Balhib

The Balhib is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, it is a winged, centaur-like monster armed with an axe and brilliant, golden skin.

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

Characteristics

Balhibs are absurd parodies of the classic centaur, having a reptilian lower half that terminates in a long tail and a back covered by two bat wings. 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. They are usually portrayed as powerful monsters, having many strengths granted to them. As indicated by their original names, they are apparently made of gold and will drop a very large sum when defeated.

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 1023 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 weapon (125% damage) Talon Tower Nadiria Mt. Zugzwang Hela's hammer1⁄64 Notable changes in the remakes None

Introduced as a monster found around the end of the game in places such as Talon Tower and Nadiria. They have a large amount of HP, can deliver strong physical attacks, and cast Kaswoosh on the player's party. The amount of gold they drop is usually worth the risk of fighting them, though.

Dragon Quest X

Balhibs only appear as a boss in this entry, being faced from 1.3 onwards.

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 Parry 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) Ruby Path of Doom (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 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 Parry 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.

Appearing as a normal enemy properly in the main series for the first time since V, they are encountered near the end of the main game and can be summoned by Jasper in his Unbound form as a mockery of his former friend. Later in the post game, they are brainwashed by the Dark One after his revival, but otherwise act the same as in the main game.

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 Tact

Balhib appears as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited Dragon Quest V, appearing alongside Grandmaster Nimzo on his banner. It can participate in Slon the Rook's Battle Road as a party member.

Etymology

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

Similar species

• Bilhaw
• Emerald demon (Dragon Quest X)
• 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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  DQM I&II sprite
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  Joker 2 model
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  Battle Road Victory cut-in
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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