Magic marionette

Dragon Quest monster Magic marionette

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese パペットマン Romaji Papetto Man First appearance Dragon Quest II Old localization Puppet man

The Magic marionette is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line, it is a strengthened version of the mud mannequin.

Characteristics

Animated blood-red bouncing bodies craved of wood, some say the magic marionette is actually soaked in the remains of defeated adventurers. They rip magic points right from their enemies with a rigid weird dance, before slapping them silly with their wooden stumpy arms. The coloration of the puppets has changed many times over the years, from teal in their original appearance in II to brown in V, then grey in their original appearance in VI before finally settling on dark red in VII and most modern appearances.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

Magic Marionette (パペットマン Papetto man)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	60	Infinite	64
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
24	90	52	100

Abilities	Kabuff Weird Dance
Location(s)	Slewse region Tower of the Moon Sea Cave
Item Dropped	Prayer ring1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
0⁄64	3⁄7	6⁄7	6⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	7⁄7	6⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	60	2	64
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
24	70	52	100

Abilities	Kabuff Weird Dance
Location(s)	Slewse region Tower of the Moon Sea Cave
Item Dropped	Prayer ring1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
0⁄64	3⁄7	0⁄7	6⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
2⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Magic marionette (パペットマン Papetto man)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	52	0	63	71
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
54	70	30	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	#069
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flee Weirder Dance
Location(s)	West of Zoomingale (near Lunar Zoombloom) Scuttlebutt area Stockenbarrel area
Item dropped	Dancer's costume1⁄16

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%	0%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	100%	20%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
0%	67%	0%	20%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
67%	0%	100%	0%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Magic marionette (パペットマン Papetto man)

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	160	0	112	94
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
104	163	69	N/a

Bestiary No.	#117
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Weird Dance Weirder Dance
Location(s)	Amor region Everfrost Grotto
Item(s) Dropped	Cypress stick1⁄128

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	60%	50%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	90%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	100%	50%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	15%	0%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Magic marionette (パペットマン Papetto man)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	130	8	90	88
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
73	65 (PS1) 98 (3DS)	32 (PS1) 48 (3DS)	1⁄64

Bestiary No.	#111
Spell(s)	Kabuff
Skill(s)	Tap Dance Dodgy Dance
Location(s)	Vogograd region Mount Gora The Beacon
Item(s) Dropped	Hardwood headwear1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
2⁄64	25%	25%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	25%	0%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	25%	0%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	15%	80%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	100%	0%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Magic marionette (パペットマン Papetto man)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	117	0	97
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
92	64	108	27

Bestiary no.	#123
Family	Material
In-game description	Famed for launching into a strange dance that steals opponents' MP before running off. Although not particularly strong, these monsters can be quite annoying.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flee Weirder Dance
Location(s)	West Argonia
Item(s) dropped	Iron nail1⁄32 Slime earrings1⁄64

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Magic marionette (パペットマン Papetto man)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	128	8	80
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
91	83	172	39

Bestiary no.	#152
Family	Material
In-game description	Once the proud possessions of professional puppeteers, they come alive after being abandoned, and go on about the glory days.
Spell(s)	Magic Barrier
Skill(s)	Weird Dance Splits up into tiny pieces and rains pieces of puppet from above (four random attacks on party at 75% strength each)
Location(s)	The Other Side (first and second acts)
Item(s) dropped	Narspicious1⁄32 Spellbound bough1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	-150%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
50%	0%	0%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Malicious magic marionette (パペットマン・邪 Papetto man・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	403	24	282
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
312	221	1,429	379

Bestiary no.	#597
Family	Material
In-game description	Magic marionettes who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Magic Barrier
Skill(s)	Weird Dance Splits up into tiny pieces and rains pieces of puppet from above (four random attacks on party at 75% strength each)
Location(s)	The Other Side (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Narspicious1⁄32 Spellbound bough1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	-150%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
50%	0%	0%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
50%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

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

Magic marionette (パペットマン Papetto Man)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	114	31g	Yes

List No.	#046
Field Notes	Eerie effigies who encourage any adventurers they encounter to join them in their danse macabre. They were once employed by puppetmasters for entertainment purposes, but those days are long gone.
Location(s)	No Man’s Land, The Battle of Accordia, The Damned Dunes
Item(s) Dropped	Pitch pearl, Sturdy stick

Dragon Quest Tact

Magic marionette appears as a B-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited Dragon Quest V event. It will join the player in the event quest Chapter 4, Episode 1: The Way Back to Orchesterra and can be fully awakened by collecting Magic Marionette Crystals in the Talon Tower starting from B2 until B22. It can also be recruited from Part Two of the story in Chapter 2, Episode 6: To the Settlement 2. The magic marionette can participate in Slon the Rook, Wax murderer, and King Korol's Battle Roads as a party member.

Magic marionette (パペットマン Papetto man)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
110		885	222	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
225	328	276	287	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Fizzle		Swoosh*		Kabuff*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Woosh-type Spell Potency +5% / Stats Up	Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Swoosh Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Swoosh Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
WIS +5	Swoosh Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Woosh-type Spell Potency +5%: Raises Woosh-type spell potency by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Immune	Normal	Normal	Half Res
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Super Weak	Normal

Related monsters

• Diamond mannequin
• Gold mannequin
• Gold-plated puppet
• Metal mannequin
• Mud mannequin
• Multicolour mannequin

Gallery

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  A magic marionette in X

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  XI polygon model

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  A malicious magic marionette

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  Rivals card

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  Magic marionette and other monsters encountered in Talon Tower in Tact

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  A magic marionette in Keshi Keshi