Golem
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Golem | |
File:GolemArt.png Art by Akira Toriyama | |
Japanese | ゴーレム |
Romaji | Golem |
First appearance | Dragon Quest |
The Golem is a recurring material monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the first game as a boss, it has since appeared in several other installments of the series, primarily as a normal enemy.
Characteristics
Golems are hulking man-shaped monsters made of clay bricks. This sums up most of their appearances with their face being the only other detail: a slit-like opening with two eyes glowing from the darkness.
Since the appearance of the first golem the species has solidified itself as a hefty force of physical might but one that lacks in resistance to spells. One of the most notable vulnerabilities of the golem is that of sleep-inducing abilities, an Achilles' heel that made the first golem easy to defeat and has since, for the most part, stuck with the monster as one of its more unfortunate qualities.
Appearances
Main series
Dragon Quest
The Golem guards at the outskirts of the town of Cantlin, and must be defeated before that town may be entered. It can be put to sleep with the Faerie Flute to make the battle easier, though casting Snooze will never work.
Golem (ゴーレム gōremu) |
Dragon Quest V
The first reappearance of the golem since it was introduced in the original game. Though they possess no notability in the game's story, they are among the easiest monsters to recruit and far and away one of the most powerful as well.
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Dropped Item | Seed of Strength | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capture Rate | 1/4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Console | SNES |
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Dropped Item | Seed of Strength | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capture Rate | 1/4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Console | DS |
Dragon Quest VII
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Dropped Item | Green Fragment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locations | Rexwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Family | Material | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest VII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Console | PSX, 3DS |
The Golem is a boss fought in the the Tower.
Dragon Quest VIII
Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
File:Golem.png | 225 | 0 | 177 |
Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
153 | 80 | 237 | 50 |
Bestiary no. | 156 |
Family | Material |
In-game description | |
Spell(s) | None |
Skill(s) | Brutal hit Psyche Up |
Location(s) | Arcadia Region |
Item(s) dropped | Rennet Powder1⁄16 Titan Belt1⁄128 |
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% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
Snooze resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | |
100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | ||
50% | 0% | 0% |
While normal golems do not appear until later on in the story, the player can find a wandering one in the Maella Region that they can recruit for their monster team.
Dragon Quest IX
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Dropped Item | Flintstone (common, 1/16) Mythril ore (rare, 1/128) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locations | Lonely Coast Wyrmwing Wyrmneck Wyrmsmaw Grotto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skills | Psych Up Critical strike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bestiary # | 161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest IX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Console | DS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Though weak against wind, these stony souls will weather a storm of blows before unleashing a cataclysmic critical attack. If you ask them which monster has the most mates, they won't hesitate to suggest their own big-headed, bricky selves. |
Monsters series
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Spells | Level 13 - PsycheUp Level 15 - ChargeUp Level 15 - Strong D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Family | Material family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest Monsters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Console | GBC |
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Locations | Breed a MudDoll with another MudDoll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spells | ChargeUp, Meditate, RockThrow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Family | Material family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest Monsters 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Console | GBC |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Golems are rank A members of the material family, but not the top A monster of that group. A golem acts as the sentinel of the Xeroph Isle shrine and must be defeated in order to help the Incarnus reach its goal.}}
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
Golems do not appear until near the end of the game, acting as mechs piloted by platypunk members of the Plob within the Flying Clawtress and can also be piloted by the player once unmanned. They are potent monsters, capable of delivering charging punches and hitting their fists together to ward off opponents that are too close for comfort. If one is already being manned by a platypunk, it must be struck with three Elasto Blasts before the pilot will be forced to disembark. These 'liberated' golems, and ones left unattended, can only suffer another three attacks before they go inoperable and explode, regardless of whether the player is piloting them or they are unmanned. Since they are too big and heavy to be knocked into the air and carried around, a chimaera wing must be thrown at them in order to send them back to town.
Golems can also be used in tank battles, though they act the same way as they do outside of these battles, meaning they do nothing more than stand idle until the player jumps in to command one, being somewhat disadvantageous since only two other crew members will be left free and even more disadvantageous if these remaining crew members are poor at handling the cannons. This aside, golems can be incredibly useful when it comes to sabotaging an enemy tank since their fist-clapping move can quickly break open the entryway of an enemy tank, and their charging punches can wreck a whole wall of machinery when positioned right and easily enable one to reach the enemy's engine when the time arrives, but they can still only deal with three attacks before being defeated. An exploding golem can damage the player both inside and outside of tank battles, so it is recommended to gain some distance when a golem has taken as much as it can.
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
A golem named Briquet is the boss of Galantyne Glades.
Dragon Quest Builders
Like in the original Dragon Quest, the Golem is the first boss fought in the game. At the end of Chapter 1, the Golem attacks Cantlin and must be defeated. Regular enemy golems after this point drop chunks of Golemite.
Strategy
The player must use Cantlin Shields to deflect the golem's attacks as it hurls boulders at the city. After about three times, the golem will be enraged and begin spinning around in circles. When it stops, it is dizzy. This is the time to use a wrecking ball on it. The wrecking ball will blast it into pieces and take a chunk of its HP off. Then, the pieces reassemble and the golem begins hurling boulders anew, repeating the cycle.
