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The boss troll is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III.

It is a powerful leader among trollkind, appearing as a boss in some games.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Great green goons that love to smack and smash anything and everything with their clobbering clubs. Goofily garbed in garish dark magenta fluffy outfits, they're not to be underestimated in battle despite their foolish fashion sense. They often make deadly desperate attacks that can down an adventurer with their great spiked clubs. Sometimes they'll attempt to Shove a single enemy right out of battle and out of action.

In Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince and in the HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest III, boss troll's pink lips were changed into green lips, likely to avoid the resemblance of a blackface.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

A boss troll is acting as the King of Manoza when the Hero and party first arrives there. By using the Ra's Mirror, the Hero is able to reveal the impostor and fight the boss troll.

Boss troll (typical twit) (ボストロール Bosu torōru)
Bestiary Number: #112
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Sprites Attributes
NES SFC GBC Switch Level HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
38 320 12 2,500 105 180 60 80 064
Resistances
Fire Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Snooze Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle
70% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 100% 70% 70% 70% 25% 70% 70% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Item Drop
None Brutal strike East of Tantegel region. Seed of life1256

Boss battle[edit | edit source]

Boss troll (pretender to the throne) (ボストロール Bosu torōru)
Bestiary Number: #112
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Sprites Attributes
NES SFC GBC Switch Level HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
38 1,500 255 2500 105 180 120 80 064
Resistances
Fire Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Snooze Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle
70% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 25% 100% 70% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Item Drop
Kasap Acts twice per turn.
Brutal strike
Manoza Castle Seed of strength164


Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Boss troll (pretender to the throne) (ボストロール, Bosu torōru )
Defeated Monster List number: #154
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Attributes
Sprite Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
None 5,500 255 87,200 6,559 226 290 120 0/64
Resistances
Fire Explosion Ice Wind Strike Lightning Drain Magic Whack Kamikazee Poof
-125% 75% -125% 25% 0% 0% 25% 100% 100% 100%
Dazzle Fizzle Fuddle Paralysis Snooze Stumble Stun Deceleratle Blunt Sap
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 25% 25% 0% ? 25%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Item Drop
Fuddle
Kasap
Acts twice per turn.
Brutal strike
Ripple of Disruption
Manoza Would I Lie to You?18
Description Grotesque giants that lord their power over all trollkind. Anyone unlucky enough to get knocked down by their clubs is unlikely to ever get back up again


The Boss troll's role in the story is the same, though it's revealed to be a servant of Baramos, confirming a detail from the novel, CD Theater, and item story. As with all boss monsters, the false king burns through status ailments one turn faster than a plebeian beast would.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit | edit source]

Boss troll (ボストロール, Bosu torōru )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #125
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation
Sprites Attributes
SFC Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
? 256 0 372 96 185 83 74 064
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 80%
Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance
0% 100% 50% 100% 50% 50% 100% 50% 15% 100% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Desperate attack
Miss completely.
Shove
Recovers 20 HP per turn.
Weaver's Peak
Pillar of Pegasus
Seed of strength1256
Notable changes in the remakes None


Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit | edit source]

Boss troll (ボストロール, Bosu torōru )
Defeated Monster List No. : #204
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
Demon 780 0 426 56 278 79 82 064
Resistances
Attack Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%
Army Poison Stun Paralysis Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance
0% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 100% 100% 50% 100% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Desperate attack (250% damage)
Miss
Black Citadel
Troll Maze
Altar of Wroth
After the fall of Black Citadel:
Alexandria Region (night only)
Kingdom of Ascantha (night only)
Arcadia Region
Desert (night only)
Special medicine18
Premium mould1128
Description Leaders of the troll world. Their imposing bulk translates into a massive amount of HP. Resistant to damage and difficult to defeat.
Notable changes in the remake

A pair of boss trolls are faced at the end of the optional Troll Maze dungeon, preparing to cook the Chancellor of Argonia, his wife, and their maid. The party will interrupt them in the middle of their preparations and face them in battle. These boss trolls have nearly double the amount of HP as those faced in regular encounters, though it should not be a difficult encounter.

