{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4c3ea56077abdf5d591ecc0c","clusterId":"c_6f319e23fd138ace41ac306c","slug":"dark-dream-tops-dragon-quest-boss-poll-over-zoma","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Dark Dream Tops Dragon Quest Boss Poll Over Zoma","summary":"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. 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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZoma 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDark Dream (Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation)\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st place; hidden boss with 780 raters\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZoma (Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation)\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd place; 979 raters, the most in the top 10\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstark (Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride)\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd place; hidden boss\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSidoh (Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line)\u003c/strong\u003e: 4th place; final boss who uses a full-recovery spell\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGod (Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past)\u003c/strong\u003e: 5th place; hidden boss\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Zoma drew 979 raters, the most in the top 10, and still finished behind Dark Dream, the Dragon Quest VI hidden boss rated by roughly 200 fewer. A 1-to-100 average rewards the smaller, more certain sample.","twitterPost":"Zoma drew 979 raters, the most in Dragon Quest's top 10, and still finished second to Dark Dream, rated by roughly 200 fewer.","threadsPost":"Zoma drew 979 ratings, the most in the top 10, and still finished behind Dark Dream, a hidden boss with roughly 200 fewer raters. Minna no Ranking scored bosses on a 1-to-100 scale. The top score sits on the thinner sample, not the widest.","newsletterBlurb":"A Minna no Ranking poll of 1,863 people ranked Dragon Quest bosses by strength, with Dark Dream from Dragon Quest VI beating Zoma for first. Zoma drew the most raters in the top 10, while Estark, Sidoh, and God filled out the top five. Three of the five are hidden bosses.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Magmix\",\"url\":\"https://magmix.jp/post/384535\",\"title\":\"1,800 People Chose the Strongest Dragon Quest Bosses: Estark 3rd, Zoma 2nd, Who's 1st?\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5791,"outputTokens":900,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794101389,"createdAt":"2026-11-08T01:26:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-08T01:28:36.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-08T01:28:36.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6f319e23fd138ace41ac306c","canonicalTitle":"1800人が選んだ《ドラクエ最強ボス》TOP5　3位「エスターク」2位「ゾーマ」、1位は？","representativeArticleId":"a_5c7f44a4a2cb7f3bdc71452c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dragon Quest\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"other\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-08T00:40:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-08T00:40:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-08T01:28:35.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Magmix","url":"https://magmix.jp/post/384535","title":"1800人が選んだ《ドラクエ最強ボス》TOP5　3位「エスターク」2位「ゾーマ」、1位は？"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dragon Quest"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"other","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":["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."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["dragon-quest"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"dragon-quest","supported":6,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":23,"overall":"green","story_count":33,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}