Treeface

The Treeface is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest II. It is a tree that has come to life in order to attack adventurers.

Dragon Quest monster Treeface
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese じんめんじゅ Romaji Jinmenju First appearance Dragon Quest II Old localization Titan Tree (II NES)
FaceTree

Characteristics

A wicked parody of the traditional Treant of Western fantasy, the Treeface is a terrible tyrant of the timberlands that mimics surrounding forest biomes in order to ambush plucky adventurers. Brighter than their bark would imply, they use their own leaves to heal themselves when weakened, and are not above fleeing battle when their necks are on the chopping block. The trees are also known for performing peculiar dances in order to drain spellcasters of their magic power. Treefaces were once ordinary trees that came to life after absent-minded adventurers carved words into their wood.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

Treeface (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	51	None	58
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
19	30	50	80

Abilities	Weird Dance Flee
Location(s)	Slewse region Beran region
Item Dropped	Wizard's staff1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
0⁄64	0⁄7	3⁄7	2⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
4⁄7	7⁄7	3⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	51	0	58
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
19	30	50	80

Abilities	Weird Dance Flee
Location(s)	Slewse region Beran region
Item Dropped	Wizard's staff1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
0⁄64	0⁄7	3⁄7	1⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
4⁄7	7⁄7	3⁄7

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Treeface (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	64	0	56
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
49	38	67	23

Bestiary no.	#049
Family	Plant
In-game description	Rightly feared for their habit of hiding in the forest and ambushing travelers. When hurt, they pluck leaves from their own branches to use as healing herbs.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Weird Dance Use Medicinal herb Flee
Location(s)	Maella Region Kingdom of Ascantha Wisher's Peak region Baccarat Region
Item(s) dropped	Strong medicine 1⁄32 Yggdrasil leaf 1⁄256

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

• A Treeface in Tryan Gully notes the Hero and party are new faces in town, while teasing that Trode is old.
• In the Nintendo 3DS version, a Cherreevil blossom may appear in the southern part of the Baccarat Region after 30 Treefaces have been defeated.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Treeface (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	95	12	83
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
78	63	315	102

Bestiary no.	#077
Family	Plant
In-game description	These troublesome trees lower MP with Weird Dance and can cure with the medicinal herbs that blossom in their branches. They often hide in the forest so they can pounce on and punish people who think it's clever to carve their initials into trees.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Weird Dance Uses Medicinal herb
Location(s)	Lonely Coast Heights of Loneliness Grotto (Cave/Nature, rank 2)
Item(s) dropped	Strong medicine1⁄32 Strong antidote1⁄64

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

Dragon Quest X

Treefaces appeared from the beginning of the game. Like before, they are able to perform Weird Dance and heal themselves with Medicinal herbs and will flee when threatened. In Version 1.1 of the game, it gained a rarefied version in the form of Antiquitree. Starting with Version 5.0, vicious treefaces can be encountered in the Netherworld. They no longer flee and continue to perform their Weird Dance, while they are now able to heal themselves with Special medicine.

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

A treeface appears at the beginning of the story as one of the friendly monsters living alongside Dai and Brass on Dermline Island. In the 1991 anime, a trio of treefaces are called forth by Dai with the help of magic cylinders in the kingdom of Romos against the fake hero's party. They perform a Weird Dance on the mage Masopho to sap his magic power.

• In the 2020 anime, treefaces from the Dark Forest can be seen among the monsters attacking the kingdom of Romos led by Crocodine. They are part of the Furfang Legion.

