Metal slime

Dragon Quest monster
Metal slime
	File:MetalSlimeArt.png; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	メタルスライム
Romaji	Metaru suraimu
First appearance	Dragon Quest
Old localization	Metaly

"If you're looking for speed, my guy was born to run. He's unstoppable! Sure, he's run from every battle he's fought, but at least he's undefeated, eh?"

—-- Man with metal slime, Slimopolis, Dragon Quest VI

The Metal Slime is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the original game, it is a slime with a metallic body rumored to be composed of the fabled Orichalcum alloy.

Characteristics

As far as appearances go, the metal slime is nearly identical to a normal slime, with its only notable differences being its gray coloring and metallic luster.

Metal slimes are infamous monsters in the series, and for a good reason: they have one of the highest experience point payouts of any enemy in the games, exceeded only by far stronger monsters and other metal monsters; even some bosses pay out less than a single metal slime does. This comes at a catch, however: metal slimes rarely appear, and when they do, they usually run in an instant, often without a scratch due to a very high speed stat. Even if the player gets lucky and a metal slime or two decide to stick around for a turn, nearly all normal attacks will either miss or do a measly 1 point of damage, though their low HP means every hit counts. Nearly all forms of spell and skill are completely ineffective against metal slimes. There are very few exceptions to this.

Metal monster weapons (such as those found in the Joker games) have a good chance at connecting with a metal slime, and the poison needle, with its 12.5%(¹⁄₈) chance to kill instantly if it connects, or even Hela's hammer's 37.5%(³⁄₈), are particularly effective as human weapons go.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Metal slimes make their first appearance as the greatest source of experience from any monster. The player may start dealing normal damage to metal slimes as they near the level 30 cap. Due to the fact that true spell immunity does not exist in the original NES version of I, Sizz and Sizzle have a higher chance (1/16) to slay the slimes than critical hits (1/64).

Metal slime (メタルスライム metaru suraimu)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Experience: 115
Gold: 5
HP: 4
MP: 6
Attack: 10
Defence: 255
Agility: 255
Evasion: ¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s): Sizz
Location(s): South of Damdara

Fizzle resistance: ¹⁵⁄₁₆
Snooze resistance: ¹⁵⁄₁₆
Fire resistance: ¹⁵⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites: File:DQ-SNES-METAL-SLIME.gif
Experience: 775
Gold: 6
HP: 4
MP: 6
Attack: 18
Defence: 254
Agility: 153
Evasion: ¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s): Sizz
Location(s): South of Damdara

Fizzle resistance: ⁷⁄₇
Snooze resistance: ⁷⁄₇
Fire resistance: ⁷⁄₇

Dragon Quest II

Metal Slime

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
6	30	135	90
Attack	Defense	Speed
10	180	100

Dropped Item

Iron Helmet

Spells

Sizz, Snooze

Game

Dragon Quest II

Console

NES

Metal Slime

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
5	30	1015	90
Attack	Defense	Speed
37	255	100

Dropped Item

Iron Helmet

Spells

Sizz

Game

Dragon Quest II

Console

GBC

Dragon Quest III

The fire breath granted by the dragon form after casting Puff! is capable of instantly defeating metal slimes. Because the transformation drastically cuts the caster's agility, it is strongly advised to follow up with Acceleratle.

Metal slime

Original (NES)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: 50
Level: 23
Experience: 4140
Gold: 5
HP: 4
MP: 12
Attack: 40
Defense: 1023
Agility: 47
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): Frizz
Skill(s): Flee
Location(s): Baharata Region, Tower of Transcendence, Zipangu Cave, Navel of the Earth
Item Dropped: Seed of Agility¹⁄₃₂

Fire resistance *: 100%
Crack resistance *: 100%
Woosh resistance *: 100%
Zap resistance *: 100%
Drain Magic resistance: 100%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Kamikazee resistance: 100%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance: 100%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 25%
Snooze resistance: 100%
Deceleratle resistance *: 100%
Sap resistance *: 100%

Remakes sprites

SFC
GBC
Switch

Dragon Quest IV

Metal slime

Original (NES)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: 044
Experience: 1350
Gold: 5
HP: 4
MP: 12
Attack: 20
Defence: 1023
Agility: 50
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): Frizz
Skill(s): Flee
Location(s): Endor (Ch 2), The Cistern Chapel (Ch 3, 5), Lakanaba (Ch 5), Vrenor (Ch 5), Shinnock (Ch 5), Ballymoral (Ch 5), Desert (Ch 5), Porthtrunnel (Ch 5), Bath (Ch 5), Rosehill (Ch 5), Pharos Beacon (Ch 5)
Item Dropped: Golden tiara(¹⁄₂₅₆)

