Golem

The Golem is a recurring enemy in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the first game as a boss, it has since appeared in several other installments of the series, primarily as a normal enemy.

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Characteristics

Golems are hulking man-shaped monsters made of clay bricks. This sums up most of their appearance with their face being the only other detail: a mouth-like opening with two eyes glowing from the darkness.

Since the appearance of the first Golem the species has solidified itself as a hefty force of physical might but one that lacks in resistance to spells. One of the most notable vulnerabilities of the Golem is that of sleep-inducing abilities, an Achilles' heel that made the first Golem easy to defeat and has since stuck with the monster as one of its more unfortunate qualities.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

The Golem guards the town of Cantlin/Mercado and must be defeated before that town may be entered. It can be put to sleep with a fairy flute to make the battle easier.

Dragon Quest V

The first reappearance of the Golem since it was introduced in the original game. While they do not appear until much later on, Golems are one of the monsters the Hero is able to tame and can prove to be a devastating physical attacker when properly honed.

Dragon Quest VII

Monster

A Golem stands guard in front of Rexwood Tower. Strangely, when they are encountered as normal enemies they go by the name Golemuga but are essentially the same monster.

Dragon Quest VIII

While normal Golems do not appear until later on in the story, the player can find a wandering one in the Maella region that they can recruit for their monster team.

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

A Golem named Briquet is the boss of Galantyne Glades.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Golems are rank A members of the material family, but not the top A monster of that group. A Golem acts as the sentinel of the Xeroph Isle shrine and must be defeated in order to help the Incarnus reach its goal.

Related Enemies

• Gold Golem
• Stone Golem

Etymology

Golems are beings from Jewish folklore, often portrayed as servants animated from clay that obediently carry out orders but often to warped or far too literal extents.

Gallery

• Dragon Quest (NES)
  Dragon Quest (NES)
• Dragon Quest V (SNES)
  Dragon Quest V (SNES)
• Dragon Quest VII (PSX)
  Dragon Quest VII (PSX)
• Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
  Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
• Dragon Quest Monsters (GBC)
  Dragon Quest Monsters (GBC)
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