Dhoulmagus

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Dhoulmagus
Dragon Quest VIII
Dhoulmagus art.png
Japanese name ドルマゲス
Romaji Dorumagesu
Title Evil jester
Class Villain
Race Human
Age Unknown


"Such a pity."

—Dhoulmagus, usually before or after defeating an opponent

Dhoulmagus is an important figure in Dragon Quest VIII. Until his defeat at the hands of the Hero's party, he is apparently the player's central enemy in their journey. Lord Rhapthorne, however, is the true villain of the game.

Dhoulmagus is a jester who came to Trodain castle. His deep desire to be the greatest magician of all time and resentment towards those who laughed at him fueled his breaking into the castle's secret chamber to obtain the legendary scepter of Rhapthorne. Almost immediately, he was overwhelmed by Rhapthorne's power and made to do such dastardly things as his pawn. Possessed by Rhapthorne, he killed his first four victims: His former master Rylus, the swordsman Alistair (Jessica's brother), Abbot Francisco, and Mr. Golding, the casino owner. The Hero and party eventually defeated him after a long chase, where the sceptor's dark influence transformed him into a monstrous creature. Upon his defeat, King Trode discovered that the curse on him and his daughter, Medea, had not been broken. Shortly after, Jessica would retrieve the sceptre, and become enthralled by it's malicious power.

Characteristics

His human form is quite formidable, but his demonic form is truly powerful and not to be underestimated by the player's party.


Abilities

Dhoulmagus is very powerful compared to most enemies fought at that stage. In his first form, he summons two copies of himself which use the same abilities as him, and all three must be defeated to advance. The three possess heavy blows which strike multiple members, such has hurling rubble by telekinesis, or firing thousands of whip like strands out of his sceptre. they can also heal using Midheal, making any attempt to damage them awkward. further contributing to the difficulty of this boss, He can attack with a "disruptive wave of energy" described in some guides as wave of ice. Rather than dealing damage, this removes every positive effect from the party, resetting their tension, and negating ooomph, haste, buff etc. The danger of this is that it not only halts any large scale offensive, but also makes the party vulnerable to his own attacks. More conventionally, he can use very powerful fire and ice spells, as well as a normal attack. fortunately, he has a tendency to burst out laughing, wasting turns.

Other Appearances

Outside his main role in Dragon Quest VIII, Dhoulmagus also makes appearances in these titles.

Dragon Quest IX

#306 - Dhoulmagus
DQVIII - Dhoulmagus - Second Forme.png
HP MP Experience Gold
7000
14061 (99)
255 61600 2490
Attack Defense Speed
545
1095 (99)
430
645 (99)
300
480 (99)
Family ???
Bestiary # 306
Game Dragon Quest IX
Console DS
Description "Superfast attacker who likes to rush his foes off their feet, and whose Kacrack packs a kick. Not a fan of earth attacks.

Try not to be too annoyed by this self-satisfied clown laughing down his nose at you. Smack the smile off his smug old face!"

Additional Attributes
Fire Ice Wind Earth Light Dark
100 100 50 150 100 100
Blast Dazzle Sleep Death Drain MP Confusion
100 0 0 0 100 0
Fizzle Inaction Paralyze Poison Charm Magic Res
0 0 0 0 10 25
Blunt Sap Decelerate
5 25 50

Dhoulmagus appears as a Legacy Boss in Dragon Quest IX. His map can be dropped from Murdaw at higher levels (and thus can be obtained multiple times).

Treasure

Level Range Secondary Drop Orb
1-3 Trodainers 20% Purple Orb 5%
4-8 Trodainers 25% Purple Orb 5%
9-15 Trodain bandana 15% Purple Orb 6%
16-25 Zenithian trousers 15% Purple Orb 6%
26-40 Zenithian trousers 20% Purple Orb 7%
41-56 Zenithian trousers 25% Purple Orb 7%
57-68 Zenithian helm 15% Purple Orb 8%
69-80 Zenithian clothes 15% Purple Orb 8%
81-90 Zenithian clothes 20% Purple Orb 9%
91-99 Zenithian clothes 25% Purple Orb 10%

Skills

Level New abilities
Initial Scorch, Kacrack, Kazam, Combo Attack, War Cry, attacks twice per round
4 Disruptive Wave
8 Raging Roar
12 Break Down
16 Hellfire, stops using War Cry and Scorch
28 Kacrackle
41 Begins attacking 3 times per turn, stops using Kacrack & Kazam
57 Kazammle

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Dhoulmagus is a fantastic one-slot Rank S monster. He appears here in his Second Forme. He can be synthesized by combining four monsters: an alabast dragon, Psaro, an alabast dragon and Estark.

Trivia

In Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2, the evil scepter is called Malevolence.

See also

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