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Slime

The slime is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the original Dragon Quest, they have since become the series' mascot due to their popularity and iconic qualities to the point that they even have their own Monster Family. The basic slime has been in every Dragon Quest game to date.

Characteristics

The slime is known for its onion/rain droplet shape, round eyes, and goofy, toothless smile; the former two traits having become the ones shared amongst nearly all their slippery siblings.

Slimes are typically the weakest enemies in every game, having no special abilities and being easily disposed of, and likely the first monster the player ever encounters in a battle. However, starting with Dragon Quest IV, there will occasionally be stronger slimes that can call on others of their kind; they may form a king slime when eight gather and starting in Dragon Quest IX three slimes may join to form the slime stack.

In some games, slimes have been domesticated into pets and others have gained the ability to speak the human language. In recent translations, all slimes have a certain verbal tic of replacing certain words and syllables with similar, 'slimier' ones, such as saying goo instead of goodgooman instead of human, and slime instead of time, to give just a few (or goo) examples.

While there are male and female slimes, the sex/gender of regular or nameless slimes is ambiguous and something that one cannot tell from their appearance; one cannot discern this information either all of the time or some of the time.

Appearances

Main games

Dragon Quest

#1 - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
3 0 5 3 2
Exp Gold
1 1 (NES)
2 (Remakes) G
Note:
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Tantegel area
Galenholm area


Dragon Quest II

#1 - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
6 (NES)
5 (Remakes)
0 8 (NES)
7 (Remakes)
5 3 (NES)
2 (Remakes)
Exp Gold Drop Medicinal herb
1 2 G
Note:
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Midenhall area
Zahan Wetsern Island


Dragon Quest III

#1 - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
8 0 9 (NES)
4 (Remakes)
5 4 (NES)
9 (Remakes)
Exp Gold Drop Medicinal herb
6 (NES)
4 (Remakes)
8 G
Note: Gorgeous globs of goo that are loathed as monsters almost as much as they are loved as mascots. Honestly, just look at that cheeky smile...
Abilities
Normal attack
Flees
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Aliahan area
Dreamer's Tower
Promontory Passage
Tantegel area
Cantlin area


Dragon Quest IV

#1 - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
8 0 9 5 3
Exp Gold Drop Medicinal herb
1 2 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Burland area
Strathbaile area (Ch.1)
Strathbaile Burrow
Auld Well (Ch.1)
Loch Tur (Ch.1)
Lakanaba area
Cave of Safekeeping
Laissez Fayre area (Ch.4)
Hidden Valley area
Casabranca area


Dragon Quest V

#1 - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
7 0 7 5 3
Exp Gold Drop Medicinal herb
1 1 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Whealbrook Adit
Ancient Ruins area (Gen 1)
Fortuna area
Dominicus' Dominion area
Talon Tower area


Dragon Quest VI

#15 - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
12 0 14 13 4
Exp Gold Drop Medicinal herb
4 3 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Wellshire area
Port Haven area
Outside Madame Luca's House
Lucid Grotto
Mountain Path (Lower World)


Dragon Quest VII

#1 - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
7 0 9 8 3
Exp Gold Drop Medicinal herb
Slime heart (Rare)
1 1 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Ballymolloy area (Past)
Rainbow Mines
The Tower
Gröndal area (Present, after Orgodemir's resurrection)
Monster Meadows quotes:
PSX:
Sometimes, when Mr. Monster is asleep, I crawl in his mouth and lay eggs.

Damn. People are always kicking my ass. What's that? What do you mean, which end is my ass?

Gaahhh! Don't hit me! Oh, sorry. Force of habit.

3DS:

I love Monty! He's so goo to me! And so oozy-going! Thank you so much for telling me about him, (player's name)!

Gloopity gloop!

I'm a goo little slime! I never cause anyone any bother!


Dragon Quest VIII

#1 - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
7 0 10 8 6
Exp Gold Drop Medicinal herb (Common)
Amor seco essence (Rare)
1 1 (PS2)
2 (3DS) G
Note: A well-known monster commonly encountered throughout the world. Quite intelligent. Some have even managed to learn the human tongue.
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Farebury Region
Kingdom of Trodain
Unnamed Isles
Waterfall Cave
Isolated Plateau
Baccarat Region
Areas Accessible By Air


Dragon Quest IX

There are three type of slimes, but all share the same bestiary entry and item drops. The ones near Alltrades Abbey will call in reinforcements and attempt to form a Slime stack; likewise those near Bloomingdale will attempt to form a King slime. Occasionally, the slimes that form the slime stack might call on too many slimes, to a maximum of five, and won't be able to form the stack until they are down to three.

