Material family
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The Material family or Inorganic family (Japanese Kanji: 物質 Hiragana: ぶっしつ Romanji: Bushitsu) refers to monsters in Dragon Quest series that are formed from materials such as stone, iron, or cloth. In some games, this family also includes members of the Elemental family and the Machine family.
In addition to the more Western-influenced designs such as golems and treasure chest mimics, many material monsters are based on the Tsukumogami; inanimate object yōkai that acquire sentience after "living" for 99 years. As any household object can become a Tsukumogami, so to can plain possessions become material monsters.
DQM Strengths and Weakness
Strengths
- High Defense
- Resistance to fire and ice attacks
Weaknesses
- CleanCut and Material Whirl skills
List of Appearances
Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
- Bag o' laughs
- Bloody hand
- Cannibox
- Goodybag
- Infernal armour
- IronNite
- Lethal armour
- Living statue
- Magmalice
- Mimic
- Muddy hand
- Restless armour
- Rockbomb
- Stone guardian
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
- Bloody blade
- Cannibox
- Cheeky tiki
- Dirty dogu
- Erazor blade
- Infernal armour
- Lethal armour
- Mimic
- Pandora's box
- Paralyslicer
- Pocus poppet
- Restless armour
- Rockbomb
- Sir Roseguardin
- Teaky mask
- Terracotta warrior
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
- Bag o' laughs
- Bloody hand
- Bomboulder
- Burr baby
- Cannibox
- Frighturn
- Golem
- Goodybag
- Hades' helm
- Hex hellmet
- Magic marionette
- Mimic
- Mud mannequin
- Muddy hand
- Pocus poppet
- Restless armour
- Rockbomb
- Stone golem
- Terracotta warrior
- Ticking timeburrm
- Time burrm
- Urnexpected
- Wax murderer
- Wickerman
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation
- Animated armour
- Annihilantern
- Bad karmour (vulnerable to metal slash)
- Bloody hand
- Bomboulder
- Cannibox
- Devil glass
- Dragooner (vulnerable to Metal Slash)
- Dreadstaff (vulnerable to Undead Undoer)
- Frighturn
- Goodybag
- Harmour
- Haunted mirror
- Infernal pane
- Living statue
- Magic marionette
- Malevolamp
- Malevolantern
- Mimic
- Mud mannequin
- Muddy hand
- Rockbomb
- Stone guardian
- Urnexpected
- Wayward armour
- Wraithwand (vulnerable to undead undoer)
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
- Bag o' laughs
- Bag o' sweets (3DS only)
- Black book (3DS only)
- Bomboulder
- Boogieing buttress (3DS only)
- Cannibox
- Cavorting column
- Ceramic sergeant
- Clay colonel (3DS only)
- Collum o' golem
- Diamond mannequin (3DS only)
- Frighturn
- Glowering Inferno
- Gold golem
- Gold mannequin (3DS only)
- Golem
- Goodybag
- Gourd almighty (3DS only)
- Grimoire
- Grinade
- Hexicon
- Lover lamp (3DS only)
- Mad moai
- Malevolantern
- Mastermine
- Mad moai
- Metal mannequin (3DS only)
- Mimic
- Mud mannequin
- Pandora's box
- Prancing pillar
- Rockbomb
- Spiny mine
- Stone golem
- Terracotta warrior
- Urnexpected
- Vial creature
- Vigilantern
- Vile vial
- Wax murderer (3DS only)
- Wickerman (3DS only)
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
- Bag o' laughs
- Bomboulder
- Cannibox
- Dead ringer
- Dingaling
- Gold golem
- Golem
- Goodybag
- Hell hopper
- Lethal armour
- Living statue
- Magic dumbbell
- Magic marionette
- Mimic
- Mimic king
- Mud mannequin
- Night sneaker
- Pandora's box
- Restless armour
- Rockbomb
- Ruin
- Skipper
- Statue of Angelo
- Statue of Hero
- Statue of Jessica
- Statue of Yangus
- Stone golem
- Stone guardian
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
- Alarmour
- Bad karmour
- Bag o' laughs
- Bagma
- Barriearthenwarrior
- Bomboulder
- Brrearthenwarrior
- Cannibox
- Charmour
