History Characters / DragonQuestMonsters

* BigBadEnsemble: A family made almost entirely of the {{BigBad}}s of the main series. A few don’t appear in it, however- [[VideoGame/DragonQuestI the Dragonlord]] is grouped with the Dragon family, unless one counts his true form.

* GuideDangIt: While some of their lineage can be inferred, it is quite unlikely to know how to get more of them without a guide.

* BigBadEnsemble: A family made almost entirely of the {{BigBad}}s of the main series.

For ''VideoGame/DragonQuestMonstersTheDarkPrince'', see ''Characters/DragonQuestIV'' (except for Toilen Trubble, who is instead part of ''Characters/DragonQuestV'').

!The Green Bays
->For character info relating to ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuestMonstersJoker Joker 1]]'', see [[VideoGame/DragonQuestMonstersJoker here]].

!The Albratross
[[folder:The Scout]]
A stowaway who ends up becoming the savior of the crew.

* BlankSlate: The first protagonist of a Dragon Quest Monsters game to not have any known history or personality traits outside of being noble and brave. The only thing we find out about him is the fact he wants to be a great monster scout.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: He becomes good friends with everyone on the Albatross and they are all much older than he is.

[[folder:Captain Rex Mayday]]
A veteran sailor and the captain of the Albatross.

* NiceGuy: An overall just and good guy. When Rex finds out his ship has a stowaway, instead of forcing him off he puts the Scout to work to earn his keep. He then quickly gets attached to the Scout, becoming something of a surrogate father to him.
* ShipTease: A relationship between him and Melonie is implied, the two greatly enjoy each other's company and always seem worried if the other is hurt.

[[folder:Lily Gilder]]
A rich young woman who is an experienced monster scout.

* DefrostingIceQueen: Slowly warms up to the Scout, especially due to the two of them being forced into some adventures together.
* RichBitch: Her defining trait for much of the game.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Countess]]
Lily's Teeny Sanguini who is more than she appears. She is overall much friendlier than her master.
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* EvilDetectingDog: Flies into a rage when a dangerous event or a wicked monster is nearby.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: [[spoiler: She is the physical incarnation of Leonyx’s goodness. In order to return the Divine Battler to his former glory, the hero must beat Malevolynx so that the Countess may fuse with it, bringing back Leonyx.]]
* MoralityPet: The Countess is the only being Lily shows any sort of warmth to for a while.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rory Bellows]]
The mechanic of the Albatross and Rex's best friend since childhood. He is the only crew member other than the hero who didn’t fall off the Albatross.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A gruff and blunt guy with a really big heart. When the Albatross crashes, his first priority is finding all the lost passengers.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Eugene Pool]]
An old man who is incredibly well learned on monsters.
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* CoolOldGuy: An incredibly friendly fellow who immediately takes a liking to the Scout despite him being a stowaway.
* TookALevelInBadass: In the post-game he decides to become a monster scout and proves to be incredibly good at it. You can fight him to earn the monsters he finds.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Archie Logg]]
A reckless young man who is a traveling merchant and scholar.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In his fervor to find some ancient artifacts in the Treeditation, Rory saves him from being eaten by the Wormonger but then gets eaten himself. Archie is horrified with this and afterward learns his lesson in being careful.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Melonie]]
A pretty woman who is a newly hired waitress at the Monster Scout Challenge.
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* TheDitz: Is quite air-headed and even downright dim-witted, though she quite capable of some SimpleMindedWisdom.
[[/folder]]

!Residents of the Mysterious Island

[[folder:Don Mole]]
The fat and jolly ruler of the moles and runner of an ancient Monster Scout Arena. Proves to be a vital ally in the strange realms surrounding the crashed Albatross.
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* BigFun: Extremely affable and loves music.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Leonyx]]
A benevolent feline monster who was corrupted into the terrible Malevolynx.
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* BigGood: A noble hearted monster who ruled over his home island benevolently. Restoring him restores order to the island as a whole.
* FinalBoss: His corrupted version Malevolynx is the last boss of the story mode in Joker 2.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Zehlam]]
A brilliant scholar who created the artificial monster Rigor Mortex.
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* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He claimed that under Leonyx’s rule humanity would never advance and gathered support for his project saying they could exceed the deity beast. This was all just a farce though, Zehlam only wanted to make Rigor Mortex to serve his own plans of taking over the island and eventually the world.
* PosthumousCharacter: He has long been killed by Rigor Mortex by the time the game stats, you don’t even encounter his ghost like with the rest of the deceased citizens of the island.
* PyrrhicVictory: His plan of having Leonyx dethroned worked out, but it was after his own creation turned on him and killed him.
[[/folder]]

!Demon Lords and Other Villains

[[folder:Shared Tropes]]
* BigBad: All but the Mysterious Man are the main villains of their games.
* OlympusMons: Darck, Dr. Snap, and both of Gloom’s forms ([[DragonsAreDemonic Potentate of Portals]] and [[EldritchAbomination He Who Bears No Name]]) can all be gotten via long and difficult breeding trees. This is mainly a BraggingRightsReward as if you have access to the monsters needed to makes the final boss, you already have access to extremely good monsters who can win you every battle.
* SuperBoss: Rigor Mortex and Gloom are both the incredibly tough final challenges of their post-games.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Mysterious Man]]
An enigmatic master swordsman who Terry encounters again and again throughout his adventure. He is in fact an adult Terry from another darker timeline.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Grown-up Terry was a cold person in Dragon Quest 6, but still a good guy, especially after getting some friends. This Terry is a full on heartless villain.
* FreudianExcuse: It is heavily implied this Terry was not able to save his sister, turning him into a jaded and cold man. Though he eventually remarks that FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse after seeing what he has become.
* FutureMeScaresMe: In the remake, Terry is visibly horrified at his adult self being a relentless and heartless warrior.
* HeelRealization: After being beaten by Terry, he realizes becoming cruel attained nothing and he encourages Terry to not grow up like him.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It is never revealed what happens to this version of Terry. The original game implies he is sent back to his original timeline by Warubou, whilst the remake implies he [[RetGone vanishes from existence after Terry's actions make it so he won't grow up to be him.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Darck]]
A pompous demon lord obsessed with collecting treasure across dimensions, he rules the realm of Limbo which lies in a [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds rift between worlds.]]
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* AdiposeRex: Is extremely fat, clearly greed isn't his only cardinal sin.
* AssholeVictim: You are technically in the wrong here, breaking into Darck's castle to take his treasure. Darck is such an arrogant jerk though you don't feel bad for him. The remake further adds to this, giving him some extra scenes showing how rotten he is.
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Goes around different worlds taking their treasures for himself.
* CrystalBall: Darck's uses green crystal ball almost as big as he is, using it both to cast spells and whack enemies with. This crystal both reflects his greed for wealth and constantly lounging on it reflects his laziness.
* GiantSpaceFleaOutOfNowhere: The final boss of Cobi and Tara's adventure and a villain who never appeared at any other point. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] you are actually going out of your way to fight him to get a plug for Great Log.
* HeelFaceTurn: The remake has Darck revoke his evil ways and he even gives you all his treasure. Though this is less because of him turning good and more him being nice so that you don't beat him up again.
* OneWingedAngel: The remake adds a second phase to his fight, using his giant green crystal ball Darck becomes a colossal beast who becomes a lot harder to fight.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Snap]]
An accomplished scientist who turns out to be the BigBad of Joker. He eventually [[OneWingedAngel turns into]] the powerful monster Dr. Snapped. [[spoiler: He returns as the BigBad in Joker 3.]] For information on his first appearance, see here. For [[spoiler:information on his return and survival, see [[Characters/DragonQuestMonstersJoker3 here]].]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rigor Mortex]]
A twisted artificial monster created by the great scientist Zehlam to be stronger than the god-like warrior Leonyx. It is the BigBad of Joker 2 and the source of almost all the problems in the game.
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* CardCarryingVillain: Rigor Mortex does constant horrible actions and revels in all of them.
* EvilerThanThou: To his creator Zehlam, whom he was quite happy to destroy in his bid for domination.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Zehlam sought to create a monster stronger than Leoynx. He succeeded and [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters quickly regretted this.]]
* MechanicalAbomination: It is incredibly difficult describing just what the heck Rigor Mortex is. It is essentially a huge cross between a scale, a clock, and an astrolabe made of metal, plant, and bone matter with a single glaring [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eye]] in it.
* SealedEvilInACan: Leonyx sealed him away in the Dark World to protect the world. In this case Leonyx will break the seal himself if the hero can prove he can destroy Rigor Mortex.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gloom]]
The BigBad of the post-game in the remake of Cobi and Tara's Adventure. An extremely powerful and foul ancient evil that desires to plunge all of existence in darkness.
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[[folder:The Hero]]
A bold monster scout who is a rebel by nature.

