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This article is about the evil God. For the character, see Malroth (Character).
Malroth
Dragon Quest II
DQB2 Malroth 3.png
Japanese name シドー
Romaji Shidō
Old localization Sidoh (GBC era)
Title Master of Destruction (English)
Hakaishin (Japanese)
Race Destruction Deity
Voice actor Banjō Ginga (Japanese, CD Theater)
Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese, Rivals)


"...Malroth! Lord and Master of Destruction! Receive of me my flesh in willing sacrifice...! Nnngh!"

—Hargon's last words

Malroth (シドー, Shidō), also known as the Master of Destruction (破壊神, Hakaishin), is the Final Boss of the video game Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line.

Malroth is not mentioned in his debut game until the finale, except for a False Idol bearing his likeness which is found in a cave and is needed to uncover the Cave to Rendarak. Malroth can use the spell of Fullheal in his original appearance, leading to infamy amongst fans and adding to the already considerable challenge of II.

Malroth reappears in Dragon Quest Builders 2 as a central figure, but as an amnesiac young man instead of a hideous demon. The circumstances to his sudden change of appearance, as well as his forgotten past, are crucial to the game's story.

Appearance and personality

Malroth is a large, chimeric abomination covered mostly in blue scales (green in some games) and wearing only a necklace with a skull on it. He has six limbs, four of which appear to be arms, a massive pair of demonic wings and a serpent for a tail. His mouth is always shown as being a wide-opened grin, fangs clearly visible.

Being a god of destruction, Malroth is immensely powerful and more than capable of living up to his title. In all of his appearances Malroth has almost never spoken beyond primitive roars, preferring annihilation over conversation. At the start of Dragon Quest II, Malroth is only alluded to and rarely by his name. All that is first hinted to is his penchant for destruction and the fact that the Children of Hargon threatens all of Alefgard by trying to summon him. In the original NES version the False Idol is known as the Eye of Malroth; this marks the only time he is slightly referenced but there still exist statues in several dungeons that depict his likeness. In contemporary remakes such as the Android/iOS versions, summoning a deity of destruction is mentioned to be Hargon's ultimate goal but never referred to with its name until the end.

Being the cult's object of worship, Malroth is highly esteemed by his devotees--not that this matters to him, as his description in IX states that he doesn't mind where his sacrifices come from. It is revealed in Builders 2 that his name is known only in the highest ranks among the Children of Hargon, this was presumably thought up by Hargon himself so that only he could address the deity and, by this tactic, it could only be directed personally by his nihilist pleas.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

The Hero's party does not come face-to-face with the mighty demon until after Hargon is slain. When the party tries to move away from Hargon's throne their path will be blocked by flames and the floor will begin to break apart, heralding Malroth's return. Though successful in defeating Hargon, the sorcerer summoned the god of destruction in death, leaving the Luminaries to contend with him in the final battle.

Malroth  
Original (NES)
Sprite HP MP Attack
  250 Infinite 255
Defense Agility Experience Gold
255 110 0 0
Abilities Blazing Fire (49~91)
Fullheal
Location(s) Hall of Hargon
Item Dropped None
Evasion Fire Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Snooze Resistance
7⁄64 7⁄7 4⁄7 7⁄7
Thwack Resistance Fizzle Resistance Kasap Resistance
7⁄7 7⁄7 2⁄7
Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)
Sprites HP MP Attack
  
 		 1750 Infinite 235
Defense Agility Experience Gold
240 110 0 0
Abilities Inferno 90~110
Kasap
Kabuff
Location(s) Hall of Hargon
Item Dropped None
Evasion Fire Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Snooze Resistance
1⁄32 0⁄7 5⁄7 6⁄7
Thwack Resistance Fizzle Resistance Kasap Resistance
7⁄7 7⁄7 0⁄7



Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Malroth appears as a Legacy Boss, obtained after completing Quest #151 (only available through Wi-Fi or received at special events). He will become enraged once his health drops to orange range.


