Shiren:Tainted Insect

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Artwork from a  Shiren 1 DS source book.

The Tainted Insect (Japanese: 魔蝕虫) is a recurring boss monster present in the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series. It made its debut in  Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer in 1995, making it not only one of the Original Monsters, but the first ever Mystery Dungeon boss monster. Its most recent appearance was in / Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (SP) in 2019.

Related additional monsters include the Tainted Soldier, and the Tainted Queen that first appeared in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer in 2006, and two cameo appearances in the Danganronpa series, the first in 2017, under the name Monokumasect.

Biography

Name Etymology

Tainted Insect may be a combination of "Tainted" and "Insect".

Appearances

For more about the Tainted Insect in specific media, see the following articles:

Games

The Tainted Insect appears in  Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer. The Tainted Insect appears in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer. The Tainted Insect appears in / Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (SP). The Tainted Insect appears in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 3 - The Sleeping Princess and the Karakuri Mansion. The Tainted Insect appears in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 3 Portable. The Tainted Insect appears in Pachinko CR Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer: Princess Suzune and the Tower of Slumber.

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In Other Media

The Tainted Insect family can be found in the following external media:

Danganronpa V3: Killing HarmonyDanganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp

In Despair Dungeon: Monokuma's Test (Japanese: 絶望のダンジョン モノクマの試練, Dungeon of Despair: Monokuma's Trial), a Monokumasect appears as a monster. It is a fusion between Tainted Insect and Monokuma.

In Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp (Japanese: ハッピーダンガンロンパＳ 超高校級の南国サイコロ合宿), Monokumasect returns in this game. It was first showcased in a pre-order trailer for Danganronpa Decadence.

Gallery

For all of the Tainted Insect art used across the wiki, see: Category:Tainted Insect

Official Artwork

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  (2006)
  Artwork from a Shiren 1 DS source book.

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  (2006)
  Artwork from a Shiren 1 DS source book.

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  (1995)
  The Tainted Insect in Shiren 1 SFC.

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  (2006)
  The Tainted Insect in Shiren 1 DS.

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  (2006)
  The Tainted Soldier in Shiren 1 DS.

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  (2006)
  The Tainted Queen in Shiren 1 DS.

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  Monokumasect: Tainted Insect fused with Monokuma in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.

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  Monokumasect V3: Tainted Insect fused with Monokuma in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.

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  (2013)
  Tainted Insect bio in Tower of Slumber.

Trivia

• The Tainted Insect—along with 4 of the 24 monster families with Danganronpa cameos—has more levels in Danganronpa than in Shiren.
  • The other four are the Fluffy Bunny Family, the Kigny Family the Silver Mamel Family, and the Oni Boss.

In Other Languages

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Language Name English Tainted Insect (Shiren 1 DS) Japanese 魔蝕虫

Language Name English Tainted Soldier (Shiren 1 DS) Japanese 魔蝕ソルジャー

Language Name English Tainted Queen (Shiren 1 DS) Japanese 魔蝕クイーン

Language Name English Monokumasect Japanese モノクマ蝕虫

Language Name English Monokumasect V3 Japanese モノクマ蝕虫V3