Slime

This article is about the enemy. For the monster class in Dragon Quest VII, see Slime (Vocation).

"A Slime draws near! Command?"

Dragon Quest Monster Slime
Art by Akira Toriyama Kanji スライム Romanji suraimu First Appearance Dragon Quest Old Localization Slime

The slime is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the original Dragon Quest, slimes have since become the series' mascot due to their popularity and iconic qualities. The basic slime has been in every Dragon Quest game to date, becoming the effective ambassador of the franchise.

Characteristics

The slime is known for its onion/rain droplet shape, round eyes, and goofy, toothless smile; the former two traits having become the ones shared amongst nearly all their slippery siblings.

Slimes are typically the weakest enemies in every game, having no special abilities and being easily disposed of, and likely the first monster the player ever encounters in a battle. However, starting with Dragon Quest IV, there will occasionally be stronger slimes that can call on others of their kind; they may form a king slime when eight gather and starting in Dragon Quest IX three slimes may join to form the slime stack.

In some games, slimes have been domesticated into pets and others have gained the ability to speak the human language. In recent translations, all slimes have a certain verbal tic of replacing certain words and syllables with similar, 'slimier' ones, such as saying goo instead of good, gooman instead of human, and slime instead of time, to give just a few (or goo) examples.

Main Series Appearances

Dragon Quest

Slime (スライム suraimu)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	3	0	1	1	5	3	2

Spell(s)
Location(s)	Near Tantegel

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄64	15⁄16	0⁄16	0⁄16

Remakes (SNES, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	3	0	1	2	5	3	2

Spell(s)
Location(s)	Near Tantegel

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄64	7⁄7	0⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

Slime (スライム suraimu)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	6	?	1	2	8	5	3

Spell(s)
Location(s)	Near Middenhall
Item Dropped	Medicinal herb (1⁄128)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
1⁄64	0⁄7	0⁄7	0⁄7	0⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Remakes (SNES, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	5	0	1	2	7	5	2

Spell(s)
Location(s)	Near Middenhall
Item Dropped	Medicinal herb (1⁄128)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
1⁄64	0⁄7	0⁄7	0⁄7	0⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Slime (スライム suraimu)

Original (NES)

Sprite	Level	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	1	8	0	4	2	9	5	4

Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flee
Location(s)	South Aliahan region.
Item Dropped	Medicinal herb (1⁄256)

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

Remakes (SNES, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Slime (スライム)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
	8	0	9	5	3	1	2

Bestiary No.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Burland outskirts Strathbaile Burrow Strathbaile outskirts (chapter 1) Lakanaba outskirts Casabranca outskirts
Item Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄128

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance
0%	0%	25%	0%	0%	0%	100%
Drain Magic Resistance	Sap Resistance *
100%	0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Slimification

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
	40	0	0 (not a typo)	30	15	3	1

Bestiary No.	52
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Call for help Merge into a King slime when 8 are present
Location(s)	Havre Léon outskirts (chapter 4)
Item Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄32

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	25%	25%	25%	25%	70%	25%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance
25%	0%	70%	0%	0%	0%	100%
Drain Magic Resistance	Sap Resistance *
100%	0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Slime
HP MP Experience Gold 7 0 1 1 Attack Defense Speed 7 5 3
Dropped Item	Medicinal herb
Locations	Whealbrook Adit Outside Ancient Ruins (G1) Fortuna outskirts Dominicus' Dominion Desert near the Talon Tower
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	SNES

Slime
HP MP Experience Gold 7 0 1 1 Attack Defense Speed 7 5 3
Dropped Item	Medicinal herb
Locations	Whealbrook Adit Outside Ancient Ruins (G1) Fortuna outskirts Dominicus' Dominion Desert near the Talon Tower
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	PS2

Slime
HP MP Experience Gold 7 0 1 1 Attack Defense Speed 7 5 3
Dropped Item	Medicinal herb
Locations	Whealbrook Adit Outside Ancient Ruins (G1) Fortuna outskirts Dominicus' Dominion Desert near the Talon Tower
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	DS

Slimification
HP MP Experience Gold 53 0 24 18 Attack Defense Speed 53 35 56
Dropped Item	Medicinal herb
Locations	Dominicus' Dominion
Skills	Calls for help
Spells	Slimification
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	SNES

Slimification
HP MP Experience Gold 53 0 24 18 Attack Defense Speed 53 35 56
Dropped Item	Medicinal herb
Locations	Dominicus' Dominion
Skills	Calls for help
Spells	Slimification
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	PS2

Slimification
HP MP Experience Gold 53 0 24 18 Attack Defense Speed 53 35 56
Dropped Item	Medicinal herb
Locations	Dominicus' Dominion
Skills	Calls for help
Spells	Slimification
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	DS

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Slime

Sprite	HP *	MP	Experience *	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility	Tame Rate
	9	0	?	?	14	13	5	?

