- For another monster with the same name, see Merking (Dragon Quest VI).
Merking is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.
Characteristics[]
These great, grumpy fish-folk lurk in the forgotten and gloomy caves of the great sea, waiting to punish all people that dare to intrude their isolated deep domains. With a huge golden frills on their backs and bright blue scales, they can be a frightful sight to behold, especially as they're armed with unimaginably huge bladed staves for smacking and smashing uninvited guests. Capable of casting crushing ice magic with Crackle, damaging a full party with frost, as well preventing all incoming spells being cast with the threatening Fizzle spell. They've even been known for spew forth a vile venomous vapour that can envenomate their enemies.
Appearances[]
Main games[]
Dragon Quest III[]
| #104 - Merking Aquatic Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 120 | 12 | 125 | 85 | 72 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Magic bikini | ||
| 1590 2146* |
110 51* G | ||||
| Note: Monarchs of merkind that are well-equipped to wage war; they cause chaos in combat with Crackle spells and can call in their kin as reinforcements. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Calls for back-up (Elysium bird) | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Crackle Kacrackle* Dazzle* Bazoom* | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Alefgard Seas | |||||
Dragon Quest VIII[]
| #255 - Merking Aquatic Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 196 | 32 | 169 | 115 | 86 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Antidotal herb (Common) Medicinal herb (Rare) | ||
| 278 | 54 G | ||||
| Note: An elite among mermen. The hard scales covering its body bestow complete resistance to fire-based spells. Beware of their high attack power. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Claw Slash Venom Mist | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Fizzle Kasizzle | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Pirate's Cove | |||||
Dragon Quest XI[]
Normal[]
| #230 - Merking Nature Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 324 | 76 | 178 | 167 | 112 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | Special antidote (Common) Scandalous swimsuit (Rare) | ||
| 573 | 86 G | ||||
| Note: Leaders among mermen and skilled strategists, they like to spray enemies with poison to weaken them, then call in their underlings to finish the job. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Sharp Claws Venom Mist Water Tower | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| The Costa Valor (Mid game, Night) Ocean (Mid game) | |||||
Malicious (Boss)[]
| #489 - Malicious merking Nature Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 3009 | 999 | 501 | 302 | 60 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | None | ||
| 24000 | 10000 G | ||||
| Note: Merkings possessed by incredible evil. The violent undersea gangs they lead leave trails of death and destruction in their wake. | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Acts twice per turn Acts thrice per turn Gets Pepped Up Water Tower Sharp Claws | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Kacrack Kazing Co-Kacrack (Peforms with Malicious Mermaniac when both are Pepped Up) | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| The Strand (Post game) | |||||
Gallery[]
Tact artwork.
DQB2 Bestiary icon.
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Poisséidon Posséidon (DQB2) |
| German | Klabauterkönig Aquarius (VIII) Meeresmonarch (DQ3 HD-2D) |
| Spanish | Monstritón real |
| Latin American Spanish | Unknown |
| Italian | Killer dei mari |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | Unknown |
| Korean | Unknown |