Gremlin

Dragon Quest monster Gremlin
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese グレムリン Romaji Guremurin First appearance Dragon Quest II

The Gremlin is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line.

Characteristics

Gremlins are members of the Demon family and are a classic Dragon Quest enemy. They have diminutive childlike bodies with pink or purple skin, a lizard's tail, a small pair of wings on its back, and a tiny pair of blue horns on its head. They are mischievous creatures, their tongues constantly seen sticking out of their mouths, floating about in battle at all times and being capable of casting a variety of different spells and breathing out flames at their opponents. After their initial appearance, Gremlins were relegated mostly to spinoff games in the series until they returned in X, like many classic monsters.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

Gremlin (グレムリン Guremurin)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Experience

52

Gold

23

HP

60

MP

Unlimited

Attack

57

Defence

20

Agility

30

Evasion

¹⁄₆₄

Abilities

Heal
Snooze
Flame (7~17 damage)

Location(s)

As a boss:
Rippleport
As a regular enemy:
Tantegel region
Dragonlord's Castle
Lighthouse

Item Dropped

Chimaera wing ¹⁄₈

Fire resistance *

²⁄₇

Dazzle resistance

²⁄₇

Snooze resistance

³⁄₇

Thwack resistance

³⁄₇

Fizzle resistance

⁴⁄₇

Kasap resistance

²⁄₇

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites

Experience

52

Gold

47

HP

60

MP

4

Attack

57

Defence

20

Agility

30

Evasion

¹⁄₆₄

Abilities

Heal
Snooze
Fire Breath (12~20 damage)
Flee

Location(s)

As a boss:
Rippleport
As a regular enemy:
Tantegel region
Dragonlord's Castle
Lighthouse

Item Dropped

Chimaera wing ¹⁄₈

Fire resistance *

¹⁄₇

Dazzle resistance

⁰⁄₇

Snooze resistance

³⁄₇

Thwack resistance

²⁄₇

Fizzle resistance

²⁄₇

Kasap resistance

²⁄₇

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest Monsters

Gremlin (グレムリン Guremurin)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	25	2/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	1/5	5/5	1/5

Family	Devil
In-game description	Mischievous & likes to play tricks with traps
Abilities	Heal, Firebal, StopSpell
Habitat	Gate of Villager
Breeding chart	Devil family x Beast family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	None	Weak	Weak
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Immune	Immune	None	Strong
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
None	Weak	None	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Strong	Strong
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Strong		None

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Gremlin (グレムリン Guremurin)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	25	4/10	4/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
4/10	3/10	2/10	7/10

Family	Devil
In-game description	Flies incredibly fast in mischief.
Abilities	Heal, Firebal, StopSpell
Habitat	Small Cave (Tara's Adventure)
Breeding chart	Devil family x Beast family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	None	Weak	Weak
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
None	Weak	Weak	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	Immune	Immune	None
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	None	Weak	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	Weak	Weak	Strong
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Strong	Strong	None

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Gremlin (グレムリン Guremurin)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,360	650
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
450	270	500	640

Bestiary No.	#353
Rank	G
In-game description	Monsters which love nothing more than making fun of people. Even on their last legs they'd rather take the mickey than beg for mercy
Talents	Paramedic (lv. 1) Wisdom Booster I (lv. 20) Frizz Ward (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Critical Theorist (lv. 1) Ace Evader (lv. 20) Major Downer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Insult to Injury (lv. 1) Close Scraper (lv. 60)
Habitat	Hotcake Heap Fort Nox
Items	Moonwort bulb (Common) Seed of magic (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X (Either parent needs to be G-rank.)
Notable synthesis	X = X = X or =

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

Dragon Quest Builders 2

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Dragon Quest Tact

Gremlin appears as a B-rank monster of the Demon family as part of the limited Dragon Quest II event and it stars in its own Battle Road. The gremlin will join the party in Chapter 3, Episode 4: Almost Out! of the event quests and it can be fully awakened by journeying through the Passage to Rendarak dungeon, where it appears as an enemy on the 5th, 10th, and 15th floors.

Gremlin (グレムリン Guremurin)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
110		540	287	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
212	222	318	283	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Reheal		Frizzle*		Fiery Breath*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Frizz-type Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up	Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Fiery Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Fiery Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
WIS +5	Fiery Breath Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Frizz-type Breath Potency +5: Raises Frizz-type breath potency by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Immune

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Notes

The deviled egg, a variation of the Bad egg, is based on its design.

Similar species

• Baalzebub
• Grimlin

Gallery

• 
  Famicom art.
• 
  The Luminaries battling Gremlins in Rippleport.
• 
  A Gremlin in the left side of the American boxart for Dragon Warrior Monsters.
• 
  Watching Cobi and Tara move some monster eggs.
• 
  A Gremlin in X.
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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.
• 
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  Stars model.
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  Rivals card.
• 
  DQ Trading Card.
• 
  Deviled Egg.