Animated blood-red bouncing bodies craved of wood, some say the magic marionette is actually soaked in the remains of defeated adventurers. They rip magic points right from their enemies with a rigid weird dance, before slapping them silly with their wooden stumpy arms. The coloration of the puppets has changed many times over the years, from teal in their original appearance in II to brown in V, then grey in their original appearance in VI before finally settling on dark red in VII and most modern appearances.
Famed for launching into a strange dance that steals opponents' MP before running off. Although not particularly strong, these monsters can be quite annoying.
Eerie effigies who encourage any adventurers they encounter to join them in their danse macabre. They were once employed by puppetmasters for entertainment purposes, but those days are long gone.
Magic marionette appears as a B-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited Dragon Quest V event. It will join the player in the event quest Chapter 4, Episode 1: The Way Back to Orchesterra and can be fully awakened by collecting Magic Marionette Crystals in the Talon Tower starting from B2 until B22. It can also be recruited from Part Two of the story in Chapter 2, Episode 6: To the Settlement 2. The magic marionette can participate in Slon the Rook, Wax murderer, and King Korol's Battle Roads as a party member.
A magic marionette in X
XI polygon model
A malicious magic marionette
Rivals card
Magic marionette and other monsters encountered in Talon Tower in Tact
A magic marionette in Keshi Keshi
