#gem slime

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Gem Slime

a hardened slime that's worth a lot of cash if you can defeat it!

[weirdmarioenemies]

Dragon Quest Monsters

Gem Slimes

Ah, the Slimes of Dragon Quest. Their simple, yet elegant design has not only led to a well-deserved popularity, but an incredible amount of iteration in the Dragon Quest series. That is to say, there is an absolute army of differently themed Slimes across the DQ canon, each splintering off into their own subfamilies, with many recolors to choose from. Today, I'd like to focus on a particularly spectacular branch of the Metal Slime subfamily - the Gem Slimes.

First appearing in the GBC classic Dragon Quest Monsters - a game where you can raise your own monsters!! - the Gem Slime was known as the Gold Slime. Actually, that prior name does bring up a curious feature of the Gold/Gem Slime - what is it made of? It's in the shape of a gemstone, yet its color is distinctly golden, and yet also it's a slime monster. What does it feel like when you poke it? Squishy? Hard? Supple?

I need to know.

Anyway, "Gold Slimes" were a rare and powerful monster in both this game and its sequel, and quite difficult to obtain, only being born through the combination of two Metal Kings (themselves a fusion of the notoriously difficult-to-catch Metal Liquid Slimes.) It was worth the effort, though, as they have titanic defense and magic power as well as a host of useful resistances and immunities. And look at that face! Isn't that face worth any amount of tedious monster copulation? (Yes.) On top of that, their gem studded tiara shows that they have excellent taste. Nothing too flashy, just the right accent.

Soon being given their current title of Gem Slimes (Gold Slimes are now their own, separate thing!), these sparkly goofballs became a mainstay of the Monsters series, as well as even making appearances in the main games where they dropped copious amounts of cash when defeated. Of course, when Dragon Quest has a good idea, they run with it, so there are a host of Gem Slime palette swaps just waiting for us! Let's take a peek!

The Emperor Slime is our first recolor, introduced in Dragon Quest 7, and has a lovely pale blue coloration reminiscent of a diamond. If I know my pop culture correctly, that means that Emperor Slimes are instinctually a girl's best friend. Sorry, boys and non-girls, seems you'll have to look elsewhere! 

Also, according to the lore of Dragon Quest 10, Emperor Slimes are the result of a Queen Slime sitting on a King Slime's face and crushing it.

Moving right along, here we have my personal favorite of the selection, the Darkonium Slime! What is Darkonium, you ask? Good question, dear reader! Darkonium is a macguffin-type magical crystal in the Dragon Quest universe that can turn monsters evil and wickedly powerful. Yes, behind this placid, smiling face lies a massive crystal of concentrated malice, and yet you can become buddy-buddy with one all the same. It reminds me of why I enjoy the premise of monster taming games to begin with - anything can be your friend.

A deep cut here! I can't even find official artwork, but boy, look at those pretty colors! Known as the Energon Slime, this opalescent beauty only appears as a boss monster in the Japanese-exclusive MMO, Dragon Quest 10. Apparently it likes saying the word Energon, which isn't even a real word, I think? I can only hope that we someday receive a Dragon Quest Monsters game with Energon Slime in it, so we can befriend it and maybe learn what Energon is.

And last, we have the Platinum King Jewel. Yes, I will permit you to shield your eyes from its sheer brilliance for a time, as its image is not one that can be gazed upon easily. Platinum King Jewels are most notable for the gargantuan amount of experience that they bequeath when slain, but that's no trivial task, as their insane defense and magical trickery cause most attacks to fail outright. You know, maybe they just don't want to get killed. Maybe the experience of befriending something is much more valuable than murdering it, huh, Dragon Quest hero dudes? Huh?!! HUH?!?

I have strong feelings.

[mat2modblog]

It’s funny because the Japanese names for them are Suraimugōrudo and Gōrudensuraimu respectively and in the first two DQM games, the one on the right, Gem Slime was localized as GoldSlime

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[bakothemimic]

Some Dragon Quest Rivals monsters! I had to do this, these were just sooo cool oh my gosh.

[vidramon]

Gootober Day 19: Gem Slime

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