Merking (Dragon Quest III)

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 II HD-2D Remake[]

*#208 - Merking** Aquatic Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
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	Exp	Gold	Drop	Magic bikini*
	3,519*	48* G		Steal	Magic water*
	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
Spells
Crackle* Kacrackle* Dazzle* Bazoom*
Haunts at:
Ocean* Ocean Floor*

Dragon Quest III[]

#104 - Merking Aquatic Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	120	12	125	85	72
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Magic bikini
	1,590 2,146*	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 Cloudsgate Citadel

Dragon Quest VIII[]

#255 - Merking Aquatic Family
	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
	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
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	3,009	999	501	302	60
	Exp	Gold	Drop	None
	24,000	10,000 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[]

Other languages[]

Other languages
French	Poisséidon Posséidon (DQB2)
German	Klabauterkönig Aquarius (VIII) Meeresmonarch (DQIII 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