Balhib
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Balhib | |
Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | ゴールデンゴーレム |
| Romaji | Golden Golem |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride |
| Old localization | GoldGolem |
The Balhib (Referred to as Gold golem in the fan translation of the Super Famicom Version) is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, it is a winged, centaur-like monster armed with an axe and brilliant, golden skin. In V, it has a stronger pallete swap Bilhaw.
Characteristics
Balhibs are absurd parodies of the classic centaur, having a reptilian lower half that terminates in a long tail and a back covered by two bat wings. They are usually portrayed as powerful monsters, having many strengths granted to them. As indicated by their original names, they are apparently made of gold and will drop a very large sum when defeated.
Appearances
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
| Balhib |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack | Defense |
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280 | 23 | 175 | 130 |
| Agility | Experience | Gold | Tame Rate | |
| 125 | 130 | 1023 | N/A | |
| Bestiary No. | 153 |
| Spell(s) | Kaswoosh |
| Skill(s) | Flails weapon (125% damage) |
| Location(s) | Talon Tower Nadiria Mt. Zugzwang |
| Item dropped | Hela's hammer1⁄64 |
| Evasion | Frizz resistance * | Sizz resistance * | Fire Breath resistance * | |
| 0/64 | 20% | 20% | 20% | |
| Bang resistance * | Crack resistance * | Ice Breath resistance * | Woosh resistance * | |
| 20% | 20% | 20% | 67% | |
| Zap resistance * | Drain Magic resistance * | Whack resistance * | Kamikazee resistance * | |
| 20% | 0% | 100% | 67% | |
| Poof resistance | Poison resistance * | Fuddle resistance | Snooze resistance * | |
| 0% | 67% | 100% | 20% | |
| Dazzle resistance * | Sap resistance * | Fizzle resistance | Stun resistance * | |
| 67% | 20% | 0% | 100% | |
| PS2 model | DS & Mobile sprite |
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Introduced as a monster found around the end of the game in places such as Talon Tower and Nadiria. They have a large amount of HP, can deliver strong physical attacks, and cast Kaswoosh on the player's party. The amount of gold they drop is usually worth the risk of fighting them, though.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
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Dragon Quest Monsters
| GoldGolem |  |
| Sprite | Level cap * | HP growth | MP growth |
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75 | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| Strength growth | Resilience growth | Wisdom growth | Agility growth |
| 3/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Family | Material |
| In-game description | |
| Abilities | TatsuCall, Surge, BigBang |
| Habitat | Only obtainable through breeding |
| Breeding chart | IceMan x LavaMan |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * | Bang Resistance * |
| Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong |
| Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Rock/Army Resistance * |
| Strong | Strong | Strong | Weak |
| Zap Resistance * | Gigaslash Resistance | Magic Burst Resistance | Drain Magic Resistance * |
| Weak | Weak | Weak | 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 * |
| Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong |
| Decelerate Resistance * | Curse Resistance | ||
| Strong | Immune | ||
Dragon Quest Monsters 2
| GoldGolem |  |
| Sprite | Level cap * | HP growth | MP growth |
| 75 | 7/10 | 6/10 | |
| Strength growth | Resilience growth | Wisdom growth | Agility growth |
| 7/10 | 8/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Family | Material |
| In-game description | |
| Abilities | BigBang, Surge, TatsuCall |
| Habitat | |
| Breeding chart | IceMan x LavaMan LavaMan x BossTroll |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * | Bang Resistance * |
| Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong |
| Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Rock/Army Resistance * |
| Strong | Strong | Strong | Weak |
| Water Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Gigaslash Resistance | Magic Burst Resistance |
| Strong | Weak | Weak | Weak |
| 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 | Strong | Strong | Strong |
| Sap Resistance * | Decelerate Resistance * | Curse Resistance | |
| Strong | Strong | Immune | |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
The Balhib is a Rank A monster in this game. One can be synthesized by mixing four monsters: a Mmagmalice, a Firn fiend, a Golem and a gold golem.
Gallery
Super Famicom artwork
DQM sprite
DQM I&II sprite
Joker 2 model
Related Monsters
- Bilhaw
- Emerald demon (Dragon Quest X)
- Astaroth (Dragon Quest X)
