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{{Monster Infobox
{{Monster Infobox
|title=Hardy hand
|title=Hardy hand
|image=[[Image:Hardy hand.png|center|250px]]
|image=[[Image:Hardy hand.png|300px]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=メタルハンド
|kanji=メタルハンド
|romanji=Metaru hando
|romanji={{tt|Metaru hando|Metal hand}}
|old=MtlGoopi
|old=MtlGoopi
|firstappear={{DQ3}}
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest III}} (GBC)
}}
}}
The '''hardy hand''' is a silvery counterpart of the [[muddy hand]] {{MFamilies}}, which has preserved its putrefaction for posterity in a liquid metal coating.
The '''Hardy hand''' is a monster in the series.


Debuting in the {{Game Boy Color}} port of {{Dragon Quest III}}, it is one of the few bonus {{Monsters}} from that version of the game to be added to later titles.
==Characteristics==
{{Clear}}
Hardy hands are appendages made from a silvery metallic sludge that crawl out of the ground. They have the same properties as [[Metal slime family|metal slimes]], being incredibly agile and impervious to nearly all forms of damage and status ailment, along with rewarding any that manage to defeat them with large amounts of experience. Like muddy hands, they will call for backup from more of their kind, but are just as likely to flee from battle, as well. They have some skill with magic, being able to cast either high-level fire or instant death spells to dispatch adventurers.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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|agility=85
|agility=85
|spells=[[Kasizzle]]
|spells=[[Kasizzle]]
|skills=Call for backup.
|skills=Calls for backup (Hardy hand)
|item=[[Seed of luck]]{{fraction|1|32}}
|item=[[Seed of luck]]{{fraction|1|32}}
|locations=[[Ice Cave]], all floors
|locations=[[Ice Cave]], all floors
|evasion=0/64
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|fire-resist=70%
|fire-resist=70%
|crack-resist=100%
|crack-resist=100%
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|agility=255
|agility=255
|spells=[[Fizzle]]<br>[[Sizzle]]
|spells=[[Fizzle]]<br>[[Sizzle]]
|skills=[[Assassin's Stab]]<br>Call for backup
|skills=[[Assassin's Stab]]<br>Calls for backup (Hardy hand)
|item=[[orichalcum claws]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|item=[[Orichalcum claws]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|locations=[[Temple of Trials]]
|locations=[[Temple of Trials]]
|evasion=0/64
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|fire-resist=75%
|fire-resist=75%
|explosion-resist=75%
|explosion-resist=75%
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==={{DQ11}}===
==={{DQ11}}===
{{Stub}}
{{DQ11Enemy
{{Monster}}s made when veteran warriors die with unfinished business in hand, and their restless souls reach out from beyond the grave.
|name=Hardy hand
|kanji=メタルハンド
|romaji=Metaru hando
|bestiaryNumber=#331
|family={{Undead}} & [[Metal slime family|Metal]]
|description=Monsters made when veteran warriors die with unfinished business in hand, and their restless souls reach out from beyond the grave.
|sprite=[[Image:Hardy hand XI sprite.png]]
|hp=8
|mp=999
|attack=129
|defence=999
|agility=455
|exp=34,400
|gold=100
|spells=[[Whack]]
|skills=Calls for backup (Hardy hand)<br>Flees
|items=[[Glass frit]]{{fraction|1|16}}<br>[[Molten globules]]{{fraction|1|64}}
|locations=[[Mount Huji]] (second act and postgame)<br>[[Laguna di Gondolia]] (second act)<br>[[The Manglegrove - Whale Way Station]] (second act and postgame)<br>[[The Champs Sauvage]] (postgame)
|fire-resist=100%
|ice-resist=100%
|wind-resist=100%
|rock-resist=100%
|light-resist=100%
|dark-resist=100%
|zap-resist=100%
|drain-resist=100%
|whack-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=100%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=99%
|dazzle-resist=100%
|sap-resist=100%
|blunt-resist=100%
|deceleratle-resist=100%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=99%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=100%
|double-down-resist=99%
|elemental-resist=100%
}}
====Vicious====
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Vicious hardy hand
|kanji=メタルハンド・強
|romaji={{tt|Metaru hando・kyō|Metal hand・strong}}
|bestiaryNumber=#610
|family={{Undead}}
|description=Hardy hands driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
|sprite=[[Image:Hardy hand XI sprite.png]]
|hp=12
|mp=999
|attack=246
|defence=999
|agility=718
|exp=91,020
|gold=500
|spells=[[Thwack]]<br>[[Acceleratle]]<br>[[Dazzle]]
|skills=Calls for backup (Vicious hardy hand)<br>Flees
|items=[[Mini medal]]{{fraction|1|16}}<br>[[Molten globules]]{{fraction|1|64}}
|locations=[[The Fierce Forest|The Sage's Trial - The Fierce Forest]]
|fire-resist=100%
|ice-resist=100%
|wind-resist=100%
|rock-resist=100%
|light-resist=100%
|dark-resist=100%
|zap-resist=100%
|drain-resist=100%
|whack-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=100%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=99%
|dazzle-resist=100%
|sap-resist=100%
|blunt-resist=100%
|deceleratle-resist=100%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=99%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=100%
|double-down-resist=99%
|elemental-resist=100%
}}


