Gold digger

Dragon Quest monster Gold digger

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ゴールドマン
おうごんまじん Romaji Gōrudoman
Ōgon Majin Translation Gold Man
Golden Fiend First appearance Dragon Quest III Dragon Warrior naming Gold Basher (NES)
GoldMan (GBC) Old localisation Gold golem Variants Magmalice
Magmalice's hand
Firn fiend
Firn fiend's hand
Geothaum

The gold digger is a mass of once-liquid gold that has since hardened into uneven ingots. The pile of precious metal serves as an ideal target for amassing quick cash.

The monster formerly shared it's Japanese name with the gold golem from its debut in 1988 through 2025, when it was renamed in Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Gold golem (ゴールドマン Gorudoman) Bestiary Number: #113

Sprites Attributes NES SFC GBC Switch Level HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 40 210 0 390 1,023 165 50 60 0⁄64

Resistances

Fire Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Snooze Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% 25% 25% 100% 100% 25% 25% 0%

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop None Flee Rimuldar region Zoma's Citadel Cloudsgate Citadel Golden claws1⁄256

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Gold digger (おうごんまじん, Ōgon Majin) Defeated Monster List number: #121

Attributes

Sprite Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion None 336 63 737 3,072 284 378 148 0/64

Resistances

Fire Explosion Ice Wind Strike Lightning Drain Magic Whack Kamikazee Poof 0% 75% 75% 75% 25% 100% 0% 25% 0% 100%

Dazzle Fizzle Fuddle Paralysis Snooze Stumble Stun Deceleratle Blunt Sap 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% ? 0%

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop None Defending Champion Rimuldar region Zoma's Citadel Cloudsgate Citadel Golden tiara1⁄256

Description The gaudiest of golems with bodies that are built from bricks of pure gold. They drop a fortune when defeated and are targeted by greedy adventuerers after a big payday

Trivia

• The gold digger has demonstrated full immunity to Lightning damage in all of it's appearances despite gold being used as a conductor of electricity in real life.

Gallery

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