Madusa

The Madusa is a monster in the series.

Dragon Quest monster Madusa
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese メドーサボール Romaji Medōsa bōru First appearance Dragon Quest II Old localisation Medusa Ball (II NES)
MedusaEye (GBC)

Characteristics

Madusas are demonic floating eyes surrounded by a writhing mass of blue snakes with sharp fangs. Most of their body and the undersides of the snakes are orange. The eyelid surrounding its center eye is red and the eyes of its snakes are red, as well. They are capable of utilizing debilitating magic in battle to hamper their foes and in spinoff games, they gain the ability to place curses and even inflict petrification, much like their mythological inspiration.

In some games such as the 3D Monsters games and Builders 2, they grow to truly immense sizes. Although madusa makes regular appearances in spinoff games, they have yet to reappear in another main series game to date.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

NES VersionRemake Versions

Madusa (メドーサボール Medōsa bōru)

Sprite Attributes Resistances HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Fizzle Snooze Dazzle Thwack Kasap Spell 42 Unlimited 36 29 35 13 22 2⁄64 0⁄7 0⁄7 0⁄7 0⁄7 0⁄7 0⁄7

Additional information Spells Locations Dropped item Snooze Acts twice per turn Dragon's Horn 4F-6F Ocean Antidotal herb1⁄16

Madusa (メドーサボール Medōsa bōru)

Sprites Attributes Resistances HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Fizzle Snooze Dazzle Thwack Kasap Spell 42 4 51 29 35 13 22 2⁄64 0⁄7 6⁄7 6⁄7 6⁄7 6⁄7 0⁄7

Additional information Spells Locations Dropped item Snooze Kasap Dragon's Horn 4F-7F Ocean Antidotal herb1⁄16

Dragon Quest Monsters

MedusaEye (メドーサボール, Medōsa bōru )

Sprite Attributes GBC PSX Family Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth ? Devil 30 3/5 2/5 2/5 2/5 5/5 5/5 Resistances Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Zap* Strong Strong None Strong Weak None Weak Weak Weak Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle* Snooze* Weak None None Strong Strong Strong Strong Weak Weak Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse None None Weak None Weak None None Strong Additional information Description A deadly ball of snakes with an eye in the center Skills Surround, Sap, Shears Location Goopi's Gate #1, Gate of Extinction Breeding Chart Devil family x Dragon family 1EyeClown, DarkEye, Gremlin x Zombie family

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

MedusaEye (メドーサボール, Medōsa bōru )

Sprite Attributes GBC PSX Family Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth ? Devil 30 6/10 4/10 5/10 5/10 4/10 6/10 Resistances Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Water* Strong Strong None Strong Weak None Weak Weak Weak Zap* Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle* Weak Weak None None Strong Strong Strong Strong Weak Snooze* Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse Weak None None Weak None Weak None None Strong Additional information Description Skills Sap, Shears, Surround Location Breeding Chart 1EyeClown x Aquarella DarkEye x Octoreach Gremlin x Zombie family Devil family x Dragon family

Dragon Quest Tact

Madusa appears as an A-rank monster of the Demon family as part of the original Dragon Quest II event. She will join the party in the event quest Chapter 2: Episode 4: Seeing Eye to Eye and she stars in her own Battle Road. The madusa can be fully awakened by repeating the stage based on the Lighthouse at any difficulty.

Madusa (メドーサボール Medōsa bōru)

Image Attributes Role Max level HP MP Move Debuff 130 879 377 2 Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight 336 338 421 331 35 Resistances Frizz Sizz Crack Woosh Bang Very Weak Very Weak Half Res Normal Half Res Zap Zam Snooze Poison Physical Lock Normal Normal Normal Super Weak Normal Spell Lock Martial Lock Breath Lock Hobble * Stun * Half Res Normal Normal Normal Half Res Dazzle Curse Paralysis Confusion Charm Normal Normal Super Weak Normal Immune Skills Basic skills Awakening skills Woosh Psychokinetic Sphere* Curse Orb* Curse Success Rate +10%/Stats Up Bang Res +25/Stats Up Curse Orb Potency +5%/Stats Up Crack Res +25/Stats Up Curse Orb Potency +5%/Stats Up Perks Basic perks WIS +10 AGL +15 Curse Orb Potency +2% Leader perk Raises Curse Res of allies, including herself, by 25% in a 5x5 square around her. Awakening perk Curse Success Rate +10%: Raises Curse success rate by 10%.

Trivia

• Madusa and its green cousin are inspired by the Greek myth of Medusa and her sisters, known as the Gorgons. They appear as beautiful women with venomous snakes in the place of hair. Those who gazed into Medusa's eyes were turned to stone. In one myth, Medusa was originally a beautiful maiden but she had her hair transformed into snakes by the goddess Athena after she was violated by the god Posiedon in a temple that was sacred to Athena. She was eventually beheaded by the hero Perseus.

In some versions of the myth, Medusa's head became the shield Aegis and it could be used to petrify anyone who looked into her eyes.

Gallery

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  Famicom art.
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  Monsters official art.
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  Boss battle in Builders 2.
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  Rivals card.
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  Madusa and other monsters that can be encountered in "Adventure in the DQII World" in Tact

Related monsters

• Goregon
• Kylla