* KidHero: A young deliquent turned monster master.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Has pure white hair and is a natural monster scout.

[[folder:The Incarnus]]
A mysterious and powerful monster who tags along with the Hero.

* TheChosenOne: Interestingly, is this one rather than the Hero himself. The Incarnus was born to prevent a great catastrophe and it is up to the Hero to bring him around to different shrines across the Green Bays so that he is strong enough to challenge whatever evil rises.
* DefrostingIceKing: Is mostly dismissive of the hero (and humanity as whole) at first, remarking how he is only his monster out of convenience. Eventually though they grow a close bond and the Incarnus decides to become a permanant member of the Hero's team.

[[folder:Solitaire]]
A tomboyish girl whom the Hero and Incarnus bump into quite a bit.

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Is overall a super competitive and vain girl who fancies herself the best monster scout in the world and can back up most of her bragging.
* CleavageWindow: Her dress in Joker 2 shows off her cleavage, and since this is after she grew up she has a lot of cleavage to show off.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Solitaire is a nickname she made for herself. Her real name: Ginny Rummy.
* TheRival: And unlike Kameha, she can actually back up her threats and boasting.
* ShesAllGrownUp: Appears again in later games as a grown woman and she is strikingly beautiful.
* SoreLoser: She never takes defeat well and almost always throws a small tantrum after losing.

[[folder:Madame Rummy]]
An extremely rich and enormously fat aristocrat who lives on Palaish Isle and is the owner of the metal menagerie on it. She is also Solitaire's mother.

* {{Gonk}}: An absolutely ''hideous'' woman, you would be forgiven for thinking she was a monster rather than a human.
* IWasQuiteTheLooker: Some portraits around her house imply she used to be beautiful, as well as greatly resembling her daughter.

[[folder:Warden Trump]]
The leader of the shadowy organization known as CELL.

* LukeIAmYourFather: An amusing inverted example. The Hero is aware Trump is his father from the beginning, but no one else ever finds out despite the obvious clues.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He looks like an old man, especially with his white hair, but is in fact middle-aged and he is a platinum blonde. His son inherited his hair color.

!The Albratross
[[folder:The Scout]]
A stowaway who ends up becoming the savior of the crew.

* BlankSlate: The first protagonist of a Dragon Quest Monsters game to not have any known history or personality traits outside of being noble and brave. The only thing we find out about him is the fact he wants to be a great monster scout.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: He becomes good friends with everyone on the Albatross and they are all much older than he is.

[[folder:Captain Rex Mayday]]
A veteran sailor and the captain of the Albatross.

* NiceGuy: An overall just and good guy. When Rex finds out his ship has a stowaway, instead of forcing him off he puts the Scout to work to earn his keep. He then quickly gets attached to the Scout, becoming something of a surrogate father to him.
* ShipTease: A relationship between him and Melonie is implied, the two greatly enjoy each other's company and always seem worried if the other is hurt.

[[folder:Lily Gilder]]
A rich young woman who is an experienced monster scout.

* DefrostingIceQueen: Slowly warms up to the Scout, especially due to the two of them being forced into some adventures together.
* RichBitch: Her defining trait for much of the game.

[[folder:The Countess]]
Lily's Teeny Sanguini who is more than she appears. She is overall much friendlier than her master.

* EvilDetectingDog: Flies into a rage when a dangerous event or a wicked monster is nearby.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: [[spoiler: She is the physical incarnation of Leonyx’s goodness. In order to return the Divine Battler to his former glory, the hero must beat Malevolynx so that the Countess may fuse with it, bringing back Leonyx.]]
* MoralityPet: The Countess is the only being Lily shows any sort of warmth to for a while.

[[folder:Rory Bellows]]
The mechanic of the Albatross and Rex's best friend since childhood. He is the only crew member other than the hero who didn’t fall off the Albatross.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A gruff and blunt guy with a really big heart. When the Albatross crashes, his first priority is finding all the lost passengers.

[[folder:Dr. Eugene Pool]]
An old man who is incredibly well learned on monsters.

* CoolOldGuy: An incredibly friendly fellow who immediately takes a liking to the Scout despite him being a stowaway.
* TookALevelInBadass: In the post-game he decides to become a monster scout and proves to be incredibly good at it. You can fight him to earn the monsters he finds.

[[folder:Archie Logg]]
A reckless young man who is a traveling merchant and scholar.
----
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In his fervor to find some ancient artifacts in the Treeditation, Rory saves him from being eaten by the Wormonger but then gets eaten himself. Archie is horrified with this and afterward learns his lesson in being careful.

[[folder:Melonie]]
A pretty woman who is a newly hired waitress at the Monster Scout Challenge.

* TheDitz: Is quite air-headed and even downright dim-witted, though she quite capable of some SimpleMindedWisdom.

!Residents of the Mysterious Island

[[folder:Don Mole]]
The fat and jolly ruler of the moles and runner of an ancient Monster Scout Arena. Proves to be a vital ally in the strange realms surrounding the crashed Albatross.

* BigFun: Extremely affable and loves music.

[[folder:Leonyx]]
A benevolent feline monster who was corrupted into the terrible Malevolynx.
----
* BigGood: A noble hearted monster who ruled over his home island benevolently. Restoring him restores order to the island as a whole.
* FinalBoss: His corrupted version Malevolynx is the last boss of the story mode in Joker 2.

[[folder:Zehlam]]
A brilliant scholar who created the artificial monster Rigor Mortex.