==={{DQTreasures}}===
==={{DQTreasures}}===
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|ability2=[[Double Trouble]]
|ability2=[[Double Trouble]]
|ability3=[[Driller Instinct]]
|ability3=[[Driller Instinct]]
|ability4=[[Kasizzle]]
|ability4=[[Sizz]]/[[Sizzle]]/[[Kasizzle]]
|ability5=[[Multifists]]
|ability5=[[Multifists]]
|ability6=[[Time Bomb]]
|ability6=[[Time Bomb]]
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|poison-resist=Immune
|poison-resist=Immune
|debilitation-resist=Weak
|debilitation-resist=Weak
}}
==={{DQTact}}===
Hardy hand appears in the Japanese version as an A-rank monster of the [[Inorganic family]].
==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Mano dura|es-meaning=Spanish for "hard hand".
|fr=Main forte|fr-meaning=French for "strong hand".
|de=Harte Hand|de-meaning=German for "hard hand".
|it=
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The toxic fumes alluded to in the hardy hand's {{Treasures}} bestiary refers to the vapors that mercury gives off when heated.
*The toxic fumes alluded to in the Hardy hand's monster description in ''Treasures'' refers to the vapors that [[Wikipedia:Mercury|mercury]] gives off when heated.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery><center>
DQXI Hardy hand.jpg|''XI'' polygon model
DQXI Vicious hardy hand.jpg|A vicious hardy hand
DQT Metal Hand.jpg
</center></gallery>


==Similar species==
==Related monsters==
*[[Bloody hand]]
*[[Bloody hand]]
*[[Greasy palm]]
*[[Greasy palm]]
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*[[Muddy hand]]
*[[Muddy hand]]
*[[Soggy hand]]
*[[Soggy hand]]
==Gallery==
<gallery><center>
Hardy hand DQ III HD sprite sheet.png|HD sprites
</center></gallery>


[[Category:Dragon Quest III GBC enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III GBC enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake bonus dungeon enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Treasures enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Treasures enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Tact monsters]]
[[fr:Main forte]]

Latest revision as of 18:35, 3 October 2025

The Hardy hand is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Hardy hands are appendages made from a silvery metallic sludge that crawl out of the ground. They have the same properties as metal slimes, being incredibly agile and impervious to nearly all forms of damage and status ailment, along with rewarding any that manage to defeat them with large amounts of experience. Like muddy hands, they will call for backup from more of their kind, but are just as likely to flee from battle, as well. They have some skill with magic, being able to cast either high-level fire or instant death spells to dispatch adventurers.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

Hardy hand (メタルハンド Metaru hando)
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Sprite Level HP MP
60 180 12
Attack Defense Agility Experience Gold
210 200 85 2,000 90
Bestiary No. #162
Spell(s) Kasizzle
Skill(s) Calls for backup (Hardy hand)
Location(s) Ice Cave, all floors
Item Dropped Seed of luck1⁄32
Evasion Fire Resistance * Crack Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64 70% 100% 100%
Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance Whack Resistance * Kamikazee Resistance
25% 100% 70% 25%
Poof Resistance Dazzle Resistance Fizzle Resistance Fuddle Resistance
100% 100% 100% 70%
Snooze Resistance Deceleratle Resistance * Sap Resistance *
25% 25% 25%

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Hardy hand (メタルハンド Metaru hando)
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Sprite
Bestiary No.
#141
Family
Metal
Experience
3,200
Gold
18
HP
320
MP
42
Attack
394
Defence*
901
Agility
255
Evasion
0⁄64
In-game description

The horrible hands of berserk combatants that lost their lives before their dreams were realised. They were later reborn as abhorrent appendages that brim with animosity

Spell(s)
Fizzle
Sizzle
Skill(s)
Assassin's Stab
Calls for backup (Hardy hand)
Location(s)
Temple of Trials
Item Dropped
Orichalcum claws1⁄256
Fire resistance *
75%
Explosion resistance *
75%
Ice resistance *
75%
Wind resistance *
75%
Strike resistance *
25%
Lightning resistance *
75%
Drain Magic resistance
0%
Whack resistance *
0%
Kamikazee resistance
100%
Poof resistance *
25%
Dazzle resistance
0%
Fizzle resistance
100%
Fuddle resistance *
0%
Paralysis resistance *
100%
Snooze resistance *
25%
Stumble resistance *
100%
Stun resistance *
100%
Deceleratle resistance
0%
Sap resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Hardy hand (メタルハンドMetaru hando)
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Sprite
Bestiary no.
#331
Family
Undead & Metal
Experience
34,400
Gold
100
HP
8
MP
999
Attack
129
Defence
999
Agility
455
In-game description

Monsters made when veteran warriors die with unfinished business in hand, and their restless souls reach out from beyond the grave.

