#dq wrecktor

[enbyboiwonder]

Class is in session.

[twonatic]

I was just kinda curious. I spent a good chunk of the lead-up to DQM3 doodling DQ monsters everyday until I couldn't, and also tried to add recolors as a bonus for each one I did, so I spent a long time looking at them.

During that time, I've noticed that the colors used for certain monsters in older titles used to be different, probably because of the hardware limitations at the time, and yet whenever a remake happens, the DQ devs like to remain consistent with what the monsters looked like back then.

Boss Troll was one such case, but for another example, my favorite DQ monster is Wrecktor. Back then, he used to be purple. The current modern day coloration used to belong to Whackolytes.

This philosophy of retaining outdated stuff in remakes sometimes even extended to designs, like the DQ2 remakes still having the old Sabrecats despite them being superseded by DQ5's Great Sabrecats, or DQ6's DS remake having the different pose for the Walking Corpses, and using the old SFC designs for Duran and the Loss Leaders.

Anyways, just a tangent from someone who has been looking at monsters and their palette swaps for probably longer than he should.

btw this was a little while ago but a few short videos on dq3 hd-2d remake posted by official accounts revealed something.

did y'all also always feel a little uncomfortable around the troll monster designs cause they had exaggerated lips that brought to mind racist caricatures?

cause if so, you'll be as relieved as i am that they removed the troll's lips in this game.

just be wary if you look in youtube comments and twitter replies where the worst kinds of people hang out and there are people who are angry about this

[liquidmetalslime]

Monsters in DQXI (as of June 20)

First of all, big thanks to @moguel, who’s been helping me on this. 

We checked as much footage and pictures of DQXI as we could (all footage & pics from dq11.jp and SQEX’s YT channel; and a couple from Gematsu) and wrote down which returning monsters we saw, and what new ones we saw. The full list is below a 'keep reading’ because its looong.

★ = first time in the list; ☆ = already appeared in the list.

Some of these monsters might not appear in the final game.

From Screenshots (66):

From DQ (8):

★ Slime [First screenshots] ★ She-slime [Zone PS4] ★ Metal Slime [Skills PS4] ★ Blue Dragon [Battle PS4] ★ Green Dragon [Silvia 3DS] ★ Dracky [First screenshots] ★ Knight Errant [Skills 3DS] [Zone 3DS] ★ Hocus Chimaera [Zone 3DS]

From DQII (5):

★ Mud Mannequin [Stage PS4] [PS4 exclusives] [Skills 3DS] [Zone 3DS] ★ Wrecktor [PS4 exclusives] ★ Bloody hand [Stage 3DS] ★ Walking Corpse [Stage PS4] ★ Cyclops [Stage 3DS]

From DQIII (17):

★ Bunicorn [PS4 exclusives] ★ Stark Raven [PS4 exclusives] ★ Toady [PS4 exclusives] ★ Overtoad [Ride PS4] ★ Prestigitator (III) [PS4 exclusives] ★ Infanticore [Senya 3DS] ★ Boss Troll [Battle PS4] [PS4 exclusives] ★ Funghoul [Battle 3DS] ★ Lump Wizard [Skills PS4] ★ Ursa Minor [Stage 3DS] [Zone 3DS] ★ Handsome crab [Ride PS4] ★ Garuda [Zone PS4] ★ Hoodlum* [Zone PS4] ★ Robbin’ ‘Ood [Stopby PS4] ★ Robbin' ‘huddle  / Robbin’ ‘Oodlum [Stopby PS4] ★ Restless Armour [Battle PS4] [PS4 exclusives] ★ Living Statue**

From DQIV (7):

★ Bodkin archer [Battle 3DS] [Battle PS4] [Silvia 3DS] ★ Dragon rider [Mount] [Ride 3DS] [Ride PS4] ★ Moosifer [Story PS4] ★ Platypunk [Battle 3DS] ★ Splatypunk [Skills 3DS] ★ Weartiger [Skills 3DS] ★ Stump chump

From DQV (13):

★ Slime knight [Battle 3DS] [Skills 3DS] ★ Orc [Skills PS4] [Zone 3DS] [Silvia PS4] ★ Cactiball [Skills PS4] [Skills 3DS] [Silvia PS4] ★ Sabercat [PS4 exclusives] [Zone 3DS] ★ Sabercub [PS4 exclusives] ★ Fire-eater [Zone PS4] ★ Ice-breaker [Zone PS4] ★ Wizened wizard [Zone PS4] ★ Hypothermion [Zone PS4] ★ Brownie [Battle PS4] [Skills PS4] ★ Black Dragon [Story 3DS] ★ Bomboulder [Stage 3DS] ★ Hammerhood [Press release]

From DQVI (3):

