Dark Dream Tops Dragon Quest Boss Poll Over Zoma
A Minna no Ranking poll with 1,863 participants and 7,745 votes ranked Dragon Quest bosses by strength on a 1 to 100 scale.
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Why it matters
The result puts three hidden bosses in the top five, which suggests voters weigh post-game optional fights by raw difficulty rather than by story role.
Key Facts
- The Minna no Ranking poll drew 1,863 participants and 7,745 votes.
- Dark Dream from Dragon Quest VI placed first with 780 raters.
- Zoma from Dragon Quest III placed second with 979 raters, the most in the top 10.
- Estark from Dragon Quest V placed third and Sidoh from Dragon Quest II placed fourth.
- God from Dragon Quest VII placed fifth, making three hidden bosses in the top five.
Dark Dream from Dragon Quest VI, a hidden boss, took first place with a higher score than Zoma, despite having roughly 200 fewer raters. Zoma placed second with 979 raters, the most in the top 10. Estark, Sidoh, and God rounded out the top five.
The poll ran on Minna no Ranking and drew 1,863 participants and 7,745 votes, with every Dragon Quest character eligible and scores set from 1 to 100. The top five, read from fifth to first, are God, Sidoh, Estark, Zoma, and Dark Dream. Dark Dream is not a main story final boss, and neither are Estark or God. Of the main story final bosses, only Zoma and Sidoh reached the top five.
Zoma drew the most raters in the top 10 at 979. Comments cited his resistances and his presence as a final boss. Dark Dream drew 780 raters, close to 200 fewer, but scored higher, with comments about heavy damage and high HP.
- Dark Dream (Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation): 1st place; hidden boss with 780 raters
- Zoma (Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation): 2nd place; 979 raters, the most in the top 10
- Estark (Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride): 3rd place; hidden boss
- Sidoh (Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line): 4th place; final boss who uses a full-recovery spell
- God (Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past): 5th place; hidden boss
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