Float-o-copier

Dragon Quest monster Float-o-copier

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese マネマネ Romaji Manemane First appearance Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Old localization Imposter (IV NES)
CopyCat (Monsters and Monsters 2)

The Float-o-copier is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series that was introduced in Dragon Quest IV. Their name is a pun on the word photocopier.

Characteristics

Float-o-copiers are greenish-yellow or yellow wisps of fire with a penchant for taking the forms of party members and mimicking their attributes and abilities by using Morph. In recent localizations, they have a speech quirk where they will occasionally repeat a word two-fold.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Float-o-copier (マネマネ Manemane)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	153	105	104
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
122	120	582	316

Bestiary No.	138
Spell(s)	Morph
Skill(s)	Watches and waits. (Wastes turn)
Location(s)	NPC in Diabolic Hall until meeting. (NES version) NPC in Diabolic Hall until the 9th Chosen One joins the party. (Remakes) Doorway to Nadiria Nadiria Castle Nadiria Fungeon (Remakes)
Item Dropped	Ra's Mirror(1⁄64)

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

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest Monsters

CopyCat

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	3/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
1/5	1/5	1/5	4/5

Family	Undead
In-game description	Can disguise as any creature & mimic any move.
Abilities	OddDance, Transform, Imitate
Habitat	Monster Farm Gate
Breeding chart	N/A

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	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	Strong	Strong	Immune
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Strong	Strong	Strong	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
None	None	Weak	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		Strong

A Copycat appears as the boss of Monster Farm Gate

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Copycat

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	6/10	5/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/10	2/10	3/10	6/10

Family	Zombie
In-game description
Abilities	Imitate, OddDance, Transform
Habitat	Cemetery
Breeding chart	N/A

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	None	None
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	None	None	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	Immune	Strong	Strong
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Immune	Strong	Strong	Strong
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	None	None	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	Strong

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Float-o-copier

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,330	360
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
590	360	500	680

Bestiary No.	#457
Rank	E
In-game description	Skilled at using the spell Morph to take on all manner of morphologies, both man and monster. Some have come to prefer life in human form and have snuck into society, hiding in plain sight
Talents	Vexologist (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Ace Evader (lv. 1) Rando-Mister (lv. 20) Hothead (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Commander (lv. 1) Critical Mastermind (lv. 1) Unhealthy Advantage (lv. 60)
Habitat	Silver-coloured eggs only, best hatch rate is at the Circle of Caprice
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	N/A
Notable synthesis

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

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

A Float-o-copier can be found beside the Quester's Rest in Accordia, who can both change the appearance of a character's weapon to another and change the costumes of Lazarel and Teresa.

Float-o-copier (マネマネ Manemane)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	6211	300g	Yes

List No.	111
Field Notes	Mischievous spirits who can mimic other monsters down to the minutest detail—even matching their martial might. And it's not just monsters they copy—they take on human form and play tricks on townsfolk too!
Location(s)	Battle of the Pinnacle: Base
Item(s) Dropped	Faerie flame, Mirrorstone

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A Float-o-copier along with a ghost is responsible for making a bridge appear that connects one area of the Lumberlands to a nearby graveyard. When the party heads to the kingdom of Ingenia, they are prevented access by a closed gate. They decide to use an alternative route through the graveyard, but face the problem of a missing bridge. A ghost explains that him and his friend work together to make the bridge appear, but the Float-o-copier is nowhere to be found. The ghost suspects that he's goofing off in Harba. The party arrives in Harba and eventually apprehends the Float-o-copier who was using his mimicry powers for mischievous purposes. He reluctantly returns to his friend and together they open up the passage again, allowing the party to continue their quest.

The ghosts inhabiting the Dark World all take the form of Float-o-copiers.

Similar species

• Dead man's soul
• Firespirit
• Lost soul
• Zamtasm

Gallery

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  NPC in Diabolic Hall from IV. (Cell phone)

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  NPC Float-o-copier fighting the party in Diabolic Hall from IV. (Cell phone)

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  Four Float-o-copiers in Castle Nadiria from IV. (Cell phone)

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  As Alena, Solo, Ragnar, and Kiryl.

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  As Maya, Torneko, Borya, and Meena.

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  As Sofia, Meena, Alena, and Maya.

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  DQM1·2 sprite.