Magic marionette

Dragon Quest monster Magic marionette File:DQII Magic marionette.png
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese パペットマン Romaji Papetto Man First appearance Dragon Quest II Old localization Puppet man

The Magic Marionette is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest II, it is a strengthened version of the mud mannequin.

Characteristics

Animated blood-red bouncing bodies craved of wood, some say the magic marionette is actually soaked in the remains of defeated adventurers. They rip magic points right from their enemies with a rigid weird dance, before slapping them silly with their wooden stumpy arms.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II

Magic Marionette

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	60	Infinite	64
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
24	90	52	100

Abilities	Kabuff Weird Dance
Location(s)
Item Dropped	Prayer ring1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
0⁄64	3⁄7	6⁄7	6⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	7⁄7	6⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	60	2	64
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
24	70	52	100

Abilities	Kabuff Weird Dance
Location(s)
Item Dropped	Prayer ring1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
0⁄64	3⁄7	0⁄7	6⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
2⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest V

Magic marionette

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	52	0	63	71
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
54	70	30	1/32

Bestiary No.	069
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flee Weirder Dance
Location(s)	West of Zoomingale (near Lunar Zoombloom) Scuttlebutt area Stockenbarrel area
Item dropped	Dancer's costume1⁄16

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
1/64	67%	67%	67%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
67%	67%	67%	0%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	100%	20%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
0%	67%	0%	20%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
67%	0%	100%	0%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VI

#117 - Magic Marionette
HP MP Experience Gold 128 0 195 82 Attack Defense Speed 112 94 104
Dropped Item	Cypress stick
Bestiary #	117
Game	Dragon Quest VI
Console	DS

Dragon Quest VII

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Dragon Quest VIII

Magic marionette

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	117	0	97
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
92	64	108	27

Bestiary no.	123
Family	Material
In-game description	Famed for launching into a strange dance that steals opponents' MP before running off. Although not particularly strong, these monsters can be quite annoying.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flee Weirder Dance
Location(s)	West Argonia
Item(s) dropped	Iron nail1⁄32 Slime earrings1⁄64

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
1⁄64	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%	0%	50%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	100%	15%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

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

Magic marionette (パペットマン Papetto Man)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	114	31g	Yes

List No.	046
Field Notes	Eerie effigies who encourage any adventurers they encounter to join them in their danse macabre. They were once employed by puppetmasters for entertainment purposes, but those days are long gone.
Location(s)	No Man’s Land, The Battle of Accordia, The Damned Dunes
Item(s) Dropped	Pitch pearl, Sturdy stick

Related Monsters

Similar Species

• Mud mannequin
• Rainbow mudman
• Golden puppet