- Cheeky tiki
- Earthenwarrior
- Freaky tiki
- Garth Goyle
- Gold golem
- Golem
- Goodybag
- Grim reaper
- Grinade
- Harmour
- Infernal armour
- Lethal armour
- Living statue
- Mad moai
- Mega moai
- Mimic
- Moai minstrel
- Pandora's box
- Ragged reaper
- Raving reaper
- Restless armour
- Rockbomb
- Sacksquatch
- Sculpture vulture
- Stone golem
- Stone guardian
- Teaky mask
Dragon Quest X
- Alarmour
- Bad karmour
- Bomboulder
- Cannibox
- Cavorting column
- Charmour
- Chest mimic
- Dark planet
- Dirty dogu
- Dirty doll
- Erazor blade
- Fromage Fey
- Fromage Flay
- Fromage Fray
- Fromage Grey
- Glacial golem
- Golden box
- Golden puppet
- Gold golem
- Golem
- Goodybag
- Grinade
- Harmour
- Infernal armour
- Lethal armour
- Mad moai
- Magical hat
- Magic marionette
- Mimic
- Moai minstrel
- Mouldy cheese
- Mourning moon
- Mud mannequin
- Needleman
- Needle rabbit
- Pandora's box
- Pocus poppet
- Puppet rope
- Prancing pillar
- Multicolour mannequin
- Restless armour
- Rockbomb
- Ruin
- Sculpture vulture
- Stone golem
- Wax murderer
- Wire man
Dragon Quest Monsters
- Balzak
- BombCrag
- CoilBird
- CurseLamp
- EvilPot
- EvilWand
- Facer
- Gismo
- GoldGolem
- Golem
- Goopi
- IceMan
- JewelBag
- LavaMan
- MadCandle
- MadMirror
- MetalDrak
- Mimic
- MudDoll
- Roboster
- RogueNite
- SabreMan
- SpikyBoy
- Stoneman
- Voodoll
Dragon Quest Monsters 2
- Balzak
- BombCrag
- Brushead
- CloudKing
- CoilBird
- CurseLamp
- DarkMate
- EvilPot
- EvilWand
- Exaucers
- Facer
- Gismo
- GoldGolem
- Golem
- Goopi
- IceMan
- JewelBag
- LavaMan
- MadCandle
- MadMirror
- MetalDrak
- Mimic
- MudDoll
- ProtoMech
- Puppetor
- Roboster
- Roboster2
- RogueNite
- SabreMan
- SpikyBoy
- StoneMan
- Voodoll
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
- Anchorman
- Bag o'laughs
- Boe
- Boh
- Cannibox
- Dancing flame
- Dingaling
- Estark
- Frostburn
- Gold golem
- Golem
- Goodybag
- Hunter mech
- Jum
- Killing machine
- King kelp
- Living statue
- Mecha-mynah
- Mimic
- Mud mannequin
- Mum
- Mumboh-jumboe
- Psaro
- Puppeteer
- Rockbomb
- Ruin
- Shadow
- Spitnik
- Trap box
- Wax murderer
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
- Anchorman
- Bag o' laughs
- Balhib
- Boh
- Boe
- Cannibox
- Cheeky tiki
- Dancing flame
- Dingaling
- Estark
- Firn fiend
- Frostburn
- Gold golem
- Golem
- Goodybag
- Goodybag X
- Goodybag XY
- Hunter mech
- Jum
- Killing machine
- King kelp
- Living statue
- Malevolamp
- Magmalice
- Mecha-mynah
- Mimic
- Mud mannequin
- Mum
- Mumboh-jumboe
- Overkilling machine
- Psaro
- Puppeteer
- Rockbomb
- Ruin
- Sagittar
- Shadow
- Spitnik
- Trap box
- Trauminator
- Wax murderer
Dragon Quest Tact
- Alarmour
- Arrghgoyle
- Automaton
- Bad karmour
- Bag o' laughs
- Balhib
- Blizzybody
- Bloody hand
- Cannibox
- Cumulus vex
- Dancing flame
- Flamethrower
- Freezing fog
- Frostburn
- Gold golem
- Golem
- Goodybag
- Grinade
- Gyldenaut
- Gyldenbritches
- Hell niño
- Hunter mech
- Ice sculpture
- Killing machine
- Killing machine light
- Lethal armour
- Living statue
- Magic marionette
- Mecha-mynah
- Metal dragon
- Mud mannequin
- Muddy hand
- Overkilling machine
- Pandora's box
- Restless armour
- Robo-robin
- Roseguardin
- Schwarzchuld
- Sculptrice
- Shadow
- Silhouette
- Stone golem
- Trap box
- Überkilling machine
- Umbra
- Wax murderer
- Wickerman
Trivia
- The Muddy hands and their brethren were considered to be material monsters up until VII, in which they were classified as members of the Undead family. As of X, this seems to be their new monster type in the main line games.
Gallery of Material monsters
- DQMJ3 Cursed Rock.png
Cursed rock
- DQIV Teaky Mask.png
Teaky mask
- Ragged reaper.png
Ragged reaper
- EarthenWarriorArt.png
Earthenwarrior