Malroth

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{{Character
|Name=Malroth
|Game=''[[Dragon Quest II]]''
|Image=[[File:Malroth 87.png|280px]]
|Sprite=
|Japanese name=シドー
|Roumaji=''Shidoo''
|Title=
|Class=
|Race=Destruction Deity
|Age=
|Family=
}}

'''Malroth''' (シドー ''Shidoo'', also known as '''Sidoh''') is a God of Destruction that [[Hargon]] summons after his defeat - the final enemy faced in ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'', and is a recurring enemy in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Also known as 'The Destroyer', he hungers for the eradication of all things. Malroth is not mentioned until this point except for his eye which is found in a cave and is needed to uncover the [[Cave to Rendarak]]. Malroth can use the spell of [[Fullheal]] in his original appearance, leading to infamy amongst fans and adding to the already considerable challenge of ''DQII''.

==Characteristics==
Malroth is a large, chimeric abomination covered mostly in blue scales (green in the original NES ''Dragon Quest II'') and wearing only a necklace with a skull on it. He has six limbs, four of which appear to be arms, a massive pair of wings and a serpent for a tail. His mouth is always shown as being a wide-opened grin, fangs clearly visible.

Being a god of destruction, Malroth is immensely powerful and more than capable of living up to his title. In all of his appearances Malroth has almost never spoken, preferring annihilation over conversation. At the start of the game, Malroth is only alluded to and rarely by his name. All that is first hinted to is his penchant for destruction and the fact that [[Hargon]] threatens all of [[Alefgard]] by trying to summon him.

The player's party does not come face-to-face with the mighty demon until after Hargon is slain. When the party tries to move away from Hargon's throne their path will be blocked by flames and the floor will begin to break apart, heralding Malroth's return. Though successful in defeating Hargon, the sorcerer summoned the god of destruction in death, leaving the heroes to contend with him in the final battle of the game.

== Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest II]]''===
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|name=Malroth
|kanji=
|romanji=Shidoh
|nes-sprite=[[image:Malroth.gif]]
|nes-hp=250
|nes-mp=Infinite
|nes-exp=0
|nes-gold=0
|nes-attack=255
|nes-defense=255
|nes-agility=110
|nes-spells=Blazing Fire (49~91) [[Fullheal]]
|nes-locations=[[Hargon]]'s Citadel
|nes-item=None
|nes-evasion={{fraction|7|64}}
|nes-fire-resist={{fraction|7|7}}
|nes-dazzle-resist={{fraction|4|7}}
|nes-snooze-resist={{fraction|7|7}}
|nes-thwack-resist={{fraction|7|7}}
|nes-fizzle-resist={{fraction|7|7}}
|nes-kasap-resist={{fraction|2|7}}
|remake-sprites=
|remake-hp=1750
|remake-mp=Infinite
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|remake-gold=0
|remake-attack=235
|remake-defense=240
|remake-agility=110
|remake-spells=Blazing Fire 90~110 [[Kasap]] [[Kabuff]]
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|remake-item=None
|remake-evasion={{fraction|1|32}}
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|remake-thwack-resist={{fraction|7|7}}
|remake-fizzle-resist={{fraction|7|7}}
|remake-kasap-resist={{fraction|0|7}}
}}

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters]]''===
Malroth (Sidoh at the time) is one of the many boss characters players can breed to obtain. He also appears as the boss of the Gate of Demolition, though only on the second time through: players must first defeat Hargon and then go through the gate again to confront Malroth, whose presence is noted by [[Watabou]] when Hargon is defeated. It is interesting to note that this is the only time Malroth speaks in person, talking with pauses between words and occasionally syllables.

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters 2]]''===
Malroth (Sidoh at the time) is present. Additionally, like several other boss characters, he was given an additional form called '''Genosidoh''', a far more fearsome looking form than that of his original.

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]]''===

<center>''A god of destruction who plans to usher death unto all living beings.''</center>

Malroth is present as a rank S member of the Demon family and is integral to synthesizing some of the most powerful monsters in the game, being needed to synthesize [[Zoma]] and [[Nimzo]]. Malroth himself can be synthesized by using a [[Living Statue]] and a [[Demon-at-arms]], though other combinations exist.

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2]]''===
Malroth can be synthesized by combining a [[Buffalogre|buffalogre]] with [[Hargon]].