Malroth
 
HP MP Experience Gold
7500
15066( 99) 		255 64600 2490
Attack Defense Speed
900
1306( 99) 		480
720( 99) 		260
416( 99)
Dropped Item Mini medal (common, 100%)
Red Orb (rare, 5%-10%)
Locations Grotto
Family ???
Game Dragon Quest IX
Console DS
Description "Brings about destruction by breathing both fire and ice, and disruption with Disruptive Wave. Hard to harm with darkness. This deity of the damned enjoys nothing more than the sacrificed souls of his most sincere followers. Mmmmm!"
Additional Attributes
Fire Ice Wind Earth Light Dark
100 100 150 100 100 50
Blast Dazzle Sleep Death Drain MP Confusion
100 0 0 0 100 0
Fizzle Inaction Paralyze Poison Charm Magic Res
0 0 0 0 0 50
Blunt Sap Decelerate
5 25 75

Treasure

Level Range Secondary Drop Orb
1-3 Midenhall boots 15% Red Orb 10%
4-8 Midenhall trousers 15% Red Orb 10%
9-15 Midenhall gloves 15% Red Orb 11%
16-25 Midenhall garb 15% Red Orb 11%
26-40 Midenhall helm 15% Red Orb 12%
41-56 Midenhall boots 20% Red Orb 12%
57-68 Midenhall trousers 20% Red Orb 13%
69-80 Midenhall gloves 20% Red Orb 13%
81-90 Midenhall garb 20% Red Orb 14%
91-99 Midenhall helm 20% Red Orb 15%

Skills

Level New abilities
Initial Scorch, C-c-cold Breath, critical attack, sometimes attacks twice per round
5 Disruptive Wave
10 Moreheal
16 Always attacks twice per round.
28 Blinder
41 Hellfire breath, begins attacking 3 times per turn, stops using Scorch and Moreheal.
49 Psyche Up
57 Fullheal (capped at 999 HP)

Dragon Quest Monsters

Sidoh  
Sprite Level cap * HP growth MP growth
  70 3/5 5/5
Strength growth Resilience growth Wisdom growth Agility growth
3/5 2/5 5/5 5/5
Family ???
In-game description An evil dragon lord, ruler of all destruction
Abilities FireAir, FrigidAir, HellBlast
Habitat Gate of Demolition
Breeding chart Jamirus x Rosevine
Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Fire Breath Resistance * Bang Resistance *
Weak Weak None Weak
Crack Resistance * Ice Breath Resistance * Woosh Resistance * Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak None Weak Strong
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 *
Immune Immune Immune Immune
Decelerate Resistance * Curse Resistance
Immune Immune


Sidoh appears as the boss of the Gate of Demolition, though only on the second time through: players must first defeat Hargon and then go through the gate again to confront Malroth, whose presence is noted by Watabou when Hargon is defeated. It is interesting to note that this is the only time Malroth speaks in person, talking with pauses between words and occasionally syllables.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

 
Sprite Level cap * HP growth MP growth
  70 7/10 9/10
Strength growth Resilience growth Wisdom growth Agility growth
7/10 6/10 7/10 7/10
Family ???
In-game description
Abilities FireAir, FrigidAir, HellBlast
Habitat
Breeding chart Jamirus x Rosevine
Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Fire Breath Resistance * Bang Resistance *
Weak Weak None Weak
Crack Resistance * Ice Breath Resistance * Woosh Resistance * Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak None Weak Strong
Water Resistance * Zap Resistance * Gigaslash Resistance Magic Burst Resistance
Weak 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 Immune Immune Immune
Sap Resistance * Decelerate Resistance * Curse Resistance
Immune Immune Immune


Malroth (Sidoh at the time) is present. Like several other boss characters, Sidoh was given an additional form called Genosidoh, a far more fearsome looking form than that of his original.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Malroth
Family Demon
Rank S
Description A god of destruction who plans to usher death unto all living beings.
Weapons Swords, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits Artful Dodger, Psycho
Resistances Healed by Zam, Whackproof, Confusionproof
Skill Healer, Über Wisdom Boost
Location -
Breeding chart Demon-at-arms x Living statue, Buffalogre, or Khalamari


Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Malroth
Family Demon
Rank S
Size M
Weapons Swords, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits Hit Squad, Big Hitter, Health Professional, Sleepy Touch
Resistances Vulnerable to Woosh, Immune to Whack, Poison, Confusion, Inaction, Paralysis, and Sleep, Healed by Zam
Skill Healer
Location -
Breeding chart Hargon x Khalamari, Buffalogre, or Living statue


Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

Malroth has the same synthesis recipe here as in the previous game.

Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon

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Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

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Dragon Quest Builders 2

Malroth is a major character appearing in Builders 2. He accompanies the player as a helpful NPC for the majority of the game, participating in battle as an AI controlled ally to kite enemy focus away from the player as a response to criticism of the first title. For more details, see Malroth (Character).

