Zoma

"All shall know despair! All shall kneel! All shall gives their lives in sacrifice to my glory! For i am Zoma, Bringer of oblivion!"

Zoma
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Japanese name	ゾーマ
Romaji	Zōma
Title	Master Archfiend
Race	Demon
Age	Ageless

Zoma, the Master Archfiend of the Dark World, is the final villain and chief antagonist of Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation.

Appearance and personality

Zoma is a blue demon dressed in the golden robes of an emperor and wearing a purple cape that attaches to his shoulders in large horizontal pads. A red, white, and black banner covers his torso as well as his knees, and wraps around his neck as a large collar. His face is skeletal with tight skin and an open nasal cavity. His skull is disproportional to his body, featuring a massive eye in the center and two large, upwards curving horns on both sides.

Zoma is a demon of unfathomable power, whose sorcery is so great that he was able to imprison the kingdom of Alefgard in a shroud of eternal night. Due to this, he was able to sustain himself on the despair of the people trapped within, bolstering his physical might so much that he was able to shatter a sword made of Orichalcum, albeit after a prolonged effort of three years. His incredible strength is supported by a mastery of ice magic and freezing breath, and it is said that the very air becomes chilled by his mere presence. Zoma is also the first boss in the series to make use of the infamous Disruptive Wave technique, stripping his enemies of any support spells.

The Archfiend resides in his Citadel in Alefgard, where he feeds on the fear and despair of the kingdom's inhabitants and cloaking himself in an impenetrable shroud of darkness that no spell can pierce. However, Zoma is weakened by the Sphere of Light and the shroud is destroyed when the ball is used in battle. Upon being defeated by the Hero (as well as Terry in DQM), Zoma mockingly congratulates his vanquisher but warns that his death will not bring an end to the world's suffering, and that a new evil shall arise to take his place long after the Hero has died. He is proven correct that the darkness yet to come will throw Alefgard into despair, but failed to realize that the lineage of heroes will resurface to restore light to the world.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Near the end of the game, Zoma is revealed to be the master of the archfiend Baramos, whom had been previously alluded to as the final boss to the game. Upon the death of his chief servant, Zoma's voice roars throughout the throne room of Aliahan castle, stating that his intent to plunge the "world of light" into darkness and that the Hero is a fool for assuming that he had won peace. This proclamation sends the king of Aliahan into a deep despair, forbidding the Hero and company from speaking of Zoma.

Zoma is on the basement floor of his castle along with three sub-bosses--the King Hydra along with the ghost and the skeleton of Baramos. He approaches and berates to the Hero prior to allowing his three subordinates to fight the hero's party before him.

Zoma (no shield)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		63	1023	255
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
360	200	80	0	0

Bestiary No.	134
Spell(s)	Kacrackle
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn C-c-cold Breath Disruptive Wave Recovers 90~110 HP per turn
Location(s)	Zoma's Citadel
Item Dropped

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	100%	70%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	100%	100%	100%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	0%	100%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Zoma (shield of ice)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		63	1023	255
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
500	350	255	0	0

Bestiary No.	134
Spell(s)	Kacrackle Bounce
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn C-c-cold Breath Disruptive Wave Recovers 90~110 HP per turn
Location(s)	Zoma's Castle
Item Dropped	None

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	100%	100%	100%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
100%	100%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	100%	100%	100%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Remove his shield immediately with the Sphere of Light; without it, Zoma is immune to everything you can throw at him. On top of this, he will regenerate 90~110 HP per round, minimizing any damage players can inflict between healing sessions.

Once the cloak of ice is removed, Zoma's defensive capabilities will plummet considerably: Sap, Zap, and all forms of fire will hit 100% of the time, and his regeneration will be nixed. Woosh spells have a 30% chance to connect, but a priest is better off casting healing spells to inflict damage when they aren't restoring the party.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Zoma
HP MP Experience Gold 8000 16070 (99) 255 63600 2490 Attack Defense Speed 675 1346 (99) 570 855 (99) 350 560 (99)
Dropped Item	Mini medal (common, 100%) Silver Orb (rare, 5%-10%)
Locations	Grotto
Family	???
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	"A truly intimidating opponent who can attack twice and use seriously strong spells. Lay into him with the power of light. His unparalleled evil made him very popular with monsters, but he left the lands above to escape his screaming fans."

Additional Attributes
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark
100	50	150	100	150	100
Blast	Dazzle	Sleep	Death	Drain MP	Confusion
100	0	25	0	100	0
Fizzle	Inaction	Paralyze	Poison	Charm	Magic Res
0	0	0	0	5	25
Blunt	Sap	Decelerate
5	15	75

Zoma appears as a Legacy Boss, obtained after completing Quest #167 (or received at special events). He is enraged anytime a character is revived.

