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Dragon Quest Monsters(titledDragon Warrior Monstersfor the US release) is the first game in theDragon Questspin-off series,Dragon Quest Monsters. Released for the NintendoGame BoyColor in 1999, it stars a youngTerryfromDragon Quest VIas thehero.
Whereas most game in the series focus on the adventures of a hero rising up against the forces of darkness,DQMis the much smaller-scale story of a little boy and girl,Terry andMilly, characters fromDragon Quest VI, when they were just small children. It opens with Milly's kidnapping by an evil creature calledWarubou, after which another calledWatabouappears, explains the situation, and starts Terry off on his quest to rescue his sister.
DQMtook themonster-recruitmentelements ofDragon Quest Vand expanded upon them, also borrowing a few mechanics from thePokemonseries, setting the standards for what would become the "Dragon Quest Monstersseries." The basic concept is that Terry, as a young boy still too weak to fight for himself, must enlist the help of various creatures to act in his stead. Collected monsters level up and grow like a character in a main-seriesDragon Questgame might. As he progresses, he is able to add more and stronger monsters to his collection, which stands in for usualDragon Questpower escalation elements such as steadily strengthening spells.
It generally makes quite good use ofDQstaples already in place, such as character growth through battling,Travel Gates, theMonster Arena,Tiny Medals, and general progression.
Breedingis one of the game's most complicated and involving aspects, and one of the player's primary motivations for continuing to play, even after having seen the ending.
Contents
- 1 Story
- 2 Gameplay
- 2.1 Breeding
- 2.2 Genders
- 2.3 Monster Farm
- 2.4 Leveling up
- 2.5 Teleportals
- 2.6 Bosses
- 2.7 Arena Battles
- 2.8 Tiny Medals
- 2.9 Foreign Masters
- 3 Remakes
- 4 Sequel
- 5 Gallery
- 6 Videos
- 7 External Links
- 8 References
Story[]
The game begins with youngTerryandMillyliving peacefully in their house, in the days beforeDragon Quest VI, when Terry and Milly were just children. When they go to bed at night, Terry gets up and goes into the next room. A strange monster then appears from a dresser, kidnaps Milly, and then vanishes back into the dresser he came from. Soon after, another monster, similar to the kidnapper, appears from the same dresser looking for Milly, but is surprised to learn that she has already been taken away. The monster,Watabou, then asks Terry if he would like to find out where his sister and the kidnapper are, and to follow him to the Kingdom of GreatTree. Watabou and Terry both go into the dresser and Terry then finds himself in an unknown land. He meets the king and receives Slib the slime, his first monster, to train. If Terry wins the Monster Trainers'Starry Night Tournament, he will be granted a wish. So Terry sets out with his team to explore the many monster dungeons to win the tournament and rescue his sister.
Gameplay[]
Breeding[]
After beating Class F in the Arena, the player can breed monsters if they are at level 10 or above at the Shrine of Starry Night, which is taken care of by the current Master Monster Tamer. Breeding requires one male and one female monster. The result of the breeding will be an egg, containing a level 1 monster which has characteristics of both parents, including skills and stats. The egg can then be left in the monster farm or hatched, which costs a small fee. The monster born will have a plus number next to it, the number generally signifying the greatness of the monster's stats, the higher being the better. It costs more money to hatch a monster with a higher plus number than one with no plus number. Also, the number beside the plus multiplied by two is added to the limit for the maximum level for the monster.
Genders[]
Once the Egg Evaluator is available for use, eggs can have the gender of the monster they're containing checked and changed. Both services require a small fee which is paid to the Egg Evaluator. The fee increases depending on the monster's plus number. The Egg Evaluator is located to the right of the Shrine of the Starry Night.
Monster Farm[]
A storage place for your monsters, managed by a little boy named Pulio, where they can be picked up or dropped off. There is an option to put monsters at the farm to sleep, which allows them to maintain their wilderness level and allows the player to keep an additional 19 monsters, but they will not gain experience or grow in level unlike non-sleeping monsters who do. There can be 19 awake and 19 asleep monsters at any one time.
Leveling up[]
Just like in most RPGs, monsters are able to gain EXP (Experience Points) and level up. Each monsters' requirements for advancing to the next level varies, and usually depends on their plus number or even what monster family they belong to. When a Monster levels up, they increase stats and sometimes gain new skills. A monster found in the wild starts off with either one or three skills, but through breeding, can carry a maximum of eight skills; if a monster has eight skills, but wishes to learn another, there is the option of replacing an old skill with new one. One of the most interesting things about leveling up is the creation of new skills through old ones. If a monster has specific skills, they can sometimes inherit a new skill if the right requirements are made. These depend heavily on stats and the monster's current level.