Dragon Quest Rivals

Malroth appears in the artwork for his own card and those depicting his abilities, both in his original demonic and humanoid forms. He was introduced in the first card pack as a legendary rare card and would inflict 4 damage to all units on the field when summoned, including allies. He was eventually reprinted in the seventh card pack, "Strange Tale of Light and Darkness" under the name "Destruction God Sidoh" alongside Hargon. As a reference to his ability to cast Fullheal in the original version of Dragon Quest II, all of Malroth's HP is restored at the end of the opponent's turn.

Dragon Quest Walk

Malroth first appeared in the game as a boss on June 24th, 2021 as part of a Dragon Quest II collaboration event. A special mega version of Malroth can be challenged by up to 12 players from June 26th to July 11th, 2021.

Dragon Quest Tact

"My name... is Malroth... Master... of Destruction... And destruction... is what I bring forth!"

Malroth appears as an S-rank member of the ??? family as part of the limited Dragon Quest II event on his own banner alongside Batmandrill. He can be faced in the event quest Chapter 5, Episode 4: Malroth, God of Destruction, as well as boss battles in the Hall of Hargon and Malroth's Menace Challenge Quests.

Malroth (シドー Shidō) 
Stats


 
Family Rank Role
 
???		    
Debuff
Max Level HP MP Move
130 1,165 498 2
Attack Defense Agility Wisdom Weight
245 396 471 467 65
Basic Skills
First Second Third
Deadly Breath Destroyer's Bellow* Lightning Storm*
Talent Blossoming: Withering Glint
Awakening Skills
First Second Third
Dark God's Advent / Stats Up Crack Res +25 / Stats Up Lightning Storm Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth Fifth
Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up Lightning Storm Potency +5% / Stats Up
Leader Perks
First
Lowers enemy's Zap Res by 25% in a 5x5 square around him.
Basic Perks
First Second Third
WIS +15
DEF +20		 Sacrificial Rite: Restores 300 HP and 80 MP to the user each time an ally gets KO. Lightning Storm Potency +2%
Perk Details
First
Dark God's Advent: Raises Move, DEF and Spell Res for 2 turns at battle start.
Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Crack Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak Very Weak Half Res Half Res
Bang Resistance * Zap Resistance * Zam Resistance * Snooze Resistance
Normal Normal Normal Half Res
Poison Resistance Physical Lock Resistance Spell Lock Resistance Martial Lock Resistance
Normal Normal Normal Normal
Breath Lock Resistance Hobble Resistance * Stun Resistance * Dazzle Resistance
Super Weak Normal Half Res Normal
Curse Resistance Paralysis Resistance Confusion Resistance Charm Resistance
Immune Normal Super Weak Normal



Trivia

  • Malroth appears to be inspired by Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and one of the three principle deities of Hinduism. Shiva is commonly depicted as having blue skin and multiple arms and is known as the Destroyer. However, Shiva is also known as the Creator as well, as new creation couldn't take place without first having destruction, and Shiva does not take part in blind, needless destruction.
  • It is speculated that the gauntlet of bosses in the Hall of Hargon (Atlas, Pazuzu, Belial) were, worst case scenario, at least meant to stall the Luminaries while Hargon performed the ritual to summon Malroth. Since Hargon was defeated before the ritual was finished, he sacrificed what little life he had left as a last ditch effort to summon the God of Destruction. This raises the question of how much more powerful Malroth's avatar would be if the ritual was completed properly.
  • His human form in Builders 2 is voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda, though he doesn't talk and only makes various sounds to indicate his mood. In Dragon Quest Rivals, he can be heard speaking for the first time.
  • The splitting of Malroth into good and bad halves is reminiscent of the characters Kami and Piccolo from Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga. The two were originally an unnamed being whose expelled inner darkness manifested as a violent doppelganger.
  • It's unclear just how much of the demonic Malroth in Builders 2 is the original and how much is Hargon. Since Hargon gave up his soul to power the original and is thus still around circa Builders 2 as a result, it's quite possible the reason both Hargon and his illusion world persisted was due to this soul fusion creating a link sustaining both, and since the demonic Malroth largely reflects Hargon's own desires, the demonic one in Builders 2 seems to be a mix of Hargon's own persona and the more negative aspects of the Builders 2 version of Malroth as a humanoid combined.

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