Monster list

The game has more than 500 monsters in eight families, ranked from G to X. These are the 26 that Square Enix has profiled on the official site so far, each with its family, rank and official trivia line. The full list comes from the game itself after the December 3 launch.

Family
Rank

26 monsters

All revealed monsters at a glance

MonsterJapaneseFamilyRank
Healslimeseries nameホイミスライムSlimeG
Slimeseries nameスライムSlimeG
Slime CoroneunofficialスライムコロネSlimeG
Slime Knightseries nameスライムナイトSlimeF
Slime BallsおにぎりスライムSlimeE
Liquid Metal Slimeseries nameはぐれメタルSlimeC
Golden SlimeunofficialゴールデンスライムSlimeA
Hanamaki DragounofficialはなまきドラゴDragonG
GappurinunofficialガップリンNatureF
Bamboo BadboyたけのここぞうNatureE
Chimaeraseries nameキメラNatureE
CliodragounofficialクリオドラゴNatureC
EmberbeatunofficialエンバービートNatureB
Brownieseries nameおおきづちBeastG
Kubinaga ItachiunofficialくびながイタチBeastG
Sabrecubseries nameベビーパンサーBeastG
Wanwan DuckunofficialワンワンダックBeastG
Horo Pandaunofficial放浪パンダBeastD
Oyakata KizuchiunofficialオヤカタきづちBeastC
Golemseries nameゴーレムMaterialB
Killing Machineseries nameキラーマシンMaterialB
Drackyseries nameドラキーDemonG
MomonunofficialモーモンDemonG
GhostunofficialゴーストUndeadG
Mad HandunofficialマドハンドUndeadF
Restless Armourseries nameさまようよろいUndeadF

About the names

Only Slime Balls and Bamboo Badboy have English names from this game's own English press material so far. Names marked series name are the English names these monsters had in earlier Dragon Quest games and may change. Names marked unofficial are our romanisation of the Japanese name until Square Enix publishes the English one.

Sources: the official Japanese monster pages (family, rank, trivia, art) and the Square Enix press release relayed by WorthPlaying (English names, 500+ monsters, eight families, ranks G to X).