List of spirits (Dragon Quest series): Difference between revisions

*The fighters each represent the Hero's Comrades in the order they join the Luminary's party in ''Dragon Quest XI S'': {{s|dragonquestwiki|Erik}}, {{iw|dragonquestwiki|Serena|Dragon Quest XI}}, [[Veronica]], {{s|dragonquestwiki|Sylvando}}, {{s|dragonquestwiki|Jade}}, {{s|dragonquestwiki|Rab}}, and {{s|dragonquestwiki|Hendrik}}.

**The teal Link's frequent [[Boomerang (Link)|Boomerang]] represents Erik, a green tunic-wearing thief who uses swords and boomerangs in battle.

**The green Zelda's Autoheal ability represents Serena, a blonde female mage wearing a green kirtle who serves as the party's healer.

**The red Tiny Robin represents Veronica, the shorter, older twin sister of Veronica wearing a red dress and hood who serves as the party's mage.

**The red Sheik starting off with a [[Beam Sword]] and frequent [[Needle Storm]] represents Sylvando, a flamboyant performer wearing a red long-sleeved shirt who uses small knives and a one-handed sword in battle.

**The blue shorts Zero Suit Samus represents Jade, a skilled female martial artist who wears shorts.

**The pink Tiny King Dedede represents Rab, a stout paladin wearing an open vest and a waistline sash who wields heavy wands similar to King Dedede's hammer.

**Finally, the black Ike represents Hendrik, a knight wearing black armor who wields a greatsword similar to Ike's Ragnell.

*The white Giant King K. Rool represents Cetacea, a giant white whale with a gold color scheme.

*The Hero minion represents Luminary, the only character in ''Dragon Quest XI'' who can summon Cetacea.

*The stage and music track references Cetacea's ability to fly across the skies of Erdrea in ''Dragon Quest XI'', which features Cetacea as a background character.

*The Slow Super Armor battle condition references how Cetacea is a heavyweight character, being a giant whale.

*This spirit's Giant ability references Cetacea's giant size.

*The blue Kirby Team represent the Slime, a common blue blob enemy in the ''Dragon Quest'' series.

*The Giant Kirby minion represents King Slime, the gigantic combined form of the base Slimes.

*Kirby's favored neutral air attacks references the Slimes' basic attack where they will jump and strike the player.

*The grey, red, and green Meta Knights each represent the black standard Dracky and its other two forms, Drackolyte and Drackmage, all of whom share a bat wing design.

*The stage is based on Dracula's Castle, which features the boss battle against [[Dracula]] where he can transform into a swarm of bats, similar to the Dracky's namesake and bat design.

*The music references the Dracky's appearance as enemies in ''Dragon Quest XI''.

*The Defense ↓ rule references the Drackmages' ability to use Kasap, which reduces the defense of all members of the affected party, while the "increased jump power" battle condition references the Dracky's ability to fly.

*The stage represents Cantlin, a walled city in ''Dragon Quest'' featuring a similar texture to ''Super Mario Bros.'' which features the Golem as its guardian.

*The battle conditions reference the Golem's low agility, but high defense and attack power, which is used in its physical attacks.

*The Spiky Pichu and Giant Female Pikachu minion each represent the Great Sabrecub and their older counterpart, the Great Sabrecat.

*The stage represents the grassy plains, the first area of most ''Dragon Quest'' games which features the Great Sabrecubs and Great Sabrecats as enemies.

*The music track represents the musical theme heard when the Hero rides a Great Sabrecat in Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest XI S.

*The Soccer Ball item references a cat's affinity for playing with spherical objects.

*The blue Metal Kirby starting off with 8 HP represents the Liquid Metal Slime, the metallic version of the standard Slime with 8 HP.

*The stage and music track represent the cavernous areas which feature the Liquid Metal Slime as enemies in the ''Dragon Quest'' series.

*The Metal Kirby starting off with a [[Franklin Badge]], the rules, and battle conditions reference the battle against the Liquid Metal Slime in the ''Dragon Quest'' series, where the Liquid Metal Slime would feature high speed and defense, low attack power, immunity to magic spells, and would typically flee quickly in one turn rather than battling.

*The Tiny Mr. Game & Watch Team's costumes represents the Tockles, a diminutive race of multicolored ethereal beings who live outside the flow of time.

*The stage and music track represent the Tockles' debut in ''Dragon Quest IX'', which features the Tockles as background characters.

*The Tiny Mr. Game & Watch Team starting off with items and the Invisibility rule reference the Tockles' ability to appear invisible to humans, except for the Luminary.