Variants
Gold Golem
Dragon Quest monster | |
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Gold Golem | |
File:GoldGolemArt.png Art by Akira Toriyama | |
Japanese | ゴールドマン |
Romaji | gourudoman |
First appearance | Dragon Quest |
The gold golem is summed up by its name: it is a golem made out of gold bricks. Typically, it is the go-to monster for amassing quick cash, it usually being the weakest in the golem family.
Dragon Quest
Gold Golem (ゴールドマン gōrudo man) |
Dragon Quest VII
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Dropped Item | Gold Bracelet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locations | Deja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skills | Brutal Hit Charge Up | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Family | Material | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capture Rate | Very Hard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bestiary # | 138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest VII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Console | PSX |
Dragon Quest VIII
Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
File:Gold golem.png | 120 | 0 | 152 |
Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
98 | 60 | 54 | 726 |
Bestiary no. | 110 |
Family | Material |
In-game description | Golden creatures that have taken it upon themselves to protect the Holy Isle of Neos and the Goddess statue erected there. |
Spell(s) | None |
Skill(s) | Brutal hit |
Location(s) | Neos |
Item(s) dropped | Gold bracer1⁄32 Gold ring1⁄128 |
Evasion | Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | |
0⁄64 | 0% | 25% | 25% | |
Fire Breath Resistance * |
Bang Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | |
25% | 0% | 50% | 50% | |
Ice breath Resistance * |
Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | |
50% | 0% | 0% | 100% | |
Whack Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | |
100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
Snooze resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | |
50% | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | ||
50% | 15% | 0% |
Dragon Quest IX
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Dropped Item | Gold ring (common, 1/32) Gleeban gold piece (rare, 1/256) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locations | Djust Desert Grotto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Family | Material | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bestiary # | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest IX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Console | DS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Heavyweights who save up their strength, then hit hard. Beat them, though, and you just might break the bank. Some say that the storied city of gold said to stand somewhere in the Djust Desert is only a gold golem seen through a heat haze. |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Gold golems appear as rank D members of the material family and can be scouted within Palaish Isle's shrine where they can be found on the second floor in the room with a coat-of-arms hanging on the far-wall, though their appearances are relatively rare.
In Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2, the gold golem is a Rank D material monster in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2. One can be synthesized by mixing a metal slime and a gasbagon.
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Dropped Item | ??? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locations | Palaish Isle Shrine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skills | ??? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spells | ??? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bestiary # | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Description | Glittery golems who have the Midas touch -- and an explosive punch. |
Stone Golem
Dragon Quest monster | |
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Stone golem | |
File:DQ Stone Golem.png Art by Akira Toriyama | |
Japanese | ストーンマン |
Romaji | sutōn man |
First appearance | Dragon Quest |
The stone golem (originally Stoneman or Rock Golem) is a golem constructed of stone blocks instead of clay bricks.
While some games have rendered stone golems as superior to their normal brethren, other titles have shown the stone golem as being weaker; though they still boast the general strength and stamina of their relatives. They have a tendency to charge up power to increase their already crushing blows.
Dragon Quest
Stone Golem (ストーンマン sutōn man) |
Dragon Quest V
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Dropped Item | Rebirth stone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locations | Gotha area | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skills | Focus Strength | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bestiary # | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Console | SNES, DS |
Dragon Quest VII
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Dropped Item | LifeRock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locations | Hamelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skills | Brutal Hit Charge Up | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bestiary # | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest VII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Console | PSX |
The RockGolem can be found in the Avon Tunnel and the Mountain Tower before and during the flood and in the present.
Dragon Quest VIII
Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
278 | 0 | 223 | |
Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
113 | 78 | 340 | 38 |
Bestiary no. | 177 |
Family | Material |
In-game description | |
Spell(s) | None |
Skill(s) | Brutal hit Psyche Up |
Location(s) | Isolated Plateau |
Item(s) dropped | Strong Medicine1⁄16 Rockbomb Shard1⁄128 |
Evasion | Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | |
0⁄64 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Fire Breath Resistance * |
Bang Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | |
0% | 0% | 25% | 0% | |
Ice breath Resistance * |
Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | |
0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | |
Whack Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | |
50% | 15% | 100% | 50% | |
Snooze resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | |
50% | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | ||
50% | 15% | 0% |
Dragon Quest IX
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Dropped Item | Flintstone (common, 1/16) Resurrock (rare, 1/128) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locations | Heights of Loneliness Bloomingdale (lighthouse) Grotto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skills | Forbearance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Family | Material | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bestiary # | 078 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game | Dragon Quest IX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Description | They protect their pals with their bulky bodies, and brush off bog-standard blows with ease. Hit them hard or not at all. The rock blocks of a ruined temple absorbed an evil aura and assembled to form the first stone golem. |
Etymology
Golems are beings from Jewish folklore, often portrayed as servants animated from clay that obediently carry out orders but often to warped or far too literal extents.
Related Monsters
Gallery
The Hero battling the Golem
Recruit in DQV
Golemator tank in Rocket Slime
Alena wielding the Golem Gauntlets in Heroes II
Carver wielding the Golem Gauntlets
A golem from the Sofubi Monster merchandise series.
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Battling a Golem in Dragon Quest XI
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The gold golem
Gold golem from the Sofubi Monster merchandise series.
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The stone golem