★ Skull rider [Mount] [Ride 3DS] [Ride PS4] ★ NEW Recolor - a blue/green Gryphon [Stage 3DS] ★ Lips [First screenshots]

From DQVII (2):

★ Drake slime [Skills 3DS] ★ Dragon slime [Stage 3DS]

From DQVIII (1):

★ Jargon [Ride 3DS]

From DQIX (2):

★ Cruelcumber [PS4 exclusives] ★ Zumeanie [Veronica 3DS]

From DQX (1):

★ ビッグハット (Big hat) Small pig with a big hat [Press release]

From DQXI (7):

★ New Monster モコッキー Cotton monster [Stage 3DS] [Stage PS4] ★ New Monster ??? Green variation of ドラゴビショップ [PS4 exclusives] ★ New Monster ビーライダー Bee rider [Mount] [Ride 3DS] [Ride PS4] [Veronica 3DS] ★ New Monster パールモービル Jumping robot monster [Mount] [Ride 3DS] [Ride PS4] ★ New Monster オコボルト Goblin-like soldier [Battle 3DS] [Battle PS4] ★ New Monster マソドラ Plant-y slime [Battle 3DS] [Battle PS4] ★ New Monster ランタンこぞう Lamp monster [Stage 3DS] [Stage PS4]

*Can’t confirm due to the monster having the blue aura from the new Zone  / Link mechanics, but its a monster of that family.

** The Living Statue hasn’t been shown yet (or we haven’t seen it yet), but there is art for him in the official site.

From Footage (54)

From DQ (2):

☆ Slime [First 3DS reveal] [cgi trailer] [Reveal PS4 footage] [Story trailer] [3DS trailer] [Fukuoka Countdown Carnival] ★ Golem [First 3DS reveal] ☆ Dracky[cgi trailer] ☆ Chimaera [Story trailer] [PS4 trailer] [Osaka Countdown Carnival] ★ Stone Golem [3DS trailer] ☆ Green Dragon [3DS trailer] ☆ Hocus Chimaera [Osaka Countdown Carnival]

From DQII (9):

★ Miasma (BOSS?) [Fukuoka Countdown Carnival] [Takayuki Yamada / Yuji Horii interview] ★ Gigantes [Jump Festa ‘17 PS4 footage] [3DS trailer] ★ Healslime [Jump Festa ‘17 PS4 footage] ★ Killing Machine [First 3DS reveal] [Story trailer] [PS4 trailer] [3DS trailer] ☆ Bloody hand [Story trailer] [PS4 trailer] [3DS trailer] ★ NEW recolor - a yellowish Chewlip / Maneater [PS4 trailer] [PS4 trailer] ★ Deadnaut [PS4 trailer] [3DS trailer] ★ Ghoul [PS4 trailer] ★ Man O’War (or a Sting slime from VII) [3DS trailer] ☆ Wrecktor [3DS trailer] ★ Chasmonaut [3DS trailer]

From DQIII (10):

☆ Stark Raven [Reveal PS4 footage] [Release date reveal streaming] [Story trailer] ☆ Lump Wizard [cgi trailer] ★ King Squid [cgi trailer] ★ Lethal Armour [NHK footage] ☆ Bunicorn [Release date reveal streaming] ☆ Toady [Release date reveal streaming] [Story trailer] ★ Merman [Release date reveal streaming] ★ Mermaniac [Story trailer] [PS4 trailer] ☆ Ursa Minor [PS4 trailer] [3DS trailer] ★ Skelegon [PS4 trailer] ★ Tentacular [PS4 trailer] [3DS trailer] ★ Seaslime [3DS trailer] ★ Hell Condor [Fukuoka Countdown Carnival] ☆ Boss Troll [3DS trailer] ★ Raven Lunatic [3DS trailer] ☆ Prestigitator (III) / Hocus Poker [Osaka Countdown Carnival] [Nagoya Countdown Carnival] ★ Crabber dabber doo [Osaka Countdown Carnival]

From DQIV (10):

☆ Dragon Rider [Mount] [cgi trailer] [PS4 trailer] ★ Flamethrower [Release date reveal streaming] ☆ Platypunk [Release date reveal streaming] [Story trailer] [3DS trailer] ☆ Moosifer [Story trailer] [PS4 trailer] [3DS trailer] ★ Cheater cheetah [Story trailer] ★ Spinchilla [Story trailer] [PS4 trailer] ★ NEW recolor - a white Weartiger [Story trailer] ★ Night clubber [Story trailer] ★ Crack-billed platypunk [PS4 trailer] ★ King slime [PS4 trailer] [3DS trailer] ★ Terrornodon [PS4 trailer] ☆ Weartiger [3DS trailer] ★ NEW recolor - a white Foo Dog [3DS trailer] ★ NEW recolor - a new Dragon Rider variant: black armored night, red dragon [3DS trailer]