Boss troll (miniboss) (ボストロール, Bosu torōru )
Defeated Monster List No. : #204
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
Demon 1,580 0 981 345 286 32 82 064
Resistances
Attack Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%
Army Poison Stun Paralysis Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance
0% 50% 50% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 50% 100% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Desperate attack (250% damage.)
Miss
Troll Maze x2 Special medicine18
Premium mould1128
Description Leaders of the troll world. Their imposing bulk translates into a massive amount of HP. Resistant to damage and difficult to defeat.
Notable changes in the remake


Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Boss troll (ボストロール, Bosu torōru)
Defeated Monster List No. : #179
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Demon 496 10 2,400 98 186 86 95
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% -50% 0% 50% 50% 100%
Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm
25% 75% 50% 25% 50% 25% 25% 25% 25% 75%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped items
None Desperate attack
Licks its club and laughs. (Wastes turn.)
Gittingham Palace
The Oubliette
Western Coffinwell (outside tower)
Grotto (Nature and Ruins, rank 5)
Oaken club18
Boomer briefs164
Description Super-sized swingers who can smack foes into next week with one whack of their colossal clubs.

They sometimes put their furry outfits on back-to-front in the bleary hours of early morning, but no one ever notices.
  • Ten boss trolls must be defeated in order to complete Quest #84: Beauty and Beyond and they must be stolen from in Quest #126: Puff-Puff Performance.

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Boss trolls appeared from the beginning of the game. Like their previous appearance, they can land Desperate attacks, but will just as easily waste their turns licking their clubs instead.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Boss troll (ボストロール, Bosutorōru )
Defeated Monster List No. : #295
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Demon 739 30 2,137 295 209 195 91
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death
0% 0% 0% -110% 25% 0% -125% 0% 25%
Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle
100% 0% 100% 0% 0% -125% 0% 0% 0%
Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down
0% 0% -125% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Desperate attack
Miss
Insula Incognita (second act)
Sniflheim Region (second act)
The Snærfelt (second act)
Pillar of Pegasus (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Fine fur18
Strength ring1128
Description Any hit from these tyrants of troll-kind counts as critical, causing them to be feared and obeyed even by their own kind.

Vicious[edit | edit source]

Vicious boss troll (ボストロール・強, Bosutorōru・kyō )
Defeated Monster List No. : #651
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Demon 1,803 60 4,020 606 412 398 152
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death
0% 0% 0% -10% 25% 0% -25% 0% 25%
Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle
100% 0% 100% 0% 0% -25% 0% 0% 0%
Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down
0% 0% -25% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Desperate attack
Miss
The Luminary's Trial - Citadel of Spite - Level 3 - Exterior (third act, night only) Fine fur18
Strength ring1128
Description Boss trolls driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.


Dragon Quest Monsters 2[edit | edit source]

BossTroll (ボストロール Bosu torōru)
Dragon Quest Monsters 2
Sprite Level cap * HP growth MP growth
50 7/10 2/10
Strength growth Resilience growth Wisdom growth Agility growth
8/10 6/10 2/10 3/10
Family Devil
In-game description
Abilities Cover, Massacre, Ramming
Habitat Limbo World
Breeding chart Centasaur x GreatDrak, Balzak
Ogre x StoneMan, WalrusMan
GoatHorn x Beast family
Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Fire Breath Resistance * Bang Resistance *
Weak Weak Weak Weak
Crack Resistance * Ice Breath Resistance * Woosh Resistance * Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak Weak Weak None
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 None None
Fizzle Resistance Ban Dance Resistance Gobstopper Resistance Stun Resistance *
None None None Weak
Sap Resistance * Decelerate Resistance * Curse Resistance
None None None

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart[edit | edit source]

The boss Troll is a four-star member of the Demon family with a weight of 5. Its in-game description reads "It's a chubby demon, but it gets angry when told that."

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit | edit source]

Boss troll
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Sprite Attributes
Familiy Rank Traits Skills Resistances
Demon B Critical Massacre Anti-dragon Whackproof, Dazzleproof, Sleepproof
Additional information
Description These bloodthirsty fiends pound their enemies into the ground, and the ground into dust.
Weapons Spears, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Location Fert Isle
Breeding chart Gigantes x Buffalogre

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit | edit source]

Boss troll
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Sprite Attributes
Familiy Rank Size Traits Skills
Demon B M Hit Squad, Big Hitter, Intimidating Anti-dragon
Resistances
Vulnerable to Sizz, Immune to Whack, Dazzle, and Sleep
Additional information
Weapons Spears, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Location Treepidation (night)
Breeding chart Diemon x Gigantes or Buffalogre
Gigantes x Buffalogre

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit | edit source]