Frizz resistance *: 100%
Sizz resistance *: 100%
Bang resistance *: 100%
Crack resistance *: 100%
Woosh resistance *: 100%
Zap resistance *: 100%
Drain Magic resistance: 100%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Kamikazee Bracer resistance: 100%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance: 100%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 75%
Snooze resistance: 100%
Sap resistance *: 100%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites
Notable Changes: None

Dragon Quest V

Metal slime

Sprite
Bestiary No.: 043
Recruit Rate: 1/256
Experience: 1,350
Gold: 75
HP: 5
MP: 12
Attack: 39
Defence: 1024
Agility: 151
Evasion: 0/64

Spell(s): Frizz
Skill(s): Flee
Location(s): Whealbrook Adit (G2)
Abovitall Tower
Scary Lair
Cataract Caves
Dominicus' Dominion
Neverglade
Nadiria - outside Mt. Zugzwang
Mt. Zugzwang
Estark's Labyrinth
Item dropped: Seed of Agility¹⁄₆₄

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

PS2 model
DS & Mobile sprite

The remakes allow for the recruiting of metal slimes, though the chances of one wanting to join the party are abysmally low, combining with their rarity and difficulty in defeating to make them one of the hardest monsters to recruit in the game. Their plethora of resistances and metal slime stats can make them worth the effort, though they are not nearly as versatile as liquid metal slimes.

Dragon Quest VI

Metal slime

Original (SFC)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: 069
Recruit Rate: NA
Experience *: 1350
Gold: 75
HP *: 5
MP: 12
Attack: 39
Defence: 999
Agility: 115
Evasion: 0%

Spell(s): Frizz
Skill(s): Flee
Location(s)
Item(s) dropped: Boomerang¹⁄₁₂₈

Frizz resistance *: 100%
Sizz resistance *: 100%
Fire Breath resistance *: 100%
Bang resistance *: 100%
Crack resistance *: 100%
Ice Breath resistance *: 100%
Woosh resistance *: 100%
Strike/Rock resistance *: 100%
Zap resistance *: 100%
Drain Magic resistance *: 15%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance *: 100%
Ban Dance resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 100%
Fizzle resistance: 15%
Fuddle resistance *: 100%
Paralysis resistance *: 100%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 50%
Sap resistance *: 100%
Army resistance *: 100%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites
Notable Changes: None

Metal slime (fusion type)

Original (SFC)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: Unnumbered
Recruit Rate: NA
Experience *: 1015
Gold: 20
HP *: 8
MP: 0
Attack: 90
Defence: 999
Agility: 250
Evasion: ¹⁄₁₆

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Call for more metal slimes
Merge into a Metal king slime
Location(s)
Item(s) dropped: Slime helmet¹⁄₆₄

Frizz resistance *: 100%
Sizz resistance *: 100%
Fire Breath resistance *: 100%
Bang resistance *: 100%
Crack resistance *: 100%
Ice Breath resistance *: 100%
Woosh resistance *: 100%
Strike/Rock resistance *: 100%
Zap resistance *: 100%
Drain Magic resistance *: 100%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance *: 80%
Ban Dance resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 100%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 100%
Paralysis resistance *: 100%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 100%
Sap resistance *: 100%
Army resistance *: 100%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites
Notable Changes: None

Dragon Quest VII

Metal slime (メタルスライム Metarusuraimu)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: 055
Recruit Rate: ¹⁄₁₂₈
Experience: 1000
Gold: 65
HP: 4
MP: 20
Attack: 55
Defense: 512
Agility: 255
Evasion: ¹⁄₃₂

Spell(s): Frizz
Skill(s): Run away
Location(s): Roots of Ygg
El Ciclo
El Monumento de Pomposo
Malign Shrine
Gröndal Region (after Demon King's resurrection)
Item(s) Dropped: Seed of resilience (¹⁄₆₄)

Frizz resistance *: 0%
Sizz resistance *: 0%
Fire Breath resistance *: 100%
Bang resistance *: 0%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Ice Breath resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Strike/Rock resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance *: 100%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance *: 100%
Ban Dance resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 0%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 50%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 0%
Sap resistance *: 100%
Army resistance *: 0%

3DS version changes: None

It is interesting to note that it is possible to put metal slimes to sleep in this title, and that normal damage may start being dealt once a character's attack power gets high enough.

Metal slime S (メタルスライムＳ Metarusuraimu S)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: 230
Recruit Rate: ¹⁄₆₄
Experience: 1050
Gold: 120
HP: 8
MP: 100
Attack: 70
Defense: 500
Agility: 255
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): Sizz
Skill(s): Call for Help (Metal slime S)
Slime unite (Metal king slime)
Location(s): Cathedral of Blight
Cave to Another World
Item(s) Dropped: Medicinal Herb (¹⁄₄₀₉₆)

Frizz resistance *: 0%
Sizz resistance *: 0%
Fire Breath resistance *: 100%
Bang resistance *: 0%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Ice Breath resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Strike/Rock resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance *: 100%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance *: 100%
Ban Dance resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 100%
Fizzle resistance *: 0%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 0%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 0%
Sap resistance *: 100%
Army resistance *: 0%

3DS version changes: Counts as a separate enemy at the Monster Meadows.

