Restless armour

For the cursed suit of armour from Dragon Quest V, see Restless armour (Equipment).

The Restless armour is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is an empty suit of armour that has taken on a life of its own.

Dragon Quest monster Restless armour

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese さまようよろい Romaji Samayō yoroi First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Rogue Knight (III NES and IV NES)
RogueNite (III GBC, Torneko: The Last Hope, Monsters, and Monsters 2)

Characteristics

Restless armours are simple bluish-grey suits of armour armed with a sword and shield. They are the souls of swordsmen who have returned to the mortal realm by possessing suits of armour to continue fighting, though some spin-offs ignore this established notion and have fun alluding to what could really be inside the plates of steel. In some games, they are even considered Undead due to being possessed by restless souls.

Typically a physical powerhouse, restless armours will strike with their swords and occasionally deliver critical blows, regularly depicted as a full-force swing after the restless armour's upper body winds back at the waist. While usually without magical abilities, they can often call Healslimes into the battle to undo any damage taken.

Restless armours have been shown to speak with a degree of nobility to their words, as one might expect of a knight. Their speech also tends to be interrupted by sudden 'clank!'s, possibly from their visors falling down or maybe simply due to their being nothing but clattering armour.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Restless armour (さまようよろい Samayō yoroi)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		11	55	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
47	45 (50 in Remakes)	10	68	30

Bestiary No.	#028
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Calls for backup. (Healslime)
Location(s)	Romaria region Gaia's Navel
Item Dropped	Copper sword1⁄64

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

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Restless armour (さまようよろい Samayō yoroi)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	54	0	45
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
43	25	55	49

Bestiary No.	#043
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Calls for backup. (Healslime) Desperate attack
Location(s)	Endor region (Chapter 2) Last Chance Saloon region (Chapters 5 & 6) Pharos Beacon (Chapters 5 & 6)
Item Dropped	Chain mail(1⁄128)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
1⁄64	25%	0%	0%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
75%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
0%	0%	100%	25%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
25%	25%	0%	0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

A Restless armour NPC appears at the end of Estark's Crypt along with Psaro after the defeat of Estark by the party, with Psaro shocked at what he saw. After a Minidemon tells Psaro about Rose's kidnapping, they leave the crypt. It does not have any dialogue in those cutscenes.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Restless armour (さまようよろい Samayō yoroi)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	65	0	72	64
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
41	65	35	1⁄64

Bestiary No.	#062
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Calls for backup (Healslime) Desperate attack
Location(s)	Abovitall Tower Lodestar Harbour region Scary Lair Zoomingale region
Item dropped	Restless armour 1⁄32

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	?	20%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
67%	20%	20%	20%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
20%	20%	100%	20%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Though present in the original game, Restless armours couldn't be recruited until the remakes.

In all versions of the game, there is a cursed suit of armour with the same name, which transforms the wearer into the monster until it is removed through benediction at a church. The Attack stat becomes 69, Defence 54, and Agility 43, and will not increase upon leveling up until removed.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Restless armour (さまようよろい Samayō yoroi)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	61	0	73
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
70	48	74	13

Bestiary no.	#067
Family	Material
In-game description	The angry soul of a dead swordsman inhabiting an empty suit of armour. Occasionally summons healslimes to assist it in battle.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Calls for backup (Healslime)
Location(s)	Swordsman's Labyrinth
Item(s) dropped	Iron shield1⁄64 Iron armour1⁄128

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	50%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	15%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	15%	50%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

A Restless armour is seen as a resident of Tryan Gully. It informs the Hero and party that upon Rhapthorne's failed conquest of the World of Light, that the Lord of Darkness was imprisoned by the Seven Sages under a rock somewhere.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Restless armour (さまようよろい Samayō yoroi)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	100	12	95
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
97	63	324	120

Bestiary no.	#057
Family	Material
In-game description	Chivalrous champions who like to fight fair and square. Beware the tension-trashing Morale Masher. Suits of armour that have soaked up sorrowful swordsmen's souls. Healslime helpers make them hard to hurt.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Calls for backup (Healslime) Morale Masher
Location(s)	Tower of Trades Dourbridge Lonely Plains Grotto (Ruins, rank 1)
Item(s) dropped	Iron broadsword1⁄64 Iron armour1⁄128

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0%	0%	-25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	100%	25%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
50%	25%	25%	25%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
25%	0%	100%	50%
Charm Resistance *
75%

