Boss troll

Dragon Quest monster Boss troll

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ボストロール Romaji Bosu torōru First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization BossTroll (III NES and DQM2)

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

It is a powerful leader among trollkind, appearing as a boss in some games.

Characteristics

Great green goons that love to smack and smash anything and everything with their clobbering clubs. Goofily garbed in garish dark magenta fluffy outfits, they're not to be underestimated in battle despite their foolish fashion sense. They often make deadly desperate attacks that can down an adventurer with their great spiked clubs. Sometimes they'll attempt to Shove a single enemy right out of battle and out of action.

In Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince and in the HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest III, boss troll's pink lips were changed into green lips, likely to avoid the resemblance of a blackface. The decision to alter the monster's design has been met with considerable backlash the world over in light of Akira Toriyama's passing on March 1 2024, with many pointing out how insulting it is to compare the grossly inhuman features of the creature's face to those of any real-world ethnicity.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

A boss troll is acting as the King of Manoza when the Hero and party first arrives there. By using the Ra's Mirror, the Hero is able to reveal the impostor and fight the boss troll.

Boss troll (typical twit) (ボストロール Bosu torōru)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		38	320	12
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
180	60	80	2,500	105

Bestiary No.	#112
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Brutal strike
Location(s)	East of Tantegel region.
Item Dropped	Seed of life1⁄256

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

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Boss battle

Boss troll (pretender to the throne) (ボストロール Bosu torōru)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		38	1,500	255
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
180	120	80	2500	105

Bestiary No.	#112
Spell(s)	Kasap
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn. Brutal strike
Location(s)	Manoza Castle
Item Dropped	Seed of strength1⁄64

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

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosu torōru)

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	256	0	185	83
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
74	372	96	1⁄16

Bestiary No.	#125
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Miss completely. Shove Recovers 20 HP per turn.
Location(s)	Weaver's Peak Pillar of Pegasus
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of strength1⁄256

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	80%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	15%	0%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosu torōru)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	780	0	278
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
79	82	426	56

Bestiary no.	#204
Family	Demon
In-game description	Leaders of the troll world. Their imposing bulk translates into a massive amount of HP. Resistant to damage and difficult to defeat.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack (250% damage) Miss
Location(s)	Black Citadel Troll Maze Altar of Wroth After the fall of Black Citadel: Alexandria Region (night only) Kingdom of Ascantha (night only) Arcadia Region Desert (night only)
Item(s) dropped	Special medicine1⁄8 Premium mould1⁄128

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

A pair of boss trolls are faced at the end of the optional Troll Maze dungeon, preparing to cook the Chancellor of Argonia, his wife, and their maid. The party will interrupt them in the middle of their preparations and face them in battle. These boss trolls have nearly double the amount of HP as those faced in regular encounters, though it should not be a difficult encounter.

Boss troll (miniboss) (ボストロール Bosu torōru)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	1,580	0	286
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
32	82	981	345

Bestiary no.	#204
Family	Demon
In-game description	Leaders of the troll world. Their imposing bulk translates into a massive amount of HP. Resistant to damage and difficult to defeat.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack (250% damage.) Miss
Location(s)	Troll Maze x2
Item(s) dropped	Special medicine1⁄8 Premium mould1⁄128

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosu torōru)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	496	10	186
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
86	95	2,400	98

Bestiary no.	#179
Family	Demon
In-game description	Super-sized swingers who can smack foes into next week with one whack of their colossal clubs. They sometimes put their furry outfits on back-to-front in the bleary hours of early morning, but no one ever notices.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Licks its club and laughs. (Wastes turn.)
Location(s)	Gittingham Palace The Oubliette Western Coffinwell (outside tower) Grotto (Nature and Ruins, rank 5)
Item(s) dropped	Oaken club1⁄8 Boomer briefs1⁄64

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	50%	-50%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	25%	75%	25%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	25%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
25%	25%	100%	50%
Charm Resistance *
75%

• Ten boss trolls must be defeated in order to complete Quest #84: Beauty and Beyond and they must be stolen from in Quest #126: Puff-Puff Performance.

Dragon Quest X

Boss trolls appeared from the beginning of the game. Like their previous appearance, they can land Desperate attacks, but will just as easily waste their turns licking their clubs instead.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosutorōru)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	739	30	209
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
195	91	2,137	295

Bestiary no.	#295
Family	Demon
In-game description	Any hit from these tyrants of troll-kind counts as critical, causing them to be feared and obeyed even by their own kind.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Miss
Location(s)	Insula Incognita (second act) Sniflheim Region (second act) The Snærfelt (second act) Pillar of Pegasus (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Fine fur1⁄8 Strength ring1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-125%	0%	-110%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	-125%
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 *
100%	50%	-125%	25%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Vicious

Vicious boss troll (ボストロール・強 Bosutorōru・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	1,803	60	412
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
398	152	4,020	606

Bestiary no.	#651
Family	Demon
In-game description	Boss trolls driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Miss
Location(s)	The Luminary's Trial - Citadel of Spite - Level 3 - Exterior (third act, night only)
Item(s) dropped	Fine fur1⁄8 Strength ring1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-25%	0%	-10%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	-25%
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 *
100%	50%	-25%	50%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

BossTroll (ボストロール Bosu torōru)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	50	7/10	2/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
8/10	6/10	2/10	3/10

Family	Devil
In-game description
Abilities	Cover, Massacre, Ramming
Habitat	Limbo World
Breeding chart	Centasaur x GreatDrak, Balzak Ogre x StoneMan, WalrusMan GoatHorn x Beast family

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

The boss Troll is a four-star member of the Demon family with a weight of 5. Its in-game description reads "It's a chubby demon, but it gets angry when told that."

