Slime (Dragon Quest)

Slime
Dragon Quest character
Slime as it appears in the Dragon Quest series
First appearance	Dragon Quest (1986)
Created by	Yuji Horii
Designed by	Akira Toriyama

Slimes (Japanese: スライム, Hepburn: Suraimu) are a fictional species of monster in the Dragon Quest role-playing video game franchise. Originally inspired by the game Wizardry to be a weak and common enemy for the 1986 video game Dragon Quest, Slimes have appeared in almost every Dragon Quest game since. Their popularity led to the appearance of many varieties of Slimes, including boss characters, friendly allies, and even emerging as the protagonist of their own spinoff series. Slimes have also appeared in other video game properties, including Nintendo's Mario and Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games.

Their friendliness, limited power, and appealing form have caused the Slime to become a popular character and the mascot of the Dragon Quest series. It has also been placed on a multitude of different kinds of merchandise.