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[[File:DQVII_Live Lava.png|thumb|A Live lava]]
[[File:DQVII_Live Lava.png|thumb|A Live lava]]
'''Elemental Family''' (Japanese Katakana: エレメント Romanji: ''Eremento'' ) refers to the monsters {{DQSeries}} that are formed mainly by elements: Fire, Water, Wind or Earth. Usually they have a degree of intangibility to their appearances, and haunt areas similar to their elemental type (E.g. Live lava are found around volcanoes, firn fiends in tundra, etc.). In some games, members of this family are included within the [[Material family]] when there are not enough distinct elementals to warrant a separate class of their own.
'''Elemental Family''' (Japanese Katakana: エレメント Romanji: ''Eremento'' ) refers to the monsters {{DQSeries}} that are formed mainly by elements: Fire, Water, Wind or Earth. Usually they have a degree of intangibility to their appearances, and haunt areas similar to their elemental type (E.g. Live lava are found around volcanoes, firn fiends in tundra, etc.). In some games, members of this family are included within the [[Material family]] when there are not enough distinct elementals to warrant a separate classification of their own.


While there may appear to be an inconsistency regarding earth-themed elementals not being included in the material family when golems and rockbombs are, a closer look will show that material monsters are all ''constructed'' beings of artificial origin, where as elementals are pure entities of natural phenomena.
While there may appear to be an inconsistency regarding earth-themed elementals not being included in the material family when golems and rockbombs are, a closer look will show that material monsters are all ''constructed'' beings of artificial origin, where as elementals are pure entities of natural phenomena that have come to life on their own.
 
==Effective weapons and skills==
[[Wand Weapon Family|Wands]] are effective against elementals in the eleventh game, dealing 10% more damage. As of the ninth game, the [[Wind Sickles]] skill deals 50% more damage to elementals regardless if they happen to be wind-themed themselves.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*[[Firn fiend]]
*[[Firn fiend]]
*[[Freezing fog]]
*[[Freezing fog]]
*[[Gold basher]]  
*[[Gold digger]]
*[[Golden gloom]]
*[[Hell niño]]
*[[Hell niño]]
*[[Magmalice]]
*[[Magmalice]]
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*[[Flamethrower]]
*[[Flamethrower]]
*[[Float-o-copier]]
*[[Float-o-copier]]
*[[Hellspawn]]
*[[Knightshade]] (remakes only)
*[[Knightshade]] (remakes only)
*[[Lost soul]]
*[[Lost soul]]
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*[[Hell niño]]
*[[Hell niño]]
*[[Hopping hellfire]]
*[[Hopping hellfire]]
*[[Killer wave]]
*[[Scorching man]]
*[[Scorching man]]
*[[Shadow]]
*[[Shadow]]
*[[Silhouette]]
*[[Silhouette]]
*[[Thriller wave]]


==={{DQ7}}===
==={{DQ7}}===
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==={{DQ8}}===
==={{DQ8}}===
*[[Dancing flame]]
*[[Dancing flame]]
*[[Dark star]]
*[[Dark star (monster)|Dark star]]
*[[Firespirit]]
*[[Firespirit]]
*[[Frostburn]]
*[[Frostburn]]
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*[[Ragin' Contagion]]
*[[Ragin' Contagion]]
*[[Scarlet fever]]
*[[Scarlet fever]]
*[[Leafy larrikin#Shivery shrubbery|Shivery shrubbery]]
*[[Shivery shrubbery]]
*[[Uncommon cold]]
*[[Uncommon cold]]
*[[Whirly girly]]
*[[Whirly girly]]
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*[[Shade]]
*[[Shade]]
*[[Shadow]]
*[[Shadow]]
*[[Leafy larrikin#Shivery shrubbery|Shivery shrubbery]]
*[[Shivery shrubbery]]
*[[Silhouette]]
*[[Silhouette]]
*[[Whipped scream]]
*[[Whipped scream]]
*[[Zepling]]
*[[Zepling]]


==DQM Strengths and Weakness==
==={{DQ11}}===
===Strengths===
*[[Blizzybody]]
* Has breath attacks that can damage all party members.
*[[Cyclown]]
* Has higher resistance to attacks of same elemental type.
*[[Flamethrower]]
* Might has mixed elemental types, and thus has resistance to both types (e.g. [[Magmalice]] has Fire as major type, and Earth as minor).
*[[Jarvis's shadow]]
 
