Nemean

Dragon Quest monster Nemean
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ハヌマーン Romaji Hanumān First appearance Dragon Quest IX

The Nemean is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. It first appeared as a low-level treasure map boss in Dragon Quest IX, eventually appearing both as a boss and a recruitable monster in other games.

Characteristics

Nemean is a chimeric monster made from a combination of various other creatures much like a manticore. It has the body shape, shaggy mane, and a tuft at the end of its long tail like a lion but with an scale-armoured back and both dragon tail and wings. It has red demonic eyes. Most of its body, including its fur and scaled abdomen are cream-coloured, while the draconic features are taupe and its face, inside of its ears, underside, and claws are light purple. The webbing on its dragon's wings are orange. In battle, it can deliver vicious slashes with its claws and can breathe out intense flames, while its tough hide makes it highly impervious to status ailments. In later games, Nemean gained the ability to breathe out bursts of blinding light and call down thunderbolts.

Story

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In Dragon Quest IX it is revealed, thanks to Fowleye, that the Nemean is one of the ten monsters that were created by Zenus remains (due to Corvus' attack) and also that the draconic lion used to be His "harebrained" head and in the Monster List is also revealed that "he could speak the mortal tongue, but had long forgotten".

Appearences

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Nemean (ハヌマーン Hanumān)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	2,800	255	225
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
240	132	15,000	967

Bestiary no.	#284
Family	Beast
In-game description	This ultimate being combines the best of nature's creations, and its heavenly form has earned it the nickname 'Godbeloved'. It was once able to speak the mortal tongue, but has forgotten both that and its true form in its long years of captivity.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Claw Slash (125% damage) Inferno Disruptive Wave
Location(s)	Grotto (rank 1-4, 11-12, suffixes: Joy, Bliss, Glee, Doubt, Woe, Dolour)
Item(s) dropped	Fire claws1⁄128 Invincible trousers (2%) White tights1⁄32 (steal)

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	-200%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
100%	100%	75%	85%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
25%	50%	100%	100%
Charm Resistance *
90%

Dragon Quest X

Nemean can be faced in the Magical Labyrinth as a boss. It is able to breathe out Blessed Breath and can call down bolts of lightning, as well as being able to increase its Tension with Feel the Burn when it is attacked.

Other appearances

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Tact

Nemean appears as a S-rank monster of the Beast family, appearing on its own banner alongside the Gasmon. It can be faced as a boss in Chapter 4, Episode 9 in Part 4 of the main storyline.

Nemean (ハヌマーン Hanumān)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Beast				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,093	440	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
561	347	515	118	50

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Burning Fog		Bolt Storm*		Beastly Ring Smash*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Windbreak / Stats Up	Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Beastly Command: Action start on turn 1: Raises beast ATK in a 5x5 area including self for 3 turns (self: 4 turns) / Beastly Ring Smash Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Max HP +50 / Beastly Ring Smash Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Raises ATK of all beast allies, including itself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +15 AGL +20	Instant Accelerate: Battle start: Greatly raises AGL for 3 turns.	Beastly Ring Smash Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Windbreak: Battle start: Nullifies breath damage for 3 turns

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

Trivia

• In the original Japanese, Nemean's name Hanumān (ハヌマーン) is a reference to the Hindu demigod of the same name. He is a devotee of the god Rama and is also known as the "monkey god". Hanuman plays a major role in the Hindu epic Ramayana.
• Nemean's English name is a reference to the Nemean Lion, a creature with impervious golden fur that was slain as the first of the 12 labors of the hero Hercules.

Gallery

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  Togrus Maximus and Nemean in X Offline

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  Appearance in Super Light

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  In-game model in Super Light

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  Gasmon and Nemean in Tact

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  Tact official art

Related monsters

• Alphyn
• Vermil lion
• Nodoph