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The '''Golem''' is a recurring [[Material family|material monster]] in the {{DQSeries}}. Introduced in the [[Dragon Quest|first game]] as a boss, it has since appeared in several other installments of the series, primarily as a normal enemy.

Since the appearance of the first golem the species has solidified itself as a hefty force of physical might but one that lacks in resistance to spells. One of the most notable vulnerabilities of the golem is that of sleep-inducing abilities, an Achilles' heel that made the first golem easy to defeat and has since, for the most part, stuck with the monster as one of its more unfortunate qualities.

The Golem guards at the outskirts of the town of [[Cantlin]], and must be defeated before that town may be entered. It can be put to sleep with the [[Faerie Flute]] to make the battle easier, though casting [[Snooze]] will never work.

The first reappearance of the golem since it was introduced in the original game. Though they possess no notability in the game's story, they are among the easiest monsters to recruit and far and away one of the most powerful as well.

The golem is encountered as a boss before entering [[The Tower]]. Later in the game, the [[Collum o' golem]] look-a-likes can be encountered as common enemies.

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While normal golems do not appear until later on in the story, the player can find a wandering one in the [[Maella Region]] that they can recruit for their monster team.

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Golems do not appear until near the end of the game, acting as mechs piloted by [[Platypunk]] members of the Plob within the Flying Clawtress and can also be piloted by the player once unmanned. They are potent monsters, capable of delivering charging punches and hitting their fists together to ward off opponents that are too close for comfort. If one is already being manned by a platypunk, it must be struck with three Elasto Blasts before the pilot will be forced to disembark. These 'liberated' golems, and ones left unattended, can only suffer another three attacks before they go inoperable and explode, regardless of whether the player is piloting them or they are unmanned. Since they are too big and heavy to be knocked into the air and carried around, a [[Chimaera wing]] must be thrown at them in order to send them back to town.

Golems can also be used in tank battles, though they act the same way as they do outside of these battles, meaning they do nothing more than stand idle until the player jumps in to command one, being somewhat disadvantageous since only two other crew members will be left free and even more disadvantageous if these remaining crew members are poor at handling the cannons. This aside, golems can be incredibly useful when it comes to sabotaging an enemy tank since their fist-clapping move can quickly break open the entryway of an enemy tank, and their charging punches can wreck a whole wall of machinery when positioned right and easily enable one to reach the enemy's engine when the time arrives, but they can still only deal with three attacks before being defeated. An exploding golem can damage the player both inside and outside of tank battles, so it is recommended to gain some distance when a golem has taken as much as it can.

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Golem appears as a D-rank monster of the Inorganic family. It can be faced as a boss in Chapter 3, Episode 7: A Fearsome Foe of the main storyline and it will join the party after being defeated. It can be fully awakened by completing Chapters 10-2, 11-6, and 11-8. The Golem stars in its own Battle Road and it can participate in the Battle Roads of [[Majellan]], [[Wax murderer]], and [[Slon the Rook]] as a party member.

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Golem PSX.png|''DQM I & II'' sprite.

Golem 2.png|''Caravan Heart'' sprite.

DQV Golem recruit.png|[[Golem (Recruit)|Recruit]] in ''DQV''.

DQVII Golem boss.png|Boss encounter in the {{3DS}} Version of ''VII''.

DQX Golem.jpg|A Golem in ''X''.

DQXI Golem.jpg|''XI'' polygon model.

Golem 3DS.jpg|An early screenshot of a battle with a golem in ''XI''.

DQHRS Golemator.png|Golemator tank in ''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime|Rocket Slime]]''.

DQH Golem.png|''Dragon Quest Heroes'', promotional render

DQHII Alena GolemGauntlets.jpg|[[Alena]] wielding the Golem Gauntlets in ''Heroes II''.

DQH Carver gauntlets.jpg|[[Carver]] wielding the Golem Gauntlets in ''Heroes II''.

Golem DQMJ DS.png|''Joker'' model

Golem DQMJ2 DS.png|''Joker 2'' model

Golem DQM3D.png|''Terry's Wonderland 3D'' model.

DQB Golem.png|''Dragon Quest Builders''.

DQB Heroine vs Golem.jpg|Golem battle in ''Dragon Quest Builders''

DQotS Golem.jpg|''Stars'' model.

DQR Golem.png|''Rivals'' card.

DQT Golem model.png|''Tact'' model.

Eraser 0176.jpg|A golem in ''Keshi Keshi''.

Golem sofubi.jpg|A golem from the [[Sofubi Monster]] merchandise series.