Platinum king jewel

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For the monster class in Dragon Quest VII, see Platinum king jewel (Vocation).

The platinum king jewel (originally PlatKing / Platinum King due to display constraints) is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest VII, it is a gem slime variant that normally acts as the single largest source of experience in the games it appears in, above even that of the metal king slime.

Characteristics

Platinum king jewels are silver-colored versions of gem slimes. Like their golden counterparts, platinum king jewels are shaped like gems and have tiara-esque crowns.

Like other metal monsters, platinum king jewels have absurd defense, speed, and a notorious habit for fleeing from battles. Amongst their fellow metal monsters they typically have the highest HP, which usually means landing a critical hit is the only possible way to defeat one short of an obscene amount of good luck. Making matters worse is their ability to cast Dazzle to ensure that melee attackers never even get a chance to hit them, let alone defeat them.

Appearances

Main series

Absent from the original release, platinum king jewels appear as monsters in the enhanced remakes' bonus dungeon alongside several other monsters from Dragon Quest VII, a game that preceded the enhanced remakes.


#169 - Platinum king jewel
HP MP Experience Gold
200 100 65000 700
Attack Defense Speed
210 800 255
Dropped Item Kerplunk Bracer
Locations Fungeon
Skills Flees
Spells Dazzle
Bestiary # 169
Game Dragon Quest IV
Console PSX, DS

Platinum king jewel (プラチナキング Purachinakingu) DQVII Logo.png
Sprite HP MP Attack Defense
200 100 210 800
Agility Experience Gold Tame Rate
255 65000 700 ?
Bestiary No. 248
Spell(s) Dazzle
Skill(s) Flees
Location(s) Cave to Yet Another World
Item(s) Dropped Happy Hat
Evasion Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Fire Breath Resistance *
? ? ? ?
Bang Resistance * Crack Resistance * Ice Breath Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
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Strike/Rock Resistance * Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance * Whack Resistance *
? ? ? ?
Poof Resistance * Poison Resistance * Burning Breath Resistance Fuddle Resistance *
? ? ? ?
Snooze Resistance * Dazzle Resistance * Fizzle Resistance * Ban Dance Resistance
? ? ? ?
Stun Resistance * Sap Resistance * Army Resistance *
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3DS version changes
None


This is the first game to introduce platinum king jewels (then PlatKing), being one of a few palette swaps of the gem slime. These monsters are extremely rare but yield more experience than any other monster in the game, including Metal King Slime. Additionally, the heart of a platinum king jewel can also be obtained as a mean of assuming that monster class.


#229 - Platinum king jewel
HP MP Experience Gold
20 20 240000 1000
Attack Defense Speed
356 546 505
Dropped Item Platinum ore (common, 1/8)
Seed of skill (rare, 1/256)
Locations Grotto
Skills attack, flee
Spells Dazzle
Family Slime
Bestiary # 229
Game Dragon Quest IX
Console DS
Description The unrivalled experience of besting these hard-to-hit, Dazzle-dispensing diamonds makes them a dream come true.

They spend their days off with their metal king slime mates, gazing rapt at their reflections in their buddies' bulbous bodies.

Platinum king jewels are found in high leveled grottoes. As usual, they give the most experience in the game, however, they're rarer and harder to kill than metal king slimes, so the latter is usually the most farmed.

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Blingaling appears to be a platinum king jewel.

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