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:<small>''[[File:Slime.png]]This article is about the monster. For the family, see ''[[:Category:Slimes|Slimes]]</small>
| name = Slime
 
| image = small_slime.JPG
 
| caption = Artwork of a slime by Akira Toriyama
[[Image:Slime-smalll.jpg|right]]
| family = [[Slime Family|Slime]]
The '''Slime''' is a recurring enemy in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Introduced in the very first game, Slimes have since become the series' mascot due to their popularity and iconic qualities.
| japanese = Slime (スライム)
 
| first = {{ibl|Dragon Warrior|DQ1}}
==Characteristics==
| main = {{ibl|Dragon Warrior|I}} - {{ibl|Dragon Quest VIII|VIII}}
The basic Slime is known for its onion/droplet shape, round eyes, and goofy, toothless smile, the latter two traits having become the ones shared amongst nearly all other Slimes.
| monsters = {{ibl|Dragon Warrior Monsters|''Dragon Warrior Monsters''}} - {{ibl|Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker|''Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker''}}.
 
| other = {{ibl|Itadaki Street DS|''Itadaki Street DS''}}
They are typically the weakest enemies in every game, having no abilities and being easily disposed of, and likely the first monster the player ever encounters in a battle. However, starting with ''Dragon Quest IV'', there will occasionally be stronger Slimes that can call on others of their kind; they may form a [[King Slime]] when eight gather. In the DS remake of ''Dragon Quest IV'', these Slimes appear under '''slimification''' in the 'Big Book of Beasts'.
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The basic Slime gives 1 Experience Point and 1 Gold Coin.
 
==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest]]''===
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:nopic.png|50px]]
|name=Slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest]]''
|romanji=
|hp=3
|experience=1
|gold=1 (NES)<br />2 (GB)
|droppedItems=
|skills=
|spells=
|location=[[Tantegel]] Area
|}}Slimes make their debut as one of the first enemies the player is likely to encounter alongside [[Red Slime]]s and [[Dracky|Drackies]].
<br style="clear: right;"/>
 
===''[[Dragon Quest II]]''===
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:nopic.png|50px]]
|name=Slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest II]]''
|romanji=
|hp=4
|experience=2
|gold=2
|droppedItems=
|skills=
|spells=
|location=[[Lorasia]] Area
|}}
<br style="clear: right;"/>
 
===''[[Dragon Quest III]]''===
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:nopic.png|50px]]
|name=Slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest III]]''
|romanji=
|hp=8
|experience=5
|gold=2
|droppedItems=
|skills=
|spells=
|location=???
|}}
<br style="clear: right;"/>
 
===''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''===
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:nopic.png|50px]][[Image:Slimelv8.gif]]
|name=Slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''
|romanji=
|hp=8
|experience=1
|gold=2
|droppedItems=Medicinal Herb
|skills=
|spells=
|location=???
|}}
<br style="clear: right;"/>
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:nopic.png|50px]][[Image:Slimelv8.gif]]
|name=slimification
|game=''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''
|romanji=
|hp=???
|experience=3
|gold=1
|droppedItems=Medicinal Herb
|skills= Calls other Slimes, 8 can form a King Slime
|spells=
|location=???
|}}
<br style="clear: right;"/>
 
===''[[Dragon Quest V]]''===
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:Slime.gif]][[Image:Slimelv8.gif]]
|name=Slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest V]]''
|romanji=
|hp=???
|experience=???
|gold=???
|droppedItems=
|skills=
|spells=
|location=???
|}}
<br style="clear: right;"/>
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:Slime.gif]][[Image:Slimelv8.gif]]
|name=slimification
|game=''[[Dragon Quest V]]''
|romanji=
|hp=???
|experience=???
|gold=???
|droppedItems=
|skills= Calls other Slimes, 8 can form a King Slime
|spells=
|location=???
|}}
<br style="clear: right;"/>
 
===''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''===
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:Slime2.gif]][[Image:Slimelv8.gif]]
|name=Slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''
|romanji=
|hp=???
|experience=???
|gold=???
|droppedItems=
|skills=
|spells=
|location=???
|}}
<br style="clear: right;"/>
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:Slime2.gif]][[Image:Slimelv8.gif]]
|name=slimification
|game=''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''
|romanji=
|hp=???
|experience=???
|gold=???
|droppedItems=
|skills= Calls other Slimes, 8 can form a King Slime
|spells=
|location=???
|}}
<br style="clear: right;"/>
 
