Malroth

This article is about the evil God. For the character, see Malroth (Character).

Malroth
Dragon Quest II
Japanese name	シドー
Romaji	Shidō
Old localization	Sidoh (GBC era)
Title	Master of Destruction (English) Hakaishin
Race	Destruction Deity
Voice actor	Banjo Ginga (Japanese, CD Theater) Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese, Rivals)

"...Malroth! Lord and Master of Destruction! Receive of me my flesh in willing sacrifice...! Nnngh!"

—Hargon's last words

Malroth (シドー, Shidō), also known as the Master of Destruction (破壊神, Hakaishin), is the final boss of the video game Dragon Quest II. Malroth is not mentioned in his debut game until the finale, except for a false idol bearing his likeness which is found in a cave and is needed to uncover the Cave to Rendarak. Malroth can use the spell of Fullheal in his original appearance, leading to infamy amongst fans and adding to the already considerable challenge of DQII.

Malroth reappears in Dragon Quest Builders 2 as a central figure, but as an amnesiac young man instead of a hideous demon. The circumstances to his sudden change of appearance, as well as his forgotten past, are crucial to the game's story.

Appearance and personality

Malroth is a large, chimeric abomination covered mostly in blue scales (green in the original NES sprite) and wearing only a necklace with a skull on it. He has six limbs, four of which appear to be arms, a massive pair of demonic wings and a serpent for a tail. His mouth is always shown as being a wide-opened grin, fangs clearly visible.

Being a god of destruction, Malroth is immensely powerful and more than capable of living up to his title. In all of his appearances Malroth has almost never spoken beyond primitive roars, preferring annihilation over conversation. At the start of Dragon Quest II, Malroth is only alluded to and rarely by his name. All that is first hinted to is his penchant for destruction and the fact that the Children of Hargon threatens all of Alefgard by trying to summon him. In the original NES version the False Idol is known as the Eye of Malroth; this marks the only time he is slightly referenced but there still exist statues in several dungeons that depict his likeness. In contemporary remakes such as the Android/iOS versions, summoning a deity of destruction is mentioned to be Hargon's ultimate goal but never referred to with its name until the end.

Being the cult's object of worship, Malroth is highly esteemed by his devotees--not that this matters to him, as his description in IX states that he doesn't mind where his sacrifices come from. It is revealed in Dragon Quest Builders 2 that his name is known only in the highest ranks among the Children of Hargon, this was presumably thought up by Hargon himself so that only he could address the deity and, by this tactic, it could only be directed personally by his nihilist pleas.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

The player's party does not come face-to-face with the mighty demon until after Hargon is slain. When the party tries to move away from Hargon's throne their path will be blocked by flames and the floor will begin to break apart, heralding Malroth's return. Though successful in defeating Hargon, the sorcerer summoned the god of destruction in death, leaving the heroes to contend with him in the final battle.

Malroth

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	250	Infinite	255
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
255	110	0	0

Abilities	Blazing Fire (49~91) Fullheal
Location(s)	Hall of Hargon
Item Dropped	None

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
7⁄64	7⁄7	4⁄7	7⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	7⁄7	2⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	1750	Infinite	235
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
240	110	0	0

Abilities	Belch blistering flames 90~110 Kasap Kabuff
Location(s)	Hall of Hargon
Item Dropped	None

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄32	0⁄7	5⁄7	6⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Malroth appears as a Legacy Boss, obtained after completing Quest #151 (only available through Wi-Fi or received at special events). He will become enraged once his health drops to orange range.

Malroth
HP MP Experience Gold 7500 15066( 99) 255 64600 2490 Attack Defense Speed 900 1306( 99) 480 720( 99) 260 416( 99)
Dropped Item	Mini medal (common, 100%) Red Orb (rare, 5%-10%)
Locations	Grotto
Family	???
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	"Brings about destruction by breathing both fire and ice, and disruption with Disruptive Wave. Hard to harm with darkness. This deity of the damned enjoys nothing more than the sacrificed souls of his most sincere followers. Mmmmm!"

Additional Attributes
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark
100	100	150	100	100	50
Blast	Dazzle	Sleep	Death	Drain MP	Confusion
100	0	0	0	100	0
Fizzle	Inaction	Paralyze	Poison	Charm	Magic Res
0	0	0	0	0	50
Blunt	Sap	Decelerate
5	25	75

Treasure Level Range Secondary Drop Orb 1-3 Midenhall boots 15% Red Orb 10% 4-8 Midenhall trousers 15% Red Orb 10% 9-15 Midenhall gloves 15% Red Orb 11% 16-25 Midenhall garb 15% Red Orb 11% 26-40 Midenhall helm 15% Red Orb 12% 41-56 Midenhall boots 20% Red Orb 12% 57-68 Midenhall trousers 20% Red Orb 13% 69-80 Midenhall gloves 20% Red Orb 13% 81-90 Midenhall garb 20% Red Orb 14% 91-99 Midenhall helm 20% Red Orb 15% In addition, he will always drop a mini medal.

