Zoma

Zoma
Dragon Quest III

Japanese name	ゾーマ
Romaji	Zōma
Title	Master Archfiend
Race	Demon
Age	Ageless

Zoma, the Master Archfiend of the Dark World, is the final villain and chief antagonist of Enix's Dragon Quest III. Zoma also appears in Dragon Warrior Monsters, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker, Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below and as a legacy boss in Dragon Quest IX.

Characteristics

Near the end of the game, Zoma is revealed to be the master of the archfiend Baramos, whom had been previously alluded to as the final boss to the game. Upon the death of his chief servant, Zoma's voice roars throughout the throne room of Aliahan castle, stating that his intent to plunge the "world of light" into darkness and that the hero is a fool for assuming that he had won peace. This proclamation sends the king of Aliahan into a deep despair, forbidding the hero and company from speaking of Zoma.

Zoma is a demon of unfathomable power, whose sorcery is so great that he was able to imprison the kingdom of Alefgard in a shroud of eternal night. Due to this, he was able to sustain himself on the despair of the people trapped within, bolstering his physical might so much that he was able to shatter a sword made of Orichalcum, albeit after a prolonged effort of three years.

Zoma resides in Charlock Castle in Alefgard, where he feeds on the fear and despair of the kingdom's inhabitants. Being an embodiment of evil, Zoma is weakened by bright light and harmed by all healing magic. Zoma is on the basement floor of the castle along with three sub-bosses--the King Hydra along with the ghost and the skeleton of Baramos. He approaches and berates to the hero prior to allowing his three subordinates to fight the hero's party before him.

Upon being defeated by the hero (as well as Terry in DWM), Zoma displays some degree of nobility, a surprising quality considering his overall malevolent nature. He genuinely congratulates the hero and companions for their victory, as opposed to his right-hand man Baramos, who threatens and curses the hero down to his last breath. He also demonstrates clairvoyance, as he is able to foresee darkness yet to come and that the hero will either be too old or dead and thus unable to vanquish said evil.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

Zoma (no shield)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		63	11023	255
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
360	200	80	0	0

Bestiary No.	134
Spell(s)	Kacrackle
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn C-c-cold Breath Disruptive Wave Recovers 90~110 HP per turn
Location(s)	Zoma's Castle
Item Dropped

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

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Zoma (shield of ice)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		63	1023	255
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
500	350	255	0	0

Bestiary No.	134
Spell(s)	Kacrackle Bounce
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn C-c-cold Breath Disruptive Wave Recovers 90~110 HP per turn
Location(s)	Zoma's Castle
Item Dropped	None

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

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Remove his shield immediately with the Sphere of Light; without it, Zoma is immune to everything you can throw at him. On top of this, he will regenerate 90~110 HP per round, minimizing any damage players can inflict between healing sessions.

Once the cloak of ice is removed, Zoma's defensive capabilities will plummet considerably: Sap, Zap, and all forms of fire will hit 100% of the time, and his regeneration will be nixed.Woosh spells have a 30% chance to connect, but a priest is better off casting healing spells to inflict damage when they aren't restoring the party.

Dragon Quest IX

Zoma

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
8000 16070 (99)	255	63600	2490
Attack	Defense	Speed
675 1346 (99)	570 855 (99)	350 560 (99)

Dropped Item

Mini medal (common, 100%)
Silver Orb (rare, 5%-10%)

Locations

Grotto

Family

???

Game

Dragon Quest IX

Console

DS

Description

"A truly intimidating opponent who can attack twice and use seriously strong spells. Lay into him with the power of light.

His unparalleled evil made him very popular with monsters, but he left the lands above to escape his screaming fans."

Additional Attributes
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark
100	50	150	100	150	100
Blast	Dazzle	Sleep	Death	Drain MP	Confusion
100	0	25	0	100	0
Fizzle	Inaction	Paralyze	Poison	Charm	Magic Res
0	0	0	0	5	25
Blunt	Sap	Decelerate
5	15	75

Zoma appears as a Legacy Boss, obtained after completing Quest #167 (or received at special events). He is enraged anytime a character is revived.

Treasure

Level Range	Secondary Drop		Orb
1-3	Aliahan gloves	15%	Silver Orb	5%
4-8	Aliahan gloves	20%	Silver Orb	5%
9-15	Aliahan gloves	25%	Silver Orb	6%
16-25	Aliahan trousers	15%	Silver Orb	6%
26-40	Aliahan trousers	20%	Silver Orb	7%
41-56	Aliahan trousers	25%	Silver Orb	7%
57-68	Aliahan clothes	25%	Silver Orb	8%
69-80	Aliahan headpiece	15%	Silver Orb	8%
81-90	Aliahan headpiece	20%	Silver Orb	9%
91-99	Aliahan headpiece	25%	Silver Orb	10%

In addition, he will always drop a mini medal.

Skills

Level	New abilities
Initial	Disruptive Wave, Kacrack, critical attack, attacks twice per round
8	C-c-cold Breath
23	Bounce
33	Air Pollution
41	Begins attacking 3 times per turn
49	Kacrackle
57	Psyche Up

Trivia

In the original version of III, Zoma's primary color palette is not shown until after his shield of ice is removed due to a glitch. This error was corrected in the SNES remake.