Dragon Quest Monsters

FaceTree (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	3/5	2/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	3/5	5/5	5/5

Family	Plant
In-game description	Its roots suck evil power from the ground
Abilities	StopSpell, OddDance, Curse
Habitat	Gate of Bewilder
Breeding chart	HerbMan x Dragon family Plant family x NiteWhip

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

• A FaceTree is encountered as the boss of Gate of Bewilder. It can be recruited by Terry after beating it, with the default name Face.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

FaceTree (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	7/10	5/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	4/10	6/10	6/10

Family	Plant
In-game description
Abilities	Curse, OddDance, StopSpell
Habitat
Breeding chart	GhosTree x Snapper HerbMan x Dragon family Plant family x NiteWhip

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Treeface
Family	Nature
Rank	C
Description	Chops bits off and they'll just grow back - truly a lumberjack's worst nightmare.
Weapons	Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Steady Recovery
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz
Skill	Green Finger
Location	Fert Isle (Night)
Breeding chart	Great sabrecub x Hunter mech

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Treeface
Family	Nature
Rank	C
Size	M
Weapons	Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Big Hitter, Steady Recovery
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Immune to Abiliterator and Ban Dance
Skill	Green Finger
Location	-
Breeding chart	Capsichum x Capsichum x Stump chump x Stump chump Khalamari kid x Behemoth slime Scorpion x Dragon slime

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: The Dark Prince

Treeface (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,320	430
Max Attack*	Max Defence *	Max Agility *	Max Wisdom *
530	520	480	650

Bestiary No.	#451
Rank	E
In-game description	Great trees possessed by wicked spirits that have lived for well over a thousand years. Unwary travellers who stray too close risk being stupefied and stuck in the woods forever
Talents	Hexcommunicator (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Absorbent Touch (lv. 1) Critical Theorist (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Magic Drainer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Uber Demonsbane (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

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

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

Treeface (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	125	77g	Yes

List No.	#036
Field Notes	Trees that have taken on lives of their own, and turned to ambushing adventurers who wander into the woods. These once-docile woods creatures were driven to distraction by delinquents carving rude words into them.
Location(s)	The Battle of the Wildwood
Item(s) Dropped	Sturdy stick, Papillon pendant

Dragon Quest Builders

Treeface (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
56~62	22~26	5~12	Plumberry (★★★), Dead tree (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Rimuldar swamps and marshes

Sprite

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Dragon Quest Treasures

A statue of a treeface is Treasure No. 513 in the Monster Statues category. Its base value is 80,000 gold.

Game	Description
	A model of a monster from some faraway world.

Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Walk

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Dragon Quest Tact

Treeface appeared as a B-rank monster of the Nature family at the beginning of the game, but could not be recruited until the limited The Adventure of Dai event. It can be unlocked and can be fully awakened by completing the The Dark Forest stage from Furfang Full Assault at any difficulty. It can also take part in Maam's Battle Road as a party member.

Treeface (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Support
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		1,125	315	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
248	383	323	270	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Buff		Midheal*		Magic Veil*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Very Rare MP Regen/Stats Up	Bang Res +25/Stats Up	Midheal Recovery +5% /Stats Up HP +20
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25/Stats Up	Midheal Recovery +5%/Stats Up HP +20

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
WIS +5	Midheal Recovery +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Very Rare MP Regen: Very rarely recovers MP at action start.

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

Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi

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In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Arboligno	From the Spanish arbol and maligno.
Français	Tronc-bine	From the French tronc and binette.
Deutsch	Baumfratze	From the German Baum and Fratze.
Italiano	Faccia d'albero	Italian for "tree face".

Trivia

• The treeface's Japanese name Jinmenju is a legendary Chinese tree known for sprouting human faces in its flowers.

Gallery

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  Famicom official art.

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  Residential Treeface in Tryan Gully from VIII. (Cell phone)

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  A treeface in X.

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  A vicious treeface in X.

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  A Treeface in the 1991 anime of The Adventure of Dai.

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  Treefaces performing a Weird Dance.

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  DQM1·2 (PSX)

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  Joker model.

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  Joker 2 model.

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.

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  Helping in the classroom.

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  Rocket Slime.

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  DQ Trading Card.

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  Dragon Quest: Monster Battle card.

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  Heroes II.

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  Treasures

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

Similar species

• Antiquitree
• Cherreevil Blossom
• Dark macarbour
• Evil tree ent
• Treevil