From DQV (3):

☆ Wizened wizard [Release date reveal streaming] ☆ Black Dragon [PS4 trailer] [3DS trailer] ☆ Slime Knight [3DS trailer] ★ Metal slime knight [3DS trailer] ★ NEW recolor - brighter, yellowish red-eyed Gloom slugger [3DS trailer] ★ Hyperanemon [3DS trailer] ☆ Hammerhood [First 3DS reveal] ☆ Brownie [Osaka Countdown Carnival] ☆ Cactiball [Osaka Countdown Carnival]

From DQVI (4):

☆ Lips [Reveal PS4 footage] ☆ Skull Rider [Story trailer] [PS4 trailer] ★ War Gryphon [PS4 trailer] ★ NEW Recolor - a blue/green Gryphon [PS4 trailer] ★ Sail Serpent [3DS trailer] ★ Flython [Osaka Countdown Carnival]

From DQVII (1):

☆ Drake Slime [Release date reveal streaming] [Story trailer] ☆ Dragon Slime [3DS trailer] ★ Grinade [3DS trailer]

From DQVIII (2):

★ Dullahan [Story trailer] ★ Dragum [3DS trailer]

From DQIX (0):

☆ Cruelcumber  [Release date reveal streaming]

From DQX (3):

★ ぬすっとウサギ (Thug Rabbit) [Osaka Countdown Carnival] ★ キングリザード (King Lizard?) [3DS trailer] ★ バロンナイト (Baron Knight?) [Mount] [Release date reveal streaming]

From DQXI (10):

☆ オコボルト Goblin-like monster [cgi trailer] メガトンケイル Four armed red-skinned titan [cgi trailer] [Story trailer] [PS4 trailer] [3DS trailer] ☆ パールモービル Jumping robot monster [Mount] [Jump Festa ‘17 PS4 footage] [PS4 trailer] ★ ??? Red variant of the lamp monster ランタンこぞう [Release date reveal streaming] ★ ドラゴビショップ Red dragon mage [Release date reveal streaming] ☆ メガトンケイル Four armed red-skinned titan [Release date reveal streaming] ★ エビーメタル Metal variation of the scorpion monster [Release date reveal streaming] ★ 人食い火竜 Red & black variation of the dog/dragon hybrid ワイバーンドッグ [Release date reveal streaming] ☆ モコッキー Cotton monster [Release date reveal streaming] [3DS trailer] [Fukuoka Countdown Carnival] ☆ マンドラ Plant-y slime [Release date reveal streaming] [PS4 trailer] [3DS trailer] ★ くらやみハーピー Purple bat girl [Story trailer] ★ ドラムゴート Drum genie monster [PS4 trailer] ★ ??? Purple version of the jumping robot パールモービル [Mount] [PS4 trailer] ★ デスコピオン  Scary-looking scorpion monster [PS4 trailer] [3DS trailer] [Osaka Countdown Carnival] ★ かれくさネズミ  Dessert variation of the cotton monster [Osaka Countdown Carnival] ★ ワイバーンドッグ Dog/dragon hybrid monster [Osaka Countdown Carnival]

Confirmed NEW monsters:

(source: https://game8.jp/dq11/85198)

エビーメタル Metal variation of the scorpion monster [official art]

オコボルト Goblin-like monster [cgi trailer, official art, screenshots, footage]

おばけパラソル  Ghost parasol [official art]

かれくさネズミ  Dessert variation of the cotton monster [footage]

くらやみハーピー  Purple bat girl [footage]

シーゴーレム Coral golem [official art]

スロットマジーン Slot-machine monster [official art]

デスコピオン  Scary-looking scorpion monster (BOSS?) [footage]

ドラゴビショップ Red dragon mage [official art, footage]

??? Green dragon mage [screenshot]

ドラムゴート Drum genie monster [official art]

パールモービル Jumping robot monster [official art, screenshots, footage] [Mount]

??? Purple jumping robot monster [footage] [Mount]

ビーライダー Bee rider [official art, screenshots, footage] [Mount]

フェアリーバット Brown bat girl [official art]

マンドラ Plant-y slime [official art, screenshots, footage]

メガトンケイル Four armed red-skinned titan [cgi trailer, official art, screenshots, footage]

モコッキー Cotton monster [official art, screenshots, footage]

ランタンこぞう Lamp monster [official art, screenshots, footage]

ワイバーンドッグ Dog/dragon hybrid monster (BOSS?) [footage]

人食い火竜 Red & black variation of the dog/dragon hybrid monster (BOSS?) [footage]

Monster count from each game so far:

I: 10

II: 14

III: 27

IV: 17

V: 16

VI: 7

VII: 3

VIII: 3

IX: 2

X: 4

XI: 21