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He claimed that under Leonyx’s rule humanity would never advance and gathered support for his project saying they could exceed the deity beast. This was all just a farce though, Zehlam only wanted to make Rigor Mortex to serve his own plans of taking over the island and eventually the world.
* PosthumousCharacter: He has long been killed by Rigor Mortex by the time the game stats, you don’t even encounter his ghost like with the rest of the deceased citizens of the island.
* PyrrhicVictory: His plan of having Leonyx dethroned worked out, but it was after his own creation turned on him and killed him.

!Demon Lords and Other Villains

[[folder:Shared Tropes]]
* BigBad: All but the Mysterious Man are the main villains of their games.
* OlympusMons: Darck, Dr. Snap, and both of Gloom’s forms ([[DragonsAreDemonic Potentate of Portals]] and [[EldritchAbomination He Who Bears No Name]]) can all be gotten via long and difficult breeding trees. This is mainly a BraggingRightsReward as if you have access to the monsters needed to makes the final boss, you already have access to extremely good monsters who can win you every battle.
* SuperBoss: Rigor Mortex and Gloom are both the incredibly tough final challenges of their post-games.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Mysterious Man]]
An enigmatic master swordsman who Terry encounters again and again throughout his adventure. He is in fact an adult Terry from another darker timeline.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Grown-up Terry was a cold person in Dragon Quest 6, but still a good guy, especially after getting some friends. This Terry is a full on heartless villain.
* FreudianExcuse: It is heavily implied this Terry was not able to save his sister, turning him into a jaded and cold man. Though he eventually remarks that FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse after seeing what he has become.
* FutureMeScaresMe: In the remake, Terry is visibly horrified at his adult self being a relentless and heartless warrior.
* HeelRealization: After being beaten by Terry, he realizes becoming cruel attained nothing and he encourages Terry to not grow up like him.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It is never revealed what happens to this version of Terry. The original game implies he is sent back to his original timeline by Warubou, whilst the remake implies he [[RetGone vanishes from existence after Terry's actions make it so he won't grow up to be him.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Darck]]
A pompous demon lord obsessed with collecting treasure across dimensions, he rules the realm of Limbo which lies in a [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds rift between worlds.]]
----
* AdiposeRex: Is extremely fat, clearly greed isn't his only cardinal sin.
* AssholeVictim: You are technically in the wrong here, breaking into Darck's castle to take his treasure. Darck is such an arrogant jerk though you don't feel bad for him. The remake further adds to this, giving him some extra scenes showing how rotten he is.
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Goes around different worlds taking their treasures for himself.
* CrystalBall: Darck's uses green crystal ball almost as big as he is, using it both to cast spells and whack enemies with. This crystal both reflects his greed for wealth and constantly lounging on it reflects his laziness.
* GiantSpaceFleaOutOfNowhere: The final boss of Cobi and Tara's adventure and a villain who never appeared at any other point. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] you are actually going out of your way to fight him to get a plug for Great Log.
* HeelFaceTurn: The remake has Darck revoke his evil ways and he even gives you all his treasure. Though this is less because of him turning good and more him being nice so that you don't beat him up again.
* OneWingedAngel: The remake adds a second phase to his fight, using his giant green crystal ball Darck becomes a colossal beast who becomes a lot harder to fight.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Snap]]
An accomplished scientist who turns out to be the BigBad of Joker. He eventually [[OneWingedAngel turns into]] the powerful monster Dr. Snapped. [[spoiler: He returns as the BigBad in Joker 3.]]
----
* AffablyEvil: Amazingly, he is a sincerely nice guy and even helps the Hero train his monsters at one point. This affability does not stop him from being a total maniac though.
* BodyHorror: His Dr. Snapped form is easily one of the most grotesque monsters ever put into a Dragon Quest game. It is a giant slimy hand with Dr. Snap’s maniacal face jutting out of its palm, the wrist connects to a bloated maggot-like body, and the body has multiple strange black pustules that can detach and be used as weapons.
* MadScientist: Even before you find out he is evil, Dr. Snap has some morally questionable experiments.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Subverted. Dr. Snap would like to think he is this, but he is ultimately a self-serving madman with a god complex.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rigor Mortex]]
A twisted artificial monster created by the great scientist Zehlam to be stronger than the god-like warrior Leonyx. It is the BigBad of Joker 2 and the source of almost all the problems in the game.
----
* CardCarryingVillain: Rigor Mortex does constant horrible actions and revels in all of them.
* EvilerThanThou: To his creator Zehlam, whom he was quite happy to destroy in his bid for domination.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Zehlam sought to create a monster stronger than Leoynx. He succeeded and [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters quickly regretted this.]]
* MechanicalAbomination: It is incredibly difficult describing just what the heck Rigor Mortex is. It is essentially a huge cross between a scale, a clock, and an astrolabe made of metal, plant, and bone matter with a single glaring [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eye]] in it.
* SealedEvilInACan: Leonyx sealed him away in the Dark World to protect the world. In this case Leonyx will break the seal himself if the hero can prove he can destroy Rigor Mortex.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gloom]]
The BigBad of the post-game in the remake of Cobi and Tara's Adventure. An extremely powerful and foul ancient evil that desires to plunge all of existence in darkness.
----

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Her journey within GreatLog is described very similarly to Terry's of wandering Traveler's Gates building a team and finally representing them in the Starry Night Tournament.

* EveryoneHasStandards: While he loves to play pranks and get up to mischief with Kameha, at the end of the day he takes GreatLog's safety seriously. The only reason the player even has a chance to save GreatLog at all is because Warubou is giving them more time by keeping the hole plugged with ''his own body''.

* EveryoneHasStandards: For all his many flaws, he's also one of the only characters aside from the player actively trying to save GreatLog.

Powerful ancient monsters who are often reptilian in appearance. They have strong stats overall and resist breath attacks, though level up slowly.

Ferocious monsters who resemble various animals, mostly mammals. They emphasize brute strength with high HP and Attack, at the expense of most not being good magic casters. In future games, various Bird and Water monsters would be added to this family.

[[folder:Bird]]
Various avian monsters with really high agility, great stat growth, and a resistance to lightning magic at the expense of being fragile.

* FragileSpeedster: Most Birds are super fast, but can be easily knocked out in a few hits.
* OurMonstersAreWeird: Has some especially surreal monsters including a sousaphone bird, a bird that is a flying whip, a bipedal owl with arms, and long serpent hawk that dwells in water.
* {{Phoenix}}: And its ice counterpart the Blizzardy/Snowbird.

[[folder:Plant]]
Sentient plants who are natural magicians, having high Intelligence and MP. Their speed leaves something to be desired though. Would be upgraded to include other types of monsters as the Nature family.

* FungiArePlants: The aptly named Toadstool (now known as Funghoul) is a walking mushroom among actual plants. Interestingly this is later corrected in the Joker games, where Funghoul is instead identified as Undead.
* SquishyWizard: Played straight for most, but averted with monsters like Gripevine who are super tanky.

