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{{Monster Infobox | {{Monster Infobox | ||
| title=Ruin | |title = Ruin | ||
| image=[[File:DQVIII_Ruin.png|300px]] | |image = [[File:DQVIII_Ruin.png|300px]] | ||
| caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]] | |caption = Art by [[Akira Toriyama]] | ||
| | |kanji = 暗黒の魔人 | ||
| | |romaji = Ankoku no Majin | ||
| | |translation = Darkness Fiend | ||
|first = {{DQ8}} | |||
}} | |||
'''Ruin''' is a recurring monster in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Introduced in {{DQ8}}, it is the crumbling remnants of a castle, reanimated and taking the shape of a monster with a large right arm. | '''Ruin''' is a recurring monster in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Introduced in {{DQ8}}, it is the crumbling remnants of a castle, reanimated and taking the shape of a monster with a large right arm. | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
Ruin is composed of the many broken segments taken from a fortress of some kind, notably towers, pillars, and walls. These pieces are crudely held together, some staying aloft from the body, to take the shape of a bulky upper-body with a head and a right arm. A left arm appears to be present but is incomplete. Think of a Ruin as a [[ | Ruin is composed of the many broken segments taken from a fortress of some kind, notably towers, pillars, and walls. These pieces are crudely held together, some staying aloft from the body, to take the shape of a bulky upper-body with a head and a right arm. A left arm appears to be present but is incomplete. Think of a Ruin as a [[magmalice]] on a grand scale, just without the fire magic. | ||
Massive and powerful, but also slow, Ruin acted as a boss in its first appearance and maintains the power of that position in its later appearance in the series. | Massive and powerful, but also slow, Ruin acted as a boss in its first appearance and maintains the power of that position in its later appearance in the series. | ||
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|kanji=暗黒の魔人 | |kanji=暗黒の魔人 | ||
|romanji= | |romanji= | ||
|sprite=[[ | |sprite=[[File:HQDQ8-285.gif|600px]] | ||
|description=The ruin of the Black Citadel itself, risen to defend its master Rhapthorne from the Hero and the party! | |description=The ruin of the Black Citadel itself, risen to defend its master Rhapthorne from the Hero and the party! | ||
|hp=3800 | |hp=3800 | ||