Bestiary No.	15
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)
Item(s) Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄16

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

Slime (combining)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Experience *	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility	Tame Rate
	120	0	28	21	105	72	86	N/A

Bestiary No.	N/A
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Slimification
Location(s)
Item(s) Dropped	Slime armor1⁄128

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Cool Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
1⁄16	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	80%	0%	100%	0%	50%
Dazzle Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	100%	50%	100%	0%

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Slime

Original (PSX)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
	7	0	1	1	9	8	3	1⁄4

Bestiary No.	001
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Ballymolloy Grondal
Item(s) Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄64 Heart1⁄8

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

Remake (3DS)

Sprite	Notable Changes
	None

Slime 1:8

Original (PSX)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
	120	100	?	?	58	35	30	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	229
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Call for Help Fusion
Location(s)	Wetlock Providence
Item(s) Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄4096

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

Remake (3DS)

Sprite	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Slime (スライム Suraimu)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	7	0	1	1	10	8	6

Bestiary No.	001
Family	Slime family
In-Game Description	A well-known monster commonly encountered throughout the world. Quite intelligent. Some have even managed to learn the human tongue.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Farebury Region
Item(s) Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄32 Amor seco essence1⁄64

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0⁄64	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%	0%	0%	0%
Sleep *	Confusion *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Dance Sealing Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%	0%	100%	100%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Sprite	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

There are three type of slimes, but all share the same bestiary entry and item drops. The ones near Alltrades Abbey will call in reinforcements and attempt to form a Slime stack; likewise those near Bloomingdale will attempt to form a King slime. Occasionally, the slimes that form the slime stack might call on too many slimes, to a maximum of five, and won't be able to form the stack until they are down to three.

#001 - Slime (Normal)
HP MP Experience Gold 8 2 2 4 Attack Defense Speed 10 7 7
Dropped Item	Medicinal Herb (common, 1/8) Slimedrop (rare, 1/16)
Locations	Angel Falls, The Hexagon
Bestiary #	001
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Slimes are common monsters that are found all over the world. Their simple yet lovable form attracts many admirers. (extended) They're unimpressive alone, but if a few of them focus the force of friendship, they can make a miraculous metamorphosis.

#001 - Slime (Newid Isle)
File:DQ9SLIME.png
HP MP Experience Gold 55 4 48 16 Attack Defense Speed 42 48 80
Dropped Item	Medicinal Herb (common, 1/8) Slimedrop (rare, 1/16)
Locations	Alltrades Abbey, Tower of Trades
Bestiary #	001
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Slimes are common monsters that are found all over the world. Their simple yet lovable form attracts many admirers. (extended) They're unimpressive alone, but if a few of them focus the force of friendship, they can make a miraculous metamorphosis.

#001 - Slime (Bloomingdale)
File:DQ9SLIME.png
HP MP Experience Gold 76 4 72 24 Attack Defense Speed 52 65 128
Dropped Item	Medicinal Herb (common, 1/8) Slimedrop (rare, 1/16)
Locations	Bloomingdale
Bestiary #	001
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Slimes are common monsters that are found all over the world. Their simple yet lovable form attracts many admirers. (extended) They're unimpressive alone, but if a few of them focus the force of friendship, they can make a miraculous metamorphosis.

Monsters series

Dragon Quest Monsters

A slime is the first monster the player has on their team, that particular slime having once been the pet of the previous king of GreatTree.

Slime
HP MP Experience Gold 2/5 4/5 Attack Defense Speed 2/5 3/5 5/5
Spells	Fireball, Radiant, Mega Magic
Family	Slime Family
Game	Dragon Warrior Monsters
Console	GBC

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

The slime reprises its role as the first monster owned by the player, this one being Slash, a slime that traveled with Cobi and Tara's family to GreatLog.

Slime
HP MP Experience Gold 6/10 6/10 Attack Defense Speed 5/10 6/10 6/10
Locations	You cannot conventionally breed a Slime, you can only breed two slime together to create a stronger Slime.
Spells	Firebal, Radiant, MegaMagic
Family	Slime
Game	Dragon Warrior Monsters 2
Console	GBC

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

As was the case with the previous two titles, the slime is once again the starting monster.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

In a break from tradition, the slime is not the first monster given to the player, who is instead offered a choice of either a platypunk, mischievous mole, or dracky. The slime does appear on the first island inhabited by wild monsters that the player visits, Infant Isle, along with several uncharted islands, and is likely the first wild monster encountered in the game.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Slimes are the first monsters encountered in the game aside from the ones that the player has to choose from at the start of the game. The slime is a measly Rank F monster. Slimes, when synthesised over level twenty, create a Slime X. Two level fifty Slime X's make a Slime XY.

