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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
Characteristics
Physical Appearance
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
Shiren 1
Moonlight Village
Shiren 2
Magic Castle
Asuka
Shiren 3
Shiren 4
Shiren 5
Shiren 6
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In Other Media
The Tainted Insect family can be found in the following external media:
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.[1]
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 .[2]
Gallery
For all of the Tainted Insect art used across the wiki, see: Category:Tainted Insect
Official Artwork
(2006) Artwork from a Shiren 1 DS source book.
(2006) Artwork from a Shiren 1 DS source book.
(1995) The Tainted Insect in Shiren 1 SFC .
(2006) The Tainted Insect in Shiren 1 DS .
(2006) The Tainted Soldier in Shiren 1 DS .
(2006) The Tainted Queen in Shiren 1 DS .
Monokumasect: Tainted Insect fused with Monokuma in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.
Monokumasect V3: Tainted Insect fused with Monokuma in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.
(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.
In Other Languages
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
See Also
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