Merman

Dragon Quest monster Merman

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese マーマン Romaji Māman First appearance Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation Old localization Same

The Merman is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III.

It is a monstrous fish man that menaces seafaring adventurers.

Characteristics

Mermen are nightmarish twists on old sailor tales of beautiful women living in the depths of the ocean. Though just as sentient as humans are, mermen are ruthless savages who shred their sea-faring prey to bits with razor sharp claws. It has a tendency to make their opponents more vulnerable by casting Sap and/or Kasap.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Merman (マーマン Māman)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		20	54	5
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
65	45	30	240	38

Bestiary No.	#066
Spell(s)	Kasap
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Ocean
Item Dropped	Seed of strength1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0/64	25%	70%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	25%	70%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	25%	70%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
25%	25%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Merman (マーマン Māman)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	78	9	85	72
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
51	105	45	N/A

Bestiary No.	#184
Spell(s)	Sap
Skill(s)	Claw swipe (125% damage)
Location(s)	Ocean
Item dropped	Iron Claw1⁄32

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

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Merman (マーマン Māman)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	101	12	92
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
86	65	106	19

Bestiary no.	#247
Family	Aquatic
In-game description	A fearsome hunter of the sea. Uses magic to decrease a foe's defense before slashing at it with its razor-sharp tale.
Spell(s)	Sap
Skill(s)	Rake with claws. (125% damage)
Location(s)	Pickham Region
Item(s) dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄32 Scale armour1⁄64

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0/64	0%	25%	25%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	25%	50%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
15%	50%	50%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	50%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	15%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X

Merman (マーマン Māman)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	102	8	93
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
65	62	132	40

Bestiary no.	#075
Family	Nature
In-game description	Hellish fish men with cruel claws and slimy scales who hang around in gangs waiting for ships to sail by so they can drag them to the bottom of the sea.
Spell(s)	Sap
Skill(s)	Sharp Claws (Attacks character twice.)
Location(s)	The Inland Sea (first act) The Costa Valor (first act) Grotta della Fonte (second act)
Item(s) dropped	Pitch pearl1⁄16 Tortoise shell1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	-125%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	-125%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Malicious merman (マーマン・邪 Māman・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	489	16	259
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
240	175	1,503	304

Bestiary no.	#441
Family	Nature
In-game description	Merman who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Kasap
Skill(s)	Sharp Claws (Attacks character twice.)
Location(s)	The Inland Sea (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Pitch pearl1⁄16 Tortoise shell1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	-125%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
25%	50%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Merman (マーマン Māman)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	6/10	6/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/10	7/10	4/10	5/10

Family	Water
In-game description	A fish that is as smart as people.
Abilities	Sap, SleepAir, Vivify
Habitat	Sea World
Breeding chart	Water family x Devil family

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Merman
Family	Beast
Rank	C
Description	Though most at home in water, these sea creatures have also learnt to travel on land.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Hammers, Axes
Traits	-
Resistances	Healed by Water, Dazzleproof
Skill	Aquapothecary
Location	-
Breeding chart	Bodkin archer x Imp Hades condor x Fencing fox Satyr x Dragon slime

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Merman
Family	Beast
Rank	C
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Crafty Abiliterator
Resistances	Vulnerable to Fire Breath, Immune to Dazzle
Skill	Aquapothecary
Location	Unshore
Breeding chart	Bodkin archer x Hacksaurus Night emperor 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

Merman (マーマン Māman)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,340	360
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
570	600	520	400

Bestiary No.	#372
Rank	F
In-game description	These half-fish sea-dwellers often sojourn to the surface to test their strength against anyone they encounter. They've made many unwelcome visits to various fishing villages
Talents	Aquapothecary (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Ultra Crafty Spellbinder (lv. 1) Health Professional (lv. 20) Miraculous Touch (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Commander (lv. 1) Über Bossesbane (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Debilitator (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 *
0%	75%	50%	0%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	25%	-25%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	-25%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
25%		25%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

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Dragon Quest Builders 2

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Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Tact

Merman appears as a C-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the limited The Second Adventure of Dai event. It can be recruited from the Dermline Island stage of In Search of the Strongest Sword at any difficulty and it can participate in Dark Armour Spear Hyunckel's Battle Road as a party member.

Merman (マーマン Māman)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		696	231	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
233	287	301	128	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Sap		Sprinkling*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1/Stats Up	Frizz Res +25/Stats Up	Sprinkling Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25/Stats Up	Sprinkling Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
AGL +5	Sprinkling Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

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
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Super Weak	Immune
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Half Res

Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

A merman makes an appearance at the beginning of the story, being one of the friendly monsters living in the waters off of Dermline Island. It assists Dai when he needs water transportation.

Briny brethren

• Geyzer
• Geyzer in Memoriam
• Mermaniac
• Merking

Gallery

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  Famicom art.

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  DQM1·2 sprite.

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  Caravan Heart sprite.

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  Joker model.

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  Joker 2 model.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Malicious merman

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  DQ Trading Card.

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