Mimic

Dragon Quest Monster Mimic

Art by Akira Toriyama Kanji ガスト Romanji Mimic 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	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	34	240	10	735	42	94	78	100

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

Remakes (SNES, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest IV

Mimic

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
	190	7	120	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 *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
1⁄16	75%	75%	25%	75%	25%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance
75%	0%	75%	75%	100%	25%	100%
Drain Magic Resistance	Sap Resistance *
0%	0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest V

#78 - Mimic
HP MP Experience Gold 400 10 210 110 Attack Defense Speed 110 150 52
Dropped Item	Mini medal
Locations	Gotha Pass x3 Knightmare Towers x3 Talon Tower x1 Mt. Zugzwang x1 Estark's Labyrinth x2
Spells	Thwack Frizzle Drain Magic
Bestiary #	78
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	DS

Dragon Quest VI

Mimic

Sprite	HP *	MP	Experience *	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility	Tame Rate
	304	10	180	109	115	99	40	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 *	Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Cool Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
1⁄64	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
100%	0%	100%	100%	50%	100%	100%	100%
Dazzle Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Army Resistance *
15%	15%	100%	0%	100%	100%	0%

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

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 *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	25%	25%	25%	25%	50%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Stone/Strike Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Troop Resistance *	Death Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Shock Resistance *
50%	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%	100%	50%
Sleep *	Confusion *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Dance Sealing Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%

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

Mimics may appear in the more advanced worlds, either disguised as a chest on the field or hiding amongst other chests, and possibly other mimics, in treasure rooms. A mimic can be bred by using a material pedigree and a box slime mate.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Randomly appearing chests in dungeons will often turn out to be mimics. The material and box slime pairing still applies when breeding for one.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

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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 Builders

Mimic

Final Chapter

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

Sprite

Related Enemies

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

Gallery

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  Super Famicom art.

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  Dragon Quest: Monster Battle card.

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  DQV model.

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  Joker model.