Balhib

Dragon Quest monster Balhib

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ゴールデンゴーレム Romaji Gōruden gōremu First appearance Dragon Quest V Old localization GoldGolem

The Balhib is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest V, it is a winged, centaur-like monster armed with an axe and brilliant, golden skin.

Characteristics

Balhibs are absurd parodies of the classic centaur, having a reptilian lower half that terminates in a long tail and a back covered by two bat wings. Their upper body is that of a muscular older man with a tall pair of horns, a wild mane of long purple hair, and a bushy mustache and eyebrows. They are usually portrayed as powerful monsters, having many strengths granted to them. As indicated by their original names, they are apparently made of gold and will drop a very large sum when defeated.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Balhib (ゴールデンゴーレム Gōruden gōremu)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	280	23	175	130
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
125	130	1,023	N/A

Bestiary No.	#153
Spell(s)	Kaswoosh
Skill(s)	Flails its weapon about fiercely (125% damage)
Location(s)	Talon Tower Nadiria Mt. Zugzwang
Item dropped	Hela's hammer1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0⁄64	20%	20%	20%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
20%	20%	20%	67%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
20%	0%	100%	67%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
0%	67%	100%	20%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
67%	20%	0%	100%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Introduced as a monster found around the end of the game in places such as Talon Tower and Nadiria. They have a large amount of HP, can deliver strong physical attacks, and cast Kaswoosh on the player's party. The amount of gold they drop is usually worth the risk of fighting them, though.

Dragon Quest X

Balhibs only appear as a boss in this entry, being faced from 1.3 onwards.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Balhib (ゴールデンゴーレム Gōruden gōremu)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	566	20	303
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
245	146	1,457	523

Bestiary no.	#333
Family	Demon & Floating
In-game description	Great, golden statues magically filled with life force. Once they have identified an enemy, they will not rest until it has been utterly annihilated.
Spell(s)	Kaswoosh
Skill(s)	Deflects attacks Brings its weapon crashing down (125% damage) Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (Three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each).
Location(s)	The Hotto Steppe - Southern Whale Way Station (second act) Fortress of Fear (second act) Ruby Path of Doom (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Drasilian sovereign1⁄64 Gold bar1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	25%	25%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	50%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
75%	99%	100%	50%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Malicious

Malicious balhib (ゴールデンゴーレム・邪 Gōruden gōremu・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	650	40	342
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
283	166	3,085	823

Bestiary no.	#529
Family	Demon & Floating
In-game description	Balhibs who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Kaswoosh
Skill(s)	Deflects attacks Brings its weapon crashing down (125% damage) Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (Three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each)
Location(s)	Gallopolis Region (third act) Mount Pang-Lai (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Drasilian sovereign1⁄32 Gold bar1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	25%	25%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	50%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
75%	99%	100%	50%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Appearing as a normal enemy properly in the main series for the first time since V, they are encountered near the end of the main game and can be summoned by Jasper in his Unbound form as a mockery of his former friend. Later in the postgame, they are brainwashed by the Dark One after his revival, but otherwise act the same as in the main game.

Dragon Quest Monsters

GoldGolem (ゴールデンゴーレム Gōruden gōremu)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	75	3/5	2/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	5/5	5/5	5/5

Family	Material
In-game description	Made out of an elastic & durable metal.
Abilities	TatsuCall, Surge, BigBang
Habitat	Only obtainable through breeding
Breeding chart	IceMan x LavaMan

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Weak
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Immune
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Strong		Immune

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

GoldGolem (ゴールデンゴーレム Gōruden gōremu)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	75	7/10	6/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
7/10	8/10	7/10	6/10

Family	Material
In-game description
Abilities	BigBang, Surge, TatsuCall
Habitat
Breeding chart	IceMan x LavaMan LavaMan x BossTroll

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Weak
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Strong	Weak	Weak	Weak
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Immune	Strong	Strong	Strong
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Strong	Strong	Immune

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Balhib
Family	Material
Rank	A
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Gold Getter, Crafty Devil
Resistances	Immune to Woosh, Drain Magic, and Dim
Skill	Cursader
Location	-
Breeding chart	Gold golem x Firn fiend x Golem x Magmalice

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Balhib (ゴールデンゴーレム Gōruden gōremu)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,350	280
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
590	680	460	440

Bestiary No.	#339
Rank	B
In-game description	Golden golems brought to life by a magician. They wield giant axes with ease, unleashing deadly attacks and also excelling at using themselves defensively. Half-man, half-beast, but all danger
Talents	Just Ruler (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Metal Medley (lv. 1) Bossesbane (lv. 20) Dodge Denier (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Sleep Twitch (lv. 1) Defensive Impulse (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X X X = (Two generation synthesis)
Notable synthesis

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Tact

Balhib appears as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the Dragon Quest V event, appearing alongside Grandmaster Nimzo on his banner. It can participate in Slon the Rook's Battle Road as a party member. The balhib could eventually be scouted from any limited banner, as well.

Balhib (ゴールデンゴーレム Gōruden gōremu)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		753	242	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
548	422	340	200	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Dazzling Slash		Tempest Slash*		Dazzling Multislash*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Rare Buff/Stats Up	Sizz Res +25/Stats Up	Dazzling Multislash Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Crack Res +25/Stats Up	Dazzling Multislash Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Raises physical potency of inorganic allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +10	DEF +15	Dazzling Multislash Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Rare Buff: Rarely greatly raises DEF for 4 turns at action start.

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

Trivia

• The word balhib is a term used by medieval Egyptians to refer to the Great Sphinx of Giza, a statue depicting a sphinx, which is a mythological creature that had the head of a man and the body of a lion.

Similar species

• Bilhaw
• Emerald demon (Dragon Quest X)
• Harmachis

Gallery

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  Super Famicom artwork.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Malicious balhib.

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  DQM1·2 sprite.

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  Joker 2 model.

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.

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  Appearance in Super Light.

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  Stars model.

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  Balhib and Grandmaster Nimzo in Tact.

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  DQ Trading Card.

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  Scan Battlers card.