Slime
File:DQMJ2SLIME.png
HP MP Experience Gold 450 300 Attack Defense Speed 400 450 390
Skills	Slimer
Family	Slime family
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Console	DS

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Slime X
File:DQMJ2SLIME.png
HP MP Experience Gold 540 360 Attack Defense Speed 500 510 470
Skills	Slimer
Family	Slime family
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Console	DS

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Slime XY
File:DQMJ2SLIME.png
HP MP Experience Gold 780 630 Attack Defense Speed 730 770 740
Skills	Slimer
Family	Slime family
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Console	DS

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

Slime
File:DQMJ2SLIME.png
HP MP Experience Gold 450 300 Attack Defense Speed 400 450 390
Skills	Slimer
Family	Slime family
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional
Console	DS

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Slime X
File:DQMJ2SLIME.png
HP MP Experience Gold 810 315 Attack Defense Speed 765 641 877
Skills	Slimer
Family	Slime family
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional
Console	DS

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Slime XY
File:DQMJ2SLIME.png
HP MP Experience Gold 787 306 Attack Defense Speed 743 623 853
Skills	Slimer
Family	Slime family
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional
Console	DS

Other games

Dragon Quest Builders

Their main drop when they are defeated in this game is blue goo, while the she-slimes drop orange oil.

Slime (スライム suraimu)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
7	4	0	Blue goo (★★★), Milkblossom bud (★☆☆)
Location(s)
The Ravaged Realm, Hammerhood Heights, Damdara Desert, Rockbomb Ravine

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
12	6	0	Blue goo (★★★), Milkblossom bud (★☆☆)
Location(s)
?

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
14	8	3	Blue goo (★★★), Milkblossom bud (★☆☆)
Location(s)
?

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
9	8	0	Blue goo (★★★), Milkblossom bud (★☆☆)
Location(s)
?

Sprite

In Animation

• The regular Slimes appear in the Captain N: The Game Master episode "Trojan Dragon". In addition to their altered designs, their means of attack is spitting out acidic slime. They're defeated by the weapon shots of Captain N, Kid Icarus/Pit & Mega Man and drop some 2 Gold Coins each.

Trivia

• The original Famicom artwork for a slime, as drawn by Akira Toriyama, had the slippery creature not blue, but a lavender color.
• Unlike his contemporaries, longtime Nintendo Power staff writer (and current Nintendo of America localization manager) Alan Averill never had a photo of him printed in the magazine; instead, he was represented by a plush Slime doll.
• The internet MMORPG Kingdom of Loathing has a monster called Irritating Series of Random Encounters which is a group of 8 slimes. It is a reference to the random encounters of most RPG games.
• In an interview, series creator Yūji Horii revealed that his inspiration for this enemy was some "slime-looking enemy" (possibly the creeping crud from the Wizardry series).^[1]
• Issue 277 of Nintendo Power featured a Slime in the Star Power section, where the "gooey blue mascot" had its career as one of many "hapless punching bags" charted, as well as its physiology analyzed. The section also showcased a handful of other types of Slimes, such as the Metal Slime and Slime Knight.

Notable Slimes

• Rocket - the heroic slime the player uses in Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest and Rocket Slime.
• Slival - arch-rival of Rocket and anti-hero in the storyline of Rocket Slime, joining you only at the final battle against Flucifer.
• Gome-chan - Friend of Dai in the Dragon Quest manga, Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken.
• Goober - originally known as Rookie in the Super Famicom version, he is a slime companion joining you after winning the Slimopolis in Dragon Quest VI.
• Slalon - temporary leader of the caravan at the beginning of Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart.
• Surarin - the hero of Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3.
• Splatrick - is a non-violent slime who can be recruited in Dragon Quest Builders.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	limo	Literally slime or mud

Related Enemies

• Metal slime

Gallery

Artwork and media appearances

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  Original Famicom art

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  Dragon Quest V recruit

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  Dragon Quest Monsters 1 + 2.

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  Dragon Quest: Monster Parade.

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  Itadaki Street DS.

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  Fortune Street.

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  Dragon Quest Heroes

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  Goober, from DQVI

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  Slalon, from Caravan Heart.

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  Rocket, from Rocket Slime.

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  Wearing Rags in DQVI.

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  Slimes, as they appear in the Dragon Quest anime.

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  Slimes, as they appear in Captain N: The Game Master.

Merchandise

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  McDonald's Dragon Quest: Monster Battle card.

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  Plush toy.

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  Slime and Metal Slime hourglasses.

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  PS2 Slime Controller.

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  PS2 Slime Controller in the package.

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  PS2 Slime Controller Buttons.

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  DS Slime Speaker.

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  PC Slime Controller Packaged.

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  PC Slime Controller.

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  Wii Slime Keybord.

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  Monster Parade Sleeping Figure Collection.

See Also

• Slime (Class)
• Slime family