Material family

The Material family or Inorganic family (Japanese Kanji: 物質 Hiragana: ぶっしつ Romanji: Bushitsu) refers to monsters in Dragon Quest series that are formed from materials such as stone, iron, or cloth. In some games, this family also includes members of the Elemental family and the Machine family.

In addition to the more Western-influenced designs such as golems and treasure chest mimics, many material monsters are based on the Tsukumogami; inanimate object yokai that acquire sentience after "living" for 99 years. As any household object can become a Tsukumogami, so to can plain possessions become material monsters.

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The Golem, one of the most popular members of the Material family.

DQM Strengths and Weakness

Strengths

High defense
Resistance to fire and ice attacks

Weaknesses

CleanCut and Material Whirl skills

Animated armour
Annihilantern
Bad karmour (vulnerable to metal slash)
Bloody hand
Bomboulder
Cannibox
Devil glass
Dragooner (vulnerable to metal slash)
Dreadstaff (vulnerable to undead undoer)
Frighturn
Goodybag
Harmour
Haunted mirror
Infernal pane
Living statue
Magic marionette
Malevolamp
Malevolantern
Mimic
Mud mannequin
Muddy hand
Rockbomb
Stone guardian
Urnexpected
Wayward armour
Wraithwand (vulnerable to undead undoer)

Trivia

The Muddy hands and their brethren were considered to be material monsters up until DQVII, in which they were classified as members of the Undead family. As of DQX, this seems to be their new monster type in the main line games.