Nimzo

Nimzo (referred to as Grandmaster Nimzo in-game) is the main antagonist in Dragon Quest V, being the mastermind behind the Order of Zugzwang, wanting to rule the world after wiping out the descendants of the Legendary Hero, before being stopped by the Hero and his extended family, who had all suffered much because of him.

As is the case with most of the series' villains, Nimzo is mostly referred to and not actually encountered until the end of the story, though his pawns and powerful influence do well to wreak havoc in his place. According to his Dragon Quest IX description, he possesses enough physical and mental ability to rule the world by himself.

Appearance

Nimzo initially appears to be an elderly, green-skinned humanoid, though this is merely a ruse to hide his true, grotesque form: a bloated, red demon with spear-like fangs, massive mottled and wrinkled wings, four arms, and sharp spikes all over his body, including a spiked tail.

Biography

Games

Main Games

Dragon Quest V

Story

Nimzo does not receive much backstory, but is alluded to early in the player's adventure by a ghost servant in Uptaten Towers, where monsters and spirits worship him under duress. The monsters feed by night on the children of Roundbeck and the souls of the damned residents of the castle. The Hero and Bianca sneak off to investigate the haunting, and find a haunted housekeeper in Nimzo's service, who battles them and begs for his life. From this early point, it becomes clear that a Legendary Hero can stop him; thus, Nimzo seeks to neutralise the single biggest threat against him.

To accomplish his ends, Nimzo dispatches his monster armies from the netherworld of Nadiria and sinks the floating fortress Zenithia to a lake in the mortal realm. A Gold Orb falls on Uptaten, and its residents pass without a trace holding this key to the castle's restoration.

Nimzo then sends more monsters of the Order of Zugzwang in an attempt to forestall the Legendary Hero's coming, with a focus on the Zenithian bloodline, of which the Hero's chosen wife is a member. His ultimate goal seems to be the submission of the mortal realm and Zenithia to his vast power.

Through the events of the game, Nimzo's carefully-constructed plot is unraveled piece-by-piece across three generations, yet his powers only grow in preparation for his battle with the Legendary Hero. By the game's end, he is confronted and defeated.

Strategy

Recommended level: 35+

By this point in the game, the player's party should have all of its most useful spells learnt, plus the sage's stone at the ready, and the Hero's son should know Multiheal and Kabuff, while his daughter should know at least the Oomph spell. The party may also have an easier time with a cureslime-type monster in tow, and Bianca also knows Oomph if she's the chosen spouse. Elfin elixirs will also help the battle flow nicely, as will the Hero's Absorb Magic; both will help keep the party's MP in good supply.

In both forms, Nimzo has an energy wave attack that dispels all magic, and can cast an array of buff spells on himself. which the Son can quickly counter with his Zenithian Sword. Have everyone else ready to buff if the disruptor wave is used.

Nimzo's first form is fairly easy, but his biggest threat is C-C-Cold Breath, which can't be blocked or buffered with Insulatle. Ready the party's fastest healing if any turn uses this skill. Keep the pressure up, and Nimzo should fall in 10 turns or less.

The second form, however, is particularly nasty. Nimzo not only gains his demonesque appearance, but loses some of the earlier spells whilst gaining Kaboom and double attacks with a crit chance. What's more, he begins with Bounce and will attempt to regenerate once his HP reach a certain point, and his disruptors are far more frequent. Even if lucky, the party may only get a couple buffs up before another disruptor hits. Stick to Oomph on the attackers--the bigger priority is dealing enough damage to counter any meditations. Meanwhile, focus on healing the wounded before trying any other skills. Bianca or Nera's Kafrizzle works very well for sneaking some extra damage in. Given time, Nimzo will fall, and the world is saved once more.