*[[Miasma]]
 
*[[Red mist]]
===Weaknesses===
*[[Shadeshifter]]
*Has lower resistance to attack opposite to their elemental type.
*[[Shadow]]
**Fire ↔ Ice
*[[Silhouette]]
**Wind ↔ Earth
*[[Smog]]
*[[Spinchilla]]
*[[Umbra]]
*[[Whirly girly]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery captionalign="center">
<center><gallery captionalign="center">
DQII Dancing Flame.png|Dancing flame.
DQXI Smog.png|Smog
DQII Frostburn.png|Frostburn.
DQXI Miasma.png|Miasma
DQX Spirit Flame.png|Spirit flame.
Red Mist artwork.png|Red mist
DQIII Cumaulus.png|Cumaulus.
DQVIII Dancing Flame.png|Dancing flame
DQIII Hell Niño.png|Hell niño.
DQVIII Frostburn.png|Frostburn
DQIII Freezing Fog.png|Freezing fog.
DQX Spirit Flame.png|Spirit flame
DQMJ3 Demon Cloud.png|Demon cloud.
DQT Gasmon.png|Gasmon
DQIII Shade.png|Shade.
DQIX Cumaulus.png|Cumaulus
DQIII Shadow.png|Shadow.
DQIX Hell Niño.png|Hell niño
DQIII Silhouette.png|Silhouette.
DQIX Freezing Fog.png|Freezing fog
DQIII Umbra.png|Umbra.
Golden gloom artwork.png|Golden gloom
BurningManArt.png|Burning man.
DQMJ3 Demon Cloud.png|Demon cloud
Hopping hellfire art.png|Hopping hellfire.
DQVIII Shadow.png|Shadow
DQIII Famicom Gold Basher.png|Gold basher.
DQVIII Shade.png|Shade
DQIX - Magmalice.png|Magmalice.
DQMSL Silhouette.png|Silhouette
Firn_Fiend.png|Firn fiend.
DQIII Umbra.png|Umbra
DQIX Geothaum.png|Geothaum.
DQVIII Shadow in Memoriam.png|Shadow in Memoriam
DQIV Firespirit.png|Firespirit.
Green bogey artwork.png|Green bogey
Lost soul.png|Lost soul.
DQIII Famicom Gold Basher.png|Gold digger
Float-o-copier.png|Float-o-copier.
DQIX - Magmalice.png|Magmalice
DQIV Flamethrower.png|Flamethrower.
DQIX Firn Fiend.png|Firn fiend
DQV Winter Queen.png|Winter Queen.
DQIX Geothaum.png|Geothaum
Cyclown.png|Cyclown.
DQVIII Firespirit.png|Firespirit
DQIV Spinchilla.png|Spinchilla.
Lost soul.png|Lost soul
DQIV Whirly Girly.png|Whirly girly.
Float-o-copier.png|Float-o-copier
DQVIII Spitnik.png|Spitnik.
Zamtasm artwork.png|Zamtasm
DQVIII Solaris.png|Solaris.
DQIV FlamethrowerArt.png|Flamethrower
DQV Admirer.png|Admirer.
DQIV Blizzybody.png|Blizzybody
Mudraker modern.png|Mudraker.
DQV Winter Queen.png|Winter Queen
DQVII Live Lava.png|Live lava.
Shadeshifter artwork.png|Shadeshifter
DQMJ3_Hotbog.png|Hotbog.
DQIV DS Cyclown.png|Cyclown
Fire Fry.png|Fire fry.
DQIV Spinchilla.png|Spinchilla
Sky Fry.png|Sky fry.
DQIV Whirly Girly.png|Whirly girly
Sunken Spirit.png|Sunken spirit.
DQIV Demonspawn.png|Demonspawn
SoulspawnArt.png|Soulspawn.
DQIV Hellspawn.png|Hellspawn
DQIV Hellspawn.png|Hellspawn.
SoulspawnArt.png|Soulspawn
ScarletFeverArt.png|Scarlet fever.
DQV Admirer.png|Admirer
DQMJ3 Red Pudding.png|Red pudding.
MtMagmageddon.png|Magman
DQMJ3 Whipped Scream.png|Whipped scream.
Mudraker modern.png|Mudraker
DQMJ3 Poison Trill.png|Poison trill.
DQVII Live Lava.png|Live lava
GasArt.png|Miasma.
DQMJ3 Hotbog.png|Hotbog
DQVI DS Burning Man.png|Burning man
DQVI Scorching man.png|Scorching man
Hopping hellfire art.png|Hopping hellfire
DQVI DS Thriller Wave.png|Thriller wave
DQVI DS Killer Wave.png|Killer wave
Babbleoon.png|Zepling
DQVII Poucher.png|Healium balloon
DQVII PomPomBom.png|Discombombulator
DQX Lil Whizzer.png|Lil whizzer
ShadeNite.png|Fly-by-knight
DQIV Knightshade.png|Knightshade
DQVII Disguiser.png|Knight shift
Fire Fry.png|Fire fry
Sky Fry.png|Sky fry
Sunken Spirit.png|Sunken spirit
DQVIII Spitnik.png|Spitnik
DQVIII Solaris.png|Solaris
DQVIII Dark Star.png|Dark star
DQIX Ragin Contagion.png|Ragin' Contagion
Uncommon Cold.png|Uncommon cold
DQIX Scarlet Fever.png|Scarlet fever
DQX Mourning Moon.png|Blue moon
DQX Dark Planet.png|Dark planet
DQX - Golden disco.png|Golden disco
DQMJ3 Red Pudding.png|Red pudding
DQMJ3 Whipped Scream.png|Whipped scream
DQMJ3 Poison Trill.png|Poison trill
Chocolate whisp artwork.png|Chocolate whisp
</gallery></center>
</gallery></center>


