Mud mannequin

Dragon Quest Monster Mud mannequin
Art by Akira Toriyama Kanji どろにんぎょう Romanji Doro ningyou First Appearance Dragon Quest II

The Mud mannequin (formerly MudMan and MudDoll) is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest II, it is a simple mannequin of dried clay brought to life.

Description

A member of the Material family, the mud mannequin is an animated doll made of clay. In games where the monsters have animations, the mud mannequin's joints are detachable. It has the ability to drain magic points from party members via the various Weird Dances.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI

#25 - Mud mannequin
HP MP Experience Gold 32 0 25 14 Attack Defense Speed 26 23 4
Dropped Item	Magic water
Skills	Weird Dance
Bestiary #	25
Game	Dragon Quest VI
Console	DS

Dragon Quest VII

Mud mannequin (どろにんぎょう Doro ningyou)

Original (PSX)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility	Tame Rate
	50	0	22 (PSX) 33 (3DS)	4 (PSX) 6 (3DS)	40	19	23	1⁄16

Bestiary No.	030
Spell(s)
Skill(s)	Weird Dance
Location(s)	Grody Grotto Mountain Pass Poolside Cave Western Cave
Item(s) Dropped	Plain clothes1⁄128

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	15%
Poof Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
80%	15%	0%	100%	100%	0%	0%	0%
Stun Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Fire Breath Resistance *	Cool Breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	10%	0%

Remake (3DS)

Sprite	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VIII

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	63	0	69	15	63	66	50

Bestiary No.	061
Family	Material
In-Game Description	A crude figure fashioned out of mud and animated with a magical spell. Dances a strange dance that lowers the MP of opponents.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Weirder Dance
Location(s)	Kingdom of Trodain
Item(s) Dropped	Rock salt1⁄16 Cypress stick1⁄32

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
1⁄16	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Flame *	Ice *	Stone/Strike Resistance *	Troop Resistance *	Death Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Shock Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%	50%	50%	15%	100%
Sleep *	Confusion *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Dance Sealing Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
100%	100%	100%	15%	100%	100%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Sprite	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Marsha the female mud mannequin is a creature that can be befriended in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2. She eventually runs the Monster Scout Proficiency Test, a battery of 12 crucial exams spread out over the course of the game. By the latter half of DQM:J2, she can be consistently found in the Arena.

Related monsters

• Rainbow mudman
• Golden puppet
• Magic marionette

Gallery

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  Wearing Blood mail

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  Dragon Quest: Monster Battle card