Morphean mushroom

Dragon Quest monster Morphean Mushroom

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese マタンゴ Romaji Matango First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Deadly toadstool, Toadstool

The Morphean Mushroom is a gray-stalked Funghoul with a lavender cap dotted with light blue spots. It exchanges poison for intoxicating breath.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

Morphean Mushroom

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		10	30	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
43	25	15	39	18

Bestiary No.	023
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flee Sleep Attack Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Underground Lake
Item Dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄32

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

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest VIII

Morphean mushroom

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	45	0	44
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
34	31	40	11

Bestiary no.
Family	Plant
In-game description	Mushroom-shaped monsters with a sweet breath that puts enemies to sleep. Commonly encountered in humid places such as deep forests and grasslands.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Sleep Attack Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Maella Region
Item(s) dropped	red mould1⁄16 plain cheese1⁄64

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX

#037 - morphean mushroom
File:MorpheanMushroom.PNG
HP MP Experience Gold 50 5 75 45 Attack Defense Speed 50 42 40
Dropped Item	belle cap (1/16) fisticup (1/16)
Locations	Eastern Coffinwell Western Coffinwell
Skills	Sweet Breath
Family	Plant
Bestiary #	037
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Tawdry toadstools that spew forth Sweet Breath, and are slathered in spores that can send foes to sleep. They're so small because they're always mistaken for seats and sat on by fellow beasts every year at the monster AGM.

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Dragon Quest Monsters

Toadstool

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	2/5	3/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	3/5	4/5	4/5

Family	Plant
In-game description	Plants its spores on its prey to multiply
Abilities	NapAttack, SleepAir, MouthShut
Habitat	Medal Man's Gate
Breeding chart	Plant family x Zombie family

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

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Toadstool

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	5/10	7/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
4/10	5/10	4/10	4/10

Family	Plant
In-game description	Scatters toxic spores by dancing.
Abilities	MouthShut, NapAttack, SleepAir
Habitat	Sea World (Tara's Adventure)
Breeding chart	Plant family x Zombie family

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

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Gallery

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  The Morphean Mushroom in Dragon Quest Monsters.

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  DQM I&II sprite

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  Caravan heart sprite

Etymology

The Morphean Mushroom's name is derived from Morpheus, the Greek god of slumber.

It's Japanese name, Matango, is a reference to a 1963 body-horror film from Toho studios.

Related monsters

• Funghoul
• Mushroom mage