Golem

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For the monster class in Dragon Quest VII, see Golem (Class).

The golem is a recurring monster 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.

Story

In the Dragon Quest, defeating Golem was required in order to proceed to Mercado. It's revealed in Dragon Quest III that the Golem was created by a resident of the city for the purpose of protection.

Characteristics

Golems are hulking man-shaped monsters made of clay bricks. This sums up most of their appearances 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, for the most part, stuck with the monster as one of its more unfortunate qualities.

Appearances

Main series

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.

Golem
HP MP Experience Gold
N/A 2 10
Attack Defense Speed
120 60 39
Locations Cantlin(Mercado)
Game Dragon Quest
Console SNES

Golem
HP MP Experience Gold
155 N/A 10
Attack Defense Speed
120 60 39
Locations Cantlin(Mercado)
Game Dragon Quest
Console GBC

The first reappearance of the golem since it was introduced in the original game.

Golem
File:Golem.gif
HP MP Experience Gold
190 330 90
Attack Defense Speed
160 150 51
Dropped Item Seed of Strength
Capture Rate 1/4
Game Dragon Quest V
Console SNES

N/A

Golem
File:Golem.gif1
HP MP Experience Gold
280 60 70
Attack Defense Speed
Dropped Item Wind Shard
Locations Rexwood
Family Material
Game Dragon Quest VII
Console PSX

The Golem is a boss fought in the Rexwood Tower.

Strategy

With Hank on your side, the Golem isn't difficult at all. Although it is tough, a Sap spell cast on it twice renders it soft. Plus, the Golem also hits Hank and you don't have to worry about healing Hank. As long as you keep your HP to 20, the Golem will pose no threat.

#156 - Golem
File:Golem.png
HP MP Experience Gold
225 237 50
Attack Defense Speed
177 153 80
Dropped Item Rennet Powder (Common)
Titan Belt (Rare)
Locations Arcadia Region
Bestiary # 156
Game Dragon Quest VIII
Console PS2
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.

#161 - Golem
HP MP Experience Gold
300 0 1700 174
Attack Defense Speed
175 210 99
Dropped Item Flintstone (common, 1/16)
Mythril ore (rare, 1/128)
Locations Lonely Coast
Wyrmwing
Wyrmneck
Wyrmsmaw
Grotto
Skills Psych Up
Critical strike
Bestiary # 161
Game Dragon Quest IX
Console DS
Description Though weak against wind, these stony souls will weather a storm of blows before unleashing a cataclysmic critical attack.

If you ask them which monster has the most mates, they won't hesitate to suggest their own big-headed, bricky selves.

Monsters series

N/A

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.

N/A

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Golems do not appear until near the end of the game, acting as mechs piloted by platypunk members of the Plob within the Flying Clawtress and can also be piloted by the player once unmanned. They are potent monsters, capable of delivering charging punches and hitting their fists together to ward off opponents that are too close for comfort. If one is already being manned by a platypunk, it must be struck with three Elasto Blasts before the pilot will be forced to disembark. These 'liberated' golems, and ones left unattended, can only suffer another three attacks before they go inoperable and explode, regardless of whether the player is piloting them or they are unmanned. Since they are too big and heavy to be knocked into the air and carried around, a chimaera wing must be thrown at them in order to send them back to town.

Golems can also be used in tank battles, though they act the same way as they do outside of these battles, meaning they do nothing more than stand idle until the player jumps in to command one, being somewhat disadvantageous since only two other crew members will be left free and even more disadvantageous if these remaining crew members are poor at handling the cannons. This aside, golems can be incredibly useful when it comes to sabotaging an enemy tank since their fist-clapping move can quickly break open the entryway of an enemy tank, and their charging punches can wreck a whole wall of machinery when positioned right and easily enable one to reach the enemy's engine when the time arrives, but they can still only deal with three attacks before being defeated. An exploding golem can damage the player both inside and outside of tank battles, so it is recommended to gain some distance when a golem has taken as much as it can.

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

A golem named Briquet is the boss of Galantyne Glades.

Related Monsters

See Also

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

References

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