Spell(s)
Whack
Skill(s)
Calls for backup (Hardy hand)
Flees
Location(s)
Mount Huji (second act and postgame)
Laguna di Gondolia (second act)
The Manglegrove - Whale Way Station (second act and postgame)
The Champs Sauvage (postgame)
Item(s) Dropped
Glass frit1⁄16
Molten globules1⁄64
Fire resistance *
100%
Ice resistance *
100%
Wind resistance *
100%
Earth resistance *
100%
Light resistance *
100%
Dark resistance *
100%
Zap resistance *
100%
Drain Magic resistance
100%
Whack resistance *
100%
Poof resistance
100%
Dazzle resistance *
100%
Fizzle resistance *
100%
Fuddle resistance *
100%
Paralysis resistance *
100%
Poison resistance *
100%
Sleep resistance *
99%
Blunt resistance
100%
Deceleratle resistance
100%
Sap resistance *
100%
Spooky Aura
Anathematise resistance
100%
Stumble resistance *
100%
Stun resistance *
99%
Charm resistance *
100%
Beguile resistance *
100%
Double Down resistance *
99%
Elemental resistance *
100%

Vicious[edit | edit source]

Vicious hardy hand (メタルハンド・強Metaru hando・kyō)
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Sprite
Bestiary no.
#610
Family
Undead
Experience
91,020
Gold
500
HP
12
MP
999
Attack
246
Defence
999
Agility
718
In-game description

Hardy hands driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.

Skill(s)
Calls for backup (Vicious hardy hand)
Flees
Item(s) Dropped
Mini medal1⁄16
Molten globules1⁄64
Fire resistance *
100%
Ice resistance *
100%
Wind resistance *
100%
Earth resistance *
100%
Light resistance *
100%
Dark resistance *
100%
Zap resistance *
100%
Drain Magic resistance
100%
Whack resistance *
100%
Poof resistance
100%
Dazzle resistance *
100%
Fizzle resistance *
100%
Fuddle resistance *
100%
Paralysis resistance *
100%
Poison resistance *
100%
Sleep resistance *
99%
Blunt resistance
100%
Deceleratle resistance
100%
Sap resistance *
100%
Spooky Aura
Anathematise resistance
100%
Stumble resistance *
100%
Stun resistance *
99%
Charm resistance *
100%
Beguile resistance *
100%
Double Down resistance *
99%
Elemental resistance *
100%

Dragon Quest Treasures[edit | edit source]

Hardy hand
Dragon Quest Treasures
Portrait Forte Treasure Capacity Safekeeping Score
2 100%
Bestiary no. #24
Family Undead
Trivia Liquid metal that gives of no poisonous vapours
Unlike other hands, they are rapid escapers
They resolve all their quarrels with rock, scissors, paper
Favorite foods
Habitats Select spots in:
The Paternoggin
The Maneland
The Hinterquarters
The Wingswept Moors
Cinderback Ridge
Item(s) dropped
Stats
Starting HP Starting MP Starting Strength
10 15 20
Starting Defence Starting Deftness Starting magic
34 15 12
Max HP Max MP Max Strength
100 350 366
Max Defence Max Deftness Max magic
1,333 430 397
Potential abilities *
First Second Third
Burning Breath Double Trouble Driller Instinct
Fourth Fifth Sixth
Sizz/Sizzle/Kasizzle Multifists Time Bomb
Dragon Attack
Name Target(s) Element
Gold Crush Area Light & Blunt
Traits
First Second
Metal Skin Restless Heart
Third Fourth
Shiny Skin Slim Pickings
Fifth
Sorcereverb
Resistances
Fire Resistance * Water Resistance * Wind Resistance * Earth Resistance *
Immune Immune Immune Immune
Explosion Resistance * Ice Resistance * Electricity Resistance * Gravity Resistance *
Immune Immune Immune Immune
Light Resistance * Dark Resistance * Slash Resistance Impact Resistance
Immune Immune Quite strong Quite strong
Piercing Resistance Sleep Resistance Stun Resistance Poison Resistance
Quite strong Immune Immune Immune
Debilitation Resistance *
Weak

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Hardy hand appears in the Japanese version as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language Translation Meaning
EspañolMano duraSpanish for "hard hand".
FrançaisMain forteFrench for "strong hand".
DeutschHarte HandGerman for "hard hand".

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • The toxic fumes alluded to in the Hardy hand's monster description in Treasures refers to the vapors that mercury gives off when heated.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • XI polygon model
    XI polygon model
  • A vicious hardy hand
    A vicious hardy hand

Related monsters[edit | edit source]

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