List of enemies with different localization names

The following is a list of enemy name localizations in North America. Enemies are grouped alphabetically by family name and are listed along with the game name. Names listed in bold are the official name for that enemy on the Dragon Quest wiki. Note that only names from official Square Enix releases should be listed (i.e. no fan translations as they are unofficial).

The species of each enemy should be listed in chronological order according to North American release date. The summarized order is:

• DQ1NES - DQ2NES - DQ3NES - DQ4NES - DQM - T:TLH - DQIGBC - DQIIGBC - DQM2 - DQIIIGBC - DQVIIPSX - DQVIIIPS2 - DQH:RS - DQM:J - DQS - DQIVDS - DQVDS
  
  

Ant family

• iron ant (DQ2NES)
• army ant (DQ2NES)
• magic ant (DQ2NES)

Anteater family

• giant anteater (DQ3NES)
• demon anteater (DQ3NES)
• tonguebear (DQ3NES)

Ape family

• wild ape (DQ3NES)
• simiac (DQ3NES)
• kong (DQ3NES)

Avenger family

• executioner (DQ3NES)
• eliminator (DQ3NES)
• avenger (DQ3NES)
• Kandar (DQ3NES)

Baboon family

• baboon (DQ2NES)
• magic baboon (DQ2NES)
• hibabongo (DQ2NES)

Baramos family

• Baramos (DQ3NES)
• Baramos Bomus (DQ3NES)

Basher family

• lava basher (DQ3NES)
• glacier basher (DQ3NES)
• gold basher (DQ3NES)

Beak family

• great beak (DQ3NES)
• avenger beak (DQ3NES)
• blue beak (DQ3NES)

Bear family

• fierce bear (DQ3NES)
• grizzly (DQ3NES)
• darthbear (DQ3NES)

Berserker family

• hunter (DQ2NES)
• berserker (DQ2NES)

Bubble slime family

• babble (DQ2NES) - babble (DQ3NES)
• metal babble (DQ2NES) - metal babble (DQ3NES)

Cannibox family

• man-eater chest (DQ3NES)
• mimic (DQ3NES)

Caterpillar family

• caterpillar (DQ3NES)
• poison silkworm (DQ3NES)
• flamapede (DQ3NES)

Chimaera family

• wyvern (DQ1NES) - wyvern (DQ3NES)
• magiwyvern (DQ1NES) - magiwyvern (DQ3NES)
• starwyvern (DQ1NES)

Cloud family

• gas cloud (DQ3NES)
• heat cloud (DQ3NES)
• frost cloud (DQ3NES)

Cobra family

• big cobra (DQ2NES)
• basilisk (DQ2NES)

Crab family

• army crab (DQ3NES)
• infernus crab (DQ3NES)
• crabus (DQ3NES)

Crag family

• bomb crag (DQ3NES)

Cyclops family

• cyclops (DQ2NES)
• giant (DQ2NES)
• Atlas (DQ2NES)

Dancing flame family

• flame (DQ2NES)
• blizzard (DQ2NES)

Dracky family

• drakee (DQ1NES) - dracky (DQ2NES)
• magidrakee (DQ1NES)
• drakeema (DQ1NES)

Dragon family

• green dragon (DQ1NES) - green dragon (DQ3NES)
• blue dragon (DQ1NES)
• red dragon (DQ1NES)

Dragonlord family

• Dragonlord (DQ1NES)

Droll family

• droll (DQ1NES)
• drollmagi (DQ1NES)

Druin family

• druin (DQ1NES)
• druinlord (DQ1NES)

Froggore family

• froggore (DQ3NES)
• poison toad (DQ3NES)
• king froggore (DQ3NES)

Garuda family

• garuda (DQ3NES)
• hades' condor (DQ3NES)
• elysium bird (DQ3NES)

Gremlin family

• gremlin (DQ2NES)
• ozwarg (DQ2NES)

Ghost family

• ghost (DQ1NES)
• specter (DQ1NES)
• poltergeist (DQ1NES)

Golem family

• goldman (DQ1NES)
• golem (DQ1NES)
• stoneman (DQ1NES)

Goopi family

• goopi (DQ2NES) - goopi (DQ3NES)
• graboopi (DQ2NES)

Hawk man family

• hawk man (DQ2NES)
• gargoyle (DQ2NES)

Healslime family

• healer (DQ2NES) - healer (DQ3NES)
• curer (DQ3NES)
• man o'war (DQ2NES) - man o'war (DQ3NES)

Hydra family

• hydra (DQ3NES)
• Orochi (DQ3NES)
• King Hydra (DQ3NES)

Jackal family

• putrepup (DQ3NES)
• madhound (DQ3NES)
• avenger jackal (DQ3NES)

Jewel family

• trick bag (DQ3NES)
• dancing jewel (DQ3NES)