First Form

# - Nimzo ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	1600 (SNES) 2500 (Remakes)	∞	200 (SNES) 240 (Remakes)	180 (SNES) 230 (Remakes)	80
	Exp	Gold	Drop	None
	0	0 G
	Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack Attacks twice Calls for backup (Wrecktors & Killing machines) Disruptive Wave C-C-Cold Breath
Spells
Kafrizzle
Haunts at:
Mt. Zugzwang

Final Form

# - Nimzo ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	2500 & 2000	255	375 & 43	245	75 & 15
	Exp	Gold	Drop	None
	0	0 G
	Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack Attacks twice Desperate attack Scorching Flame Disruptive Wave Meditation
Spells
Kafrizzle Kaboom Kasap Bounce
Haunts at:
Mt. Zugzwang

Dragon Quest IX

Battles

#301 - Nimzo ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	???	???	???	???	???
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Multiple
	???	2490 G
	Description: Likes to kick in with Kaboom after taking the edge off his enemies by casting Bounce and Kasap. Some thought he could only command from afar, but he has more than enough mental and physical ability to rule the world.
Encountered at:
Grotto

Nimzo appears as a Legacy Boss., obtained after defeating Psaro the Manslayer at high levels.

Treasure

Level Range	Secondary Drop	%	Orb	%
1-3	Gothan wristbands	15%	Blue Orb	5%
4-8	Gothan wristband	20%	Blue Orb	5%
9-15	Gothan wristband	25%	Blue Orb	6%
16-25	Gothan turban	20%	Blue Orb	6%
26-40	Gothan turbin	25%	Blue Orb	7%
41-56	Gothan gumboots	20%	Blue Orb	7%
57-68	Gothan gumboots	25%	Blue Orb	8%
69-80	Gothan robe	15%	Blue Orb	8%
81-90	Gothan robe	20%	Blue Orb	9%
91-99	Gothan robe	25%	Blue Orb	10%

In addition, he will always drop a Mini Medal.

Skills

Level	Abilities
Initial	Attack, attacks twice per turn, Blazing Fire, Kasap, Kafrizz, Kaboom
4	Bounce
8	Disruptive Wave
12	Hellfire, stops Blazing Fire
16	Meditation
28	Kafrizzle
41	Kaboomle, stops Kafrizz and Kaboom, attacks three times per turn, stops attacking twice per turn
57	Air Pollution

Battle Strategy

You should have a Priest and/or a Sage in your party. Equip that character with Minstrel's Manual to enable Gritty Ditty. The other three characters can be Warriors and/or Paladins. Equip these with Falcon blades or Über falcon blades. One of your fighters needs to have learned Fource abilities, equip that character with 'Armamentalist's Album' to use Fources on all party members. Equip your healer and Fource caster with Meteorite Bracers or at least Agility Rings.

1st Turn: Cast Gritty Ditty and Gale Force on your party while the fighters use Falcon Slash.

2nd Turn: Cast Gritty Ditty a second time and have the 3 fighters using Falcon Slash.

Remaining Turns: Continue to Falcon Slash with fighters. Healer can either attack to drain MP or heal as needed.

If the boss uses Disruptive Wave, start the above steps over.

The Grandmaster also tends to use a lot of magic spells, so a member with Magic Mirror can prove useful too.

Dragon Quest X

Nimzo

# - Nimzo ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Weight
	{{{HP}}}	{{{MP}}}	{{{Attack}}}	{{{Defense}}}	{{{Agility}}}
	Exp	Gold	Drop	None
	6000	50 G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack Call Companions (Wrecktors and Killing Machines) Magic Crystal Summon Scorch Disruptive Wave Meditation Breath of Ruin Hell's Tri-Star Rage Bullet Judgement Flare Baptism of Disaster Calamity Circle Super Meditation Demonic Meteor Decaying Earth Zaotom Bomb Pound Daidal Crush Flickering Poison Swamp
Spells
Kaboom Bounce Kafrizzle Godspeed Meragaia Continuous Dolmadon
Haunts at:
Unknown

Demon Crystal

# - Demon Crystal Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Weight

	Exp	Gold	Drop
	0	0 G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack Vertical Laser Horizon Laser Cross Laser Double Cross Laser
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Unknown

Monster Series Appearances

Dragon Warrior Monsters

# - Mirudraas1 ??? Family
	HP	Wisdom	Attack	Defence	Agility
	2/5	5/5	5/5	2/5	5/5
	Description: An evil lord who tried to rule the human world.
	Spells and Abilities
	Blaze (Lv. 2) Bang (Lv. 5) Bolt (Lv. 7)
How to breed:
Esterk X GoldSlime

# - Mirudraas2 ??? Family
	HP	Wisdom	Attack	Defence	Agility
	5/5	5/5	5/5	2/5	5/5
	Description: This is the true identity of Mirudrass.
	Spells and Abilities
	FireAir (Lv. 4) SuckAir (Lv. 18) DeMagic (Lv. 21)
How to breed:
Mirudraas2 X Spikerous

First official appearance outside of Japan. Called Mirudraas at the time.

