size S
Weapons Swords, Whips, Hammers, Staves
Traits -
Resistances Vulnerable to Inaction, Immune to Sleep
Skill All-Rounder
Location Dark World
Breeding chart Firn fiend x Khalamari kid or Dancing flame


Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional[edit]

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Trivia[edit]

The design of the puppeteer and the other puppet-carrying monsters is based on Japanese comedy duo Puppet Muppet (パペットマペット, Papetto mapetto), who consist of a frog puppet (Kaeru-kun) and a cow puppet (Ushi-kun) who are manipulated by a puppeteer wearing an obscuring black costume known as Kuroko that they do not acknowledge. Article on Japanese Wikipedia.

Similar species[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Monsters: Joker model

  • Battle Road Victory cut-in

  • DQMBRV Puppeteer1.png

  • Stars model

  • Rivals card

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