Morph

Morph is a recurring spell in the Dragon Quest series.

Description

Allows the caster to take on the attack & defense power, as well as the spells and skills of the target.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

Making its debut, the spell is learned by both Mages and Sages at Level 37 and costs 12 MP to use.

The spell is used by Eliza to pose as the Hero so that he/she won't be killed by Psaro the Manslayer's army. She demonstrates the spell earlier in the Prologue in the PlayStation, Nintendo DS, and Mobile remakes, in which she turned into a frog & rabbit.

It is also used by Float-o-copiers, but can be undone by use of the Zenithian sword and/or Ra's mirror.

The Hero can also learn it at Level 30, but only in the NES Version and costs 5 MP to use.

Dragon Quest V

The spell is usable by Admirers.

Dragon Quest VI

The spell is only usable by Devil glasses, Haunted mirrors and Infernal panes.

Dragon Quest VII

The spell is used by Admirers once again, along with Knight shifts.

Dragon Quest VIII

A young girl in Alexandria expresses an interest in mastering the spell, despite Jessica recommending her to focus from the bottom with simple spells like Frizz. If she's visited later, she will demonstrate being able to use the spell, but not being able to control the results easily as she wanted to become a Hammerhood, but turns into a Rockbomb and then a Walking corpse before reverting back. Interestingly, it was originally going to be a spell used for battle in the final game, but was scraped, yet still exists in the game's data.

Dragon Quest XI 3DS and Definitive Edition

Used by Eliza once again, she is stuck in the forme she transformed in and asks the Luminary and his allies to help her by acquiring the Supreme sage's staff to transform her back. Neither allies nor monsters can use this spell.

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Series

Reappearing from Battle Road II onwards, it is the red button skill for Float-o-Copiers, who transforms into any enemy monster and uses its skill before returning to its original form. If used when paired up with the player in the Sage vocation, it becomes the Float-o-Copy skill.

Dragon Quest: Monster Parade

Already learned by Float-o-copiers, Admirers, and Tricksies when they are recruited, it acts mostly the same as in previous appearances, but copies everything from the enemy, save for HP and MP, while the transformed user will remain the way it Morphed until the battle has ended or it has died. It costs 45 MP to cast.

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Once again used by Float-o-copiers, it is first seen from a bridge building companion of a Ghost who's playing pranks in Harba. Later in the Pinnacle of Peace, Float-o-copiers disguise themselves as an Accordian soldier's comrade to try and fool the player in choosing the wrong door. If the player chooses the right door, they attack. Fractos also uses this spell throughout the story for his plans, such as taking on the King of Harba's form to murder Cesar's father and frame the actual King.

Abilities and Spells used by Float-o-copiers and Firespirit Mawkeepers

Weapon/characters	Skill/spell
Twin swords	Frost Fangs
One handed sword	Spinferno
Spear	Lightning Conductor
Axe	Parallax
Staff	Crushed Ice
Heavy wand	Swoosh
Wand	Cheer Leader
Whip	Whipcrackle
Bow	Needle Shot
Claw	Steel Splitter
Desdemona	Super Crackerwhack
Cesar	Coral Grief
Torneko Taloon	Holy water
Maribel	Smackback
Ruff	Ruff Rider
Terry	Lightning Strike
Carver	Knuckle Sandwich
Meena	Multiheal
Maya	Sultry Dance
Jessica	Sexy Beam
Angelo	Hyper Sniper
Alena	Multifists
Kiryl	Thwack
Luceus/Aurora	Zapple
Doric	Royal Wrath
Isla	Power Throw
Bianca	Frizzle
Nera	Oomph
Yangus	Helm Splitter
Psaro	A Cut Above

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