[[folder:Bug]]
Numerous insects, arachnids, arthropods, and similar monsters. They have a resistance to poison and have decent status, though most of them aren't terribly useful outside of the early game. Eventually this family was dissolved and its members would be moved to the Beast and Nature families.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: All of them are this, from ants to moths to spiders.
* CrutchCharacter: Most are stronger than the early slimes and beasts, and are most have a fast level curve but low level caps are easily outclassed by all other families as you go along. You are unlikely to use any Bug monsters in the endgame unless you can find their strongest members like Armored Scorpion, HornBeet, and Dierantula.
* GiantEnemyCrab: One of the stronger monsters in the family is Digster, a giant hot-blooded lobster with a penchant for punching.
* StatusInflictionAttack: Many use Poison or Paralyze moves.

[[folder:Devil]]
Demonic monsters who often have high Attack and Defense. They resist fire and ice, though are vulnerable to holy lightning.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Big and dark fiends who are happy to help little kids who earn their loyalty. Some of the bestiary descriptions even mention how some of them aren’t as bad as they look.
* GlassCannon: Some of them qualify for this like Imp and Prickly Prankster, having especially good physical and magical attack abilities but middling durability.
* MagicKnight: The speciality of this family is monsters who can destroy with both physical attacks and powerful magic.

[[folder:Zombie]]
Later known as the Undead family. They tend to have high HP and a resistance to instant-death spells, though are vulnerable to other status effects and especially fire magic.

* DemBones: As expected a lot these monsters are nothing but bones, from your basic garden variety Skeleton to the mighty Fright Night.
* MagikarpPower: Compared to other families, Undead monsters tend to be especially weak at first, but level them up and they are a spectral force to be reckoned with.
* OurLichesAreDifferent: Alongside the Plant family, the Zombie family has some of the best spellcasters you can find, one of the strongest being Wight King.
* RoboticUndead: Strangely enough one of the mid-tier monsters in this family is a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot cyborg pirate]] named Cross Bones.
* StoneWall: Their high HP make most of them good damage sponges, even with their vulnerability to fire.

[[folder:Material]]
Animated objects and elemental beings, contains some of the most bizarre monsters in the games. They have super high defense and have potent resistances depending on what they are, though at the expense of low speed and slow stat gain.

* ChestMonster: Several kinds! Alongside the classic toothy treasure chests are urn mimics, well mimics, and book mimics.
* {{Golem}}: Of the classic variety where breeding two together gives a [[LivingStatue StoneMan.]] Includes a Lava and Ice equivalent too which when they are bred together also creates a GoldGolem, which is a shining centaur.
* MightyGlacier: Some Material monsters like Devil Glass and Killing Machine can not only take serious damage, but deal them out too whether it be magic or physical.
* OurMonstersAreWeird: Has by far the most strange and eclectic monsters out of any family including a flying swarm of plates, an anchor with a face, an exploding rock, various strange puppets, and a robotic fan that can manipulate darkness.
* StoneWall: Contains some of the most durable monsters of any family. With some learning spells and abilities that let them DrawAggro, Material monsters make for excellent tanks.

[[folder:Water]]
The one new family introduced in Dragon Warrior Monsters II. They can only be encountered when you travel across a body of water. They overall tend to be well-balanced stat wise. Was removed not long after and it’s monsters would be moved to various other families.

* GiantSquid: Actually has a few different kinds of these from the dance loving Hood Squid to the almighty Khalamari.
* SeaMonster: The most powerful members are these, especially King Squid and Poseidon.

[[folder:Nature]]
A technically new family introduced in Joker, it is made up various monsters once part of the Bug, Bird, Plant, and Water families. In practice, this family is most like the Plant family having mostly powerful mage monsters.

* JackOfAllStats: Many of them have balanced stats, though retain a focus on magic casting.

[[folder:Boss]]
You know all those big powerful main villains you have fought throughout the series? Here you can command them and use their awesome powers for yourself! Their only real weakness is they level up incredibly slowly. Later known as the Special Family due to incorporating various other powerful characters from the series, both malevolent and benign.

* BigBadEnsemble: A family made almost entirely of the {{BigBad}}s of the main series.
* BigGood: Alongside main villains, the family includes a bunch of these from previous games including [[VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII Empyrea,]] the [[VideoGame/DragonQuestIV Zenith]] [[VideoGame/DragonQuestV Dragon,]] and [[VideoGame/DragonQuestVII Numen.]]
* GuideDangIt: While some of their lineage can be inferred, it is quite unlikely to know how to get more of them without a guide.
* MyNameIsQuestionMarks: In the first two games, the Boss-type was referred as "?".
* OlympusMons: The most powerful monsters around and often extremely hard to get.
* TookALevelInBadass: Massively with King Trode. Trode in his game is mostly helpless outside of some of his PapaWolf moments, here he is one of the strongest members of an already incredibly strong family of monsters.

!Kingdom of Great Tree
[[folder:The Kingdom]]
The Great Tree itself is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin great tree]] that grows from the ocean and supports a kingdom inside it. The king’s castle lies on the head of the tree, whilst the citizens live either in the tree itself or in its many branches. Within the base and roots of the tree is the mysterious Shrine of Starry Night.

* TreeTrunkTour: Many of the buildings and abodes are inside the tree itself.

[[folder:Terry]]
A young boy from another world who is brought to Great Tree to become a monster master to save his sister.

* CheerfulChild: In contrast to his adult self in Dragon Quest 6, this Terry is chipper and almost always smiling.
* KidHero: Is very young when he starts his journey to save his sister.

[[folder:Watabou]]
Also known as Fluffy or Cottney depending on the translation. A small adorable critter who is in fact the spirit of Great Tree itself.

* BornOfMagic: The real purpose of the Starry Night Tournament, as the energy from it creates the egg that gives birth to a new Watabou.
* FoodAsBribe: The newest Watabou, born from the Starry Night Tournament, reappears to Terry and Milly and asks for the meat that Terry has in his pocket in exchange for being his friend.
* NiceGuy: An incredibly friendly and compassionate little monster who goes out of his way to help Terry save his sister.
* TricksterMentor: An especially kindly version, he tries to be helpful more often than not but does enjoy befuddling others.

[[folder:King of Great Tree]]
The scatterbrained but kindly ruler of Great Tree.

* CatchPhrase: "Busy, busy, busy..."
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: It is mentioned he was once a great monster master. It turns out he’s still got it and you can fight his extremely potent team of metal monsters.
* TheGoodKing: While he can be inept and immature, the King of Great Tree is a mostly just and surprisingly wise ruler. The people of Great Tree regard him with sincere respect, though also some amusement with how dopey he can.
* {{Manchild}}: Can be pretty childish at times and his anger is akin to a child throwing a tantrum.
* PaperThinDisguise: He's also the Medal Man, which he [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial vehemently denies when first meeting him.]] Made even more apparent when you are able to see his secret tunnel, which leads directly into the Medal Man's room.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Even when Terry is his only ticket to winning the Starry Night Tournament, the King refuses to force him into becoming Great Tree’s representative and wants Terry to join on his own terms.

[[folder:The Jesters]]
Four jesters who know a lot about other worlds.

* {{Catchphrase}}: One of the jesters goes “Oh… King…” whenever the King of Great Tree says something excessive or just plain strange. Changed to “That’s a bit much!” in translations.
* HintSystem: The right Jester will frequently wax off some in-universe poetry or sayings to help describe the boss monsters of the newest gates.

