Imp

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

Imp

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		19	70	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
55	33	23	45	100

Bestiary No.	053
Spell(s)	Kaboom Kamikazee Thwack
Skill(s)	Chilly Breath
Location(s)	Alltrades Abbey region
Item Dropped	Prayer Ring1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	70%	70%	25%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	70%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	0%	100%	0%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

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.

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Related monsters

Wimp

Dragon Quest monster Wimp

Art by Akira Toriyama First appearance Dragon Quest IV

A wimp (formerly Xemime and Demonica) is a rare, blue pallet swap of the imp. It is a common complaint among players of DQIV that, when filling out their 'Big Book of Beasts', they are often missing the Wimp, as it is hard to encounter. Completing the entire monster book awards the player 250,000 tokens for use in the casinos in Endor and Immigrant Town.

Dragon Quest IV

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Dragon Quest X

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Minidemon

Dragon Quest monster Minidemon
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ミニデーモン First appearance Dragon Quest III

A Minidemon is the same kind of fork-holding monster as an imp. In some games, it is the same color as an imp, but its typical color is green.

Dragon Quest III

Minidemon

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		28	80	24
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
85	45	55	587	69

Bestiary No.	096
Spell(s)	Frizzle
Skill(s)	Chilly Breath
Location(s)
Item Dropped	Hapless helm1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
1⁄32	25%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	25%	70%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	70%	70%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
70%	25%	25%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest V

#100 - Minidemon
HP MP Experience Gold 70 8 120 47 Attack Defense Speed 79 68 55
Locations	Gotha Pass Knightmare Towers
Skills	Voice mimic (changes tactics)
Spells	Kaboom Frizzle
Capture Rate	1/32
Bestiary #	100
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	DS

Dragon Quest VIII

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	58	5	40
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
52	45	59	11

Bestiary no.	59
Family	Demon
In-game description	A surprisingly powerful monster. Its cute looks betray no hint that it is skilled at both fire and ice magic.
Spell(s)	Frizzle
Skill(s)	Chilly Breath
Location(s)	Pickham Region
Item(s) dropped	Wing of bat1⁄16 Rockbomb shard1⁄256

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	50%	50%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
50%	25%	0%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	25%	0%	50%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	15%	15%	15%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	15%	15%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	25%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Morrie devil

Dragon Quest monster Morrie devil

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese モリーサタン Romaji Morīsatan First appearance Dragon Quest VIII (3D)

The Morrimp is a new monster in the Dragon Quest series and it was introduced in the 3DS remake of Dragon Quest VIII. Morrimps are a subspecies of the imp that are clearly inspired by Morrie of the same game they debuted in. This demon, as the name suggests, has the color scheme of Morrie's clothes with their "costume" constantly having red and green colors everywhere, also in their wings. They wear black gloves and boots of black leather. The pitchfork is replaced by a white spear with golden details and a slime stack figurine inserted on it.

Dragon Quest VIII (3D)

Morrimp (モリーサタン Morīsatan)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	300	255	82
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
44	60	400	260

Bestiary no.	302
Family	Special (demon)
In-game description
Spell(s)
Skill(s)
Location(s)	Pickham region
Item(s) dropped	Seed of Magic1⁄32

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
?	0%	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%	25%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	0%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	50%	25%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

Remake exclusive

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Starrydemon

Dragon Quest monster Starrydemon
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ベビンゴサタン Romaji Bebingosatan First appearance Dragon Quest X

The Starrydemon is a new monster in the Dragon Quest series and it was introduced in Dragon Quest X. Starrydemons are a subspecies of the imp. These demons, as the name suggest, have a star-like pattern in their "costume", however the stars only appear in their torsos and forehead, the rest of the "costume" it has pastel colors on them (principally bubblegum pink and pale blue). They wear a pair of pale blue gloves and boots. The pitchfork they wield is made from silver.

See also

• Imp knife
• Impostir

Gallery

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  Super Famicom art

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  Itadaki Street Special

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

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  From Manga series DQ VII: Warriors of Eden

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  Minidemon recruit in DQV (PS2)

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  Minidemon sprite in snes V

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  Minidemon in VIII

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  Minidemon sprite in ds V

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  Morrie devil using fire magic in Dragon Quest VIII (3D)