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Boss troll
Family	Demon
Rank	B
Description	These bloodthirsty fiends pound their enemies into the ground, and the ground into dust.
Weapons	Spears, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Critical Massacre
Resistances	Whackproof, Dazzleproof, Sleepproof
Skill	Anti-dragon
Location	Fert Isle
Breeding chart	Gigantes x Buffalogre

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Boss troll
Family	Demon
Rank	B
Size	M
Weapons	Spears, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Big Hitter, Intimidating
Resistances	Vulnerable to Sizz, Immune to Whack, Dazzle, and Sleep
Skill	Anti-dragon
Location	Treepidation (night)
Breeding chart	Diemon x Gigantes or Buffalogre Gigantes x Buffalogre

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosu torōru)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,400	300
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
670	640	390	240

Bestiary No.	#390
Rank	D
In-game description	These chieftains of troll-kind aren't known for their dynamism - they'd rather be sleeping than swinging their clubs
Talents	Paragon (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Insta-Oomph (lv. 1) Sobering Slap (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Frizzer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Critical Moment (lv. 1) Attacking Impulse (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X X
Notable synthesis

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

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosutorōru)

Model	Experience	Gold
	84	67g

List No.	#073
Field Notes	These burly bruisers are rough enough and tough enough to order regular trolls around. They're known to make a mean human hotpot, so if these grisly gourmands lick their lips, you may be on the menu!
Location(s)	Arba Town (Captain) Dawnsholm (Hero) Dual Duel Dell (Showdown: Devilish Duo) Pinnacle of Light (Hero) Yggdrasil's Crown (Hero)
Item(s) Dropped	Finessence Technicolour dreamcloth Classic titan belt recipe Luxury titan belt recipe

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

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosutorōru)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	3,522	67g	Yes

List No.	#087
Field Notes	These burly bruisers are rough enough and tough enough to order regular trolls around. They're known to make a mean human hotpot, so if these grisly gourmands lick their lips, you may be on the menu!
Location(s)	The Battle of Harba The Lumberlands
Item(s) Dropped	Fine fur

Dragon Quest Builders

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosutorōru)

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
720 ~ 876	36 ~ 38	40	Vile visage (★★★) Evil idol (★★★)
Location(s)
Island of Lava

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
300	34	35	N/A
Location(s)
Dragonlord's Castle

Sprite

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Dragon Quest of the Stars

Boss trolls appear as regular enemies and as the infamous impostor in the Manoza scenario.

Dragon Quest Walk

Boss troll appeared as a boss in Chapter 3 of the game's 1-year anniversary event, as well as a powerful monster that can be fought in various places.

Dragon Quest Tact

Boss troll appears as a A-rank monster of the Demon family as part of the original Dragon Quest III event, appearing alongside Zoma on his banner. From Version 4.0 onward, he could be scouted normally from any banner, including the Regular SP Scout.

The boss troll can be faced as a boss in Chapter 3, Episode 4: The King(?) of Manoza of the event quests. He can participate in the Skelegon's Battle Road as a party member.

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosutorōru)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Defence
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,262	305	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
435	278	345	245	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Firetwister		Scrap Mettle*		Meditation*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Rare Insulate/Stats Up	Woosh Res +25/Stats Up	Scrap Mettle Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25/Stats Up	Scrap Mettle Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Raises physical potency of demon allies, including himself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +20	DEF +15	Scrap Mettle Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Rare Insulate: Rarely greatly raises Breath resistance for 4 turns at action start.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	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
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Super Weak	Super Weak	Normal	Immune

Similar species

• Cabot
• Gladiator troll
• Great troll
• Stout troll
• Sweet troll
• Terror troll
• Troll

Gallery

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  Boss trolls preparing dinner in Troll Maze from VIII. (Cell phone)

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  The Hero confronting the boss trolls in Troll Maze from VIII. (Cell phone)

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  Boss trolls VS The Hero and party in Troll Maze from VIII. (Cell phone)

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  Boss trolls defeated in Troll Maze from VIII. (Cell phone)

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  Boss troll down in Troll Maze from VIII. (Cell phone)

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  Boss troll - Famicom art.

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  A boss troll in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Vicious boss troll.

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.

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  Monsters 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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  DQ Trading Card Game card.

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  Sofubi Monster toy.

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  The fake King of Manoza in Stars.

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  Troll exposed.

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  The boss troll in Walk.

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  Boss troll, Baramos, and Orochi in Tact.

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