[[folder:Pulio]]
A young kid who runs the monster farm, accompanied by his slime Slio. Terry's first task in Great Tree is getting him out of some trouble.

* BlackBeadEyes: His tiny dark eyes emphasize how young he is compared to Terry.
* DistressedDude: Is threatened to be thrown in the dungeon by the King for letting his prized Healslime, Hale, escape from the farm. Is saved when Terry decided to go and personally recapture the Healslime.
* MotorMouth: When he's on the farm, his usual line is a string of words said fast, signified by the lack of spacing in it.

[[folder:Queen of Great Tree]]
The matriarch of the kingdom who will reward those who help her.

* QuestGiver: Her main role is asking Terry for various monsters that come from breeding, supplying him with various handy rewards in exchange.

!Kingdom of Great Log

[[folder:The Kingdom]]
A rival to Great Tree, Great Log is another kingdom that lives in and around a giant tree. In this case a colossal palm tree that rests on an island.

* BarrierMaiden: Within the tree is an area called the Well where a big plug rests. This plug covers a hole that leads into Great Log’s depths and keeps its life force held inside, if removed the tree’s life leaks out and it will slowly die until the island itself sinks into the sea. Thanks to Kameha’s mischief, this plug gets destroyed and it is up to Cobi or Tara to find a replacement.
* PalmTreePanic: In contrast to Great Tree’s temperate climate, Great Log is tropical.

[[folder:Mystery Trainer (Spoilers!)]]
Great Log’s famed and mysterious champion, who turns out to be none other than Terry's kidnapped sister Milly.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Her journey within GreatLog is described very similarly to Terry's of wandering Traveler's Gates building a team and finally representing them in the Starry Night Tournament.
* LittleMissBadass: She quickly becomes one of the strongest monster masters in the world, developing a terrifying reputation.

[[folder:Warubou]]
Also known as Scruffy or Rottney depending on the translation. The obnoxious and mischievous spirit of Great Log.

* EveryoneHasStandards: While he loves to play pranks and get up to mischief with Kameha, at the end of the day he takes GreatLog's safety seriously. The only reason the player even has a chance to save GreatLog at all is because Warubou is giving them more time by keeping the hole plugged with ''his own body''.
* HiddenDepths: Warubou is a lot wiser than his personality would indicate. He also apparently was married (or still is) and had kids as he has a grandson.
* IdenticalGrandson: After you recruit enough monster types, he will bring in his grandson to be your monster. His grandson is a carbon copy of Warubou.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: An arrogant and trouble loving prankster who cares for his friends and puts his life on the line to save all of Great Log.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Great Log is on the verge of destruction, Warubou drops the snarking and talks with Cobi or Tara in a much more serious tone.
* TookALevelInKindness: His rude but helpful personality in Cobi and Tara’s game is a stark contrast to his outright malicious personality in Terry’s game.

[[folder:Cobi and Tara]]
The two potential playable characters in Dragon Warrior Monsters 2. Cobi is the older sibling and Tara is the younger. Whoever's version determines many monsters that appear; Cobi’s version has more of cool and menacing monsters while Tara has more cute and weird monsters. They work together to find a new plug for Great Log after it is destroyed by Kameha’s mischief.

* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Both of them, but the younger Tara especially fulfills this.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Cobi is incredibly protective of Tara; he will often ask she is okay and needs his help if she is the protagonist.
* BrotherSisterTeam: One goes off on adventures while the other stays behind to look after monsters in their quest to save Great Log.
* StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter: Played straight for the most part, but one notable aversion in Sky World. At one point you come across a very small cavern entrance; Tara can fit through the hole herself, while the older and larger Cobi can't and has to use an earlier-found item to do so.

[[folder:Cobi and Tara's Parents]]
The mother and father of Cobi and Tara, the latter of whom was once an experienced monster master himself.

* AdaptationalIntelligence: In the original game, neither of them believed their [[CassandraTruth children's warnings about Great Log sinking.]] (Although to be fair, almost no one else believed them either.) In the remake, they immediately believe Cobi and Tara; their father in particular takes direct action to help out by giving out sidequests to make your monsters stronger.
* GoodParents: They are loving parents in both versions, though they show this off more in the remake.

[[folder:King of Great Log]]
The proud ruler of Great Log.

* AgeLift: In the original Gameboy Color games he was an old man, the remakes make him a lot younger [[FanservicePack and handsomer.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: Losing the Starry Night Tournament humbles him greatly; afterward treating Terry and the King of Great Tree with much more respect.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He is willing to do anything to win the Starry Night Tournment, except for cheating. He also wants his monster masters to serve him willingly; when he finds out Milly was forced by Warubou to be a monster master, the King of Great Log is furious and calls out the nature spirit.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A gruff but good king who loves his son and people; even before he becomes nicer all he wants is for Great Log to receive the glory he thinks it deserves.

[[folder:Prince Kameha]]
The young prince of Great Log, he is around Tara’s age and a huge troublemaker.

* CharacterDevelopment: He steadily matures and becomes less greedy as the game goes on. He does remain an insufferable prankster, but now SpoiledSweet.
* DumbMuscle: Not the brightest individual but has CharlesAtlasSuperpower, shown when he gets tricked in Pirate World by his lackeys, he shatters the floor underneath them. Also in the Ice World, he punches his way out of a prison cell through a wall.
* EveryoneHasStandards: For all his many flaws, he's also one of the only characters aside from the player actively trying to save GreatLog.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Spoiled and selfish he may be, when he gets it in his head he messed up Kameha is eager to make up for it.
* TheRival: Subverted. He seems like he will be his when he declares he will find a new plug for Great Log, but it quickly becomes clear he is too naive and lazy to be a rival. [[DistressedDude You frequently have to get him out of trouble when his plans go awry.]]
* SpoiledBrat: Is this for most of the game. The King of Great Log spoiled him rotten and he frequently makes mischief with Warubou.
* TookALevelInBadass: Somehow manages to trick the monsters of Sky World into thinking he is a Demon Lord.

!Kingdom of Blight Tree

[[folder:The Kingdom]]
Yet another kingdom within a tree, but in this case it is a kingdom of monsters. Ages ago it held an artifact called the Spirit Stone which also supplied it with life, but it was taken by humans and since then the tree has been slowly dying. It is ruled over by four incredibly powerful monsters known as the Celestial Fiends.

* FantasticRacism: Almost all of the monsters of Blight Tree hate humans, blaming them for all of Blight Tree’s problems. The only exceptions are [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Blight Tree’s king]] Rugius and his friendly butler.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: It is perpetually winter on Blight Tree, though this is less because of the climate and more to do with the tree itself weakening.
* WiseTree: [[spoiler: The Blight Tree itself is a capable of telepathy and helps guide Terry to save both itself and Great Tree.]]

[[folder:Sebastian]]
The loyal butler of the Four Celestial Fiends.

* BattleButler: A very capable fighter who is at least as strong as his masters. He never fights you though, he will instead join you if you can recruit his masters.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Just like the King of Great Tree's jester, he will say "That is a bit much..." when someone does or says something really silly.
* DarkIsNotEvil: An incredibly creepy and grim looking guy, but he is unfailingly polite and holds no grudge against humans unlike most of the other monsters in Blight Tree.

