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The Garth Goyle is a boss monster in Dragon Quest IX and a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Appearance[]

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Appearances[]

Main games[]

Dragon Quest IX[]

He was the result of Mason eating a Fygg. He stands to protect Zere Rocks, the last creation of Mason.

Battles[]
#263 - Garth Goyle
Material Family
IX - Garth Goyle sprite HP MP Attack Defence Agility
1054 255 120 125 66
Exp Gold Drop Accessory Terrible tattoo (100%)
4134 1250 G
Description: This stone sentry was created to stand guard over Zere Rocks. It seems to be looking for someone called Mason...

Having lost its granite guardian, the statuesque town of Zere Rocks will surely now crumble into dust and blow away...

Abilities
Normal attack
Acts twice per turn
Stamps with giant foot (125% damage)
Stomp
Psyche Up
Spells
Magic Barrier
Kabuff
Encountered at:
Zere Rocks

Garth Goyle can be a tedious boss to defeat, as he constantly buffs himself with Kabuff and Magic Barrier, raising his defence and resistance to magic. He can also Psyche Up to raise his tension. His two ways of damaging you are a physical attack and a stomp attack that hits the whole party.

If you have a Mage that can Sap him, then the fight is not too hard, but if you do not, or Sap is frequently failing, then the best option is to Egg On a character to 50 or 100 tension and attack after Garth Goyle's defence returns to normal. You should also have a Priest to keep the party healed during the fight.

Attributes Resistance[]
Attributes Resistance
Fire Ice Wind Earth Light Dark Blast Illusion Sleep Death Drain MP
50 100 125 50 100 100 100 0 0 0 100
Confusion Silent Petrify Paralyze Poison Attract Attack ↓ Defense ↓ Agility ↓ Magic Res ↓
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 75


Bestiary[]

Bestiary
DQIX logo IX 263 This stone sentry was created to stand guard over Zere Rocks. It seems to be looking for someone called Mason...

Having lost its granite guardian, the statuesque town of Zere Rocks will surely now crumble into dust and blow away...

DQX logo X - No appearance


Sprites[]

Main Games
IX X XI
IX - Garth Goyle sprite
Side Games
Joker 2 Joker 2 Professional Terry's Wonderland 3D Iru and Luca’s Marvelous Mysterious Key Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below Stars Super Light Joker 3


Trivia[]

  • Just as its role toward Zere Rocks, its Japanese name is 石の番人, the guard of stone.
  • His name originally comes from Gargoyles, rocks that are shaped into monsters.

Other languages[]

Other languages
French Unknown
German Gneißbeißer
Spanish Gárgol
Italian Gran Goyle
Dutch Unknown
Norwegian Unknown
Greek Unknown
Portuguese Unknown
Russian Unknown
Chinese Unknown
Korean Unknown

Related monsters[]

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