===''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''===
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:Slimelv8.gif]]
|name=Slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''
|romanji=
|hp= 7
|experience= 1
|gold= 1
|droppedItems= Herb
|skills=
|spells=
|location= Rexwood (Past), Krage (Disc 2)
|}}The slime will sometimes drop a Slime Heart after the party frees [[Dharma]]. It will allow one party member to become a slime.
<br style="clear: right;"/>
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:Slimelv8.gif]]
|name=slimification (Slime Lv8)
|game=''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''
|romanji=
|hp=???
|experience=???
|gold=???
|droppedItems=
|skills= Calls other Slimes, 8 can form a King Slime
|spells=
|location=???
|}}
|}}
<br style="clear: right;"/>
===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:nopic.png|50px]]
|name=Slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''
|romanji=
|hp=???
|experience=???
|gold=???
|droppedItems=
|skills=
|spells=
|location=[[Farebury]] Area
|}}
<br style="clear: right;"/>
===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:nopic.png|50px]]
|name=Slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''
|romanji=
|hp=???
|experience=???
|gold=???
|droppedItems=
|skills=
|spells=
|location=???
|}}
<br style="clear: right;"/>
===''[[Dragon Quest X]]''===
{{Monster
|float=right
|image=[[Image:nopic.png|50px]]
|name=Slime
|game=''[[Dragon Quest X]]''
|romanji=
|hp=???
|experience=???
|gold=???
|droppedItems=
|skills=
|spells=
|location=???
|}}
<br style="clear: right;"/>
===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters 2]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]]''===
===''[[Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon]]''===
===''[[Torneko: The Last Hope]]''===
===''[[Torneko no Daibouken 3: Fushigi no Dungeon]]''===
===''[[Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II]]''===


The '''Slime''' is the mascot of the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' console role-playing game franchise. Designed by [[Akira Toriyama]], the basic slime resembles a water drop with two large eyes and a big smile. It made its first appearance in ''[[Dragon Warrior]]'' as the weakest enemy in the game, and usually the first the player encounters. It continues its history as a weak enemy in the series.
===''[[Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest: Shougeki no Shippo Dan]]''===


The Slime is also the protagonist of its own spinoff games, ''[[Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest]]'', a Japanese [[Game Boy Advance]] title. It was followed by ''[[Rocket Slime|Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime]]'', which was released worldwide, for the [[Nintendo DS]]. These games follow a nation of slimes who are intelligent, and civilized, but also cute and somewhat comical.
===''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime]]''===


The Slime is often seen as representing the [[Enix]] side of the [[Square Enix]] merger. Its counterpart is the chocobo, which represents Square. The two creatures decorate the front of the official Square Enix store, as well as its shopping bags.
===''[[Kenshin Dragon Quest: Yomigaerishi Densetsu no Ken]]''===


"Originally when we thought up the slime it was a pile of goo and we gave it to Toriyama-san to draw a picture of and make it a proper monster. We had imagined it an icky pool of slime, but when he came back with that perfectly shaped tear-drop monster we thought it was perfect. That's part of Toriyama's power to take something like a pool of slime and use his imagination to make it a great character."
===''[[Dragon Quest Swords]]''===
-- ''[[Yuji Horii]]''


The Slime shares its name with characters from other games, including many other RPGs, such as an enemy monster from Namco's ''The Tower of Druaga'', which was released two years prior to the first ''Dragon Quest'' game.
===''[[Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special]]''===


== Stats ==
===''[[Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable]]''===


{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; width:; height:"  cellpadding="2"
===''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''===
|-
!  Game !!  System !!  HP  !!  MP  !!  Atk  !!  Def  !!  Agi  !!  Gold  !!  EXP  !!  Sp/Ab  !!  Treasure
|-
|  DW1  ||  NES  ||  3  ||    ||    ||    ||  ||  2  ||  1  ||  None  || 
|-
|  DW2  ||  NES  ||  5  ||    ||    ||    ||  ||  2  ||  1  ||  None  ||
|-
|  DW3  ||  NES  ||  8  ||    ||    ||    ||  ||  2  ||  5  ||  None  ||
|-
|  DW4  ||  NES  ||  8  ||    ||    ||    ||  ||  2  ||  1  ||  None  ||
|}


