Imp

Not to be confused with the Dragon Quest VII enemy.

Dragon Quest monster Imp File:DQIII Imp.png
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ベビーサタン Romaji Baby Satan First appearance Dragon Quest III

The Imp (formerly Demonite and DemonImp) is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest III, they are small, purple demons armed with pitchforks.

Description

Imps are small demons that more closely resemble mischievous children in purple demon costumes, given the way their faces appear to be showing from the headpiece of such a costume. They are armed with pitchforks, and constantly have their tongues sticking out, which often affects their speech.

Despite their unassuming appearance, imps have access to some of the most potent spells known, such as Kaboom and Kathwack, and while this may cause a scare, they almost never have the energy necessary to cast these high-end spells but try to all the same, often to humorous results. Due to this, they are one of the more comical, inept monsters that can be found in the series, but can still prove dangerous in some titles. Because of their magical knowledge, armament, and position as demons, imps are regularly believed to be the infantile forms of archdemons.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

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Dragon Quest IV

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Dragon Quest V

While actual imps are absent, minidemons appear using the imp's color scheme.

Dragon Quest VIII

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	28	0	21
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
21	18	15	11

Bestiary no.	18
Family	Demon
In-game description	Juvenile forms of elite magical monsters. Imps try to cast spells which are far too powerful for them and fail every time.
Spell(s)	Kaboom Kamikazee Thwhack
Skill(s)	Cool Breath
Location(s)	Tower of Alexandria
Item(s) dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄32 Cool cheese1⁄128

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	?	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	25%	0%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
15%	0%	?	0%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
0%	0%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Imps are likely to first be encountered whilst climbing the Tower of Alexandria. While they are prone to miserably failing at casting powerful spells, they may perform a cool breath attack that can be very dangerous at this point of the adventure.

See also

• Wimp
• Minidemon
• Morrie devil
• Starrydemon
• Imp knife
• Impostir

Gallery

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  Super Famicom art

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  Itadaki Street Special

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  Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

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  Kiryl wielding the Imp's Fork in Dragon Quest Heroes II