Monolift

Dream Team enemy
Monolift
Location(s)	Mount Pajamaja
Role	Common
Position	Normal
Level	16
HP	120
Power	77
Defense	86
Speed	43
Weakness	None
Experience	85 (102)
Coins	20 (100%)
Item drop	Taunt Ball (8%) Ultra Nut (2%)
No Hitter	19
World	Real

Monolifts are small mountain-shaped creatures with hands that appear in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. In the field, Monolifts carry rocks, and upon sighting Mario and Luigi, chase them for a short duration and throw a rock at the Bros. as a last effort to attack. They appear to be hostile, assist Flibbees R, and work for their boss Mammoshka.

In battle, Monolifts hold two to four rocks over their head. If only carrying two or three rocks, they are immune to jump-based attacks, but in the uncommon instance a Monolift is holding a stack of four rocks, it will turn red and struggle to hold the stack up. If the Monolift is jumped on during this time, the weight will becomes too much for it, and the Monolift will be squished and defeated instantly.

When attacking, a Monolift may approach a Bro. and hold the stack of rocks even higher over its head, making it shake back and forth. The approached Bro. must hammer the Monolift when the rocks are tilting away from him to make them all fall on the Monolift. If he fails to do so successfully, the Monolift will throw the rocks at a very vertical angle into the approached Bro., or the rocks will fall on him.

Monolifts may also throw their stack of rocks high into the air, and punch them into Mario and Luigi; they must jump over them. If the Monolift faces Mario and the background, it is about to punch a metal rock at him. If the Monolift faces Luigi and the foreground, it is about to punch one at him. If the Monolift is about to punch an orange rock, it will break into two and fly towards both Bros., who must jump over them at the same time. The orange rocks also approach the Bros. slightly slower than the metal rocks do.

If a single Grumbell and Monolift are present in the battle, they may perform an attack together that involves the Monolift dropping its stack of rocks and the Grumbell dropping to the floor. The Monolift will then pick up the Grumbell and begin weightlifting after twitching its eye. After several lifts, the Monolift will throw the Grumbell at the Bro. it targets. If it twitches so its left eye is bigger, it will aim at Luigi. If it twitches so its right eye is bigger, it will aim at Mario. If the targeted Bro. dodges the Grumbell, the Grumbell will go offscreen and ram into the Monolift at the back, dealing in normal mode, 10 and 14 damage towards each other respectively. This attack takes up the Grumbell's attack turn.

A stronger version of Monolifts known as Monolifts R appears later on in the game.

Gallery

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  A Monolift with three metal rocks.

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  A Monolift with two metal rocks.

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  A Monolift with a normal orange rock and a metal rock.

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  A Monolift with four rocks, making it vulnerable to be jumped on.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	リフティー[?] Rifutī	Diminutive of English word "lift"
German	Werfor[?]	From "werfen" (to throw)
Italian	Issosasso[?]	From "ooh issa" (exclamation for when lifting something heavy) and "sasso" (rock)
Portuguese (NOE)	Içapedra[?]	Portmanteau of "iça" (lift) and "pedra" (stone)
Russian	Камнеброс[?] Kamnebros	From "камень" (kamen, rock) and "бросать" (brosat, to throw)
Spanish	Levarroca[?]	From "levantar" (to lift) and "roca" (rock)

Trivia

• The name "Monolift" derives from "monolift rack", where barbells are placed on, fitting with the "strength" theme of Mount Pajamaja, and "monolith", a type of stone. It also references the partner attack it shares with Grumbell.