[[folder:Hogeira]]
A pale and strong reptilian ogre who is one of the Celestial Fiends.

* TheBrute: The most physically able of the Celestial Fiends, though also the most dim-witted.
* MightyGlacier: His whole team strategy is physical power, both in offense and defense. He does pack a wallop, though he is slow moving and inept with magic.

[[folder:Veera]]
A voluptuous feline monster who is one of the Celestial Fiends.

* FragileSpeedster: Veera and her team can be knocked out in a few good hits, but they are so fast it is going to be hard to hit them and they are almost always going to strike first [[GlassCannon and strike hard.]]
* ShipTease: She has a particularly obvious crush on Rugius.

[[folder:Syphon]]
A grotesque gargoyle-like sorcerer who is one of the Celestial Fiends

* OurLichesAreDifferent: An extremely powerful undead wizard with a lizard-like head with bulging red eyes.
* ShoutOut: His posture, clothing, and overall head shape are highly reminiscent of [[Film/TheDarkCrystal the Skesis.]]
* SquishyWizard: He and his partners are terrifyingly powerful mages who will annihilate your team with their spells, but if you can attack them fast they won't get a chance to.

[[folder:Argo]]
A tall blue-skinned demon who is one of the Celestial Fiends.

* AnIcePerson: His magic is mostly ice based.
* JackOfAllStats: His specialty is doing a bit of everything. He is fairly fast, a strong warrior, and a potent magician.
* UndyingLoyalty: Is unfailingly loyal to Rugius.

[[folder:Rugius]]
The leader of the Celestial Fiends, the young ruler of Blight Tree, ''and'' its greatest fighter.

* JackOfAllStats: Much like Argo, but is even more powerful.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Though he looks like a demon, he is in fact a dragon.
* NiceGuy: A kind monster who wants the best for his people and is truly aggrieved about trying to take the spirit stone from the humans.

[[folder:Maizar]]
Rugius' lost older brother and original ruler of Blight Tree. He tried to bring life to his kingdom, but ended up turning himself into a mindless mutant.

* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: You save him (and Rugius) by beating the crap out of his cursed form.
* FusionDance: Rugius tries to reason with his transformed brother, but then gets absorbed. This creates a new even stronger monster that Terry must take care of.
* {{Superboss}}: The big final boss of the post-game of Terry's Wonderland.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He was willing to save Blight Tree from dying at any cost, even using black magic. [[EvilIsNotAToy It did not end well for him.]]

!Other Tree Kingdoms
[[folder:King of Dead Tree]]
An ancient and crabby monarch who rules a kingdom that dwells within a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dead Tree.]]

* AscendedExtra: Like the King of Big Stump, the King of Dead Tree didn’t appear outside of a cutscene and didn’t get extra focus like the King of Great Log eventually did. The remake makes him much more prominent and he even becomes a party member at one point.
* BreakTheHaughty: As with the King of Great Log, the King of Great Tree is humbled by Terry’s victory in the Starry Night Tournament.
* CoolOldGuy: Turns out to be this in the post-game of the remake, despite his incredibly advanced age he join’s Terry in going to Blight Tree and has a pretty potent monster team.

[[folder:King of Big Stump/Big Tree]]
The rude king of yet another tree kingdom.

* HufflepuffHouse: He and his kingdom get the least amount of focus and don't even get any extra tidbits of information on them like Dead Tree. The remake outright removes him and his kingdom.

!The Green Bays
[[folder:The Hero]]
A bold monster scout who is a rebel by nature.

* KidHero: A young deliquent turned monster master.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Has pure white hair and is a natural monster scout.

[[folder:The Incarnus]]
A mysterious and powerful monster who tags along with the Hero.

* TheChosenOne: Interestingly, is this one rather than the Hero himself. The Incarnus was born to prevent a great catastrophe and it is up to the Hero to bring him around to different shrines across the Green Bays so that he is strong enough to challenge whatever evil rises.
* DefrostingIceKing: Is mostly dismissive of the hero (and humanity as whole) at first, remarking how he is only his monster out of convenience. Eventually though they grow a close bond and the Incarnus decides to become a permanant member of the Hero's team.

[[folder:Solitaire]]
A tomboyish girl whom the Hero and Incarnus bump into quite a bit.

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Is overall a super competitive and vain girl who fancies herself the best monster scout in the world and can back up most of her bragging.
* CleavageWindow: Her dress in Joker 2 shows off her cleavage, and since this is after she grew up she has a lot of cleavage to show off.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Solitaire is a nickname she made for herself. Her real name: Ginny Rummy.
* TheRival: And unlike Kameha, she can actually back up her threats and boasting.
* ShesAllGrownUp: Appears again in later games as a grown woman and she is strikingly beautiful.
* SoreLoser: She never takes defeat well and almost always throws a small tantrum after losing.

[[folder:Madame Rummy]]
An extremely rich and enormously fat aristocrat who lives on Palaish Isle and is the owner of the metal menagerie on it. She is also Solitaire's mother.

* {{Gonk}}: An absolutely ''hideous'' woman, you would be forgiven for thinking she was a monster rather than a human.
* IWasQuiteTheLooker: Some portraits around her house imply she used to be beautiful, as well as greatly resembling her daughter.

[[folder:Warden Trump]]
The leader of the shadowy organization known as CELL.

* LukeIAmYourFather: An amusing inverted example. The Hero is aware Trump is his father from the beginning, but no one else ever finds out despite the obvious clues.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He looks like an old man, especially with his white hair, but is in fact middle-aged and he is a platinum blonde. His son inherited his hair color.

!The Albratross
[[folder:The Scout]]
A stowaway who ends up becoming the savior of the crew.

* BlankSlate: The first protagonist of a Dragon Quest Monsters game to not have any known history or personality traits outside of being noble and brave. The only thing we find out about him is the fact he wants to be a great monster scout.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: He becomes good friends with everyone on the Albatross and they are all much older than he is.

[[folder:Captain Rex Mayday]]
A veteran sailor and the captain of the Albatross.

* NiceGuy: An overall just and good guy. When Rex finds out his ship has a stowaway, instead of forcing him off he puts the Scout to work to earn his keep. He then quickly gets attached to the Scout, becoming something of a surrogate father to him.
* ShipTease: A relationship between him and Melonie is implied, the two greatly enjoy each other's company and always seem worried if the other is hurt.

[[folder:Lily Gilder]]
A rich young woman who is an experienced monster scout.

* DefrostingIceQueen: Slowly warms up to the Scout, especially due to the two of them being forced into some adventures together.
* RichBitch: Her defining trait for much of the game.

[[folder:The Countess]]
Lily's Teeny Sanguini who is more than she appears. She is overall much friendlier than her master.

* EvilDetectingDog: Flies into a rage when a dangerous event or a wicked monster is nearby.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: [[spoiler: She is the physical incarnation of Leonyx’s goodness. In order to return the Divine Battler to his former glory, the hero must beat Malevolynx so that the Countess may fuse with it, bringing back Leonyx.]]
* MoralityPet: The Countess is the only being Lily shows any sort of warmth to for a while.