Dragon Quest X

Restless armours began appearing from Version 2 of the game onward, being first encountered in the False Renshinda and can also be recruited by Item Masters. As always, they are able to land Desperate attacks and can call for back up from Healslimes, as well as gaining the ability to perform Armour Harmer. Starting with Version 2.2, restless armours gained a rarefied version in the form of the Schwarzchuld.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Restless armour (さまようよろい Samayō yoroi)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	96	15	78
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
95	28	91	40

Bestiary no.	#059
Family	Material
In-game description	Animated suits of ancient armour in which the souls of fallen soldiers have settled. Their long years of experience make them formidable foes.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Blocks attacks with its shield. Desperate attack Calls for backup. (Healslime)
Location(s)	Gallopolis Region - Celestial Sands (first act) Laguna di Gondolia (first act, night only)
Item(s) dropped	Iron broadsword1⁄128 Iron armour1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	-110%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-110%	25%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	50%	25%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Vicious

Vicious restless armour (さまようよろい・強 Samayō yoroi・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	524	27	200
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
195	91	1,111	295

Bestiary no.	#343
Family	Material
In-game description	Restless armours driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Blocks attacks with its shield. Desperate attack Calls for backup. (Cureslime)
Location(s)	Gallopolis Region - Celestial Sands (second act) The Disciple's Trial - The Cruel Crypt (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Iron broadsword1⁄128 Iron armour1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	-110%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-110%	25%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	50%	25%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Torneko: The Last Hope

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Dragon Quest Monsters

RogueNite (さまようよろい Samayō yoroi)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	2/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	2/5	4/5	5/5

Family	Material
In-game description	Life was brought to this armor & it roams for prey
Abilities	Heal, MetalCut, EvilSlash
Habitat	Medal Man's Gate
Breeding chart	Material family x Zombie family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	None
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Weak	Weak
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Weak	Weak	Weak	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

RogueNite (さまようよろい Samayō yoroi)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	5/10	3/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/10	6/10	4/10	6/10

Family	Material
In-game description	Doomed to wander and roam forever.
Abilities	Heal, MetalCut, EvilSlash
Habitat	Ice World
Breeding chart	Material family x Zombie family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	None
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Strong	None	None	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	Immune	Immune	Weak
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	Weak

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Restless armour
Family	Undead
Rank	C
Description	The soul inside the armour searches for something it lost long ago.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Axes, Staves
Traits	Psycho
Resistances	Whackproof
Skill	Anti-dragon, Attack Boost
Location	Celeste Isle (Night)
Breeding chart	Walking corpse x Mecha-mynah

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Restless armour
Family	Undead
Rank	C
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Psycho, Crafty Donker
Resistances	Immune to Blade Blunter and Whack
Skill	Anti-dragon
Location	Bemusoleum
Breeding chart	Walking corpse x King kelp Bona constrictor x Merman

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Restless armour (さまようよろい Samayō yoroi)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,330	360
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
580	690	470	430

Bestiary No.	#440
Rank	F
In-game description	Suits of armour brought to life by the souls of soldiers slaughtered by monsters. Cruelly cursed to fight on forever, blissfully unaware that they're already dead
Talents	Breath Taker (lv. 1) Defence Booster I (lv. 20) Zam Ward (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Miraculous Touch (lv. 1) Defensive Impulse (lv. 20) Snappy Comeback (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Static Discharge (lv. 1) Crafty Devil (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Fortitude - Lower Echelon () Fort Nox
Items	Magic water (Common) Stardust earrings (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
-25%	0%	0%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	50%	25%	50%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
0%	0%	-25%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
50%	0%	0%	50%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
0%		50%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Restless armours first appear and can only be found in the game's final area, the Flying Clawtress. They can use their shields to block frontal attacks, though being struck once from behind will cause them to drop it and lose their defensive prowess. A Restless armour defeated outside of a tank battle will always drop a Steel broadsword if a lucky bag isn't produced.

