Morphean mushroom

Dragon Quest Monster Morphean Mushroom

Art by Akira Toriyama Kanji マタンゴ Romanji Matango First Appearance Dragon Quest III Old Localization Deadly toadstool, Toadstool

The Morphean Mushroom is a gray-stalked Funghoul with a lavender cap dotted with light blue spots. It exchanges poison for intoxicating breath.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

Morphean Mushroom

Original (NES)

Sprite	Level	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	10	30	0	39	18	43	25	15

Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flee Sleep Attack Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Underground Lake
Item Dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄32

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

Remakes (SNES, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VIII

Morphean mushroom

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	45	0	40	11	44	34	31

Bestiary No.
Family	Plant
In-Game Description	Mushroom-shaped monsters with a sweet breath that puts enemies to sleep. Commonly encountered in humid places such as deep forests and grasslands.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Sleep Attack Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Maella Region
Item(s) Dropped	red mould1⁄16 plain cheese1⁄64

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Stone/Strike Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Troop Resistance *	Death Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Shock Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	15%	15%
Sleep *	Confusion *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Dance Sealing Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
15%	50%	50%	100%	0%	100%	100%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Sprite	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest IX

#037 - morphean mushroom
HP MP Experience Gold 50 5 75 45 Attack Defense Speed 50 42 40
Dropped Item	belle cap (1/16) fisticup (1/16)
Locations	Eastern Coffinwell Western Coffinwell
Skills	Sweet Breath
Family	Plant
Bestiary #	037
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Tawdry toadstools that spew forth Sweet Breath, and are slathered in spores that can send foes to sleep. They're so small because they're always mistaken for seats and sat on by fellow beasts every year at the monster AGM.

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Gallery

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  The Morphean Mushroom in Dragon Quest Monsters.

Etymology

The Morphean Mushroom's name is derived from Morpheus, the Greek god of slumber.

It's Japanese name, Matango, is a reference to a 1963 body-horror film from Toho studios.

Related monsters

• Funghoul
• Mushroom mage