Murdaw

Murdaw
Sprite(s)
Former name(s)	Mudo Mudou
Japanese name	ムドー
Rōmaji name	Mudō
Epithet	Dread Fiend
Gender	Male
Race(s)	Demon/Pudgedevil
Game	VI
Voice Actor	Japanese Kan Tokumaru CD Theater Drama Kōzō Shioya Dragon Quest Rivals

Murdaw is initially the primary antagonist in Dragon Quest VI. He terrorizes the world, and any who challenge him never return. As soon as the game begins, the Hero, Carver, and Milly go to fight Murdaw in his lair; though there are no monsters, a mysterious fog renders them immobile and he turns all of them to stone. Following this, the Hero wakes up alongside Tania, who helps him recover from this meaningful nightmare; however, eventually Murdaw is slain for good by the hero and the rest of the party.

Characteristics

Appearance

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Personality

Though he is the weakest of the four dread fiends, he is by far the most effective at causing chaos. He also plans far in advance such as his removal of Alltrades Abbey

Appearances

Main games

Dragon Quest VI

Murdaw is one of the four Dread Fiends, and despite being more powerful and feared than the others he is fought first. His influence throughout the world is so great that he is assumed to be the game's primary threat. He is able to manipulate the dream world and real worlds to a degree, placing seals upon himself and the other Dread Fiends to "banish" portions of the worlds. Upon reaching him at the start of the game, he banishes the party to the Dream World and makes them lose their memories. The kingdom of Somnia intends to hunt Murdaw down, but he is able to easily move between the real and dream worlds, and the party must find Ra's mirror in order to prevent him from escaping. He turns the king of Somnia into a duplicate of himself that acts and thinks as he does, which the party is forced to defeat in order to revert the king back to his usual state.

When the real Murdaw is eventually encountered, he attempts to banish the party again, though they use Ra's Mirror in order to prevent it. Murdaw then fights the party alongside some of his minions, starting the first phase of the encounter with two Prickly Pranksters at his sides, which he can re-summon or summon Harmours in their place if they are defeated. After the first phase is over and his minions are killed, the final phase has him get serious and gain more attacks, along with the ability to attack twice per turn. Murdaw is the first enemy in the game to attack twice per turn, and is a heavy difficulty spike. His difficulty was notably reduced in the DS remake of Dragon Quest VI. The track "Brave Fight" plays during his second fight, making him the only boss in the game to have unique music besides Mortamor.

Murdaw is also responsible for the destruction of Alltrades Abbey in the Real World, and its subsequent banishment in the Dream World. After defeating Murdaw, his seal on the abbey is broken and the player gains access to it in the Dream World, though the Real World counterpart remains destroyed.

While the other Dread Fiends are rarely talked about after death, Murdaw is constantly referenced throughout the game's entirety after his death. Jamirus, the next Dread Fiend fought, attempts to take leadership of the demon clan in Murdaw's absence, making it clear that Murdaw was at the very least above him if nobody else.

First Battle

# - Murdaw ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	900	∞	109	102	35
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Seed of magic
	2,270	580 G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack Flame Breath Mimics voice (Changes party member's tactics)
Spells
Frizzle Buff
Haunts at:
Underkeep

Second Battle

# - Murdaw ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	500	90	95	105	47
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Seed of resilience
	1,000	0 G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack Flame Breath Call Servants (Prickly pranksters and/or Harmours)
Spells
Kasap
Haunts at:
Murdaw's Keep

Third Battle

# - Murdaw ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	900	∞	115	105	45
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Magic water
	2,300	770 G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack Acts twice Chilly Breath Dazzleflash Lightning Lullab-Eye
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Murdaw's Keep

Dragon Quest IX

#302 - Murdaw ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	???	???	???	???	???
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Multiple
	???	2490 G
	Description: Casts Kasap to curb his enemies' enthusiasm, then curbs it further with Dazzleflash and Disruptive Wave. Gains a hold over people by plunging them into a world of nightmares from which they can't escape. Never sleeps himself.
Encountered at:
Grotto

Murdaw appears as a Legacy Boss, obtained after battling Baramos at high levels.

Treasure Level Range Secondary Drop % Orb % 1-3 Somnia boots 20% Yellow Orb 5% 4-8 Somnia boots 25% Yellow Orb 5% 9-15 Somnia clothes 5% Yellow Orb 6% 16-25 Dhoulmagus's Map 10% Yellow Orb 6% 26-40 Dhoulmagus's Map 15% Yellow Orb 7% 41-56 Dhoulmagus's Map 20% Yellow Orb 7% 57-68 Dhoulmagus's Map 25% Yellow Orb 8% 69-80 Dhoulmagus's Map 30% Yellow Orb 8% 81-90 Dhoulmagus's Map 35% Yellow Orb 9% 91-99 Dhoulmagus's Map 40% Yellow Orb 10% In addition, he will always drop a Mini Medal.

Skills Level Abilities Initial Attack, Buff, Kasap, Blazing Fire, Dazzleflash 5 C-C-Cold Breath 10 Disruptive Wave 16 Hellfire, stops Blazing Fire 28 Apocalyptic Lightning 41 Stops Dazzleflash, attacks three times per turn, stops attacking twice per turn, critical hit 57 Blinder

Battle Strategy

You should have a Priest and/or a Sage in your party. Equip that character with the Minstrel's manuel to enable Gritty Ditty. The other three characters can be Warriors and/or Paladins. Equip these with Falcon Blades or Uber Falcon Blades. One of your fighters needs to have learned Fource abilities, equip that character with Armamentalist's Album to use Fources on all party members. Equip your healer and Fource caster with Meteorite Bracers or at least Agility Rings.