Normal Slimes
#1 - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
8 0 10 7 7
Exp Gold Drop Medicinal Herb (Common, 1/8)
Slimedrop (Rare, 1/16)
2 4 G
Description: Slimes are common monsters that are found all over the world. Their simple yet lovable form attracts many admirers.

They're unimpressive alone, but if a few of them focus the force of friendship, they can make a miraculous metamorphosis.

Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Angel Falls
The Hexagon


Slimes that fuse into Slime stacks
#- - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
55 0 42 48 80
Exp Gold Drop Medicinal Herb (Common, 1/8)
Slimedrop (Rare, 1/16)
48 16 G
Description: Slimes are common monsters that are found all over the world. Their simple yet lovable form attracts many admirers.

They're unimpressive alone, but if a few of them focus the force of friendship, they can make a miraculous metamorphosis.

Abilities
Normal attack
Calls for back-up (Slime)
Fuse into Slime stack if there are three slimes
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Newid Isle
Tower of Trades


Slimes that fuse into King slimes
#- - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
76 0 52 65 128
Exp Gold Drop Medicinal Herb (Common, 1/8)
Slimedrop (Rare, 1/16)
72 24 G
Description: Slimes are common monsters that are found all over the world. Their simple yet lovable form attracts many admirers.

They're unimpressive alone, but if a few of them focus the force of friendship, they can make a miraculous metamorphosis.

Abilities
Normal attack
Calls for back-up (Slime)
Fuse into King slime if there are eight slimes
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Bloomingdale


Dragon Quest X

Normal
#1 - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Weight
5 2 9 11 80
Exp Gold Drop Medicinal herb (Common)
Slimedrop (Rare)
2 1 G
Note: A cute monster with a jiggly light blue body and round eyes. Everyone is familiar with it.
Their cool, jiggly bodies seem to get tiring when it gets hot. In midsummer, slimes sleep in the shade of rocks.
Abilities
Normal attack
Flees
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Rangao Mountains
Poppopolis Region
Akuronia Mine
Laniacka Fault
Tsusukuru Plains
Korutto Region
Sazamir Grasslands
Tenton Region
Snowy Mountains


Vicious
#392 - Vicious Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Weight
1966 452 310 310 0
Exp Gold Drop Special medicine (Common)
Slime flower (Rare)
1062 1 G
Note: An evil slime with extraordinary strength. Its piercing red eyes are filled with murderous intent.
Don't let the familiar jiggly appearance fool you, as you'll be defeated by his well-trained blue muscles.
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Dark Death Wasteland
Gerhena Fantasy
Eastern Bellvine Forest


Ancestor
#649 - Slime Ancestor
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Weight
Exp Gold Drop Special medicine (Normal)
Slime flower (Rare)
2500 1 G
Note: A well-known original slime, its body is enveloped in a green aura and has a strong offensive instinct.
It is said that it was born into this world in the form of a gooey liquid, but one day, it received a revelation from God and evolved into a jiggly form.
Abilities
Normal attack
Flees
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Waldo Region


Dragon Quest XI

Normal
#1 - Slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
7 0 10 8 4
Exp Gold Drop Medicinal herb (Common)
Slimedrop (Rare)
2 2 G
Note: These mainstays of the monster world are beloved by all. They're round, ridiculous rascals you simply can't stay mad at.
Abilities
Normal attack
Flees
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Cobblestone Tor (Early game)
Heliodor Region (Early game)
The Eerie Eyrie (Mid game)
Galenholm (Only in the 3DS and Definitive versions)


Vicious
#196 - Vicious slime
Slime Family
HP MP Attack Defence Agility
72 15 82 77 82
Exp Gold Drop Strong medicine (Common)
Slimedrop (Rare)
105 40 G
Note: Simple slimes driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
Zammle
Haunts at:
Heliodor Region (Mid game)
The Emerald Coast (Mid game)
The Champs Sauvage (North) (Mid game)
Insula Orientalis (Mid game)
The Eerie Valley (Post game)


Monsters series

Dragon Warrior Monsters

# - Slime
Slime Family
HP Wisdom Attack Defence Agility
2/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 5/5
Description: The most abundane of this popular species.
Spells and Abilities
Fireball (Lv. 4)
Radiant (Lv. 13)
MegaMagic (Lv. 39)
How to breed:
No breeding recipe exists for this monster.


