Monster Arena

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

Dragon Quest III

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.

Dragon Quest IV & V

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.

Dragon Quest VI

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

Dragon Quest VIII

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 S can be attempted immediately after The Hero and party take care of matters in Arcadia as Morrie mentions needing time to get his friends to arrive.

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