Mimic

Dragon Quest monster Mimic

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ミミック Romaji Mimikku First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Mimic

For the monster class in Dragon Quest VII, see Mimic (Vocation).

The Mimic is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest III, they are typically monstrous treasure chests of a sickly color.

Characteristics

Essentially, mimics are advanced forms of canniboxes. Where the lesser form typically uses desperate attacks, the mimic will cast sudden-death spells in an effort to outright kill a party member, though it normally only has enough MP to perform the spell once. Usually lying in wait under the guise of a normal treasure chest, some installments of the series have had mimics as random encounter monsters.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

Mimic

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		34	240	10
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
94	78	100	735	42

Bestiary No.	099
Spell(s)	Drain Magic Frizzle Snooze Whack
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn
Location(s)	Varies
Item Dropped	Headman's Axe1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
1⁄8	70%	70%	25%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	0%	70%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
70%	70%	70%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
70%	25%	70%

Remakes (SNES, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest IV

Mimic

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	190	7	120
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
72	70	350	48

Bestiary No.	171
Spell(s)	Drain magic Frizzle Whack
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)
Item Dropped	Dancer's costume(1⁄64)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
1⁄16	75%	75%	25%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
75%	25%	0%	75%
Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
0%	75%	75%	100%
Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance	Sap Resistance *
25%	100%	0%	0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest V

Mimic

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	400	10	110	150
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
52	210	110	N/A

Bestiary no.	078
Spell(s)	Drain magic Frizzle Thwack
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Gotha Pass x3 Knightmare Towers x3 Talon Tower x1 Mt. Zugzwang x1 Estark's Labyrinth x2
Item dropped	Mini Medal(100%)

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
1/64	67%	67%	67%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
67%	67%	67%	20%
Zap resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *	Poof resistance
0%	67%	0%	67%
Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *	Dazzle resistance *
67%	100%	67%	20%
Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Drain Magic resistance *	Stun resistance *
20%	100%	?	20%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VI

Mimic

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	304	10	115	99
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
40	180	109	NA

Bestiary No.	057
Spell(s)	Drain Magic Frizzle Thwack
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of life (100%)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	60%	60%	60%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
60%	60%	60%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
100%	0%	0%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	15%	0%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VII

#132 - Mimic
HP MP Experience Gold 250 15 210 130 Attack Defense Speed 135 100 90
Dropped Item	STRSeed Mimic Heart (rare)
Locations	Treasure Chests Malign Shrine
Skills	Two Turns Odd Dance Sleep Air
Spells	Beat
Family	Material
Capture Rate	Moderate
Bestiary #	132
Game	Dragon Quest VII
Console	PSX

The mimic can be found in various treasure chests around the world and the Malign Shrine. The mimic has a rare chance of dropping a Mimic Heart, which allows a party member to become a mimic if it is taken to the Alltrades Abbey.

Dragon Quest VIII

Mimic

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	144	255	160
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
100	65	128	72

Bestiary no.	120
Family	Material
In-game description	To all appearances, these monsters look like nothing more than normal treasure chests. Try to open one, however, and the joke's on you. Beware the fearsome mimic!
Spell(s)	Whack
Skill(s)	Sweet Breath Weirdest Dance
Location(s)	Pirate's Cove
Item(s) dropped	Iron nail1⁄8 Seed of strength1⁄256

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	25%	25%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
25%	25%	50%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	0%	0%	50%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	100%	50%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	50%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Sprite	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest IX

Mimic
HP MP Experience Gold 4120 315 Attack Defense Speed
Dropped Item	Mini medal Gold rosary
Skills	Chilly Breath Attacks twice per round
Spells	Whack
Family	Material
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Those who weather the storm of these bedeviled boxes' Chilly Breath still have to worry about Whack and critical attacks. Their appetites are insatiable, and the souls of those they swallow stay in their bottomless, boxy bellies forever.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Mimic

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	5/5	4/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	3/5	3/5	1/5

Family	Material
In-game description	Attacks anyone who tries to steal its treasure
Abilities	Blaze, StepGuard, Beat
Habitat	Chests
Breeding chart	Material family x BoxSlime Roboster x Zombie family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Weak	Strong	None
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	None	Weak	Weak
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Immune	Immune	None	None
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
None	None	None	Weak
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Weak		None

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Mimic

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	?	8/10	6/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/10	7/10	5/10	2/10

Family	Material
In-game description	It bites unwary treasure hunters.
Abilities	Blaze, EagleEye, Beat
Habitat	Random chests in dungeons in Magic Key Worlds
Breeding chart	Material family x BoxSlime Roboster x RushFish, Zombie family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Weak	Strong	None
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Weak	Immune	Immune	None
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
None	Weak	Weak	Weak
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Weak	None	None	None
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	None

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Mimics are more powerful variations of Canniboxes.

Mimic
Family	Material
Rank	B
Description	These cowardly monsters spend their whole lives hiding inside treasure boxes.
Weapons	Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Critical Massacre
Resistances	Whackproof, Fizzleproof
Skill	Nightmare
Location	Occasional chests
Breeding chart	Lethal armour x Cannibox

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Mimics are more powerful variations of Canniboxes that, like their weaker cousins, can replace respawnable treasure chests. However, they only do so in the Underworld, and in the Necropolis.

Mimic
Family	Material
Rank	B
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Critical Massacre, Pro Talent Scout
Resistances	Immune to Whack and Fizzle
Skill	Nightmare
Location	Necropolis
Breeding chart	Cannibox x Golem Mecha-mynah x Ethereal serpent Dancing flame x Grim rider

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Mimics are among the ranks of the platiosi in the Plob, appearing in numerous stages as standard chests until approached. They can provide interesting roles in tank battles by either fetching ammo for the player or infiltrating the enemy tank to rattle the enemy by imitating a chest.

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Mimic (ミミック Mimikku)

Model	Experience	Gold
	75	92g

List No.	029
Field Notes	Bedeviled boxes who lie in wait for daydreaming dupes, and mangle them with murderous maws and killer curses. Sinister spooks seduced by all things booty-ful stow away inside them, their eyes glistening with glee.
Location(s)	Dawnsholm (Recruit, Captain), Grannet (Hero), Pinnacle of Light (Hero), The Fault (Captain), The Shrine of Scales (Captain), Yggdrasil's Crown (Hero)
Item(s) Dropped	Narspicious, Slipweed

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Mimic (ミミック Mimikku)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	4270	500g	Yes

List No.	086
Field Notes	Bedeviled boxes who lie in wait for daydreaming dupes, and mangle them with murderous maws and killer curses. Sinister spooks seduced by all things booty-ful stow away inside them, their eyes glistening with glee.
Location(s)	Battle of Mt. Neverest, Battle of the Great Divide (N)
Item(s) Dropped	Silver bar

Dragon Quest Builders

Mimic

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
100~370	26~40	4~32	Seed of Life (★★★)
Location(s)
Tantegel castles

Sprite

Dragon Quest Builders 2

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Related Enemies

Similar Species

• Cannibox
• Pandora's box
• Trap box
• Golden box

Close Cousins

• Mimic king

Gallery

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  Super Famicom art

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  Dragon Quest: Monster Battle card

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  Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

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  Joker model

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  Joker 2 model

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  Super Smash Bros. Ultimate