A slime is the first monster the player has on their team, that particular slime having once been the pet of the previous king of GreatTree.

Dragon Warrior Monsters 2

HP
6/10
MP
6/10
ATK
5/10
DEF
6/10
AGI
6/10
Spells
Firebal, Radiant, MegaMagic
Family
Slime Family
Locations
You cannot conventionally breed a Slime, you can only breed two slime together to create a stronger Slime.}}The slime reprises its role as the first monster owned by the player, this one being Slash, a slime that traveled with Cobi and Tara's family to GreatLog.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

Rarity Weight XP HP MP ATK DEF SPD WIS Defense Res Status Res
1 Stars 1 739 6/492 2/435 3/575 3/575 1/267 14/999 0 3

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Slime-joker
Bestiary Number
1
Skills
Slimer
Family
Slime family
Traits
Critical Massacre
Synthesis
Generic Synthesis
Locations
Infant Isle
Joker Rank and Slot No.
Rank F
Slot No. Unknown

In a break from tradition, the slime is not the first monster given to the player, who is instead offered a choice of either a PlatypunkMischievous mole, or Dracky. The slime does appear on the first island inhabited by wild monsters that the player visits, Infant Isle, along with several uncharted islands, and is likely the first wild monster encountered in the game.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2/Joker 2 Professional

Joker 2 Rank and Slot No.
Rank F
Slot No. Unknown
Bestiary Number
1
Skills
Slimer
Family
Slime family
Locations
The Albatross, Treepidation, Dark World
Traits
Critical Massacre, Crafty Frizzer

Slimes are the first monsters encountered in the game aside from the ones that the player has to choose from at the start of the game and are a measly Rank F monster. Slimes, when synthesised over level twenty, create a Slime X. Two level fifty Slime X's make a Slime XY.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D/SP

Book Number HP MP ATK DEF
001 900 412 600 463

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

Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Rank and Slot No.
Rank F
Slot No. One

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Joker 3 Professional

Joker 3 Rank and Slot No.
Rank F
Slot No. One

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

One of the earliest monsters Psaro can encounter.

Growth Rates
  • HP = 1 Star
  • MP = 2 Stars
  • Attack = 1 Star
  • Defense = 1 Star
  • Agility = 3 Stars
  • Wisdom = 1 Star
Resistances
  • Fire = 0
  • Water = 50
  • Wind = 0
  • Earth = -25
  • Explosion = 50
  • Ice = 0
  • Electricity = 50
  • Light = 50
  • Dark = -25
  • Debilitation = 25
  • Bedazzlement = 50
  • Antimagic = 0
  • MP Absorbtion = -25
  • Confusion = 25
  • Sleep = 0
  • Paralysis = 50
  • Stun = 0
  • Poison = 25
  • Instant Death = 0

Mystery Dungeon series

Torneko's Great Adventure

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Torneko: The Last Hope

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Torneko's Great Adventure 3

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Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon

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Slime Morimori / Rocket Slime Series

Slime Morimori Dragon Quest

Spin-off feature a Slime protagonist named Rocket.

Rocket Slime

Rocket returns as the protagonist of this game.

Slime Morimori Dragon Quest 3

Rocket returns once more as the protagonist.

Swords series

Kenshin Dragon Quest

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Dragon Quest Swords

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Heroes series

Dragon Quest Heroes

Caliburgh Meadow
Recruit

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Can be found at Greena Pastures.

Builders series

Dragon Quest Builders

Their main drop when they are defeated in this game is blue goo, while the she-slimes drop orange oil.

Dragon Quest Builders 2

Slimes are found in Furrowfield, the Isle of Awakening and Explorer's Shores. They can drop oil upon defeat.

Battle Road series

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory

Skill Description
Slime Spank Damages one enemy. Has a high chance of a critical hit
Gooing Gah-Gah Attacks all enemies while potentially dazzling them
Spank-Dunk Damages one enemy with a light attribute attack. Has a high chance of a critical hit

Dragon Quest: Scan Battlers

The slime is a normal card in season 1. It's card number is 01-045.

Other series

Fortune Street

Appears as a playable character.

Description: The quintessential quirky character of any Dragon Quest domain. Slimes are podgy and speak almost perfect "gooman".

