Monster

Monsters are creatures that are fought throughout the Golden Sun series. They appear all across Weyard and make up a majority of the opponents fought in the series, including several bosses. They appear in large varieties and vary in strengths, weaknesses, and abilities. Monsters that are identical in appearance but different in abilities, color schemes, and occasionally size are said to be part of the same "Monster Line".

In gameplay, Monsters can be fought to gain experience and coins. Most wild monsters (those that are fought in random battles) also drop items which can vary from cheap, common items, to rare artifacts.

In terms of capabilities, nearly all Monsters are capable of attacking physically. Most also possess Monster Skills which, unlike Psynergy, don't consume PP and can therefore be used unlimited amount of times in battle. Some monsters, usually but not always stronger ones, also possess limited psynergy abilities in addition to or instead of Monster Skills.