Dragon Warrior Monsters 2

Mirudraas1 recipe: Esterk x GoldSlime

Mirudraas2 recipe: Mirudraas1 x Orligon, or Mirudraas1 x Spikerous

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Appears as an S-rank member of the Beast family and has his current name; he appears as his monstrous, true form.

Joker Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Result
Drakulard	+	Malroth	=	Nimzo

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Appears as a Rank X Monster in the Legendary family with the skillset "Nimzo" and the all important trait "Double Trouble".

Joker 2 Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Result
Baramos	+	Drakulard / Khalamari	=	Nimzo
Synth type	Special Fusion

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

The Dark Prince Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Monster		Monster		Result
Mechan-o'-Wyrm	+	Luneyetic	+	Bilhaw	+	Bishop Ladja	=	Nimzo
Synth type	Quad Fusion

The Dark Prince Rank and Slot No.
Rank	S
Slot No.	514

Side Games

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II/Legend & Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory

Nimzo

Skill/Spell	Description
Deathtail	Strikes one enemy with his tail while potentially paralyzing them.
Demon Miasma Breath	Damages all enemies with a demonic breath while potentially putting them to sleep
Kazam	Blasts all enemies with a blasphemous bolt of darkness
Nadirian Baptism	Pummels all enemies with his fists
Darkstorm Blast	Damages all enemies with a tornado of wind and darkness
Disruptive Wave	Dispels the enemy party's buffs

True Nimzo

Skill/Spell	Description
Deathtail	Strikes one enemy with his tail while potentially paralyzing them.
Demon Poison Miasma Breath	Damages all enemies with a dark murky breath while potentially poisoning them.
Kacrack	Ices all enemies with a large icicle of darkness
Nadirian Baptism	Pummels all enemies with his fists
Lightning Stormblast	Damages all enemies with a electrifying tornado
Disruptive Wave	Dispels the enemy party's buffs

Theatrhythm

Nimzo appears in the musical title along all other final bosses from the Dragon Quest franchise. He uses his official battle music 'Satan', with the notes having to be struck accordingly to defeat him.

Dragon Quest Tact

Nimzo appears in the game, first recruitable in his final form during the Dragon Quest V event. While his first form is fought during the event itself, his first form would not yet be recruitable until the Total War Nimzo edition, starting from August 6th.

Other Appearances

Dragon Quest: Your Story

Although his credited for voicing Nimzo, its game files are actually replaced by a virus (ウイルス) but it is vanquished by the hero Luca Gotha and the slime antivirus Gootrude (スラりん).

Gallery

Trivia

Nimzo, in his non-monster form, bears a strong resemblance to Kami-Sama from the Dragon Ball franchise. It should be noted that Akira Toriyama designed both.
According to the people of Lofty Peak and a person where you fight Bjorn, he is a former Loftinian who grew arrogant from his raw intelligence and power.
He mistakes the Hero to be the Legendary Hero; even if the Hero doesn't bring any of his family, Nimzo will say the same speech and accuse the Hero of being the Legendary Hero. This may be a translation error, or Nimzo could just be genuinely confused by the fact that the Hero was able to destroy his plans and outsmart him.
The name Nimzo is a reference to the chessmaster, Aron Nimzowitsch.
He is the only character given a different script (faux Cyrillic) for his dialogue than all others in the same game. If this were read in a language that uses Cyrillic letter (e.g. Russian), it would be unintelligible.

Other languages

Other languages
French	Le Grand Maître Nimzo Nimzo
German	Nimzo Mirudoras (M)
Spanish	Gran Maestro Nimzo
Latin American Spanish	Unknown
Italian	Nimzo
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	米爾德拉斯 (1st Form) 大魔王米爾托拉斯 (2nd Form)
Korean	대마앟 밀드라스 (1st Form) 대마왕 밀드라스 (2nd Form)

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