Dragon Quest: Monster Parade

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Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Tact

Family Role Rarity Max Level Max HP Max MP Max Atk Max Def Agility Wisdom Move Weight
Slime Attack F 90 325 148 160 133 147 100 2 5
Leader Skill Skill 1 Skill 2 Skill 3 Passive Skill Awakening skills
N/A Body Slam Zap Talent Blossoming: Scorch Zap Potency +2% 1 Heart: Max MP +5, Stats up
2 Heart: Bang Res +25, Stats up
3 Heart: Zap & Scorch Potency +5%, Stats up
4 Heart: Crack Res +25, Stats up
5 Heart: Zap & Scorch Potency +5%, Stats up
Resistances Weaknesses
50% Bang, Crack, Curse & Charm
100% Dazzle
-50% Frizz & Zam spell
-100% Snooze & Spell Lock

Dragon Quest Walk

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Portable Adventure

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade

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Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi!

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Dragon Quest Treasures

Stats
Forte Treasure Capacity Safekeeping Score Favorite Foods Traits
Launch 2 100% Abracaprese
Abracaprese alla Kazam
Wonderwater
Distilled Wonderwater
Rubber Skin
Shrinking Violet
Idealist
Strange Skin
Debilitator
Resistances
Strong Weak
Gravity
Debilitation
Light
Slash
Poison

Abilities

The slime is found in all areas.

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - A Hero's Bonds

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Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest - The Adventure of Dai

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Dragon Quest Champions

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Beyond Dragon Quest

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia

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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

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War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

A slime appears as a Normal (N) recruitable unit of the Lightning element during the Dragon Quest Tact crossover campaign and is the central character of "A Slime's Adventure in Ardra". In this unique story, the slime must fight solo in a series of battles to earn ranking materials and level up.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Slime appears as a spirit, a cameo figure in one of the Hero's victory screens, bounces around the Hero in one of his taunts, and is a DLC hat for the Mii Fighters.

Media appearances

Captain N: The Game Master

Slimes appear in Episode 23 "Trojan Dragon", where they attack Captain N and his friends after they got the Sunstone back from the Dragonlord. The Slimes, along with the Blue dragon and the Knight aberrant, are the only Dragon Quest monsters to appear on the show.

Dragon Quest: Your Story

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Gallery

Sprites

Screenshot

Trivia

  • Unlike his contemporaries, longtime Nintendo Power staff writer (and current Nintendo of America localisation manager) Alan Averill never had a photo of him printed in the magazine; instead, he was represented by a plush Slime doll.
  • The internet MMORPG Kingdom of Loathing has a monster called Irritating Series of Random Encounters which is a group of 8 slimes. It is a reference to the random encounters of most RPG games.
  • In an interview, series creator Yūji Horii revealed that his inspiration for this enemy was some "slime-looking enemy" (possibly the creeping crud[1]) from the Wizardry series.[2]
  • An enemy character called the "Slime" is also featured in the Namco arcade game The Tower of Druaga, which predates the original Dragon Quest by two years. Also, in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, an enemy called Slime appears. Instead of boasting the famous blue colour, it instead appears as a greenish-orange version of the popular slime and more resembles an onion, though it has the blue colour in The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures and Cadence of Hyrule.
  • The Slime is the first monster family in the games that the player can fight. Mottle Slimes are one of the first enemies encountered in DQ VI, however.
  • A Slime appears as a playable character in Mario Sports Mix. It has 3 different costumes, Normal, She-Slime, and Metal Slime.
  • The All Hands Productions' cover of "Trying to Lose a Raincloud" also has raindrop hand puppets resembling Slime, based on their similarities with the puppet, and this enemy on the series.
  • In the Dragon Quest VI remake, there is a minigame called Slip n' Slime. The game involves curling with a slime, bowling, navigating obstacle courses, and ski jump tournaments.
  • In the Dragon Quest VII remake, friendly slimes can be seen hopping around at King Maximo's Castle.
  • In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Slimes appear as an Stage Background Character, Taunt, Spirit and a Hat for the Mii Fighters.

Other languages

Other languages
French Gluant
German Schleim
Slime (M)
Spanish Limo
Latin American Spanish Unknown
Italian Slime
Dutch Slime
Norwegian Unknown
Greek Unknown
Portuguese Meleco
Russian слизь
Chinese 史萊姆
Korean 슬라임

Notable Slimes

Related monsters

See also