Great keeper

Dragon Quest monster
Great keeper
Japanese	てんのもんばん
Romaji	Ten no monban
First appearance	Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (SFC remake)
Old localisation	GateGuard (GBC version of III)

For the monster by the name of "GateGuard" in the old Game Boy Color translations of Dragon Quest Monsters and Dragon Quest Monsters 2, see Grim keeper.

Great keepers are bonus dungeon monsters that have appeared in several Dragon Quest series remakes, before becoming regular enemies with the eleventh game. They are living statues made out of solid gold, but unlike the gold golems they are not hindered by the frailty of the metal.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

The Super Famicom port of the game marked the debut of this monster with them being encountered in Cloudsgate Citadel

Great keeper (てんのもんばん Ten no monban)
Bestiary Number: #136

Sprites			Attributes
SFC	GBC	Switch	Level	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
		File:Great keeper III switch.png	63	700	0	8500	130	350	200	100	0/64

Resistances

Fire	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Snooze	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Deceleratle
0%	25%	25%	0%	30%	100%	25%	100%	70%	100%	100%	25%	70%	25%

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
None	Brutal strike	Cloudsgate Citadel	Tough guy tattoo

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Great keeper (てんのもんばん, Ten no monban )
Defeated Monster List number: #135

Attributes

Sprite	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	None	1,200	60	4,913	47	355	696	205	0/64

Resistances

Fire	Explosion	Ice	Wind	Physical	Lightning	Drain Magic	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof
0%	-125%	25%	25%	25%	25%	0%	25%	0%	25%

Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Sleep	Stumble	Stun	Agility Down	Attack Down	Defence Down
0%	100%	0%	100%	0%	0%	100%	0%		25%

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
None	Brutal strike Double Up Meditation	Cloudsgate Citadel	Tough guy tattoo¹⁄₆₄

Description	Golden guardians of heaven's gate that pass judgement on would-be entrants. They eliminate those unable to meet their strict standards

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

As in III, the great keeper wasn't present in the original release. They are encountered in the new bonus dungeon, the Altar of Wroth.

[[File:DQ8 Material Family Icon.png|link=Material family|class=pixels]] Great keeper (てんのもんばん, Ten no monban )
Defeated Monster List No.: #299

Image	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	800	0	600	150	256	300	70	0/64

Resistances
Attack	Frizz *	Sizz *	Fire Breath *	Bang *	Crack *	Cool Breath *	Woosh *	Strike *	Zap *	Whack *
0%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	50%	25%	25%	50%
Army *	Poison *	Stun *	Paralysis	Dazzle	Sleep *	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap *	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
25%	100%	100%	100%	15%	50%	100%	50%	15%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	N/A	Altar of Wroth	Ruby of protection¹⁄₆₄ Seed of skill¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		This resplendent statue of gold belongs at the gates of heaven. No one knows how or why it has fallen from grace.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Great keeper (てんのもんばん, Ten no monban )
Defeated Monster List No. : #381

Image	Attributes
?	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
?	Material	699	18	568	80	349	440	92

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death

Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle

Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Bounce	Normal Attack Tremor	Fortress of Fear	Sainted Soma¹⁄₁₂₈ Seed of skill¹⁄₂₅₆
Description	Gargantuan golden statues said to guard the way to heaven, where they ward off anyone attempting to enter under false pretences.

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[[File:DQM3 family icon.png|link= family|28px|class=pixels]] Great keeper (てんのもんばん, Ten no monban )
Monsterpedia No.: #349

Icon	Attributes
	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	A	1,440	330	550	680	380	270
Talents		Traits		Large-size exclusive traits		Dropped items
Altruist (lv. 1)		Intimidating (lv. 1) Critical Moment (lv. 20) Insta-Oomph (lv. 40)		Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Dragonsbane (lv. 1) Critical Sensation (lv. 60)		N/A

Resistances

0%	0%	25%	-25%	0%	50%	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%	50%	25%	0%	0%	50%	-25%	50%	0%

Additional information
Description	They might literally have hearts of gold, but they're not overly accommodating of unwelcome guests, turning away would-be trespassers from Zenithia before they can even get a foot in the door
Location	This monster has no natural habitat

Synthesis
Breeding chart
X
Notable fusions

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