Boss troll (ボストロール, Bosu torōru )
Bestiary number: #390
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Icon Attributes
Boss troll Familiy Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Evasion
D 1,400 300 670 640 390 ?
Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items
Paragon (lv. 1) Insta-Oomph (lv. 1)
Sobering Slap (lv. 20)
Ultra Crafty Frizzer (lv. 40)
Tactical Genius (lv. 1)
Critical Moment (lv. 1)
Attacking Impulse (lv. 60)
N/A
Resistances
Fire * Water * Explosion * Wind * Earth * Ice * Electricity * Light * Dark * Antimagic *
0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 25% -25% 25% 25% 25%
Bedazzlement * Confusion * Debilitation * MP Absorption * Paralysis * Poison * Sleep * Stun * Instant Death *
0% 50% 0% 50% -25% 25% 0% 0% 25%
Additional information
Description These chieftains of troll-kind aren't known for their dynamism - they'd rather be sleeping than swinging their clubs.
Location This monster has no natural habitat
Synthesis
Breeding chart
X or = Boss troll
Notable fusions
Boss troll X =
Boss troll X =


Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below[edit | edit source]

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosutorōru)
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
Model Experience Gold
84 67g
List No. #073
Field Notes These burly bruisers are rough enough and tough enough to order regular trolls around. They're known to make a mean human hotpot, so if these grisly gourmands lick their lips, you may be on the menu!
Location(s) Arba Town (Captain)
Dawnsholm (Hero)
Dual Duel Dell (Showdown: Devilish Duo)
Pinnacle of Light (Hero)
Yggdrasil's Crown (Hero)
Item(s) Dropped Finessence
Technicolour dreamcloth
Classic titan belt recipe
Luxury titan belt recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II[edit | edit source]

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosutorōru)
Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End
Model Experience Gold Marked Version?
3,522 67g Yes
List No. #087
Field Notes These burly bruisers are rough enough and tough enough to order regular trolls around. They're known to make a mean human hotpot, so if these grisly gourmands lick their lips, you may be on the menu!
Location(s) The Battle of Harba
The Lumberlands
Item(s) Dropped Fine fur

Dragon Quest Builders[edit | edit source]

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosutorōru)
Dragon Quest Builders
Image
Chapter 3 Attributes
HP Attack Defence Dropped items Locations
720 ~ 876 36 ~ 38 40 Vile visage (★★★)
Evil idol (★★★)
Island of Lava
Final Chapter Attributes
HP Attack Defence Dropped items Locations
300 34 35 N/A Dragonlord's Castle


Dragon Quest Builders 2[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest of the Stars[edit | edit source]

Boss trolls appear as regular enemies and as the infamous impostor in the Manoza scenario.

Dragon Quest Walk[edit | edit source]

Boss troll appeared as a boss in Chapter 3 of the game's 1-year anniversary event, as well as a powerful monster that can be fought in various places.

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Boss troll appears as a A-rank monster of the Demon family as part of the original Dragon Quest III event, appearing alongside Zoma on his banner. From Version 4.0 onward, he could be scouted normally from any banner, including the Regular SP Scout.

The boss troll can be faced as a boss in Chapter 3, Episode 4: The King(?) of Manoza of the event quests. He can participate in the Skelegon's Battle Road as a party member.

Boss troll (ボストロール Bosutorōru)
Dragon Quest Tact
Image
Attributes
Role Max level HP MP Move
Defence 130 1,262 305 2
Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight
435 278 345 245 35
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Crack Woosh Bang
Normal Normal Very Weak Half Res Very Weak
Zap Zam Snooze Poison Physical Lock
Normal Half Res Normal Normal Half Res
Spell Lock Martial Lock Breath Lock Hobble * Stun *
Normal Normal Normal Normal Half Res
Dazzle Curse Paralysis Confusion Charm
Normal Super Weak Super Weak Normal Immune
Skills
Basic skills Awakening skills
Firetwister
Scrap Mettle*
Meditation*
Rare Insulate/Stats Up
Woosh Res +25/Stats Up
Scrap Mettle Potency +5%/Stats Up
Zam Res +25/Stats Up
Scrap Mettle Potency +5%/Stats Up
Perks
Basic perks Max HP +20
DEF +15
Scrap Mettle Potency +2%
Leader perk Raises physical potency of demon allies, including himself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around him.
Awakening perk Rare Insulate: Rarely greatly raises Breath resistance for 4 turns at action start.


Similar species[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]