Moai minstrel

The Moai minstrel is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IX. It is a giant, floating stone head wearing the garish makeup of a clown.

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: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Variants Glowering Inferno
Mad moai
Mega moai

Characteristics

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 lost their ability to cast the deadly spell, instead opting to crush their enemies alive either with their immense weight or by headbutting them, as well as gaining the ability to breathe out harmful bursts of blinding light from their mouths.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

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

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

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

Gallery

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  A moai minstrel in X
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  Appearance in Super Light
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  Rivals card