Golem

The golem is a recurring Material 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.

Dragon Quest monster Golem

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ゴーレム Romaji Gōremu First appearance Dragon Quest Variants Brickman (infamous monster)
Collum o' golem
Chocolate golem
Frankengolem
Glacial golem
Glyphic golem
Gold golem
Grim golem
Mazin
Ruby golem
Ruin golem
Stone golem

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

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 slit-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

Dragon Quest

The golem guards at the outskirts of the town of Cantlin, and must be defeated before that town may be entered. It can be put to Sleep with the Faerie Flute to make the battle easier, though casting Snooze will never work.

NES VersionRemake Versions

Golem (ゴーレム Gōremu)

Attributes Resistances Sprite HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Fizzle Snooze Sizz 70 0 5 10 120 60 39 1⁄64 15⁄16 15⁄16 15⁄16

Additional information Spells Locations None Cantlin

Golem (ゴーレム Gōremu)

Attributes Resistances Sprites HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Fizzle Snooze Sizz 155 0 2,000 10 120 60 39 1⁄64 7⁄7 7⁄7 3⁄7

Additional information Spells Locations None Cantlin

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

The first reappearance of the Golem since it was introduced in the original game. Though they possess no notability in the game's story, they are among the easiest monsters to recruit and far and away one of the most powerful as well.

Golem (ゴーレム, Gōremu ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #123

Sprites Attributes SFC PS2 DS & Mobile HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 190 0 330 90 160 150 51 0/64 1/4

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee 0% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 0% 67% 0% Drain Magic Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Confusion Sap ? 100% 67% 67% 20% 67% 100% 20% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None None Lofty peak area Muddy hand Summon Metal dragon Summon Seed of strength1⁄64 Notable changes in the remakes None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

The golem is encountered as a boss before entering The Tower. Later in the game, the collum o' golem look-a-likes can be encountered as common enemies.

Golem (ゴーレム, Gōremu ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #283 (3DS only)

Sprite Attributes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 280 0 60 70 32 20 12 0⁄64 N/a

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 60% 0% 0% 25% 0% 100% 0% 100% 100% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 100% 100% 100% 100% 15% 15% 100% 100% 15% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None None The Tower Green Fragment Notable changes in the remakes Added to 'The Big Book of Beasts'.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Golem (ゴーレム, Gōremu ) Defeated Monster List No. : #156

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Material 225 0 237 50 177 153 80 0⁄64

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

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Brutal hit Psyche Up Arcadia Region Rennet powder 1⁄16 Titan belt1⁄128 Description Risen from the remnants of a magnificent ancient city. A visceral nostalgia for the days of old led bricks from the ruins to spontaneously reassemble themselves in human form. Notable changes in the remake

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 IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

##161 - Golem
HP MP Experience Gold 300 0 1,700 174 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
Japanese Name	ゴーレム
Romanized Jap.	Gōremu
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.

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Golem (ゴーレム, Gōremu ) Defeated Monster List No. : #145

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Material 187 0 420 48 150 185 38

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death 25% 25% -125% 25% 50% 25% 25% 100% 100% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 100% 50% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% -125% -125% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down -125% -125% -125% 99% 100% 50% -125% -125%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Desperate attack Muster Strength Forbearance The Champs Sauvage (first and third acts, day) Insula Centralis (first act) The Other Side (second act) Neverglade (3DS and Definitive Edition only) Royal soil1⁄8 Mythril ore1⁄64 Description They take secret pleasure in that sweet, sweet moment when a bird lands on their shoulder while they're waiting for someone to wallop.

