The Iron maiden is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. It first appeared in Dragon Quest XI, but was later retroactively added to Dragon Quest X in the game's 5.1 update. Iron maidens are essentially a scaled-down variant of the boss Dora-in-Grey.
Iron maidens take the form of a beautiful doll with a red and black dress, long flowing blonde hair, and a large birdcage as their lower half, which is used to trap people inside. Being large dolls possessed by the ghosts of young girls, they seek to keep permanent playmates by trapping them in their cages after mesmerising them into submission. The caged character will be released immediately if the iron maiden is defeated. The dolls also have the ability to freeze their enemies with their icy cold breath. Owing to their exquisite craftsmanship, the iron maidens are not easily impressed and thus strongly resist being charmed themselves. In the Monsters series of games, the dolls are considered part of the Undead family due to their ghostly origins.
Iron maidens retroactively appear in Version 5.1 of the game. They are able to perform beguile characters with their attacks and can breathe out Freezing Blizzards.
Iron maiden appears as a C-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited The Ultimate Automaton Has Been Born! Battle the Mindini Hunter! event. She can be recruited from Chapter 1, Episode 2 of the event quests and she can be fully awakened by repeating the quest at any difficulty. The iron maiden can participate in the Mindini hunter's Battle Road as a party member.
Iron maidens take their name from the infamous European torture device of the same name, in which the tortured person is placed inside a metal container lined with spikes. These metal boxes were often forged in the image of women. However, historians have disputed whether the device was actually medieval in origin, as there are no records of such a device existing before the 18th century.
Iron maiden (メイデンドール Meidendōru)
An iron maiden in X
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A vicious iron maiden
An iron maiden in Monsters: The Dark Prince
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