Maulrus

The Maulrus is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV.

Dragon Quest monster Maulrus

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese シーライオン Romaji Shīraion First appearance Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Old localization Sealion

It is a purple seafaring variant of the Tuskateer.

Characteristics

Maulruses are burly anthropomorphic walruses with golden tusks whose bodies are covered in a thick purple hide. In an unused sprite for the NES version, it originally had a grey hide with white tusks. The pinnipeds can only be encountered at sea and their bulk allows them to slowly recover from their injuries in battle. In spinoff games, the Maulrus has gained an affinity with ice attacks.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Maulrus (シーライオン Shīraion)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	150	0	98
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
50	30	140	80

Bestiary No.	#184
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Recovers 20 HP per turn. Flee
Location(s)	Ocean near Zamoksva. (Chapters 5 & 6)
Item Dropped	Icicle dirk1⁄256

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	25%	25%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
50%	25%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
25%	50%	25%	100%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	Only appears in remade versions of the game.

Dragon Quest Tact

Maulrus appears as an A-rank monster of the Nature family on a banner alongside Gracos as part of the 1-Year Wrap Party post-anniversary event. It can participate in the King kelp's Battle Road as a party member.

Maulrus (シーライオン Shīraion)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		980	241	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
516	361	356	138	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Tackle		Swordbreaker*		Ice Stomp*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Rare Muster Strength/Stats Up	Frizz Res +25/Stats Up	Ice Stomp Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25/Stats Up	Ice Stomp Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Raises physical potency of Nature family allies by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +20	ATK +10	Ice Stomp Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Rare Muster Strength: Rarely grants x1.5 physical potency/effects for 1 turn at action start.

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	Super Weak
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	Half Res	Immune	Super Weak
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal

Related monsters

• War-rus
• Tuskateer

Trivia

• The Maulrus has the distinction of only appearing in remake versions of Dragon Quest IV. Although it has a sprite and stats in the original Famicom version of the game, it cannot be encountered anywhere. It shares this in common with four other monsters that can be encountered at sea: Axolotl, Glugworm, Mangler fish, and Terroranodon.

Gallery

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  Rivals card.

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  Maulrus and Gracos in Tact.

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