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The '''Metal king slime''' is a recurring {{Dragon Quest IV}} in the {{DQSeries}}. Introduced in {{Dragon Quest IV}}, it is a metallic version of the [[King slime]] that usually gives the greatest amount of {{Exp}}erience of any {{MFamilies}} in the games it appears in, with very few exceptions.

Like all other [[Metal slime family|metal monsters]], Metal king slimes have extremely high defense and speed, give an absurd amount of {{Exp}}erience points when defeated, and often flee from battle instead of fighting. Their {{HP}} is much higher than that of most metal monsters, and they are also fairly competent when it comes to fighting, something that [[Metal slime]]s and [[Liquid metal slime]]s usually aren't.

Metal king slimes share their first appearance with their variants, [[King slime]]s and [[King cureslime]]s. They do not appear until near the end of the game and are, in the original, {{NES}} release, the greatest source of experience in the game: they lose this position to [[Platinum king jewel]]s in the remakes.

The player can have {{Torneko}} randomly steal a [[Liquid metal helm]]. The chances of stealing one is low and the Metal king slime often runs away from battle. To prevent this, the player must have the [[Sands of time]] item in their possession and use it should Metal king slime run away, the sands will bring the Metal king slime back to the battle. The player can then have the other players defend while {{Torneko}} does his own move at random. Eventually he will steal the [[Liquid metal helm]] and will keep it regardless if Metal king Slime runs away or gets defeated. This is much better way as the player no longer has to buy the [[Liquid metal helm]] which is 100,000 [[token]]s.

Because their {{HP}} is so much higher than other metal {{MFamilies}}s, it is usually recommended that [[Alena]] be used to fight them given her high critical hit ratio, which negates the monstrous defense of these metal globs.

|description=Big bundles of shiny joy whose ample insides hide the ingredients for an incredible experience.<br><br>They admire a certain medal-mad monarch, and like to collect [[mini medal]]s from their mini metal friends to mimic his methods.

|skills=Slams his body into character (125% damage)

Although metal king slimes can be encountered rarely in the Tower of Nod, most will likely be encountered in the depths of high-level cave, volcano, or water grottoes. There are even a handful of maps with floors where only metal king slimes can be encountered, the most famous of which is the Ruby Path of Doom Lv. 87, which was nicknamed the [[Masayuki map]] due to the original player who discovered it.

Metal king slimes appear as rank S members of the [[Slime family]] and can be synthesized via quadrulinear synthesis using four [[Liquid metal slime]]s. Players can also attempt to scout them in Palaish Isle's metal menagerie, Tartarus during the post-game, and certain scouts that might use them, though in all instances the monsters can prove incredibly difficult to impress.

|resistances = Immune to [[Frizz]], [[Bang]], [[Woosh]], [[Crack]], [[Zap]], [[Zam]], [[Sizz]], [[Donk]], [[Abiliterator]], [[Blade Blunter]], [[Fire Breath]], [[Cold Breath]], [[Whack]], Poison, [[Drain Magic]], [[Gobstopper]], [[Ban Dance]], Confusion, Inaction, Paralysis, Sleep, [[Decelerate]], [[Dim]], and [[Magic Frailty|Magical Sabotage]].

|in-game-description=Though monarchs of the metal slimes, they have lost the trust of their subjects for their habit of fleeing every battle without fail

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Although metal king slimes do not appear as enemies in the game, they can make an appearance during Treasure Hunts, signifying that the player has received at least one piece of 4★ rarity piece of equipment.