The Time Being is a boss in Dragon Quest VII and a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
The Time Being is a large, imposing humanoid dressed in elaborate green and grey robes carrying a silver glaive-like staff. He wears golden shoes, a small grey bolero jacket on his upper body with a grey and gold cape attached, and a large grey and gold belt around its waist. His "face" appears to be a singular eye which is mostly covered by his robes and a golden headpiece with two spikes.
Personality[]
Appearances[]
Main games[]
Dragon Quest VII[]
#299 - The Time Being Demon Family | |||||
HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility | |
780 | 120 | 135 | 85 | 90 | |
Exp | Gold | Drop | Yellow Fragment | ||
750 | 312 G | ||||
Note: | |||||
Abilities | |||||
Normal attack Dazzleflash | |||||
Spells | |||||
Frizzle Magic Barrier Boom | |||||
Haunts at: | |||||
Inside the Time Frame
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Strategy[]
This battle is quite rough, even at level 22 and above, since the Time Being knows Frizzle and Boom and uses them frequently. A Priest should be on standby at all times.
The bigger threats are his side winder sidekicks because they can throw the sands of time and replay the battle from the top, so take them out first. Once they are down, attackers will be free to hack away at him. Maribel should also Sap twice to soften him up.
While keeping everyone's HP above 70-80 will be challenging because his attacks hit hard, the devil will fall, dropping a Yellow Fragment.
After the battle, smash the giant sandglass to get the Sands of Time and end Groundhog Day for good.
Dragon Quest X[]
#1518 - The Time Being Demon Family | |||||
HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Weight | |
Exp | Gold | Drop | Brighten rock (Normal) Chronocrystal (Rare) | ||
22500 | 24 G | ||||
Note: | |||||
Abilities | |||||
Normal attack Blocks enemy attacks with his staff Helichopter Reverse Turn Falling Water Time Stop Clock Up | |||||
Spells | |||||
Kafrizzle Godspeed Melagaia Bangmurta | |||||
Haunts at: | |||||
Unknown |
The monster can be fought as a coin boss from May 13th onwards.
Monsters series[]
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional[]
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[]
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[]
Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[]
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[]
Gallery[]
Etymology[]
The Time Being's name is a pun based on the English phrase, "for the time being," a phrase of time which means for the present, or until some other arrangement has been made.
Other languages[]
Other languages | |
French | Titemps |
German | Khan der Zeit |
Spanish | Rey teración |
Italian | Semper Actualis |
Dutch | Unknown |
Norwegian | Unknown |
Greek | Unknown |
Portuguese | Unknown |
Russian | Unknown |
Chinese | Unknown |
Korean | Unknown |