[[folder:Rory Bellows]]
The mechanic of the Albatross and Rex's best friend since childhood. He is the only crew member other than the hero who didn’t fall off the Albatross.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A gruff and blunt guy with a really big heart. When the Albatross crashes, his first priority is finding all the lost passengers.

[[folder:Dr. Eugene Pool]]
An old man who is incredibly well learned on monsters.

* CoolOldGuy: An incredibly friendly fellow who immediately takes a liking to the Scout despite him being a stowaway.
* TookALevelInBadass: In the post-game he decides to become a monster scout and proves to be incredibly good at it. You can fight him to earn the monsters he finds.

[[folder:Archie Logg]]
A reckless young man who is a traveling merchant and scholar.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In his fervor to find some ancient artifacts in the Treeditation, Rory saves him from being eaten by the Wormonger but then gets eaten himself. Archie is horrified with this and afterward learns his lesson in being careful.

[[folder:Melonie]]
A pretty woman who is a newly hired waitress at the Monster Scout Challenge.

* TheDitz: Is quite air-headed and even downright dim-witted, though she quite capable of some SimpleMindedWisdom.

!Residents of the Mysterious Island

[[folder:Don Mole]]
The fat and jolly ruler of the moles and runner of an ancient Monster Scout Arena. Proves to be a vital ally in the strange realms surrounding the crashed Albatross.

* BigFun: Extremely affable and loves music.

[[folder:Leonyx]]
A benevolent feline monster who was corrupted into the terrible Malevolynx.

* BigGood: A noble hearted monster who ruled over his home island benevolently. Restoring him restores order to the island as a whole.
* FinalBoss: His corrupted version Malevolynx is the last boss of the story mode in Joker 2.

[[folder:Zehlam]]
A brilliant scholar who created the artificial monster Rigor Mortex.

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He claimed that under Leonyx’s rule humanity would never advance and gathered support for his project saying they could exceed the deity beast. This was all just a farce though, Zehlam only wanted to make Rigor Mortex to serve his own plans of taking over the island and eventually the world.
* PosthumousCharacter: He has long been killed by Rigor Mortex by the time the game stats, you don’t even encounter his ghost like with the rest of the deceased citizens of the island.
* PyrrhicVictory: His plan of having Leonyx dethroned worked out, but it was after his own creation turned on him and killed him.

!Demon Lords and Other Villains

[[folder:Shared Tropes]]
* BigBad: All but the Mysterious Man are the main villains of their games.
* OlympusMons: Darck, Dr. Snap, and both of Gloom’s forms ([[DragonsAreDemonic Potentate of Portals]] and [[EldritchAbomination He Who Bears No Name]]) can all be gotten via long and difficult breeding trees. This is mainly a BraggingRightsReward as if you have access to the monsters needed to makes the final boss, you already have access to extremely good monsters who can win you every battle.
* SuperBoss: Rigor Mortex and Gloom are both the incredibly tough final challenges of their post-games.

[[folder:The Mysterious Man]]
An enigmatic master swordsman who Terry encounters again and again throughout his adventure. He is in fact an adult Terry from another darker timeline.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Grown-up Terry was a cold person in Dragon Quest 6, but still a good guy, especially after getting some friends. This Terry is a full on heartless villain.
* FreudianExcuse: It is heavily implied this Terry was not able to save his sister, turning him into a jaded and cold man. Though he eventually remarks that FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse after seeing what he has become.
* FutureMeScaresMe: In the remake, Terry is visibly horrified at his adult self being a relentless and heartless warrior.
* HeelRealization: After being beaten by Terry, he realizes becoming cruel attained nothing and he encourages Terry to not grow up like him.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It is never revealed what happens to this version of Terry. The original game implies he is sent back to his original timeline by Warubou, whilst the remake implies he [[RetGone vanishes from existence after Terry's actions make it so he won't grow up to be him.]]

[[folder:Darck]]
A pompous demon lord obsessed with collecting treasure across dimensions, he rules the realm of Limbo which lies in a [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds rift between worlds.]]

* BladeOnAStick: Her signature weapon is a golden halberd.

An accomplished scientist who turns out to be the BigBad of Joker. He eventually [[OneWingedAngel turns into]] the powerful monster Dr. Snapped.

* BodyHorror: His Dr. Snapped form is easily one of the most grotesque monsters ever put into a Dragon Quest game. It is essentially giant slimy hand with Dr. Snap’s maniacal face jutting out of its palm, the wrist connects to a bloated maggot-like form, and the body has multiple strange black pustules that can detach and be used as weapons.

* BonusBoss: Interestingly enough he isn't the final boss of the story, he is instead the final boss of the post-game.

* MechanicalAbomination: It is incredibly difficult describing just what the heck Rigor Mortex is. It is essentially a huge cross between a scale, a clock, and an astrolabe made of metal, plant, and bone matter with a single glaring red eye in it.

[[folder:Milly]]
Terry’s older sister who gets kidnapped by Warubou. She becomes Great Log’s champion.

Yet another kingdom within a tree, but in this case it is a kingdom of monsters. Ages ago it held an artifact called the Spirit Stone which also supplied it with life, but it was taken by humans and since then the tree has been slowly dying. It is rules over by four incredibly powerful monsters known as the Celestial Fiends.

* FantasticRacism: All of the monsters of Blight Tree hate humans, blaming them for all of Blight Tree’s problems. The only exceptions are [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Blight Tree’s king]] Rugius and his friendly butler.

* DarkIsNotEvil: An incredibly creepy and grim looking guy, but he is unfailingly polite and seems to hold no grudge against humans unlike most of the other monsters in Blight Tree.

[[folder:Milly]]
Terry’s older sister who gets kidnapped by Warubou. She becomes Great Log’s champion.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Her journey within GreatLog is described very similarly to Terry's of wandering Traveler's Gates building a team and finally representing them in the Starry Night Tournament.
* LittleMissBadass: She quickly becomes one of the strongest monster masters in the world, developing a terrifying reputation.

[[folder:Warubou]]
Also known as Scruffy or Rottney depending on the translation. The obnoxious and mischievous spirit of Great Log.

[[folder:Sebastian]]
The loyal butler of the Four Celestial Fiends.

* BattleButler: A very capable fighter who is at least as strong as his masters. He never fights you though, he will instead join you if you can recruit his masters.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Just like the King of Great Tree's jester, he will say "That is a bit much..." when someone does or says something really silly.
* DarkIsNotEvil: An incredibly creepy and grim looking guy, but he is unfailingly polite and seems to hold no grudge against humans unlike most of the other monsters in Blight Tree.

[[folder:Hogeira]]
A pale and strong reptilian ogre who is one of the Celestial Fiends.

* TheBrute: The most physically able of the Celestial Fiends, though also the most dim-witted.
* MightyGlacier: His whole team strategy is physical power, both in offense and defense. He does pack a wallop, though he is slow moving and inept with magic.

[[folder:Veera]]
A voluptuous feline monster who is one of the Celestial Fiends.

* BladeOnAStick: Her signature weapon is a golden halberd.
* FragileSpeedster: Veera and her team can be knocked out in a few good hits, but they are so fast it is going to be hard to hit them and they are almost always going to strike first [[GlassCannon and strike hard.]]
* ShipTease: She has a particularly obvious crush on Rugius.