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Restless armour (さまようよろい Samayō yoroi)

Model	Experience	Gold
	30	25g

List No.	#014
Field Notes	Armour animated by the souls of slain swordsmen. Their skill with sword and shield was honed over countless clashes. They share a rich rapport with healslimes, whose reparatory powers they rely upon in the all-consuming chaos of combat.
Location(s)	Arba Castle (Hero), Caliburgh (Captain), Colissea (Recruit, Captain), Colissean Desert (Recruit, Captain), Sylvea (Recruit, Captain)
Item(s) Dropped	Evencloth, Iron ore, Classic adamant pendant recipe, Luxury adamant pendant recipe

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

Restless armour (さまようよろい Samayō yoroi)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	88	45g	Yes

List No.	#040
Field Notes	Armour animated by the souls of slain swordsmen. Their skill with sword and shield was honed over countless clashes. They share a rich rapport with healslimes, whose reparatory powers they rely upon in the all-consuming chaos of combat.
Location(s)	The Lumberlands, The Battle of Ingenia
Item(s) Dropped	Iron ore, Ruby of protection

Dragon Quest Treasures

Restless armour

Portrait	Forte	Treasure Capacity	Safekeeping Score
		3	95%

Bestiary no.	#29
Family	Material
Trivia	They sulk the plains from dawn till dusk They really are monsters, not just a husk They polish their armour to ward off the rust
Favorite foods
Habitats	The Paternoggin The Snarl
Item(s) dropped

Stats

Starting HP	Starting MP	Starting Strength
50	10	22
Starting Defence	Starting Deftness	Starting magic
16	15	10
Max HP	Max MP	Max Strength
853	265	426
Max Defence	Max Deftness	Max magic
443	370	323

Potential abilities *

First	Second	Third
Aqua Slash	Buckler Bash	Doughty Defence
Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Flame Slash	Pearly Gates	Spinning Slash

Dragon Attack

Name	Target(s)	Element
Gigagash	Area	Light & Slash

Traits

First		Second
Glutton for Punishment		Paragon
Third		Fourth
Shiny Skin		Spiky Skin
Fifth
Thick Skin

Resistances

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
Strong	Normal	Normal	Weak
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Gravity Resistance *
Strong	Normal	Normal	Normal
Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Slash Resistance	Impact Resistance
Weak	Strong	Normal	Weak
Piercing Resistance	Sleep Resistance	Stun Resistance	Poison Resistance
Normal	Normal	Weak	Very strong
Debilitation Resistance *
Normal

Dragon Quest Tact

Restless armour appears as a C-rank monster of the Inorganic family. It can be recruited from Chapter 11, Episode 1: Cosgrove's Breakdown and Chapter 12, Episode 2: Should We Be Grateful? and it can participate in the Battle Roads of the Golem, Kon the Knight, and Gyldenbritches as a party member.

Restless armour (さまようよろい Samayō yoroi)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
115		733	195	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
333	325	187	187	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Heart Breaker		Blast Slash*		Talent Blossoming: Unbridled Blade

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Bang-type Physical Potency +5%/Stats Up	Frizz Res +25/Stats Up	Blast Slash Potency +5%/Stats Up Unbridled Blade Potency +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25/Stats Up	Blast Slash Potency +5%/Stats Up Unbridled Blade Potency +5%

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +3	Blast Slash Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Bang-type Physical Potency +5%: Raises Bang-type physical potency by 5%.

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

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Armadura inquieta	Spanish for "restless armour".
Français	Armure errante	French for "wandering armour".
Deutsch	Ruhelose Rüstung	German for "restless armour".
Italiano	Armatura killer (VIII only) Armatura assassina (IX onward)	Italian for "assassin armour".

Similar species

• Deserted armour
• Gyldenbritches
• Infernal armour
• IronNite
• Lethal armour
• Robbin' 'oodlum
• Roseguardin
• Schwarzchuld
• Tanzaknight

Gallery

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  Famicom art.

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  A Restless armour with Psaro in Estark's Crypt in IV. (Cell phone)

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  Leaving. (Cell phone)

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  Residential Restless armour in Tryan Gully from VIII. (Cell phone)

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  A Restless armour in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Vicious restless armour.

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  Monster Battle Road Victory cut-in.

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  Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest.

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  Fort Knight tank in Rocket Slime.

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  DQM1·2 sprite

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  Caravan Heart sprite.

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  Joker model.

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  LINE sticker

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  Appearance in Stars.

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  Rivals card.

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  A Restless armour enjoying the Arena fight with a Healslime, Magus, Ursa minor, and a King bubble slime

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  Sofubi Monster.

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  Metallic Monsters Gallery.

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  DQ Trading Card

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  DQ Trading Card Game monster companion card.