Latest revision as of 04:41, 8 January 2026

Elemental family icon.png
A Live lava

Elemental Family (Japanese Katakana: エレメント Romanji: Eremento ) refers to the monsters Dragon Quest series that are formed mainly by elements: Fire, Water, Wind or Earth. Usually they have a degree of intangibility to their appearances, and haunt areas similar to their elemental type (E.g. Live lava are found around volcanoes, firn fiends in tundra, etc.). In some games, members of this family are included within the Material family when there are not enough distinct elementals to warrant a separate classification of their own.

While there may appear to be an inconsistency regarding earth-themed elementals not being included in the material family when golems and rockbombs are, a closer look will show that material monsters are all constructed beings of artificial origin, where as elementals are pure entities of natural phenomena that have come to life on their own.

Effective weapons and skills[edit]

Wands are effective against elementals in the eleventh game, dealing 10% more damage. As of the ninth game, the Wind Sickles skill deals 50% more damage to elementals regardless if they happen to be wind-themed themselves.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line[edit]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit]

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit]

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit]

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit]

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

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

Dragon Quest X[edit]

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Smog

  • Miasma

  • Red mist

  • Dancing flame

  • Frostburn

  • Spirit flame

  • Gasmon

  • Cumaulus

  • Hell niño

  • Freezing fog

  • Golden gloom

  • Demon cloud

  • Shadow

  • Shade

  • Silhouette

  • Umbra

  • Shadow in Memoriam

  • Green bogey

  • Gold digger

  • Magmalice

  • Firn fiend

  • Geothaum

  • Firespirit

  • Lost soul

  • Float-o-copier

  • Zamtasm

  • Flamethrower

  • Blizzybody

  • Winter Queen

  • Shadeshifter

  • Cyclown

  • Spinchilla

  • Whirly girly

  • Demonspawn

  • Hellspawn

  • Soulspawn

  • Admirer

  • Magman

  • Mudraker

  • Live lava

  • Hotbog

  • Burning man

  • Scorching man

  • Hopping hellfire

  • Thriller wave

  • Killer wave

  • Zepling

  • Healium balloon

  • Discombombulator

  • Lil whizzer

  • Fly-by-knight

  • Knightshade

  • Knight shift

  • Fire fry

  • Sky fry

  • Sunken spirit

  • Spitnik

  • Solaris

  • Dark star

  • Ragin' Contagion

  • Uncommon cold

  • Scarlet fever

  • Blue moon

  • Dark planet

  • Golden disco

  • Red pudding

  • Whipped scream

  • Poison trill

  • Chocolate whisp

Monster Families of Dragon Quest
Main Series
  1. ??? family
  2. Amorphous family
  3. Aquatic family
  4. Beast family
  5. Bird family
  6. Bug family
  7. Demon family
  8. Dragon family
  9. Elemental family
  10. Floating "family"
  11. Humanoid family
  1. Machine family
  2. Material family
  3. Metal slime family
  4. Nature family
  5. Slime family
  6. Undead family
Monsters series
Tact
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