Mt. Zugzwang

Final Dungeon
Mt. Zugzwang
Japanese	エビルマウンテン
Game	Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Old localization	None

Mt. Zugzwang (エビルマウンテン Evil Mountain) is the final dungeon in Dragon Quest V.

It is located in Nadiria and houses the mountain fortress of Grandmaster Nimzo. It is the site where Madalena is held captive, forced to pray for the gate to the human world to be opened wide enough for Nimzo.

Despite the presence of various recruitable monsters, no monster can be recruited within Mt. Zugzwang.

Monsters[edit]

Treasures[edit]

Dragon Quest V (DS)
Item	Location
Dark robe	Chest
Ogre shield	Mountainside
Mini medal 1	Chest down the stairs just before the cavern leading to Madalena
Mini medal 2	Chest down stairs in the second tile room
Double-edged sword	Mountainside
Aspersorium	Tile room
Sun crown	Tile room
T'n'T ticket	Chest down stairs in the second tile room
3,300 gold coins	Drop-down room
Metal king helm	Drop-down room
Mini medal 3	Mimic chest down in drop-down room
Orichalcum fangs	Trapped chest

Notable attributes[edit]

This location contains poisonous marshes/swamps.

This location can be reached using the Zoom spell.

Other languages[edit]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Monte Zugzwang
Français	Mont Zugzwang
Deutsch	Schachmatterhorn
Italiano	Monte Zugzwang

Etymology[edit]

Zugzwang (German for "compulsion to move") is a term used in chess to refer to a scenario where a player is put at a disadvantage because they are forced to make a move. It is said that a player is "in zugzwang" when all possible actions will severely weaken their position as opposed to taking no action at all.