Iron maiden

Dragon Quest monster Iron maiden
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese メイデンドール Romaji Meidendōru First appearance Dragon Quest XI Old localization None

The Iron maiden is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. It first appeared in Dragon Quest XI, but was later retroactively added to Dragon Quest X in the game's 5.1 update. Iron maidens are essentially a scaled-down variant of the boss Dora-in-Grey.

Characteristics

Iron maidens take the form of a beautiful doll with a red and black dress, long flowing blonde hair, and a large birdcage as their lower half, which is used to trap people inside. Being large dolls possessed by the ghosts of young girls, they seek to keep permanent playmates by trapping them in their cages after mesmerising them into submission. The caged character will be released immediately if the iron maiden is defeated. The dolls also have the ability to freeze their enemies with their icy cold breath. Owing to their exquisite craftsmanship, the iron maidens are not easily impressed and thus strongly resist being charmed themselves. In the Monsters series of games, the dolls are considered part of the Undead family due to their ghostly origins.

Appearances

Dragon Quest X

Iron maidens retroactively appear in Version 5.1 of the game. They are able to perform beguile characters with their attacks and can breathe out Freezing Blizzards.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Iron maiden (メイデンドール Meidendōru)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	188	9	145
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
228	108	506	70

Bestiary no.	#222
Family	Material & Floating
In-game description	Cursed dolls inhabited by the souls of sweet little girls who died unfortunately early, and now wander aimlessly in search of playmates.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Beguiling Attack Chilly Breath Traps a party member in her cage (disables character for several turns)
Location(s)	The Costa Valor (second act) Heliodor Castle (second act)
Item(s) dropped	Silkblossom1⁄8 Hairband1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	-10%	0%	0%
Earth Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
50%	-25%	50%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	50%	100%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
100%	50%	0%	25%
Snooze Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Sap Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance	Stumble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	100%	99%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Vicious

Vicious iron maiden (メイデンドール・強 Meidendōru・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	820	27	350
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
840	186	2,800	640

Bestiary no.	#649
Family	Material & Floating
In-game description	Iron maidens driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Beguiling Attack Freezing Blizzard Traps party member in her cage (disables character for several turns)
Location(s)	The Luminary's Trial - Citadel of Spite (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Silkblossom1⁄8 Hairband1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	-10%	0%	0%
Earth Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
50%	-25%	50%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	50%	100%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
100%	50%	0%	5%
Snooze Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Sap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance	Stumble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	100%	99%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

Iron maiden appears as a D-rank monster of the Undead family exclusive to the SP version of the game.

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

Iron maiden appears once again with the same rank and family exclusive to the SP version of the game.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Iron maiden (メイデンドール Meidendōru)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,280	460
Max Attack*	Max Defence *	Max Agility *	Max Wisdom *
550	690	470	590

Bestiary No.	#458
Rank	E
In-game description	These accursed dollies, inhabited by the souls of lonely little girls, prowl about in a ceaseless search for pals to play with
Talents	Charmer (lv. 1) Attack Booster I (lv. 20) Sleep Suppressor (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Ultra Crafty Stunner (lv. 1) Magical Moment (lv. 20) Absorbent Touch (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Rando-Buff (lv. 1) Spongy Skin (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Indulgence - Lower Echelon ()
Items	Magic water (Common) Ring of wisdom (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X (Either parent must be E-rank.)
Notable synthesis	X =

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
-25%	25%	0%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	50%	0%	25%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
25%	75%	-25%	0%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
0%	50%	0%	50%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
0%		0%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest Rivals

Iron maiden appeared in the 5th card pack, "Heroic Tale of Courage" as a super rare card exclusive for Demon Swordsmen leaders.

Dragon Quest Tact

Iron maiden appears as a C-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited The Ultimate Automaton Has Been Born! Battle the Mindini Hunter! event. She can be recruited from Chapter 1, Episode 2 of the event quests and she can be fully awakened by repeating the quest at any difficulty. The iron maiden can participate in the Mindini hunter's Battle Road as a party member.

Iron maiden (メイデンドール Meidendōru)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Defence
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
115		770	246	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
196	391	356	116	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Defensive Stance		Icy Gasp*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up	Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Icy Gasp Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Icy Gasp Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +10	Icy Gasp Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Breath Potency +5%: Raises breath 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
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Half Res
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Immune

Trivia

Iron maidens take their name from the infamous European torture device of the same name, in which the tortured person is placed inside a metal container lined with spikes. These metal boxes were often forged in the image of women. However, historians have disputed whether the device was actually medieval in origin, as there are no records of such a device existing before the 18th century.

Similar species

• Dora-in-Grey
• Golden girl
• Platinum poppet
• Steel siren
• Zomaiden

Gallery

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  An iron maiden in X

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  XI polygon model

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  A vicious iron maiden

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  An iron maiden in Monsters: The Dark Prince

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  Rivals card