1st Turn: Cast Gritty Ditty and Frost Force on your party while the fighters use Falcon Slash.

2nd Turn: Cast Gritty Ditty a second time and have the 3 fighters using Falcon Slash.

Remaining Turns: Continue to Falcon Slash with fighters. Healer can either attack to drain MP or heal as needed.

If the boss uses Disruptive Wave, start the above steps over.

Dragon Quest X

# - Murdaw ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Weight
	{{{HP}}}	{{{MP}}}	{{{Attack}}}	{{{Defense}}}	{{{Agility}}}
	Exp	Gold	Drop	{{{drop}}}
	20045	114 G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack Purgatory Pyre Bad Lullab-Eye Big Shock Scream Petrification Magic Light Devil's Lightning Nightmare Ice Storm Yumemaou's Trouble Going to a Nightmare (Party is more susceptible to status conditions and sleep, while 2 Prickly pranksters appear)
Spells
Kafrizzle Bangmurta
Haunts at:
Unknown

Prickly Prankster (Murdaw Boss Fight)

# - Prickly Prankster Humanoid Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Weight
	{{{HP}}}	{{{MP}}}	{{{Attack}}}	{{{Defense}}}	{{{Agility}}}
	Exp	Gold	Drop	None
	0	0 G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack Falcon Slash Lightning Slash Sword Dance
Spells
Kabuff Kasap
Haunts at:
Unknown

True Dread Fiends

# - Murdaw ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Weight
	{{{HP}}}	{{{MP}}}	{{{Attack}}}	{{{Defense}}}	{{{Agility}}}
	Exp	Gold	Drop	{{{drop}}}
	{{{EXP}}}	{{{Gold}}} G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack Petrification Magic Light Devil's Lightning Nightmare Ice Storm Shocking Scream Bad Lullab-Eye
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Unknown

Monsters series

Dragon Warrior Monsters

# - Mudou ??? Family
	HP	Wisdom	Attack	Defence	Agility
	2/5	5/5	5/5	3/5	5/5
	Description: This evil lord controls all monsters.
	Spells and Abilities
	FireAir (Lv. 4) FrigidAir (Lv. 4) PoisonGas (Lv. 10)
How to breed:
Baramos X DarkHorn

Called "Mudou," he appears as the boss of the beast gate.

Dragon Warrior Monsters 2

Murdaw appears in Dragon Quest Monsters 2 as the third-to-last boss. He requires the main character to collect several artifacts in order to pass, before personally "testing" the player himself. Upon his defeat, the main character learns about Darck, the true main villian of the game.

Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2/Joker 2 Professional

Murdaw is an S rank monster from the demon family. He's a relatively good spellcaster with respectable MP. Unfortunately, he is incapable of synthesizing into any other monster.

Recipe: Night Clubber x Bjorn

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D/SP

Book Number	517
Hit Points	1,019
Magic Points	325
Attack	400
Defense	450

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key/SP

Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Result
Bjorn	+	Mossferatu Night clubber	=	Murdaw

Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Rank and Slot No.
Rank	S
Slot No.	One

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional

Joker 3 Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Result
Bjørn the Behemoose	+	Pudgedevil	=	Murdaw
Synth type	{{{Synth type}}}

Joker 3 Rank and Slot No.
Rank	SS
Slot No.	One

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

The Dark Prince Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Result
Grrrgoyle	+	Hell gladiator	=	Murdaw
Synth type	{{{Synth type}}}

The Dark Prince Rank and Slot No.
Rank	S
Slot No.	Unknown

Monster Battle Road series

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Other Games

Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Tact

Family	Role	Rarity	Max Level	Max HP	Max MP	Max Atk	Max Def	Agility	Wisdom	Move	Weight
			130	1,238	451	243	418	442	477	2-3	65

Leader Skill	Skill 1	Skill 2	Skill 3	Passive Skill	Awakening skills
Frizz-type spells +20%	Royal Awakening	World of Dreams	Dual Kafrizz	WIS +15, Max MP +15 Mirage: Battle start: Nullifies damage 1 time only in 99 turns Dual Kafrizz Potency +2%	1 Heart: Dreamy Dark Lord: Raises Move by 1 and Sleep success rate by 10%., Stats Up 2 Heart: Woosh Res +25, Stats Up 3 Heart: Dual Kafrizz Potency +5%, Stats Up, Nightmare Body: When hit with an enemy's physical or martial attack: Occasionally puts to sleep 4 Heart: Zap Res +25, Stats up 5 Heart: Dual Kafrizz Potency +5%, Stats Up, Max HP +100

Resistances	Weaknesses
50% Zap, Woosh, Spell Lock & Stun 100% Snooze	-50% Sizz & Crack spells -100% Poison & Charm

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Gallery

Murdaw's artwork for VI DS remake.

Murdaw's artwork for MBRV.

Murdaw, as seen in Dragon Quest of the Stars.

Tact artwork.

Murdaw Artwork in DQ Rivals

Other languages

Other languages
French	Meurtor
German	Mordar Mudo (M)
Spanish	Unknown
Latin American Spanish	Unknown
Italian	Lacertow
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	姆多
Korean	무도

Related Monsters

• Pudgedevil