Shadow slime
The Dark slimes in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King are simply black-and-white palette swaps of normal slimes. They are not the same as the Dark Slimes in the Monsters series.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Dark slime | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | スライムダーク |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King |
They appear as special DLC monsters in the Slime Jamboree tablet in the Nintendo 3DS version of Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past.
Appearance
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Dark slime 
Remake exclusive (3DS)
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack | Defense |
| 97 | 16 | 138 | 97 | |
| Agility | Experience | Gold | Tame Rate | |
| 87 | 87 | 12 | 1/32 | |
| Bestiary No. | DLC #98 |
| Spell(s) | Frizzle |
| Skill(s) | None |
| Location(s) | The Test of Slime |
| Item(s) Dropped | Magical skirt1⁄64 |
| Evasion | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * |
| 0⁄64 | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| Bang Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * |
| 0% | 25% | 25% | 0% |
| Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance * | Whack Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| Poof Resistance * | Ban Dance Resistance | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance * |
| 100% | 100% | 15% | 15% |
| Fuddle Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance* | Poison Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * |
| 15% | 80% | 15% | 100% |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | |
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
| Dark Slime (スライムダーク) |  |
Original (PS2)
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
97 | 16 | 1138 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 97 | 87 | 87 | 12 |
| Bestiary no. | 161 |
| Family | Slime |
| In-game description | A slime from the World of Darkness who has mastered the Slime Spank, a secret attack technique used only by slimes. A fearsome foe indeed. |
| Spell(s) | Frizzle |
| Skill(s) | None |
| Location(s) | World of Darkness |
| Item(s) dropped | Medicinal herb1⁄16 Magical hat1⁄256 |
| Evasion | Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | |
| 0⁄64 | 0% | 20% | 20% | |
| Fire Breath Resistance * |
Bang Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Ice breath Resistance * |
|
| 20% | 0% | 20% | 20% | |
| Woosh Resistance * | Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | |
| Whack Resistance * | Ban Dance Resistance | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | |
| 15% | 100% | 15% | ? | |
| Fuddle Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Snooze resistance * | |
| 15% | 50% | 15% | 100% | |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | ||
| 15% | 15% | 0% | ||