Moai minstrel

Dragon Quest monster
Moai minstrel
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	クラウンヘッド
Romaji	Kuraun Heddo
Translation	Clown Head
First appearance	Dragon Quest IX
Variants	Glowering Inferno
	Mad moai
	Mega moai

The Moai minstrel is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Moai minstrels are monolithic heads made of purple stone with their faces made up mostly in white with other gaudy colours, a round squeaky nose, exaggerated lips, and a fluffy pink afro like that of a stereotypical clown. When they first appeared, the minstrels were able to boost the attack power of their fellow monsters with a Gritty Ditty and could send parties of adventurers into hysterics by making silly faces before sacrificing themselves with Kamikazee in an attempt to finish them off. In later appearances, they now crush their enemies with their immense weight or by headbutting them, as well as gaining the ability to breathe out bursts of blinding light.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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

Moai minstrel (クラウンヘッド, Kuraunheddo)
Defeated Monster List No. : #248

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Material	518	20	5,880	103	368	567	206

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Blast	Earth	Dark	Light	Drain Magic	Whack	Dazzle	Fizzle
0%	0%	-25%	0%	25%	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%	100%
Confusion	Paralysis	Sleep	Poison	Stun	Blunt	Deceleratle	Sap	Spooky Aura	Charm
50%	100%	50%	100%	100%	50%	50%	50%	50%	90%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped items
Kamikazee	Gritty Ditty Makes a funny face (attempts to stun entire party)	Grotto (Cave, rank 8-9; Water, rank 8-10)	Narspicious¹⁄₃₂ Witch's hat¹⁄₆₄
Description		Those facing these po-faced Pierrots should overcome the urge to laugh - a clout with Kamikazee just isn't funny. Their face paint is put on by boa bishops, who say it brings victory. Their real faces are rather handsome.

The quest to unlock the Luminary vocation, Quest #118: A Star is Born, requires the party to deal a finishing blow to a moai minstrel using the Hot Lick ability from the Minstrel vocation's Litheness skill.
Moai minstrels are also involved in Quest #120: Your Time to Shine. A character must first boost their Charm with Extreme Makeover and then enrage ten moai minstrels with Eyes on Me before defeating them.

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Moai minstrels appeared since the beginning of the game. In battle, they are able to crush enemies with Crackerwhack and breathe out bursts of blinding light, as well as putting characters to sleep with Lullab-Eye.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The exaggerated lip makeup suggests the minstrel part of the name may be a reference to minstrels.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Moai payaso	Spanish for "moai clown".
Français	Moaï marrant	French for "funny/amusing moai".
Deutsch	Moai-Musikant	German for "moai musician".
Italiano	Clown Moai	From "clown", a buffoon or jester who jokes and entertains while wearing garish makeup and oversized clothing, and moai, one of the large stone statues on Easter Island.