Great keeper

Dragon Quest monster
Great keeper
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	てんのもんばん
Romaji	Ten no monban
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	GateGuard
Variants	Belleau; Ice sculpture; Living statue; Stone guardian; Stone kid; Steely statue

For the monster known as "GateGuard" in Monsters 1 and 2, see Grim keeper.

The Great keeper is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Great keepers are living statues made out of solid gold, having the appearance of muscular, bearded men wearing togas, their left fist permanently raised into the air. Their eyes glow with blue light. The golden giants are known for delivering devastating attacks with their enormous fists or stamping the ground violently. True to their Japanese name, great keepers are the heavenly gatekeepers of Zenithia, although in some games, they will even serve as guardians for the lairs of demon lords, as well.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

Great keeper (てんのもんばん Ten no monban)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		63	700	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
350	200	100	8500	130

Bestiary No.	#136
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack
Location(s)	Cloudsgate Citadel
Item Dropped	Tough guy tattoo¹⁄₆₄

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
⁰⁄₆₄	0%	25%	25%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	30%	100%
Poof Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
25%	100%	100%	25%
Snooze Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
70%	25%	70%

Later remake sprites

GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Great keeper (てんのもんばん Ten no monban)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #135
Family: None
Experience: 4,913
Gold: 47
HP: 1,200
MP: 60
Attack: 355
Defence*: 696
Agility: 205
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

In-game description: Golden guardians of heaven's gate that pass judgement on would-be entrants. They eliminate those unable to meet their strict standards.
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Desperate attack
Double Up
Meditation
Location(s): Cloudsgate Citadel
Item Dropped: Tough guy tattoo¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *: 0%
Explosion resistance *: -25%
Ice resistance *: 25%
Wind resistance *: 25%
Strike resistance *: 25%
Lightning resistance *: 25%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 25%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance *: 25%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 100%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 25%

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit | edit source]

Great keeper (てんのもんばん Ten no monban)

Nintendo 3DS

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	800	0	256
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
300	70	600	150

Bestiary no.	#299
Family	Material
In-game description	This resplendent statue of gold belongs at the gates of heaven. No one knows how or why it has fallen from grace.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	N/A
Location(s)	Altar of Wroth
Item(s) dropped	Ruby of protection¹⁄₆₄ Seed of skill¹⁄₁₂₈

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
⁰⁄₆₄	0%	25%	25%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
25%	25%	50%	25%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	25%	25%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	100%	100%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	15%	25%

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Great keeper (てんのもんばん Ten no monban )

Sprite
Bestiary no.: #381
Family: Material
Experience: 568
Gold: 80
HP: 699
MP: 18
Attack: 349
Defence: 440
Agility: 92

In-game description: Gargantuan golden statues said to guard the way to heaven, where they ward off anyone attempting to enter under false pretences.
Spell(s): Bounce
Skill(s): Stamps the ground violently (damages entire party)
Location(s): Fortress of Fear - Level 3 - Exterior (second act)
Item(s) Dropped: Sainted soma¹⁄₁₂₈
Seed of skill¹⁄₂₅₆

Fire resistance *: 50%
Ice resistance *: 50%
Wind resistance *: 50%
Earth resistance *: 50%
Light resistance *: 50%
Dark resistance *: -25%
Zap resistance *: 50%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 50%
Fizzle resistance *: 25%
Fuddle resistance *: 100%
Paralysis resistance *: 100%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Sleep resistance *: 25%
Blunt resistance: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise resistance: 0%
Stumble resistance *: -25%
Stun resistance *: 99%
Charm resistance *: 100%
Beguile resistance *: 100%
Double Down resistance *: 0%
Elemental resistance *: 0%

Malicious[edit | edit source]

Malicious great keeper (てんのもんばん・邪Ten no monban・ja)

Sprite
Bestiary no.: #476
Family: Material
Experience: 2,195
Gold: 255
HP: 842
MP: 36
Attack: 428
Defence: 502
Agility: 105

In-game description: Great keepers who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s): Bounce
Skill(s): Stamps the ground violently (damages entire party)
Location(s): Dundrasil Region (postgame)
Item(s) Dropped: Sainted soma¹⁄₁₂₈
Seed of skill¹⁄₂₅₆

Fire resistance *: 50%
Ice resistance *: 50%
Wind resistance *: 50%
Earth resistance *: 50%
Light resistance *: 50%
Dark resistance *: -25%
Zap resistance *: 50%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 50%
Fizzle resistance *: 50%
Fuddle resistance *: 100%
Paralysis resistance *: 100%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Sleep resistance *: 25%
Blunt resistance: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise resistance: 0%
Stumble resistance *: -25%
Stun resistance *: 99%
Charm resistance *: 100%
Beguile resistance *: 100%
Double Down resistance *: 0%
Elemental resistance *: 0%

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit | edit source]

Great keeper appears as a SS-rank monster of the Material family exclusive to the SP version of the game. It can be synthesised with a special combination of a Living statue and Gem slime.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit | edit source]

Great keeper (てんのもんばん Ten no monban)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,440	330
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
550	680	380	270

Bestiary No.	#349
Rank	A
In-game 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.
Talents	Altruist (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Intimidating (lv. 1) Critical Moment (lv. 20) Insta-Oomph (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Dragonsbane (lv. 1) Critical Sensation (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis	X X X = (Two generation synthesis)

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

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Great keeper appears as a S-rank monster of the Inorganic family in the Japanese version of the game on its own banner along with Goregoyle.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Coloso sagrado	Spanish for "sacred colossus".
Français	Mastodoré	From the French mastodonte and d'or.
Deutsch	Rüder Hüter	German for "harsh keeper".
Italiano	Gran custode	Italian for "great guardian".
中文 (繁體)	天之守门人	Chinese for "heaven's gatekeeper".