[[folder:Syphon]]
A grotesque gargoyle-like sorcerer who is one of the Celestial Fiends

* OurLichesAreDifferent: An extremely powerful undead wizard with a lizard-like head with bulging red eyes.
* ShoutOut: His posture, clothing, and overall head shape are highly reminiscent of [[Film/TheDarkCrystal the Skesis.]]
* SquishyWizard: He and his partners are terrifyingly powerful mages who will annihilate your team with their spells, but if you can attack them fast they won't get a chance to.

[[folder:Argo]]
A tall blue-skinned demon who is one of the Celestial Fiends.

* AnIcePerson: His magic is mostly ice based.
* JackOfAllStats: His specialty is doing a bit of everything. He is fairly fast, a strong warrior, and a potent magician.
* UndyingLoyalty: Is unfailingly loyal to Rugius.

[[folder:Rugius]]
The leader of the Celestial Fiends, the young ruler of Blight Tree, ''and'' its greatest fighter.

* JackOfAllStats: Much like Argo, but is even more powerful.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Though he looks like a demon, he is in fact a dragon.
* NiceGuy: A kind monster who wants the best for his people and is truly aggrieved about trying to take the spirit stone from the humans.

[[folder:Maizar]]
Rugius' lost older brother and original ruler of Blight Tree. He tried to bring life to his kingdom, but ended up turning himself into a mindless mutant.

* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: You save him (and Rugius) by beating the crap out of his cursed form.
* FusionDance: Rugius tries to reason with his transformed brother, but then gets absorbed and creating a new even stronger form that Terry must take care of.
* {{Superboss}}: The big final boss of the post-game of Terry's Wonderland.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He was willing to save Blight Tree from dying at any cost, even using black magic. [[EvilIsNotAToy It did not end well for him.]]

!Other Tree Kingdoms
[[folder:King of Dead Tree]]
An ancient and crabby monarch who rules a kingdom that dwells within a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dead Tree.]]

* AscendedExtra: Like the King of Big Stump, the King of Dead Tree didn’t appear outside of a cutscene and didn’t get extra focus like the King of Great Log eventually did. The remake makes him much more prominent and he even becomes a party member at one point.
* BreakTheHaughty: As with the King of Great Log, the King of Great Tree is humbled by Terry’s victory in the Starry Night Tournament.
* CoolOldGuy: Turns out to be this in the post-game of the remake, despite his incredibly advanced age he join’s Terry in going to Blight Tree and has a pretty potent monster team.

[[folder:King of Big Stump/Big Tree]]
The rude king of yet another tree kingdom.

* HufflepuffHouse: He and his kingdom get the least amount of focus and don't even get any extra tidbits of information on them like Dead Tree. The remake outright removes him and his kingdom.

!The Green Bays
[[folder:The Hero]]
A bold monster scout who is a rebel by nature.

* KidHero: A young deliquent turned monster master.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Has pure white hair and is a natural monster scout.

[[folder:The Incarnus]]
A mysterious and powerful monster who tags along with the Hero.

* TheChosenOne: Interestingly, is this one rather than the Hero himself. The Incarnus was born to prevent a great catastrophe and it is up to the Hero to bring him around to different shrines across the Green Bays so that he is strong enough to challenge whatever evil rises.
* DefrostingIceKing: Is mostly dismissive of the hero (and humanity as whole) at first, remarking how he is only his monster out of convenience. Eventually though they grow a close bond and the Incarnus decides to become a permanant member of the Hero's team.

[[folder:Solitaire]]
A tomboyish girl whom the Hero and Incarnus bump into quite a bit.

[[folder:Terry]]
A young boy from another world who is brought to Great Tree to become a monster master to save his sister.

* CheerfulChild: In contrast to his adult self in Dragon Quest 6, this Terry is chipper and almost always smiling.
* KidHero: Is very young when he starts his journey to save his sister.

[[folder:Watabou]]
Also known as Fluffy or Cottney depending on the translation. A small adorable critter who is in fact the spirit of Great Tree itself.

* BornOfMagic: The real purpose of the Starry Night Tournament, as the energy from it creates the egg that gives birth to a new Watabou.
* FoodAsBribe: The newest Watabou, born from the Starry Night Tournament, reappears to Terry and Milly and asks for the meat that Terry has in his pocket in exchange for being his friend.
* NiceGuy: An incredibly friendly and compassionate little monster who goes out of his way to help Terry save his sister.
* TricksterMentor: An especially kindly version, he tries to be helpful more often than not but does enjoy befuddling others.

[[folder:King of Great Tree]]
The scatterbrained but kindly ruler of Great Tree.

* BareYourMidriff: Wears a two piece outfit with an open jacket that displays her stomach.

The two potential playable characters in Dragon Warrior Monsters 2. Cobi is the older sibling and Tara is the younger. Whoever’s version determines many monsters that appear; Cobi’s version has more of cool and menacing monsters while Tara has more cute and weird monsters. They work together to find a new plug for Great Log after it is destroyed by Kameha’s mischief.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Cobi is incredibly protective of Tara, he will often ask she is okay and needs his help if she is the protagonist.

* StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter: Partially averted in the original game. Whoever the hero is changes mostly just dialogue, but in the Sky World there is one interesting difference. At one point you need to get into a small hole; Cobi needs to find and use a magic staff to turn himself into a small enough monster, but Tara is already small enough to where she can just enter the hole without needing to transform.

* AdaptationalIntelligence: In the original game, neither of them believed their [[CassandraTruth children's warnings about Great Log sinking.]] In the remake though they immediately believe Cobi and Tara, their father in particular takes direct action to help out by giving out sidequests to make your monsters stronger.

* BreakTheHaughty: Losing the Starry Night Tournament humbles him greatly, afterward treating Terry and the King of Great Tree with much more respect.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A gruff but good king who loves his son and people, even before he becomes nicer all he wants is for Great Log to receive the glory he thinks it deserves.

* StandardStatusEffects: Many use Poison or Paralyze moves.

* WeaponOfChoice: Darck's weapon is a green crystal ball almost as big as he is, using it both to cast spells and whack enemies with. This crystal both reflects his greed for wealth and constantly lounging on it reflects his laziness.

* BodyHorror: His Dr. Snapped form is easily one of the most grotesque monsters ever put into a Dragon Quest. It is essentially giant slimy hand with Dr. Snap’s maniacal face jutting out of its palm, the wrist connects to a bloated maggot-like form, and the body overall has strange black pustules that can detach and be used as weapons.

* PyrrhicVillainy: His plan of having Leonyx dethroned worked out, but it was after his own creation turned on him and killed him.

* KingMook: The King Slime naturally, also comes with its UndergroundMonkey variants of Metal King Slime, and the SpotKing.

* MagikarpPower: Have some of the slowest level curves but have decent resistances and very strong stats.

* FoodAsBribe: The newest Watabou, born from the Starry Night Tournament, reappears to Terry and Milayou and asks for the meat that Terry has in his pocket in exchange for being his friend.

* StandardStatusEffects: A large majority of the Slime family have decent resistances and use StatusEffects to compensate for their lower base stats.