These metal slimes (differentiated as metal slime S) will summon more of themselves until there are 8 of them, then they try to form a metal king slime.

Dragon Quest VIII

Metal slime


Bestiary No.		Family
036		Slime
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
1350	5	4	255
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
30	4096	65	¹⁄₁₆

In-Game Description	Popular among adventurers for the inordinately large number of experience points they bestow. Although not particularly dangerous, their tendency to flee at the first sign of trouble makes them quite difficult to defeat.
Spell(s)	Frizz
Skill(s)	Flee
Location(s)	Kingdom of Ascantha
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of resilience¹⁄₁₂₈ Seed of agility¹⁄₂₅₆

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

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX

#46 - Metal Slime

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
3	Unlimited	4096	20
Attack	Defense	Speed
35	256	89

Dropped Item

Strong Medicine (common, 1/64)
Seed of Life (rare, 1/256)

Locations

Quarantomb, Pluvi Isle (islet, daytime), Angel Falls area (slime hill: post-game)

Skills

attack, flee

Spells

Frizzle

Family

Slime

Bestiary #

46

Game

Dragon Quest IX

Console

DS

Description

Those lucky enough to meet one of these and defeat it before it dashes off will find it a very rewarding experience.
Warning: Ordinary slimes have recently been wrapping themselves in aluminum foil and masquerading as metal slimes.

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

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Dragon Quest Monsters

Metaly

HP	MP	Experience
1/5	4/5
Attack	Defense	Speed
3/5	5/5	5/5

Spells

Level 2 - Blaze
Level 6 - Ice Bolt
Level 17 - Beat

Family

Slime Family

Console

GBC

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Metaly

HP	MP	Experience
0/10	9/10
Attack	Defense	Speed
6/10	9/10	10/10

Locations

Breed a member of the Slime Family with a MetalDrak

Spells

Blaze, IceBolt, Beat

Family

Slime Family

Console

GBC

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Metal slimes may first appear on Celeste Isle, where the hunter mechs hint to their residence on the island. They can also show up on Fert Isle. However, "yellow-bellies" will not appear on the overworld in any of these instances. The metal menagerie on Palaish Isle is the only place where metal slimes can be seen before engaging in a battle, though this area cannot be accessed until after the player solidifies his or her position in the finals of the tournament.

Given their resilience, metal slimes are one of the most difficult monsters to scout, though not nearly as much as the stronger metal monsters the player can run into. In the early parts of the game, a critical hit during the scouting process is one of the most reliable ways to scout one, though a great deal of luck is still needed.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Metal slimes are Rank D monsters. Among other places, they can be encountered in a cave in the Iceolation part of the Island.

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Goodith, Goosashi, Gooshido and Tokyo Tom all appear to be metal slimes.

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

Metal slime

Model	Experience	Gold
	1350	5g

List No.	047
Field Notes	As eager adventurers ache to earn experience from splatting them, these quicksilver slimes are loath to loiter. Bolder specimens scoff at beating a retreat, flinging Frizz at foes while stiffening their steel skins.
Location(s)	Arba Town - Recruit, Arba Town - Captain, Arba Town - Hero, Caliburgh Meadow - Hero, Colissea - Hero, Colissean Desert - Hero, Dawnsholm - Captain, Grannet - Hero, Guardian's Grove - In Search of Elevation, Pinnacle of Light - Hero, The Shrine of Scales - Captain
Item(s) Dropped	Molten globules, Slimedrop

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

Metal slime (メタルスライム Metaru suraimu)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	4020	14g	Yes

List No.	041
Field Notes	As eager adventurers ache to earn experience from splatting them, these quicksilver slimes are loath to loiter. Bolder specimens scoff at beating a retreat, flinging Frizz at foes while stiffening their steel skins.
Location(s)	The Grand Dunes, The Lumberlands, Redrock Ravine, The Frosty Foothills, Quicksilver Colony
Item(s) Dropped	Molten globules, Slimedrop

Dragon Quest Builders

Metal slime

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
5	20	255	Silvery sludge (★★★)
Location(s)
Various

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
5	10	255	Silvery sludge (★★★)
Location(s)
Various

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
5	14	255	Silvery sludge (★★★)
Location(s)
Various

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
5	10	255	Silvery sludge (★★★)
Location(s)
Various

Sprite

Metal slimes have a reaction time faster than most players, and it is advised to corner them on cliffsides if possible. The little bugger can jump though, so try to corral them in areas with walls at least two blocks high.