Material family

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The Material family or Inorganic family (Japanese Kanji: 物質 Hiragana: ぶっしつ Romanji: Bushitsu) refers to monsters in Dragon Quest series that are formed from materials such as stone, iron, or cloth. In some games, this family also includes members of the Elemental family and the Machine family.

In addition to the more Western-influenced designs such as golems and treasure chest mimics, many material monsters are based on the Tsukumogami; inanimate object yōkai that acquire sentience after "living" for 99 years. As any household object can become a Tsukumogami, so to can plain possessions become material monsters.

The Golem, one of the most popular members of the Material family.

DQM Strengths and Weakness

Strengths

  • High Defense
  • Resistance to fire and ice attacks

Weaknesses

List of Appearances

Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Dragon Quest X

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Dragon Quest Monsters

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Dragon Quest Tact

Dragon Quest Builders 2

Certain members of the material family take extra damage from the Hammer.

Dragon Quest Treasures

Trivia

  • The Muddy hands and their brethren were considered to be material monsters up until VII, in which they were classified as members of the Undead family. As of X, this seems to be their new monster type in the main line games.

Gallery of Material monsters

  • Golem

  • Stone golem

  • Gold golem

  • Glacial golem

  • Glyphic golem

  • Ruby golem

  • Mud mannequin

  • Magic marionette

  • Gold-plated puppet

  • Metal mannequin

  • Diamond mannequin

  • Muddy hand

  • Restless armour

  • Infernal armour

  • Lethal armour

  • Roseguardin

  • Gyldenbritches

  • Schwarzchuld

  • Tanzaknight

  • Bag o' laughs

  • Goodybag

  • Lucky bag

  • Bag o' sweets

  • Stone guardian

  • Living statue

  • Great keeper

  • Belleau

  • Ice sculpture

  • Chest mimic

  • Cannibox

  • Mimic

  • Pandora's box

  • Coffer of death

  • Trap box

  • Mimic king

  • Rockbomb

  • Grinade

  • Bomboulder

  • Cursed rock

  • Wax murderer

  • Wickerman

  • Killer torch

  • Balhib

  • Bilhaw

  • Sculpture vulture

  • Sculptrice

  • Bad karmour

  • Malevolantern

  • Malevolamp

  • Annihilantern

  • Cheeky tiki

  • Teaky mask

  • Urnexpected

  • Frighturn

  • Vile vial

  • Vial creature

  • Mad moai

  • Mega moai

  • Moai minstrel

  • Ragged reaper

  • Earthenwarrior

  • Brrearthenwarrior

  • Sacksquatch

  • Bagma

  • Lampling

  • Leafy lampling

  • Luminous lampling

  • Lurid lampling

  • Lava lampling

  • Bongo drongo

  • Bongo fandango

  • Bongo bango

  • Bingo bango bongo

  • Brollyminator

  • Brollygagger

  • Brollygarch

  • Brollympian

  • Dora-in-Grey

  • Iron maiden

  • Platinum poppet

  • Steel siren

  • Golden girl

  • Gyldenaut

  • Gyldygga

Monster Families of Dragon Quest
Main Series
  1. ??? family
  2. Aquatic family
  3. Beast family
  4. Bird family
  5. Bug family
  6. Demon family
  7. Dragon family
  8. Elemental family
  9. Floating "family"
  10. Humanoid family
  11. Machine family
  12. Material family
  13. Metal slime family
  14. Nature family
  15. Slime family
  16. Undead family
Monsters series
Tact
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