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional]]''===

===''[[Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon]]''===

===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
Malroth appears as a [[Legacy Boss]], obtained after completing [[List of quests in Dragon Quest IX#Quest #151 - #152|Quest #151]] (or received at special events). He will become [[enraged]] once his health drops to orange range.

{{DQ9Enemy
|float = left
|name = Malroth
|image =
|game = Dragon Quest IX
|console = DS
|hp = 1600 15066( 99)
|mp = 255
|attack = 900 1306( 99)
|defense = 480 720( 99)
|agility = 260 416( 99)
|experience = 63600
|gold = 2490
|droppedItem = [[Mini medal]] (common, 100%) [[Red Orb]] (rare, 5%-10%)
|family = ???
|bestiaryNumber =
|description ="Brings about destruction by breathing both fire and ice, and disruption with Disruptive Wave. Hard to harm with darkness. This deity of the damned enjoys nothing more than the sacrificed souls of his most sincere followers. Mmmmm!"
|locations = [[Grotto]]
| fire = 100
| ice = 100
| wind = 150
| earth = 100
| light = 100
| dark = 50
| blast = 100
| drnmp = 100
| mrdown = 50
|blunt = 5
|sap = 25
|decelerate = 75
}}

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| valign="top" width="50%" |
====Treasure====
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|Level Range
!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|Secondary Drop
!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|
!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|Orb
!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|
|-
|1-3||[[Midenhall boots]]||15%||[[Red Orb]]||5%
|-
|4-8||[[Midenhall trousers]]||15%||Red Orb||5%
|-
|9-15||[[Midenhall gloves]]||15%||Red Orb||6%
|-
|16-25||[[Midenhall garb]]||15%||Red Orb||6%
|-
|26-40||[[Midenhall helm]]||15%||Red Orb||7%
|-
|41-56||Midenhall boots||20%||Red Orb||7%
|-
|57-68||Midenhall trousers||20%||Red Orb||8%
|-
|69-80||Midenhall gloves||20%||Red Orb||8%
|-
|81-90||Midenhall garb||20%||Red Orb||9%
|-
|91-99||Midenhall helm||20%||Red Orb||10%
|}
*''In addition, he will always drop a [[mini medal]].''
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====Skills====
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|Level
!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|New abilities
|-
|''Initial''||[[Scorch]], [[C-c-cold Breath]], critical attack, sometimes attacks twice per round
|-
|5||[[Disruptive Wave]]
|-
|10||[[Moreheal]]
|-
|16||Always attacks twice per round
|-
|28||[[Blinder]]
|-
|41||[[Hellfire]] breath, begins attacking 3 times per turn, stops using Scorch and Moreheal
|-
|49||[[Psyche Up]]
|-
|57||[[Fullheal]] (capped at 999 HP)
|}
|}

==Trivia==
* Malroth appears to be inspired by Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and one of the three principle deities of Hinduism. Shiva is commonly depicted as having blue skin and multiple arms and is known as the Destroyer. However, Shiva is also known as the Creator as well, as new creation couldn't take place without first having destruction.

* It is speculated that the gauntlet of bosses in Hargon's castle (Atlas, Pazuzu, Belial) were, worst case scenario, at least meant to stall the heroes while Hargon performed the ritual to summon Malroth. Since Hargon was defeated before the ritual was finished, he sacrificed what little life he had left as a last ditch effort to summon the God of Destruction. This raises the question of how more powerful Malroth's avatar would be if the ritual was completed properly.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:DQII_Malroth.png|Famicom art
Image:Malroth.gif|''Dragon Quest II''
Image:Sidoh.gif|''Dragon Quest Monsters 1 & 2'' (PlayStation remake)
Image:Sidoh.png|''Dragon Quest Monsters''
Image:Sidoh 1.png|''Dragon Quest Monsters 2''
Image:Genosidoh.png|Genosidoh, ''Dragon Quest Monsters 2''
Image:Malroth DQMJ DS.png|''Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker''
Image:Genosidoh.gif|Genosidoh, ''Dragon Quest Monsters 2''
Image:SidohMetal.jpg|Special metallic version from the [[Dragon Quest Sofubi Monster]] series.
File:Malroth stuffed toy.jpg|Plush toy
File:SNES DQII.jpg|Super Famicom art
File:DQHII Malroth.jpg|Malroth in ''Dragon Quest Heroes I & II''
</gallery></center>

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