The Monster Arena is a recurring feature in many Dragon Quest games, especially the Dragon Quest Monsters sub-series, frequently found as part of the Casino.
The DQM version allows the player to enter creatures he has raised in a fighting tournament; the Casino version calls on him to bet a number of tokens on a particular monster, then receives a multiplier (based on odds) of tokens back in winnings, which can then be forwarded to the next round.
Appearances
The original arena is found in Romaria, complimenting the Roman theme to the kingdom. As casino tokens are not in III, players bet gold on their favorite and receive multiples of the bet based on the the winner's odds. New monsters are added to the randomly selected line up at level 10, 20, 30, 40 and 70.
Zenithian trilogy arenas are found in the various casinos, where players will bet tokens to exchange for prizes instead of money. The winning bet is multiplied by the monster's odds as before, with an option to bet the winnings on the next battle.
Slimopolis replaces the standard arena in VI, where in players can enter one of their bubbly buddies as a competitor. The fights consists of eight ranks with three battles each, for a total of twenty-four. A prize is awarded for each victory, and any completed rank may be challenged again for free (save for rank A).
Rank |
Opponents |
Prize
|
Rookie class |
Round 1: Slime knight x3 Round 2: Toxic turnip, Wild carrot, Scare root Round 3: Skull Rider |
Hermes' hat
|
Beginner class |
Round 1: Feralbeast x4, Ruffled goon Round 2: Animated armourx2 Round 3: Arrghgoyle |
Edged boomerang
|
Amateur class |
Round 1: Gustbluster x2, Undentured servant Round 2: Lesser demonx2, Healslime Round 3: Jumping jackal |
Poison needle
|
Economy class |
Round 1: Dreamaerax2 Round 2: Battering ram Round 3: Diethon |
Slime armour
|
Business class |
Round 1: Nobel gasbagon x2, Gasbagon Round 2: Cureslime x2 Round 3: Haunted mirror |
Icicle dirk
|
Veteran class |
Round 1: Hell nino, Corpse corporal, Porker Round 2: Freezing fog, Mottle mendslime, Splutterfly Round 3: Axesaurus x2 |
Falcon knife earrings
|
Expert class |
Round 1: Scytheborg, Bomboulder, Overkilling machine, Brimstone bulb Round 2: Czargoyle 2, Drastic drackal Round 3: Living statue |
Metal king shield
|
Master class |
Round 1: Sluggerslaught x4, Wraithwand x2 Round 2: Pudgedevil, Iron tortoise Round 3: Demon overlord Championship bout: Hammer |
Dragonic Diligence
|
The monster arena is located near Pickham, and is owned by Morrie. After completing his request to battle three infamous monsters, he allows the party to play in his pit. In the 3DS version, Morrie will join the party as a playable character after beating Rank S and there is also a new rank to battle against.
Rank |
Opponents |
Prize |
Morrie's reward
|
G |
Round 1: She-slimex2, Slime Knight Round 2: Frogfacex2, Treeface Round 3: Hammerhood, Gorerilla, Bullfinch |
Strength Ring |
Three reserve monster slots
|
F |
Round 1: Khalamari kidx2, King kelp Round 2: Dingalingx2, Jargon Round 3: Dancing devil, Wailin' weed, Redtail hipster |
Bunny suit |
Train against your own team
|
E |
Round 1: Jailcatx2, Terror tabby Round 2: Hipster, Minidemon, Witch Round 3: Magic marionette, Tap devil, Volpone |
Ring of Clarity |
Call team
|
D |
Round 1: Night fox, Night emperor, Night sneaker Round 2: Skeleton, Walking Corpse, Mummy Round 3: Brownie x2, Hood |
Mighty Armlet |
Three additional reserve slots
|
C |
Round 1: See urchinx2, Siren Round 2: Mecha-mynah, Hunter mech, Clockwork cuckoo Round 3: Fencing fox, Bone baron, Phantom fencer |
Saint's Ashes |
None
|
B |
Round 1: Dragurn, Tyrantosaurus, Snapdragon Round 2: Stone guardian, Boss troll, Golem Round 3: Rockbomb, Stone Golem, Living statue |
Bardiche of binding |
Extra monster team
|
A |
Round 1: Frou-frou, Cyclops, Troll Round 2: Jumping jackalx2, Great sabrecat Round 3: Zombie gladiator, Treevil, Bomboulder |
Hero spear |
Unlocks rank S
|
S |
Round 1: Goodybag, Mimic king, Mimic Round 2: Dullahan, Healslime, Gigantes Round 3: Liquid Metal Slime, Hell gladiator, Cureslime |
Dragon robe |
No reentry fees, statue of the Hero, Morrie joins party in 3DS version
|
X |
Round 1: Slime knight, Fencing fox, Restless armour Round 2: Goodybag, Bone baron, Gold golem Round 3: Treeface, Morrie devil, Treevil |
Butler's best |
None
|
Additionally, Morrie can't be leading the party when in the Monster Arena as he will be in his usual place and can only revive fallen monsters when at the Arena.
Dragon Quest Monsters