This monster does not have a vicious, not a malicious variant.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Golem (ゴーレム, Gōremu )

Sprite Attributes GBC PSX Family Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth Material 45 3/5 3/5 3/5 2/5 2/5 3/5 Resistances Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Zap* None None None Weak Immune Immune Weak Weak None Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle* Snooze* Weak None None Immune Immune None None None Weak Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse Weak None Weak Weak Weak None None None Additional information Description A stack of rock bricks that came to life Skills PsycheUp, ChargeUp, Strong D Location Gate of Talisman Breeding Chart MudDolls x MudDolls

A golem is the boss of Gate of Talisman. They can be made by breeding two muddolls.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Golem (ゴーレム, Gōremu )

Sprite Attributes GBC PSX Family Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth Material 45 6/10 3/10 7/10 6/10 3/10 3/10 Resistances Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Water* None None None Weak Immune Immune Weak Weak Strong Zap* Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle* None Weak None None Immune Immune None None None Snooze* Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse Weak Weak None Weak Weak Weak None None None Additional information Description Its body cracks if it tries to talk. Skills ChargeUp, Meditate, RockThrow Location Breeding Chart MudDolls x MudDolls

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

The golem is a three-star members of the Material family with a weight of 3. It naturally learns Save Power, United Soul and Body Slam. Its in-game description reads "A giant formed out of the soil in order to protect people."

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.

Golem (ゴーレム, Gōremu ) Bestiary number: #139

Sprite Attributes Family Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom Material A 990 340 990 990 640 780 Traits Skills Resistances Psycho Materialist Whackproof, Vulnerable to Sleep

Additional information Description Hardened goliaths possessing extraordinary power which they use to crush foes. Weapons Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves Location - Breeding chart Rockbomb x Gigantes

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Golem (ゴーレム, Gōremu ) Bestiary number: #149

Sprite Attributes Family Rank Size Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom Material C S 730 260 670 580 280 540 Traits Skills Resistances Psycho, Crafty Sagger Materialist Vulnerable to Sleep, Immune to Whack

Additional information Weapons Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves Location Bemusoleum Breeding chart Malevolamp x Merman Dancing flame x Barracuda

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Golem (ゴーレム, ) Monsterpedia No.: #340

Icon Attributes Family Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom B 1,370 280 630 690 400 390 Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items Rockin’ Roller (lv. 1) Insta-Buff (lv. 1) Dodge Denier (lv. 20) Rando-Mister (lv. 40) Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Sleep Twitch (lv. 1) Defensive Impulse (lv. 60) N/A

Resistances Fire * Water * Explosion * Wind * Earth * Ice * Electricity * Light * Dark * Antimagic * 0% 0% 25% -25% 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% Bedazzlement * Confusion * Debilitation * MP Absorption * Paralysis * Poison * Sleep * Stun * Instant Death * 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% 50% -25% 50% 0%

Additional information Description They can often be found standing perfectly still while waiting for prey to pass by on the plains. Sometimes, a bird swoops down to perch on their shoulders, a small pleasure in a life full of battle and pain Location This monster has no natural habitat

Synthesis Breeding chart X Notable fusions

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.

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Golem (ゴーレム Gōremu)

Model	Experience	Gold
	35	16g

List No.	#010
Field Notes	Automatons formed of earth by monstrous mitts, they forgo spells and weapons for old-fashioned fisticuffs. They barely seem to flinch at regular attacks...and then drop to the dirt in a defeated pile of dust.
Location(s)	Arba Castle (Captain), Big-Eye Boulevard (Things for a Fabulous Ring), Colissea (Recruit, Hero), Colissean Desert (Recruit, Hero), Grannet (Recruit), Guardian's Grove (In Search of Elevation), Sylvea (Recruit, Captain)
Item(s) Dropped	Flintstone, Royal soil

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Golem (ゴーレム Gōremu)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	64	16g	Yes

List No.	#017
Field Notes	Automatons formed of earth by monstrous mitts, they forgo spells and weapons for old-fashioned fisticuffs. They barely seem to flinch at regular attacks...and then drop to the dirt in a defeated pile of dust.
Location(s)	The Battle of Dunisia, The Grand Dunes
Item(s) Dropped	Mirrorstone, Loin-girder

Dragon Quest Builders

Like in the original Dragon Quest, the golem is the first boss fought in the game. At the end of Chapter 1, the golem attacks Cantlin and must be defeated. Regular enemy golems after this point drop chunks of golemite.