Skills Level New abilities Initial Scorch, C-c-cold Breath, critical attack, sometimes attacks twice per round 5 Disruptive Wave 10 Moreheal 16 Always attacks twice per round 28 Blinder 41 Hellfire breath, begins attacking 3 times per turn, stops using Scorch and Moreheal 49 Psyche Up 57 Fullheal (capped at 999 HP)

Dragon Quest Monsters

Sidoh

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	70	3/5	5/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	2/5	5/5	5/5

Family	???
In-game description	An evil dragon lord, ruler of all destruction
Abilities	FireAir, FrigidAir, HellBlast
Habitat	Gate of Demolition
Breeding chart	Jamirus x Rosevine

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	None	Weak	Strong
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Immune
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Immune		Immune

Sidoh appears as the boss of the Gate of Demolition, though only on the second time through: players must first defeat Hargon and then go through the gate again to confront Malroth, whose presence is noted by Watabou when Hargon is defeated. It is interesting to note that this is the only time Malroth speaks in person, talking with pauses between words and occasionally syllables.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	70	7/10	9/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
7/10	6/10	7/10	7/10

Family	???
In-game description
Abilities	FireAir, FrigidAir, HellBlast
Habitat
Breeding chart	Jamirus x Rosevine

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	None	Weak	Strong
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Immune	Immune	Immune

Malroth (Sidoh at the time) is present. Like several other boss characters, Sidoh was given an additional form called Genosidoh, a far more fearsome looking form than that of his original.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Malroth
Family	Demon
Rank	S
Description	A god of destruction who plans to usher death unto all living beings.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger, Psycho
Resistances	Healed by Zam, Whackproof, Confusionproof
Skill	Healer, Über Wisdom Boost
Location	-
Breeding chart	Demon-at-arms x Living statue, Buffalogre, or Khalamari

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Malroth
Family	Demon
Rank	S
Size	M
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Big Hitter, Health Professional, Sleepy Touch
Resistances	Vulnerable to Woosh, Immune to Whack, Poison, Confusion, Inaction, Paralysis, and Sleep, Healed by Zam
Skill	Healer
Location	-
Breeding chart	Hargon x Khalamari, Buffalogre, or Living statue

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

Malroth has the same synthesis recipe here as in the previous game.

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Dragon Quest Builders 2

Malroth is a major character appearing in Dragon Quest Builders 2. He accompanies the player as a helpful NPC for the majority of the game, participating in battle as an AI controlled ally to kite enemy focus away from the player as a response to criticism of the first title. For more details, see Malroth (Character).

Dragon Quest Rivals

Malroth appears in the artwork for his own card and those depicting his abilities, both in his original demonic and humanoid forms. He was introduced in the first card pack as a legendary rare card and would inflict 4 damage to all units on the field when summoned, including allies. He was eventually reprinted in the seventh card pack, "Strange Tale of Light and Darkness" under the name "Destruction God Sidoh" alongside Hargon. As a reference to his ability to cast Fullheal in the original version of Dragon Quest II, all of Malroth's HP is restored at the end of the opponent's turn.

Dragon Quest Walk

Malroth first appeared in the game as a boss on June 24th, 2021 as part of a Dragon Quest II collaboration event. A special mega version of Malroth can be challenged by up to 12 players from June 26th to July 11th, 2021.

Trivia

• Malroth appears to be inspired by Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and one of the three principle deities of Hinduism. Shiva is commonly depicted as having blue skin and multiple arms and is known as the Destroyer. However, Shiva is also known as the Creator as well, as new creation couldn't take place without first having destruction, and Shiva does not take part in blind, needless destruction.
• It is speculated that the gauntlet of bosses in Hargon's castle (Atlas, Pazuzu, Belial) were, worst case scenario, at least meant to stall the Luminaries while Hargon performed the ritual to summon Malroth. Since Hargon was defeated before the ritual was finished, he sacrificed what little life he had left as a last ditch effort to summon the God of Destruction. This raises the question of how more powerful Malroth's avatar would be if the ritual was completed properly.
• His human form in Dragon Quest Builders 2 is voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda, though he doesn't talk and only makes various sounds to indicate his mood. In Dragon Quest Rivals, he can be heard speaking for the first time.
• The splitting of Malroth into good and bad halves is reminiscent of the characters Kami and Piccolo from Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga. The two were originally an unnamed being whose expelled inner darkness manifested as a violent doppelganger.

Gallery

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  Famicom art.

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  Alternate Famicom art

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  Erdrick Trilogy, Nintendo Switch sprite

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  Super Famicom art.

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  Dragon Quest Monsters 1 & 2. (PlayStation remake)

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  Genosidoh, Dragon Quest Monsters 2.

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  Genosidoh, Dragon Quest Monsters 1 & 2. (PlayStation remake)

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  Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker.

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  Dragon Quest Sofubi Monster.

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  Special metallic version from the Dragon Quest Sofubi Monster series.

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  Plush toy from the Densetsu no Maō series.

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  Monsters Gallery Super HG

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  Monsters Gallery HD

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  Malroth in Dragon Quest Heroes I & II.

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  Final boss first form in Builders 2.

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  Appearance in Super Light.

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  Appearance in Stars.

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  Appearance in Rivals.

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  Appearance in Tact.