Monster Arena

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The Monster Arena is a recurring feature in many Dragon Quest games, especially the Dragon Quest Monsters sub-series, frequently found as part of the Casino.

The DQM version allows the player to enter creatures he has raised in a fighting tournament; the Casino version calls on him to bet a number of tokens on a particular monster, then receives a multiplier (based on odds) of tokens back in winnings, which can then be forwarded to the next round.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

The first arena is found in Romaria, complimenting the Roman theme to the kingdom. Arenas are also located in Isis and Manoza. As casino tokens are not in III, players bet gold on their favorite and receive multiples of the bet based on the the winner's odds. New monsters are added to the randomly selected line up at level 10, 20, 30, 40 and 70.

Dragon Quest IV & V

Zenithian trilogy arenas are found in the various casinos, where players will bet tokens to exchange for prizes instead of money. The winning bet is multiplied by the monster's odds as before, with an option to bet the winnings on the next battle.

Dragon Quest VI

Slimopolis replaces the standard arena in VI, where in players can enter one of their bubbly buddies as a competitor. The fights consists of eight ranks with three battles each, for a total of twenty-four. A prize is awarded for each victory, and any completed rank may be challenged again for free (save for rank A).

Rank Opponents Prize
Rookie class Round 1: Slime knight x3
Round 2: Toxic turnip, Wild carrot, Scare root
Round 3: Skull Rider
Hermes' hat
Beginner class Round 1: Feralbeast x4, Ruffled goon
Round 2: Animated armourx2
Round 3: Arrghgoyle
Edged boomerang
Amateur class Round 1: Gustbluster x2, Undentured servant
Round 2: Lesser demonx2, Healslime
Round 3: Jumping jackal
Poison needle
Economy class Round 1: Dreamaerax2
Round 2: Battering ram
Round 3: Diethon
Slime armour
Business class Round 1: Nobel gasbagon x2, Gasbagon
Round 2: Cureslime x2
Round 3: Haunted mirror
Icicle dirk
Veteran class Round 1: Hell nino, Corpse corporal, Porker
Round 2: Freezing fog, Mottle mendslime, Splutterfly
Round 3: Axesaurus x2
Falcon knife earrings
Expert class Round 1: Scytheborg, Bomboulder, Overkilling machine, Brimstone bulb
Round 2: Czargoyle 2, Drastic drackal
Round 3: Living statue
Metal king shield
Master class Round 1: Sluggerslaught x4, Wraithwand x2
Round 2: Pudgedevil, Iron tortoise
Round 3: Demon overlord
Championship bout: Hammer
Dragonic Diligence

Dragon Quest VIII

The monster arena is located near Pickham, and is owned by Morrie. After completing his request to battle three infamous monsters, he allows the party to play in his pit.

In the 3DS version, Morrie will join the party as a playable character after beating Rank S and there is also a new rank to battle against. Rank S can be attempted immediately after The Hero and party take care of matters in Arcadia as Morrie mentions needing time to get his friends to arrive.

Rank Opponents Prize Morrie's reward
G Round 1: She-slimex2, Slime Knight
Round 2: Frogfacex2, Treeface
Round 3: Hammerhood, Gorerilla, Bullfinch
Strength Ring Three reserve monster slots
F Round 1: Khalamari kidx2, King kelp
Round 2: Dingalingx2, Jargon
Round 3: Dancing devil, Wailin' weed, Redtail hipster
Bunny suit Train against your own team
E Round 1: Jailcatx2, Terror tabby
Round 2: Hipster, Minidemon, Witch
Round 3: Magic marionette, Tap devil, Volpone
Ring of Clarity Call team
D Round 1: Night fox, Night emperor, Night sneaker
Round 2: Skeleton, Walking Corpse, Mummy
Round 3: Brownie x2, Hood
Mighty Armlet Three additional reserve slots
C Round 1: See urchinx2, Siren
Round 2: Mecha-mynah, Hunter mech, Clockwork cuckoo
Round 3: Fencing fox, Bone baron, Phantom fencer
Saint's Ashes None
B Round 1: Dragurn, Tyrantosaurus, Snapdragon
Round 2: Stone guardian, Boss troll, Golem
Round 3: Rockbomb, Stone Golem, Living statue
Bardiche of binding Extra monster team
A Round 1: Frou-frou, Cyclops, Troll
Round 2: Jumping jackalx2, Great sabrecat
Round 3: Zombie gladiator, Treevil, Bomboulder
Hero spear Unlocks rank S
S Round 1: Goodybag, Mimic king, Mimic
Round 2: Dullahan, Healslime, Gigantes
Round 3: Liquid Metal Slime, Hell gladiator, Cureslime
Dragon robe No reentry fees, statue of the Hero, Morrie joins party in 3DS version
X Round 1: Slime knight, Fencing fox, Restless armour
Round 2: Goodybag, Bone baron, Gold golem
Round 3: Treeface, Morrie devil, Treevil
Butler's best None

Additionally, Morrie can't be leading the party when in the Monster Arena as he will be in his usual place and can only revive fallen monsters when at the Arena.

Dragon Quest Monsters