Teleportals[]
The player moves around to other worlds through warp gates, called travelers' gates in-game, which are located underneath the throne room. To access these gates, the player needs to defeat a class ranking. There are a certain number of areas in a world and at the last one, the player needs to defeat a boss. Other gates are hidden throughout Great Tree, such as one in the library that is only accessible after befriending over 100 different monsters.
Bosses[]
Players of other games in theDragon Questseries will recognize many of the bosses and boss levels. Examples include theGolemguarding the town ofCantlinand theGreen dragonholdingPrincess Gwaelincaptive (both from the originalDragon Quest). Some bosses in the game offer to join the player's party automatically, some have to be won over with meat, and some will not join at all.
Arena Battles[]
In this game, the player goes through ranks that consists of three different battles that must be won before the player can advance to the next ranking. Each rank provides harder challenges: the higher the rank, the harder the monsters. The battles you able to start at are from Rank G and go to Rank D, and later in the game, you are able to go from Rank C to Rank A, and then Rank S. These battles open up gates for the character to explore and are necessary to progress through the story. The arena battles costgoldto enter:
Rank G:No fee
Rank F:10G
Rank E:50G
Rank D:100G
Rank C:500G
Rank B:1000G
Rank A:5000G
Rank S:10000G
Starry Night Tournament:No fee
Tiny Medals[]
These medals are scattered throughout different worlds and are randomly picked up. In the game, there is a man who largely resembles the king located east of the Monster Arena who will give the following eggs for the cumulative number of Tiny medals brought to him in the original Game Boy game:
13 Medals:ZapBird
18 Medals:Trumpeter
25 Medals:Spikerous
30 Medals:Metabble
Foreign Masters[]
While in other worlds, the player can encounter other masters that they can battle with. If the player wins, the master will do something for the player. If the player loses, the master will take some items and hand the player a Warpwing.
The monsters that the foreign masters have with them change depending on the total level of the player's party.
There are different types that will give or do different things for the player if they beat them:
- Priest- Will heal the player's monster's HP and MP completely, as well as reviving any dead monsters.
- Bard- Will give the player's party medicine that affects each of the monsters currently in the player's party, it raises 1 random stat by 20 points permanently.
- Merchant- Will fill the player's inventory completely with random meats (Including BadMeat and Sirloins).
- Male Soldier- Will give the player a Warpwing and a random item.
- Female Soldier- The same as the male soldier.
- Wizard- Will teleport the player to the very last floor in the dungeon, or 20 floors down.
Remakes[]
The game and its sequelDragon Quest Monsters 2were remade and released asDragon Quest Monsters 1 + 2for the PlayStation 1. However, it was only released in Japan and an unofficial translation surfaced, but was never completed or released.
The game has also been remade for the 3DS in Japan asDragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D. At this time, it is not likely to be released elsewhere in the world.
Sequel[]
A manga follow-up titledDragon Quest Monsters+continues the tale of Great-Tree roughly one year after the events of the game. While the protagonist, Kleo, is an original addition to the setting, several veteran characters and monsters return.
Gallery[]
Box art
Japanese Box Art
DWM Cartridge
Videos[]
Dragon Quest Monsters Japanese Commercial
DQモンスターズCM
Japanese TV ad
External Links[]
Dragon Quest Monsters Terry's Wonderland Enix Website
Dragon Quest Monsters Terry's Wonderland 3D Official Site
Dragon Quest Monsters Terry's Wonderland SP Official Site (Android & IOS)
Dragon Quest Monsters Terry's Wonderland RETORO Official Site (Androi, IOS, Nintendo switch)
References[]
v · e · dDragon Warrior Monsters | |
Characters | Terry• Milly• Fluffy• Scruffy |
Locations | Kingdom of GreatTree |
Key Terms | Monster Arena• Mini Medal• Breeding• Starry Night Tournament |
Lists | Bestiary• Teleportals |
Dragon Quest series |
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Main series |
I · II · () · III · IV · V · VI · VII · VIII · IX · X · XI · XII |
Monsters series |
Monsters (Terry's Wonderland 3D) · Monsters 2 (Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key) · Caravan Heart · Joker · Joker 2 (Professional) · Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light · Joker 3 · The Dark Prince |
Mystery Dungeon series |
Torneko's Great Adventure · Torneko: The Last Hope · Torneko's Great Adventure 3 · Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon |
Rocket Slime series |
Slime Morimori · Rocket Slime · Slime Morimori 3 |
Monster Battle Road series |
Monster Battle Road · II · Victory · Scanner |
Builders series |
Builders · Builders 2 |
Heroes series |
Heroes · Heroes II · Heroes I·II |
Scans series |
Monster Battle Scanner · Scan Battlers · The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade |
Fortune Street series |
Itadaki Street 2 · Fortune Street |
Other games |
· Kenshin · Swords · Wars · Theatrhythm · Walk · Stars · Rivals · The Adventure of Dai - Portable Adventure · The Adventure of Dai - A Hero's Bonds · The Adventure of Dai - Infinity Strash |
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