Treeface

Dragon Quest monster Treeface

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese じんめんじゅ Romaji Jinmenju First appearance Dragon Quest II Old localization FaceTree

The Treeface is a recurring monster that was introduced in Dragon Quest II.

Characteristics

A wicked parody of the traditional Treant of Western fantasy, the treeface is a terrible tyrant of the timberlands that mimics surrounding forest biomes in order to ambush plucky adventurers. Brighter than their bark would imply, they use their own leaves to heal themselves when weakened, and are not above fleeing battle when their necks are on the chopping block.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

Treeface

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	51	None	58
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
19	30	50	80

Abilities	Flee Weird Dance
Location(s)	Beran region
Item Dropped	Wizard's staff1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
0⁄64	0⁄7	3⁄7	2⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
4⁄7	7⁄7	3⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	51	0	58
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
19	30	50	80

Abilities	Flee Weird Dance
Location(s)	Beran region
Item Dropped	Wizard's staff1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
0⁄64	0⁄7	3⁄7	1⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
4⁄7	7⁄7	3⁄7

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Treeface (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	64	0	56
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
49	38	67	23

Bestiary no.	#049
Family	Plant
In-game description	Rightly feared for their habit of hiding in the forest and ambushing travelers. When hurt, they pluck leaves from their own branches to use as healing herbs.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Weird Dance Use medicinal herb Flee
Location(s)	Maella Region Kingdom of Ascantha Wisher's Peak region Baccarat Region
Item(s) dropped	Strong medicine 1⁄3 Yggdrasil leaf 1⁄256

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

#077 - Treeface
HP MP Experience Gold 95 12 315 102 Attack Defense Speed 83 78 63
Dropped Item	Strong medicine (common, 1/32) Strong antidote (rare, 1/64)
Locations	Lonely Coast Heights of Loneliness Grotto
Skills	Weird Dance Use medicinal herb
Family	Plant
Bestiary #	077
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	These troublesome trees lower MP with Weird Dance and can cure with the medicinal herbs that blossom in their branches. They often hide in the forest so they can pounce on and punish people who think it's clever to carve their initials into trees.

Dragon Quest Monsters

FaceTree

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	3/5	2/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	3/5	5/5	5/5

Family	Plant
In-game description	Its roots suck evil power from the ground
Abilities	StopSpell, OddDance, Curse
Habitat	Gate of Bewilder
Breeding chart	HerbMan x Dragon family Plant family x NiteWhip

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Strong	None
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Strong	None	None	Strong
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Strong	Immune	Weak	Strong
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Weak	Strong	Weak	Strong
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		Strong

A FaceTree is encountered as the boss of Gate of Bewilder. It can be recruited by Terry after beating it, with the default name Face.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

FaceTree

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	7/10	5/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	4/10	6/10	6/10

Family	Plant
In-game description
Abilities	Curse, OddDance, StopSpell
Habitat
Breeding chart	GhosTree x Snapper HerbMan x Dragon family Plant family x NiteWhip

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Strong	None
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Strong	Strong	None	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Immune	Weak
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	Weak	Strong	Weak
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	Strong

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Treeface
Family	Nature
Rank	C
Description	Chops bits off and they'll just grow back - truly a lumberjack's worst nightmare.
Weapons	Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Steady Recovery
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz
Skill	Green Finger
Location	Fert Isle (Night)
Breeding chart	Great sabrecub x Hunter mech

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Treeface
Family	Nature
Rank	C
Size	M
Weapons	Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Big Hitter, Steady Recovery
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Immune to Abiliterator and Ban Dance
Skill	Green Finger
Location	-
Breeding chart	Capsichum x Capsichum x Stump chump x Stump chump Khalamari kid x Behemoth slime Scorpion x Dragon slime

Dragon Quest Builders

Treeface (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
56~62	22~26	5~12	Plumberry (★★★), Dead tree (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Rimuldar swamps and marshes

Sprite

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Treeface (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	125	77g	Yes

List No.	036
Field Notes	Trees that have taken on lives of their own, and turned to ambushing adventurers who wander into the woods. These once-docile woods creatures were driven to distraction by delinquents carving rude words into them.
Location(s)	The Battle of the Wildwood
Item(s) Dropped	Sturdy stick, Papillon pendant

Dragon Quest Tact

Treeface appeared as a B-rank monster of the Nature family at the beginning of the game, but could not be recruited until the limited The Adventure of Dai event. It can be unlocked and can be fully awakened by completing the The Dark Forest stage from Furfang Full Assault at any difficulty. It can also take part in Maam's Battle Road as a party member.

Treeface (じんめんじゅ Jinmenju)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Support
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
110		1,057	295	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
232	358	302	252	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Buff		Midheal*		Magic Veil*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Very Rare MP Regen / Stats Up	Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Midheal Potency +5% / Stats Up HP +20
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Midheal +5% / Stats Up HP +20

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

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

Perk Details

First

Very Rare MP Regen: Action start: Very rarely recovers MP.

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	Immune
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal

Etymology

• Jinmenju is a legendary Chinese tree known for sprouting human faces in its flowers.

Related monsters

• Treevil
• Dark macarbour
• Cherreevil Blossom
• Antiquitree

Gallery

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  Dragon Quest II official art

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  Dragon Quest Monsters 1 and 2 (Playstation)

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  Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

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  Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

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  Helping in the classroom

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  Bough Beater in Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

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  Dragon Quest: Monster Battle card

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  Dragon Quest Heroes II

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