Golden goliath
Dragon Quest monster | |
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Golden goliath | |
![]() Art by Akira Toriyama | |
Japanese | ゴールデンタイタス |
Romaji | Gōrudentaitasu |
First appearance | Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age |
The Golden goliath is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest XI.
It is a golden variant of the ordinary Gigantes, being a club-wielding Cyclops whose body and weapon are made entirely from gold.
Characteristics[edit]
Golden goliaths are enormous brutes that wear simple tunics that only go over their right shoulders of the same kind stereotypically worn by cavemen, held with a belt around their waist. Its entire body, garment, and the enormous clubs held in their hands are all made of solid gold. Their gold bodies grant them a high degree of resistance against most attack spells except for darkness magic. The goliaths can hammer into the earth with their mighty clubs, driving up jagged rock pillars that spear into their opponents.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]
Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
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1,720 | 70 | 384 |
Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
624 | 62 | 4,558 | 750 |
Bestiary no. | #613 |
Family | Demon |
In-game description | Sizeable statues gifted with golden bodies by their creator, whose dying words they continue to hold dear to this day. |
Spell(s) | None |
Skill(s) | Becomes Pepped up Desperate attack Seismic Shock (Earth damage to entire party and chance to stumble.) Seismosmash (Pep power, with Golden goliath) |
Location(s) | The Sage's Trial - Hoarder's Keep (third act) |
Item(s) dropped | Gold bar1⁄64 Thunderstorm skean1⁄128 |
Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
N/a | 75% | 75% | 75% | |
Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
75% | 75% | -150% | 75% | |
Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
0% | 50% | 100% | 25% | |
Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | |
Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
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0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
100% | 50% | 0% | 50% | |
Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
25% | 0% | 0% |
This monster does not have a vicious, nor a malicious variant.
Dragon Quest Rivals[edit]
The golden goliath appears as a monster card.
Dragon Quest Tact[edit]
Golden goliath appears as an A-rank monster of the Demon family as part of the 3.0 Update Festival's Back to the Golden Sands limited event alongside Gyldygga on her banner. It can participate in the Gold lion's Battle Road as a party member.
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Family | Rank | Role | ||
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Max Level | HP | MP | Move | |
120 | 1,011 | 251 | 2-3 | |
Attack | Defense | Agility | Wisdom | Weight |
427 | 575 | 346 | 76 | 35 |
First | Second | Third | ||
Lightstrike | Slow Stomp* | Earthly Rage* | ||
First | Second | Third |
Move +1/Stats Up | Frizz Res +25/Stats Up | Earthly Rage Potency +5%/Stats Up Instant Insulate: Greatly raises Breath Res for 3 turns at battle start. |
Fourth | Fifth | |
Sizz Res +25/Stats Up | Earthly Rage Potency +5%/Stats Up Instant Buff: Greatly raises DEF for 3 turns at battle start. |
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First | |
Raises DEF of demon allies, including itself, by 15% in a 5x5 square around it. | |
First | Second | Third |
Max HP +20 | ATK +10 | Earthy Rage Potency +2% |
First | |
Move +1: Raises Move by 1. | |
Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | |
Half Res | Half Res | Normal | Very Weak | |
Bang Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Zam Resistance * | Snooze Resistance | |
Normal | Very Weak | Normal | Normal | |
Poison Resistance | Physical Lock Resistance | Spell Lock Resistance | Martial Lock Resistance | |
Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | |
Breath Lock Resistance | Hobble Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | |
Normal | Half Res | Half Res | Normal | |
Curse Resistance | Paralysis Resistance | Confusion Resistance | Charm Resistance | |
Super Weak | Super Weak | Normal | Immune |
Dragon Quest Treasures[edit]
Portrait | Forte | Treasure Capacity | Safekeeping Score |
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4 | 85% |
Bestiary no. | #65 |
Family | Demon |
Trivia | A giant whose body is gold to the core They sell their clubs when they're feeling poor They once were statues, but not anymore |
Favorite foods | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Habitats | The Snarl |
Item(s) dropped | None |
Starting HP | Starting MP | Starting Strength |
62 | 16 | 26 |
Starting Defence | Starting Deftness | Starting magic |
9 | 4 | 7 |
Max HP | Max MP | Max Strength |
1,080 | 260 | 450 |
Max Defence | Max Deftness | Max magic |
433 | 300 | 300 |
First | Second | Third |
Batter Up | Glowstick | Light Club |
Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
Mad Dash | Muster Strength | Strike Gold |
Name | Target(s) | Element |
Smash Hit | Area | Explosion |
First | Second | ||
Attention Seeker | Clown | ||
Third | Fourth | ||
Greedy Guts | Healthy Advantage | ||
Fifth | |||
Stunner | |||
Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
Normal | Normal | Normal | Quite strong |
Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Gravity Resistance * |
Quite strong | Normal | Quite strong | Weak |
Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Slash Resistance | Impact Resistance |
Quite strong | Weak | Normal | Normal |
Piercing Resistance | Sleep Resistance | Stun Resistance | Poison Resistance |
Normal | Quite strong | Weak | Normal |
Debilitation Resistance * | |||
Strong |
Etymology[edit]
In the Book of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible, Goliath is a character that is described as a Philistine giant, who was famously defeated by the young David in single combat with nothing more than a stone from his sling. The term "goliath" has gone on to be used in modern English as any large person or thing, something that is abnormally large or powerful.