==Slime Family==
==Notable Slimes==
[[Image:Slimese.jpg|right|Many types of Slime.]]
*[[Rocket]] - the heroic slime the player uses in Rocket Slime.
There are many different types of slime found throughout the series, including slimes in different colors, nautical slimes (wearing conch shells), metal slimes (with extremely high defense), and cureslimes (who have tentacles and use magic). In some ''Dragon Quest'' titles, slimes also appear as friendly NPCs and peaceful inhabitants of cities.
*[[Slival]] - arch-rival of Rocket and anti-hero in the storyline of Rocket Slime.
*[[Gome-chan]] - Friend of Dai in the Dragon Quest manga, [[Dragon Quest Dai no Daiboken]]


==Merchandise==
==Related Enemies==
As the most recognizable symbol of the best-selling video game series in Japan, the slime has been featured prominently in ''Dragon Quest''-related merchandise. It now has their own section called 'Smile Slime' on the Square Enix JP shopping website. Slime merchandise includes plush toys, pencil cases, keychains, game controllers and a stylus.
*[[She-Slime]]
*[[Metal Slime]]
*[[Dark Slime]]
*[[King Slime]]
*[[Behemoth Slime]]


==References==
==Trivia==
*Unlike his contemporaries, longtime ''Nintendo Power'' staff writer (and current Nintendo of America localization manager) Alan Averill never had a photo of him printed in the magazine; instead, he was represented by a plush Slime doll.


*The internet MMORPG Kingdom of Loathing has a monster called Irritating Series of Random Encounters which is a group of 8 slimes. It is a reference to the random encounters of most RPG games.


==External links==
==Gallery==
* [http://www.dragonquest-game.co.uk/portals/dragon-quest/ Official European ''Dragon Quest'' portal]
<gallery>
* [http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dragonquest/ Official ''Dragon Quest'' website (in Japanese)]
Image:Slime.gif|''Dragon Quest V''
Image:Slime2.gif|''Dragon Quest VI''
Image:Slimelv8.gif|''Dragon Quest VII''
</gallery>


[[Category:Dragon Quest I Monsters]]
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[[Category:Dragon Quest II Monsters]]
[[Category:Slime family]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III Monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest I enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IV Monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest II enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest V Monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VI Monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IV enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII Monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest V enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII Monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VI enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Swords enemies]]

Revision as of 13:24, 10 March 2010

Slime.pngThis article is about the monster. For the family, see Slimes


File:Slime-smalll.jpg

The Slime is a recurring enemy in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the very first game, Slimes have since become the series' mascot due to their popularity and iconic qualities.

Characteristics

The basic Slime is known for its onion/droplet shape, round eyes, and goofy, toothless smile, the latter two traits having become the ones shared amongst nearly all other Slimes.

They are typically the weakest enemies in every game, having no abilities and being easily disposed of, and likely the first monster the player ever encounters in a battle. However, starting with Dragon Quest IV, there will occasionally be stronger Slimes that can call on others of their kind; they may form a King Slime when eight gather. In the DS remake of Dragon Quest IV, these Slimes appear under slimification in the 'Big Book of Beasts'.

The basic Slime gives 1 Experience Point and 1 Gold Coin.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

MonsterSlimes make their debut as one of the first enemies the player is likely to encounter alongside Red Slimes and Drackies.

Dragon Quest II

Monster

Dragon Quest III

Monster

Dragon Quest IV

Monster
Monster

Dragon Quest V

Monster
Monster

Dragon Quest VI

Monster
Monster

Dragon Quest VII

MonsterThe slime will sometimes drop a Slime Heart after the party frees Dharma. It will allow one party member to become a slime.
Monster

Dragon Quest VIII

Monster

Dragon Quest IX

Monster

Dragon Quest X

Monster

Dragon Quest Monsters

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon

Torneko: The Last Hope

Torneko no Daibouken 3: Fushigi no Dungeon

Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II

Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest: Shougeki no Shippo Dan

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Kenshin Dragon Quest: Yomigaerishi Densetsu no Ken

Dragon Quest Swords

Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special

Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable

Itadaki Street DS

Notable Slimes

Related Enemies

Trivia

  • Unlike his contemporaries, longtime Nintendo Power staff writer (and current Nintendo of America localization manager) Alan Averill never had a photo of him printed in the magazine; instead, he was represented by a plush Slime doll.
  • The internet MMORPG Kingdom of Loathing has a monster called Irritating Series of Random Encounters which is a group of 8 slimes. It is a reference to the random encounters of most RPG games.

Gallery

  • Slime.gif

    Dragon Quest V

  • Slime2.gif

    Dragon Quest VI

  • Slimelv8.gif

    Dragon Quest VII

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