Knight family

• knight (DQ1NES)
• axe Knight (DQ1NES)
• armored Knight (DQ1NES)

Lionhead family

• lionhead (DQ3NES)
• leona (DQ3NES)
• lionroar (DQ3NES)

Lumpus family

• lumpus (DQ3NES)
• nev (DQ3NES)
• deranger (DQ3NES)

Magician family

• magician (DQ1NES) - magician (DQ2NES) - magician (DQ3NES)
• sorcerer (DQ1NES)
• wizard (DQ1NES)
• evil mage (DQ3NES)
• archmage (DQ3NES)

Merman family

• merzon (DQ3NES)
• merzonician (DQ3NES)
• king merzon (DQ3NES)

Minidemon family

• demonite (DQ3NES)
• minidemon (DQ3NES)

Moth family

• masked moth (DQ3NES)
• man-eater moth (DQ3NES)
• stingwing (DQ3NES)

Mummy family

• mummy man (DQ2NES) - mummy man (DQ3NES)
• mummy (DQ2NES) - mummy (DQ3NES)

Orc family

• orc (DQ2NES)
• gold orc (DQ2NES)
• orc king (DQ2NES)

Rabbit family

• horned rabbit (DQ3NES)
• spiked hare (DQ3NES)

Rammore family

• rammore (DQ3NES)
• goategon (DQ3NES)
• big horn (DQ3NES)

Rat family

• big rat (DQ2NES)
• ghost rat (DQ2NES)

Raven family

• black raven (DQ3NES)
• avenger raven (DQ3NES)

Rogue knight family

• rogue knight (DQ3NES)
• kandar henchman (DQ3NES)
• infernus knight (DQ3NES)
• lethal armor (DQ3NES)

Scalgon family

• scalgon (DQ3NES)
• putregon (DQ3NES)
• Baramos Gonus (DQ3NES)

Scorpion family

• scorpion (DQ1NES)
• metal Scorpion (DQ1NES)
• rogue Scorpion (DQ1NES)

Shadow family

• shadow (DQ3NES)
• terror shadow (DQ3NES)
• hologhost (DQ3NES)
• vile shadow (DQ3NES)

Skeleton family

• skeleton (DQ1NES)
• wraith (DQ1NES)
• wraith knight (DQ1NES)
• shadow skeleton (DQ1NES)

Swordoid family

• skeleton (DQ3NES)
• marauder (DQ3NES)
• swordoid (DQ3NES)

Sky dragon family

• sky dragon (DQ3NES)
• snow dragon (DQ3NES)
• salamander (DQ3NES)

Slime family

• slime (DQ1NES) - slime (DQ2NES) - slime (DQ3NES) - slime (DQ4NES) - slime (DQ7PSX) - slime (DQ8PS2) - slime (DQ4DS) - slime (DQ5DS)
• red slime (DQ1NES) - red slime (DQ3NES)
• metal slime (DQ1NES) - metal slime (DQ2NES) - metal slime (DQ3NES)

Slug family

• big slug (DQ2NES)

Smoke family

• smoke (DQ2NES)
• gas (DQ2NES)

Snail family

• marine slime (DQ3NES)
• slime snail (DQ3NES)

Squid family

• king squid (DQ3NES)
• tentacles (DQ3NES)
• kragacles (DQ3NES)

Titan family

• stone hulk (DQ3NES)
• granite titan (DQ3NES)

Toadstool family

• demon toadstool (DQ3NES)
• deadly toadstool (DQ3NES)
• mage toadstool (DQ3NES)

Tortragon family

• tortragon (DQ3NES)
• king tortragon (DQ3NES)

Troll family

• troll (DQ3NES)
• boss troll (DQ3NES)
• troll king (DQ3NES)

Vampire family

• humanabat (DQ3NES)
• vampire (DQ3NES)
• barnabas (DQ3NES)

Vampire cat family

• vampire cat (DQ3NES)
• catula (DQ3NES)

Voodoo family

• witch doctor (DQ3NES)
• voodoo shaman (DQ3NES)
• voodoo warlock (DQ3NES)

Wasp family

• scorpion wasp (DQ3NES)
• killer bee (DQ3NES)
• hunter fly (DQ3NES)

Winged demon family

• winged demon (DQ3NES)
• barog (DQ3NES)

Witch family

• witch (DQ3NES)
• old hag (DQ3NES)

Wolf family

• wolf (DQ1NES)
• wolflord (DQ1NES)
• werewolf (DQ1NES)

Zarlox family

• bullwong (DQ2NES)
• Zarlox (DQ2NES)

Zoma family

• Zoma (DQ3NES)

Zombie family

• zombie (DQ2NES)
• ghoul (DQ2NES) - ghoul (DQ3NES)
• hork (DQ2NES) - hork (DQ3NES)
• venom zombie (DQ3NES)