Mushroom mage

Dragon Quest monster Mushroom mage

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese マージマタンゴ Romaji Māji Matango First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Mage toadstool
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The Mushroom mage is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III. It is a purple variety of the funghoul with a dark blue cap. Smarter than its cousins, it has learned a stalkful of ice magic to skewer adventurers.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Mushroom mage (マージマタンゴ Māji Matango)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		14	40	10
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
39	52	20	92	20

Bestiary No.	#038
Spell(s)	Crack Heal
Skill(s)	Flee
Location(s)	North of Norvik
Item Dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	25%	70%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	25%	0%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	25%	25%	0%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Mushroom mage (マージマタンゴ Māji Matango)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	43	10	40
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
53	20	45	30

Bestiary No.	#023
Spell(s)	Crack Heal
Skill(s)	Flee
Location(s)	Mintos region (Chapters 5 & 6) Parthenia region (Chapters 5 & 6) Imperial Pantry of Parthenia (Chapters 5 & 6)
Item Dropped	Magic water(1⁄128)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
0⁄64	25%	25%	25%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
75%	25%	0%	25%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
0%	0%	100%	25%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
25%	0%	0%	25%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Mushroom mage (マージマタンゴ Mājimatango)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	81	10	82
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
76	55	75	13

Bestiary no.	#107
Family	Plant
In-game description	Man-eating mushroom monsters that live in shady forests. They cast ice magic to freeze unwary travelers and then use them as fertilizer.
Spell(s)	Crackle Heal
Skill(s)	Flee
Location(s)	Unnamed Isle West Argonia (night only) Holy Isle of Neos (night only) Northwest Isle
Item(s) dropped	Red mould1⁄8 Waterweed mould1⁄8

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	25%	25%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
25%	25%	50%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	25%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
15%	15%	15%	100%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	50%	15%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Mushroom mage (マージマタンゴ Māji Matango)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	67	18	50
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
56	56	144	70

Bestiary no.	#053
Family	Plant
In-game description	Mean mushrooms who go round in groups endeavouring to make ice cubes out of adventurers with constant cold spells. Cooled the once-warm area south of Alltrades Abbey with a century of Crack-casting 'til it became outright autumnal.
Spell(s)	Crack Zam Heal
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Tower of Trades Newid Isle (high ground) Lonely Coast (high ground) Grotto (Cave/Nature, rank 1)
Item(s) dropped	Belle cap1⁄8<br<Fisticup1⁄8

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
-125%	0%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	-125%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
0%	50%	25%	25%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
0%	25%	0%	0%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
0%	0%	25%	0%
Charm Resistance *
25%

Dragon Quest X

Mushroom mages began appearing in Version 6.0 of the game. They are able to cast Kacrack and Moreheal, as well as having the ability to plant toxic mushrooms on the ground that damage and can envenomate any characters standing near them when they burst.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Mushroom mage (マージマタンゴ Māji Matango)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	94	14	85
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
96	53	179	52

Bestiary no.	#111
Family	Nature
In-game description	Their thirst for revenge on the humans who eat them led these ferocious fungi to study ever stronger magics, eventually becoming expert sorcerers.
Spell(s)	Crackle Midheal
Skill(s)	Flee
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (first act, during rain only) Caverns Under Octagonia (second act) Imperial Pantry of Parthenia (3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Belle cap1⁄16 Narspicious1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-110%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-110%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	0%	50%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Malicious

Malicious mushroom mage (マージマタンゴ・邪 Māji Matango・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	321	44	202
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
255	149	1,275	322

Bestiary no.	#507
Family	Nature
In-game description	Mushroom mages who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Kacrack Moreheal
Skill(s)	Flee
Location(s)	Caverns Under Octagonia (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Belle cap1⁄16 Narspicious1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-110%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-110%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	0%	50%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
50%	0%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

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Dragon Quest Tact

Mushroom mage appears as a C-rank monster of the Nature family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in the Stump chump's Battle Road as a party member.

Mushroom mage (マージマタンゴ Maji Matango)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		682	230	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
216	287	175	235	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Crack		Crackle*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Crack-type Spell Potency +5% / Stats Up	Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Crackle Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Crackle Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

None

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
WIS +3	Crackle Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Crack-type Spell Potency +5%

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Immune
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal

Related monsters

Similar species

• Funghoul
• Morphean mushroom

Trivia

• The mushroom mage's Japanese name, Mage Matango (マージマタンゴ) is derived from the 1963 Japanese horror film Matango about a group of castaways on an island who are slowly transformed into mushrooms. It was released in the United States in 1963 under the name Attack of the Mushroom People.

Gallery

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  XI polygon model

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  A malicious mushroom mage

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  Rivals card

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  A mushroom mage in Keshi Keshi