Balhib

Dragon Quest monster Balhib
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ゴールデンゴーレム Romaji Gōruden gōremu First appearance Dragon Quest V Old localisation GoldGolem

The Balhib is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Balhibs are winged, centaur-like monsters with golden skin and a reptilian lower half that terminates in a long tail, wielding a battle axe in both hands. Their upper body is that of a muscular older man with a tall pair of horns, a wild mane of long purple hair, and a bushy mustache and eyebrows. As indicated by their original names, they are made of gold and will drop a very large sum when defeated. In some games, they are considered demons.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Balhib (ゴールデンゴーレム, Gōruden gōremu ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #153

Sprites Attributes SFC PS2 DS & Mobile HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 280 23 130 1,023 175 130 125 0⁄64 N/A

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 67% 20% 100% 67% Drain Magic Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Confusion Sap 0% 67% 100% 0% 67% 20% 0% 100% 20%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Kaswoosh Flails its weapon about fiercely (125% damage) Talon Tower Nadiria Mt. Zugzwang Hela's hammer1⁄64 Notable changes in the remakes None

Dragon Quest X

Balhib can be encountered as bosses during certain quests starting in Version 1.3.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Balhib (ゴールデンゴーレム, Gōruden gōremu ) Defeated Monster List No. : #333

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Demon & Floating 566 20 1,457 523 303 245 146

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death 0% 0% 25% 0% 0% 25% 25% 0% 100% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 50% 50% 75% 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 100% 99% 50% 50% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Kaswoosh Deflects attacks Brings its weapon crashing down (125% damage) Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (Three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each). The Hotto Steppe - Southern Whale Way Station (second act) Fortress of Fear (second act) Summoned by Jasper Unbound Ruby Path of Doom (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only) Drasilian sovereign1⁄64 Gold bar1⁄128 Description Great, golden statues magically filled with life force. Once they have identified an enemy, they will not rest until it has been utterly annihilated.

Malicious

Malicious balhib (ゴールデンゴーレム・邪, Gōruden gōremu・ja ) Defeated Monster List No. : #529

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Demon & Floating 650 40 3,085 823 342 283 166

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death 0% 0% 25% 0% 0% 25% 25% 0% 100% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 50% 50% 75% 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 100% 99% 50% 50% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Kaswoosh Deflects attacks Brings its weapon crashing down (125% damage) Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (Three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each) Gallopolis Region (third act) Mount Pang-Lai (third act) Drasilian sovereign1⁄32 Gold bar1⁄128 Description Balhibs who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

Dragon Quest Monsters

GoldGolem (ゴールデンゴーレム, Gōruden gōremu )

Sprite Attributes GBC PSX Family Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth ? Material 75 3/5 2/5 3/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 Resistances Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Zap* Strong Strong Strong Strong Strong Strong Strong Weak Weak Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle* Snooze* Weak Weak Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse Immune Immune Strong Strong Strong Strong Strong Immune Additional information Description Made out of an elastic & durable metal. Skills TatsuCall, Surge, BigBang Location Only obtainable through breeding Breeding Chart IceMan x LavaMan

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

GoldGolem (ゴールデンゴーレム, Gōruden gōremu )

Sprite Attributes GBC PSX Family Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth ? Material 75 7/10 6/10 7/10 8/10 6/10 7/10 Resistances Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Water* Strong Strong Strong Strong Strong Strong Strong Weak Strong Zap* Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle* Weak Weak Weak Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Snooze* Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse Immune Immune Immune Strong Strong Strong Strong Strong Immune Additional information Description Skills BigBang, Surge, TatsuCall Location Breeding Chart IceMan x LavaMan LavaMan x BossTroll

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Balhib

Sprite Attributes Family Rank Size Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom Material A S ? ? ? ? ? ? Traits Skills Resistances Gold Getter, Crafty Devil Cursader Immune to Woosh, Drain Magic, and Dim

Additional information Weapons Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves Location - Breeding chart Gold golem x Firn fiend x Golem x Magmalice

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Balhib (ゴールデンゴーレム, Gōruden gōremu ) Monsterpedia No.: #339

Icon Attributes Family Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom B 1,350 280 590 680 460 440 Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items Just Ruler (lv. 1) Metal Medley (lv. 1) Bossesbane (lv. 20) Dodge Denier (lv. 40) Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Cragmeister (lv. 1) Crafty Devil (lv. 60) N/A

Resistances Fire * Water * Explosion * Wind * Earth * Ice * Electricity * Light * Dark * Antimagic * 0% 0% 0% -25% 25% 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% Bedazzlement * Confusion * Debilitation * MP Absorption * Paralysis * Poison * Sleep * Stun * Instant Death * 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 50% -25% 25% 0%

Additional information Description Golden golems brought to life by a magician. They wield giant axes with ease, unleashing deadly attacks and also excelling at using themselves defensively. Half-man, half-beast, but all danger. Location This monster has no natural habitat

Synthesis Breeding chart X X X = (Two generation synthesis) Notable fusions X = X =

Dragon Quest Tact

Balhib appears as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the original Dragon Quest V event, appearing alongside Grandmaster Nimzo on his banner. It can participate in Slon the Rook's Battle Road as a party member. As of the latest update in the Japanese version, it can be scouted from any banner, including the Regular SP Scout.

Balhib (ゴールデンゴーレム Gōruden gōremu)

Image Attributes Role Max level HP MP Move Attack 130 753 242 4 Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight 548 422 340 200 35 Resistances Frizz Sizz Crack Woosh Bang Normal Half Res Half Res Very Weak Normal Zap Zam Snooze Poison Physical Lock Normal Very Weak Normal Immune Normal Spell Lock Martial Lock Breath Lock Hobble * Stun * Normal Normal Normal Super Weak Normal Dazzle Curse Paralysis Confusion Charm Normal Normal Half Res Super Weak Normal Skills Basic skills Awakening skills Dazzling Slash Tempest Slash* Dazzling Multislash* Rare Buff/Stats Up Sizz Res +25/Stats Up Dazzling Multislash Potency +5%/Stats Up Crack Res +25/Stats Up Dazzling Multislash Potency +5%/Stats Up Perks Basic perks ATK +10 DEF +15 Dazzling Multislash Potency +2% Leader perk Raises physical potency of inorganic allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it. Awakening perk Rare Buff: Rarely greatly raises DEF for 4 turns at action start.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Arpío	Masculine form of "arpía", the Spanish term for a harpy, a creature from Greek mythology with the body of a bird of prey and the head of a woman.
Français	Phix	Derived from Φίξ, the Aeolic Greek term for a sphinx.
Deutsch	Hau-Hott
Italiano	Centopetra	From the Italian centauro and the Latin petra.
中文 (繁體)	黃金巨像	Traditional Chinese for "golden colossus".

Trivia

• The word balhib is a term used by medieval Egyptians to refer to the Great Sphinx of Giza, a statue depicting a sphinx, which is a mythological creature that had the head of a man and the body of a lion.

Related monsters

• Bilhaw
• Emerald demon
• Harmachis

Gallery

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  Super Famicom artwork.
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  XI polygon model.
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  A Malicious balhib.
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  DQM1·2 sprite.
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  Joker 2 model.
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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.
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  Appearance in Super Light.
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  Stars model.
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  Balhib and Grandmaster Nimzo in Tact
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  DQ Trading Card.
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  Scan Battlers card.