Treasure Level Range Secondary Drop Orb 1-3 Aliahan gloves 15% Silver Orb 5% 4-8 Aliahan gloves 20% Silver Orb 5% 9-15 Aliahan gloves 25% Silver Orb 6% 16-25 Aliahan trousers 15% Silver Orb 6% 26-40 Aliahan trousers 20% Silver Orb 7% 41-56 Aliahan trousers 25% Silver Orb 7% 57-68 Aliahan clothes 25% Silver Orb 8% 69-80 Aliahan headpiece 15% Silver Orb 8% 81-90 Aliahan headpiece 20% Silver Orb 9% 91-99 Aliahan headpiece 25% Silver Orb 10% In addition, he will always drop a mini medal.

Skills Level New abilities Initial Disruptive Wave, Kacrack, critical attack, attacks twice per round 8 C-c-cold Breath 23 Bounce 33 Air Pollution 41 Begins attacking 3 times per turn 49 Kacrackle 57 Psyche Up

Dragon Quest Monsters

Zoma

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

Family	???
In-game description	The source of all evil
Abilities	FrigidAir, DeMagic, BigBang
Habitat	Gate of Control
Breeding chart	DracoLord (either form) x Sidoh

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Strong	Immune
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Immune	Strong	Immune	Strong
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Strong	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

In this game, he resides deep inside the Room of Control, threatening Terry the same way he threatened the people in Dragon Quest III.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Zoma

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	70	7/10	9/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
8/10	6/10	7/10	7/10

Family	???
In-game description
Abilities	BigBang, DeMagic, FrigidAir
Habitat
Breeding chart	DracoLord, DracoLord (Dragon) x Sidoh

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Strong	Immune
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Immune	Strong	Immune	Strong
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Strong	Weak	Weak	Strong
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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Zoma
Family	Demon
Rank	X
Description	The vast powers wielded by this dark lord strike fear into even spirits of darkness.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Double Trouble
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Whackproof, Fizzleproof
Skill	Ice II
Location	-
Breeding chart	Malroth x Wight king, Dullahan, or Bone baron

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Zoma
Family	???
Rank	???
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Bouncer, Tactical Trooper
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap and Inaction, Immune to Whack and Fizzle
Skill	Zoma
Location	-
Breeding chart	Malroth x Captain Crow, Dullahan, or Wight king

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

In this game, Zoma's role is the same as it was supposed in the first Monsters.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

Zoma is bred from Dracolord (Either Form) and Sidoh. It can be bred with Nimzo (Either Form) to make Mortamor or bred with Psycho Psaro to upgrade it to Asura Zoma

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road Victory

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Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Beating Zoma will unlock the costumes from Dragon Quest III for both Luceus and Aurora.

Zoma

Model	Experience	Gold
	1999	777g

List No.	107
Field Notes	A self-appointed doyen among demons, whose enchanted apparel protects him from all attacks. Legends tell of how he plotted to rob the world of light, and plunge it into everlasting darkness.
Location(s)	City of Sorrows - Lair of the Lord of Darkness (awarded Erdrick’s orb)
Item(s) Dropped	None

Dragon Quest of the Stars

Zoma appears once more as the final boss of the III scenario section.

Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Tact

Zoma appears as a S-rank monster of the ??? family as part of the limited Dragon Quest III event, appearing on his own banner alongside Boss Troll. He can learn Frigid Breath, Psycannon, and Glacial Doom naturally. Zoma's personal skill Dark Robes reduces damage taken by 20% for 3 turns at the start of battle and his Leader Perk raises Crack-type potency for allies by 20% in a 5x5 square around him, including himself. He can be faced in the event quest Chapter 5, Episode 4: Archfiend Zoma, as well as his own boss battle. Zoma can also take part in Skelegon's Battle Road as a party member.

Trivia

• In the original version of III, Zoma's primary color palette is not shown until after his shield of ice is removed due to a glitch. This error was corrected in the SNES remake.

See also

• Asura Zoma
• Zoma's devil

Gallery

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  Artwork from Dragon Quest III

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  Erdrick Trilogy artwork, Nintendo Switch.

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  Sprite in Monsters 1&2.

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  Model in Monsters: Joker.

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  Model in Joker 2.

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  Icon in Monsters 2: 3D.

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  Model in Monster Road Victory.

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  Appearance in Dragon Quest of the Stars.

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  Official art for Kenshin Dragon Quest.

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  Zoma, from the Sofubi Monster merchandise line by Square Enix

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  Metal figurine

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  Zoma as he appears in Dragon Quest Tact.