Shadow slime: Difference between revisions

Dragon Quest monster
Shadow slime
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	スライムダーク
Romaji	Suraimu Dāku
Translation	Slime Dark
First appearance	Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Other names	Dark Slime
Variants	Angel slime; Cherry slime; Chocoslime; Cream slime; Cutie slime; Dark slime (DQM); Electroslime; Flan slime; Jester slime; Lemon slime; Lime slime; Marble slime; Metal slime; Mottle mendslime; Mottle she-slime; Mottle slime; Onion slime; Pink slime; She-slime; Slime; Slime (amalgoomated); Snow slime

Revision as of 12:55, 2 April 2026

The shadow slime, known as dark slime prior to Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, are simply black-and-white palette swaps of normal slimes first introduced in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. They were formerly known as Dark slimes but were renamed so as to not to be confused with Dark slimes in the Monsters series.

Dark slime
Big Book of Beasts No.: DLC #98 (3DS remake exclusive)

Sprite	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
	97	16	87	12	138	97	87	⁰⁄₆₄	1/32

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Frizzle	None	The Test of Slime	Magical skirt¹⁄₆₄

They appear as special DLC monsters in the Slime Jamboree tablet in the Nintendo 3DS version of Dragon Quest VII.

Dark slime (スライムダーク, Suraimu daku )
Defeated Monster List No. : 161

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	Slime	97	16	87	12	138	97	87	⁰⁄₆₄

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Frizzle	Slime Spank	World of Darkness	Medicinal herb¹⁄₁₆ Magical hat¹⁄₂₅₆
Description		A slime from the World of Darkness who has mastered the Slime Spank, a secret attack technique used only by slimes. A fearsome foe indeed.
Notable changes in the remake

Shadow slime (スライムダーク, Suraimu daku )
Monsterpedia No.: #043

Attributes
Family	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	C	1,290	470	560	450	600	500
Talents		Traits		Large-size exclusive traits		Dropped items
Blighter		Sobering Slap, Ultra Crafty Zammer, Close Scraper		Tactical Trooper, Rando-Panic, Parting Gift		N/A

Additional information
Description	These squishy sorts turned jet black after mastering the speediest of slime skills. They can fling themselves forward so fast they virtually catch on fire!
Location	Unavailable in the wild

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 |other = Dark Slime
 |first = {{DQ8}}
-|monster1=[[Angel slime]]<br>[[Cherry slime]]<br>[[Chocoslime]]<br>[[Cream slime]]<br>[[Cutie slime]]<br>[[Dark slime (Dragon Quest Monsters)|Dark slime (DQM)]]<br>[[Electroslime]]<br>[[Flan slime]]<br>[[Jester slime]]<br>[[Lemon slime]]<br>[[Lime slime]]<br>[[Marble slime]]<br>[[Metal slime]]<br>[[Mottle mendslime]]<br>[[Mottle she-slime]]<br>[[Mottle slime]]<br>[[Onion slime]]<br>[[Pink slime]]<br><br>[[She-slime]]<br>[[Slime]]<br>[[Slime (amalgoomated)]]<br>[[Snow slime]]}}
+|monster1=[[Angel slime]]<br>[[Cherry slime]]<br>[[Chocoslime]]<br>[[Cream slime]]<br>[[Cutie slime]]<br>[[Dark slime (Dragon Quest Monsters)|Dark slime (DQM)]]<br>[[Electroslime]]<br>[[Flan slime]]<br>[[Jester slime]]<br>[[Lemon slime]]<br>[[Lime slime]]<br>[[Marble slime]]<br>[[Metal slime]]<br>[[Mottle mendslime]]<br>[[Mottle she-slime]]<br>[[Mottle slime]]<br>[[Onion slime]]<br>[[Pink slime]]<br>[[She-slime]]<br>[[Slime]]<br>[[Slime (amalgoomated)]]<br>[[Snow slime]]}}
 The '''shadow slime''', known as '''dark slime''' prior to {{DQM3}}, are simply black-and-white palette swaps of normal slimes first introduced in {{DQ8}}. They were formerly known as [[Dark slime]]s but were renamed so as to not to be confused with [[Dark slime (Dragon Quest Monsters)|Dark slimes]] in the {{Monsters S}} series.
 ==Appearance==