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The Ashigarudon (Japanese: 足軽どん) Monster Family is a recurring group of five monsters in the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series. It made its debut in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 - Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion in (2000), making it part of the Third Batch of Monster Families. Its most recent appearance was in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer DS2 - Magic Castle of the Desert in 2008.

The Ashigarudon Family consists of:

Original: Shiren 2

1. Ashigarudon (Japanese: 足軽どん)
2. Samuraidon (Japanese: 侍どん)
3. Taishodon (Japanese: 大将どん)
4. Tonosamadon (Japanese: 殿様どん)

Alt: Magic Castle

1. Samuraidon (Japanese: 侍どん)
2. Taishodon (Japanese: 大将どん)
3. Tonosamadon (Japanese: 殿様どん)
4. Daimyodon (Japanese: ダイミョウどん) ^{(Magic Castle DS Only)}

Biography

Characteristics

Shiren 2

Shiren 2 was the first game to feature this monster family; it contained 4 levels.

• Normal: Ashigarudon ^{(Lv. 1)} → Samuraidon ^{(Lv. 2)} → Taishodon ^{(Lv. 3)} → Tonosamadon ^{(Lv. 4)}

• Ashigarudon - Ability: None
• Samuraidon - Ability: Return some damage incurred by attacks.
• Taishodon - Ability: Return projectiles.
• Tonosamadon - Ability: Return magic.

Magic Castle GBC

The family was later featured in Magic Castle, which was released directly after Shiren 2. Monster families in Magic Castle GBC typically contained only 3 levels, as was the standard at the time, even in Shiren 2, as most monsters only had 3 levels max. Ashigarudon was cut, possibly due to its lack of of an ability, leaving the monster family:

• Normal: Samuraidon ^{(Lv. 1)} → Taishodon ^{(Lv. 2)} → Tonosamadon ^{(Lv. 3)}

• Samuraidon - Ability:
• Taishodon - Ability:
• Tonosamadon - Ability:

Magic Castle DS

Starting in Shiren 1 DS, monster families typically having 4 levels became the standard. In Magic Castle DS, a new level 4 monster was created, which added the abilities of the 3 previous levels, cutting Ashigarudon out entirely.

• Alt: Samuraidon ^{(Lv. 1)} → Taishodon ^{(Lv. 2)} → Tonosamadon ^{(Lv. 3)} → Daimyodon ^{(Lv. 4)}

• Samuraidon - Its Shield acts like a Ward, deflecting 1/4 of the damage taken.
• Taishodon - Its Shield deflects all magic back to the user.
• Tonosamadon - Its Shield deflects all thrown Items.
• Daimyodon - Its Shield deflects 1/4 of damage taken, and deflects all magic and thrown items back to the user.

Appearances

For more about the Ashigarudon family in specific media, see the following articles:

Games

The Ashigarudon Family appears in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 - Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion. The Samuraidon Family appears in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer GB2 - Magic Castle of the Desert. The Samuraidon Family appears in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer DS2 - Magic Castle of the Desert.

Ashigarudon

Shiren 1			Save Surala				Moonlight Village				Shiren 2	Magic Castle		Asuka		Shiren 3		Shiren 4		Shiren 5				Tower of Slumber	Shiren 6
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Samuraidon

Shiren 1			Save Surala				Moonlight Village				Shiren 2	Magic Castle		Asuka		Shiren 3		Shiren 4		Shiren 5				Tower of Slumber	Shiren 6
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Taishodon

Shiren 1			Save Surala				Moonlight Village				Shiren 2	Magic Castle		Asuka		Shiren 3		Shiren 4		Shiren 5				Tower of Slumber	Shiren 6
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Tonosamadon

Shiren 1			Save Surala				Moonlight Village				Shiren 2	Magic Castle		Asuka		Shiren 3		Shiren 4		Shiren 5				Tower of Slumber	Shiren 6
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Daimyodon

Shiren 1			Save Surala				Moonlight Village				Shiren 2	Magic Castle		Asuka		Shiren 3		Shiren 4		Shiren 5				Tower of Slumber	Shiren 6
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Gallery

For all of the Ashigarudon art used across the wiki, see: Category:Ashigarudon Family

AshigarudonSamuraidonTaishodonTonosamadonDaimyodon

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  (2000)
  An Ashigarudon in Shiren 2.

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  (2000)
  A Samuraidon in Shiren 2.

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  (2001)
  A Samuraidon in Magic Castle GBC.

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  (2008)
  A Samuraidon in Magic Castle DS.

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  (2000)
  A Taishodon in Shiren 2.

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  (2001)
  A Taishodon in Magic Castle GBC.

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  (2008)
  A Taishodon in Magic Castle DS.

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  (2000)
  A Tonosamadon in Shiren 2.

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  (2001)
  A Tonosamadon in Magic Castle GBC.

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  (2008)
  A Tonosamadon in Magic Castle DS.

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  (2008)
  A Daimyodon in Magic Castle DS.

In Other Languages

Language Name English Ashigarudon Japanese 足軽どん

Language Name English Samuraidon Japanese サムライどん 侍どん

Language Name English Taishodon Japanese タイショウどん 大将どん

Language Name English Tonosamadon Japanese トノサマどん 殿様どん

Language		Name
English		Daimyodon
Japanese		ダイミョウどん