Strategy

The player must use Cantlin Shields to deflect the golem's attacks as it hurls boulders at the city. After about three times, the golem will be enraged and begin spinning around in circles. When it stops, it is dizzy. This is the time to use a wrecking ball on it. The wrecking ball will blast it into pieces and take a chunk of its HP off. Then, the pieces reassemble and the golem begins hurling boulders anew, repeating the cycle.

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Dragon Quest Treasures

Golem Bestiary number: #38 Icon Attributes Family Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Magic Material 833 350 426 467 350 290 Forte Treasure Capacity Safekeeping Score Abilities* Traits Dragon Attack 3 95% Arms Race Crater Creator Forbearance Monumental Momentum Sandblast Seismic Smash Attention Seeker Unhealthy Advantage Restless Heart Safety First Thick Skin Ground Slam Resistances Fire * Water * Wind* Earth * Explosion* Ice * Electricity* Gravity* Light * Strong Weak Weak Strong Normal Strong Strong Weak Normal Dark * Slash Impact Piercing Sleep Stun Poison Debilitation* Normal Normal Weak Normal Weak Strong Very strong Normal Additional information Description A statue given life and magically blessed They protect the friends they like the best Birds often use their heads to nest Habitat The Paternoggin The Maneland Cinderback Ridge The Snarl Favorite Foods Items

Dragon Quest Walk

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Dragon Quest Tact

Golem appears as a D-rank monster of the Inorganic family. It can be faced as a boss in Chapter 3, Episode 7: A Fearsome Foe of the main storyline and it will join the party after being defeated. It can be fully awakened by completing Chapters 10-2, 11-6, and 11-8. The golem stars in its own Battle Road and it can participate in the Battle Roads of Majellan, wax murderer, Slon the Rook, and Red Robbin' Hood as a party member.

Golem (ゴーレム Gōremu)

Image Attributes Role Max level HP MP Move Defence 100 700 123 2 Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight 235 338 105 125 15 Resistances Frizz Sizz Crack Woosh Bang Normal Half Res Half Res Very Weak Normal Zap Zam Snooze Poison Physical Lock Normal Very Weak Super Weak Immune Normal Spell Lock Martial Lock Breath Lock Hobble * Stun * Normal Half Res Normal Super Weak Normal Dazzle Curse Paralysis Confusion Charm Normal Normal Half Res Normal Normal Skills Basic skills Awakening skills Body Slam Helichopter* Talent Blossoming: Golem Punch Max HP +15/Stats Up Crack Res +25/Stats Up Helichopter Potency +5%/Stats Up Sizz Res +25/Stats Up Helichopter Potency +5%/Stats Up Perks Basic perks Helichopter Potency +2% N/a N/a Leader perk N/a Awakening perk Max HP +15: Raises max HP by 15.

Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi

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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

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  Famicom art.
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  The Hero battling the Golem.
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  Super Famicom art.
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  1989 calendar artwork of the Golem.
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  Golem in V.
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  Boss encounter in the 3DS version of VII.
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  VII Reimagined polygon model.
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  A Golem in X.
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  XI polygon model.
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  An early screenshot of a battle with a Golem in XI.
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  DQM1·2 sprite.
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  Caravan Heart sprite.
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  Joker model.
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  Joker 2 model.
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  Monsters: 3D model.
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  Battle Road Victory cut-in
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  Golemator tank in Rocket Slime.
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  Hard-Boiled Egg.
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  Heroes, promotional render.
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  Alena performing Multifists on a Golem.
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  Alena wielding the Golem Gauntlets in Heroes II.
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  Carver wielding the Golem Gauntlets in Heroes II.
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  Builders.
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  Golem battle in Builders.
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  Levelling up.
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  Stars model.
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  Stars portrait.
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  Rivals card.
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  Tact model.
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  A Golem in Keshi Keshi.
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  A Golem from the Sofubi Monster merchandise series.
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  3D Monster Picture Book Figure.
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  DQ Trading Card Game card.
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  The DIVE artwork.