Slime Family

The Slime Family, Slime Type in Japanese, is a monster family in the Dragon Quest series. It derives from the Slime monster.

Overview
Members of the Slime Family, referred to as slimes, all derive from the Slime monster. They typically share similar physical properties, such as a gelatinous body and a vacant smile. There are many sub-species of slimes such as Bubble Slime, King Slime and Metal Slime which all have various other slime types deriving from their likeness. Members of the slime family typically have "Slime" in their names, although there are exceptions to all of the aforementioned such as Bad Egg, which still has a Slime's face, and Trode which appears in the Slime family in Dragon Quest Monsters Joker. Some slimes also appear as part of other families, such as Man o' war.

Trivia

 * A new type of slime is created with the release of a new Dragon Quest game