Shogum

Dragon Quest monster Shogum

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese スライムジェネラル Romaji Suraimu jeneraru First appearance Dragon Quest IX

Shogum is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing as a Grotto boss in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. He is a red and black variant of Slionheart. His name is a combination of "Shogun" and "gum".

Characteristics

Shogum is a diminutive humanoid knight riding on top of a giant red Slime, both possessing bushy white beards. The slime has a knight's visor on top of its heads and a short black cape that flows from its back. The knight wears black clothing with a set of dark blue and gold armor, a long red cape, and a blue and green crown on his head. He dual wields a pair of large broadswords that are bigger than himself.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

##285 - Shogum
HP MP Experience Gold 3600 255 19000 1110 Attack Defense Speed 242 298 130
Dropped Item	Miracle sword(5%), Apprentice's gloves(2%), Platinum headgear (steal)
Locations
Skills	Killer Combo, Attack twice per turn, Call for backup. (King cureslime)
Spells	Kaboom, Disruptive Wave
Family	Slime
Capture Rate
Bestiary #	#285
Game
Console
Japanese Name
Romanized Jap.	Suraimu jeneraru
Description	A slime so saturated with fighting spirit, that its body has turned from blue to red. Doesn't know the meaning of defeat. Master of the slime armies, he searches ceaselessly for his nine long-lost companions.

Additional Attributes
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark
100	100	100	100	100	200
Blast	Dazzle	Sleep	Death	Drain MP	Confusion
100	0	0	0	100	0
Fizzle	Inaction	Paralyze	Poison	Charm	Magic Res
0	25	0	0	10	50
Blunt	Sap	Decelerate
15	25	50

Defeating Shogum is the objective of Quest #61.

Dragon Quest X

Shogum appears as a boss in the Magic Labyrinth in Version 3.4.3. This time around, he is able to call for help from a King slime and Queen slime along with his ability to call for King cureslimes as backup.

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

[[File:DQM3 family icon.png|link= family|28px|class=pixels]] Shogum (スライムジェネラル, Suraimu jeneraru ) Monsterpedia No.: #053

Icon Attributes Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom B 1,260 580 660 450 460 590 Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items Leading Light Tactical Trooper, Dodge Denier, Attacking Impulse Bangmeister, Ultra Crafty Banger, Late Bloomer N/A

Resistances 25% 25% 50% 0% -25% 25% 50% 25% -25% 0% 50% 25% 25% -25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0%

Additional information Description This slime army commander is said to have pioneered the paired sword school of combat. It searches ceaselessly for its nine missing companions, who once assembled will unleash their utter devastation on the world Location Unavailable in the wild

Synthesis Breeding chart X Notable fusions

Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Tact

Shogum appears as an A-rank monster of the Slime family, appearing on Barbatos's banner. He is faced as a boss in Chapter 5, Episode 9: The Dark Hand of Elegia in the second part of the main storyline.

Trivia

• The shogum is in fact one of the nine pieces of the destroyed god Zenus, which is alluded to by his searching for nine "companions" in several of his in-game descriptions. These companions are the other bodies parts of Zenus.

Similar slimes

• Slionheart
• Prime slime

Gallery

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  Shogum in X
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  Monster Battle Road Victory cut-in.
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  Stars model.
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  Rivals card.
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  Shogum and Barbatos in Tact.
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  DQ Trading Card.
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  Scan Battlers card.