Gloomy grublin

Dragon Quest monster Gloomy grublin
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese メソコボルト Romaji Mesokoboruto First appearance Dragon Quest XI

The Gloomy grublin is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest XI. It is a swordwielding humanoid creature that looks like a goblin.

Characteristics

Gloomy grublins are small blue-skinned humanoid monsters that are about the size of children. They have round heads with squat black noses, a huge pair of ears, and a tiny pair of horns on top of their heads. Their meager equipment consists of a chipped copper sword and a small copper fauld worn over a small kilt made of rags around their waists. These grublins are cowardly creatures and have a tendency to flee at the first sign of trouble.

Appearances

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Gloomy grublin (メソコボルト Mesokoboruto)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	22	5	32
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
25	27	16	14

Bestiary no.	#028
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Innocent, impish little things that run around the place bursting into tears at the slightest provocation.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Counterattack Laughs flippantly (wastes turn) Flee
Location(s)	The Emerald Coast (first act) The Manglegrove (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Copper sword1⁄64 Blue eye1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	-125%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Vicious gloomy grublin (メソコボルト・強 Mesokoboruto・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	225	10	166
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
168	137	768	157

Bestiary no.	#342
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Gloomy grublins driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Counterattack Grows ever more angry (increases Attack and Agility) Gets Pepped up Double Decker (Pep power, with Vicious gloomy grublin)
Location(s)	Laguna di Gondolia (second act) The Disciple's Trial - The Cruel Crypt (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Copper sword1⁄64 Savvy sapphire1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	25%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Related monsters

Similar species

• Grublin
• Gleeful grublin
• Grumpy grublin

Close cousins

• Midnight horknight
• Horknight
• Honeyhead horknight
• Horknight watchman

Etymology

The gloomy grublin's Japanese name, メソコボルト (Mesokoboruto) is a combination of the word mesomeso, which is an onomatopoeia for sobbing, and kobold, a race of mischievous elves or goblins from German folklore.

Gallery

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  XI polygon model

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  A vicious gloomy grublin

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  Rivals card