Great keeper

For the monster by the name of "GateGuard" in the old Game Boy Color translations of Dragon Quest Monsters and Dragon Quest Monsters 2, see Grim keeper.

Dragon Quest monster Great keeper

Japanese てんのもんばん Romaji Ten no monban First appearance Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (SFC remake) Old localization GateGuard (GBC version of III)

Great keepers are bonus dungeon monsters that have appeared in several Dragon Quest series remakes, before becoming regular enemies with the eleventh game. They are living statues made out of solid gold, but unlike the gold golems they are not hindered by the frailty of the metal.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

The Super Famicom port of the game marked the debut of this monster with them being encountered in Cloudsgate Citadel

Great keeper (てんのもんばん Ten no monban)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		63	700	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
350	200	100	8500	130

Bestiary No.	#136
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Brutal strike
Location(s)	Cloudsgate Citadel
Item Dropped	Tough guy tattoo

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0/64	0%	25%	25%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	30%	100%
Poof Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
25%	100%	100%	25%
Snooze Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
70%	25%	70%

Later remake sprites

GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Great keeper (てんのもんばん Ten no monban)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	1,200	60	355
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
696	205	4,913	47

Bestiary No.	#135
Family	None
In-game description	Golden guardians of heaven's gate that pass judgement on would-be entrants. They eliminate those unable to meet their strict standards
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Brutal strike Double Up Meditation
Location(s)	Cloudsgate Citadel
Item Dropped	Tough guy tattoo1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *
0/64	0%	-125%	25%
Wind Resistance *	Strike Resistance *	Lightning Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	25%	25%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance	Poof Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
25%	0%	25%	0%
Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
100%	0%	100%	0%
Stumble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance	Sap Resistance *
0%	100%	0%	25%

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

As in III, the great keeper wasn't present in the original release. They are encountered in the new bonus dungeon, the Altar of Wroth.

Great keeper (てんのもんばん Ten no monban)

Nintendo 3DS

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	800	0	256
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
300	70	600	150

Bestiary no.	#299
Family	Material
In-game description	This resplendent statue of gold belongs at the gates of heaven. No one knows how or why it has fallen from grace.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	N/A
Location(s)	Altar of Wroth
Item(s) dropped	Ruby of protection1⁄64 Seed of skill1⁄128

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0/64	0%	25%	25%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
25%	25%	50%	25%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	25%	25%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	100%	100%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	15%	25%

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Great keeper (てんのもんばん Ten no monban)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	699	18	349
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
440	92	568	80

Bestiary no.	#381
Family	Material
In-game description	Gargantuan golden statues said to guard the way to heaven, where they ward off anyone attempting to enter under false pretences.
Spell(s)	Bounce
Skill(s)	Normal Attack Tremor
Location(s)	Fortress of Fear
Item(s) dropped	Sainted Soma1⁄128 Seed of skill1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Earth Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Fizzle Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Snooze Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Sap Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance	Stumble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
?	?	?

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Great keeper (てんのもんばん Ten no monban)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,440	330
Max Attack*	Max Defence *	Max Agility *	Max Wisdom *
550	680	380	270

Bestiary No.	#349
Rank	A
In-game description	They might literally have hearts of gold, but they're not overly accommodating of unwelcome guests, turning away would-be trespassers from Zenithia before they can even get a foot in the door
Talents	Altruist (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Intimidating (lv. 1) Critical Moment (lv. 20) Insta-Oomph (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Dragonsbane (lv. 1) Critical Sensation (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
0%	0%	-25%	0%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
25%	50%	50%	50%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	50%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	50%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
-25%		50%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

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Similar species

• Ice sculpture
• Living statue
• Stone guardian
• SteelHulk
• Stone kid

Gallery

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  Official trading card.

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  HD sprites