Pruslas

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Pruslas is a boss monster introduced in Dragon Quest IV that has since become a recurring enemy species in the series.

Characteristics[edit]

Pruslas has piercing blue eyes, red claws, and tiny wings which somehow allow him to fly. He is a rotund, purple-scaled, lizard-like demon wielding a large club. In more recent games, he has taken to wielding a large, red club in only one hand to distinguish him to his pallet swaps, the Night clubbers and Baalzack. Another thing that separates him from those monsters is his size. In the more recent Monsters games that feature size as a gameplay element, he is revealed to be gargantuan compared to the other two and stands shoulder to shoulder with the largest monsters in the series.

Pruslas is very devious and tricky, preferring to get the upper hand in battles by lying and cheating. His manipulative personality is quite helpful to Psaro, as unlike Aamon), he is very loyal.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit]

Pruslas appears as an obese brute holding a huge club. He is one of the four demons found in the endgame maintaining the barrier around Psaro B and his stronghold of Castle Nadiria. He may the most devious of the four aside from Aamon, and attempts a cheap shot on the player by trying to convince the Hero to "look behind you" for a treasure, allowing him to get a surprise attack if the player obliges. Pruslas casts Kasap to lower the party's defense, and issues high-power attacks with his club, which has a high chance for a Critical Hit.


Pruslas (ギガデーモン Gigadēmon)DQIV Logo.png
Original (NES)
Sprite HP MP Attack
Pruslas DQIV NES.gif 2,300 8 230
Defense Agility Experience Gold
40 5 4,100 250
Bestiary No. #205
Spell(s) Kasap
Skill(s) Acts twice per turn.
Defend
Desperate attack
Location(s) The Four Dens of Nadiria (SW Den)
Item Dropped Oaken club(100%)
Evasion Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Bang Resistance *
064 0% 0% 0%
Crack Resistance * Woosh Resistance * Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance
0% 0% 0% 100%
Whack Resistance * Kamikazee Bracer Resistance Poof Resistance Fuddle Resistance
100% 100% 100% 100%
Snooze Resistance Dazzle Resistance Sap Resistance * Fizzle Resistance
100% 100% 0% 100%
Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)
Sprites Notable Changes
Pruslas ds.png None


Dragon Quest X[edit]

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]

Pruslas (ギガデーモン Gigadēmon)DQXI Logo EN.png
Sprite HP MP Attack
Pruslas XI sprite.png 1,775 64 501
Defense Agility Experience Gold
392 183 4,640 657
Bestiary no. #591
Family Dragon
In-game description They leave a trail of desolation wherever they go with their huge, hideous clubs and bulky bodies, both of which they wave about wildly.
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Acts twice per turn.
Becomes Pepped up
Desperate attack
Shockwave (Damages entire party.)
Scorch
Location(s) Gallopolis Region - Pernicious Peninsula (third act)
Item(s) dropped Serpent's soul18
Mighty armlet1128
Evasion Fire Resistance * Ice
Resistance
*
Wind Resistance *
N/a 25% 0% 0%
Rock Resistance * Light Resistance * Dark Resistance * Zap Resistance *
25% -110% 25% 0%
Drain Magic Resistance Whack Resistance * Poof Resistance Poison Resistance *
0% 75% 50% 0%
Paralysis Resistance * Fuddle Resistance * Snooze Resistance * Dazzle Resistance *
75% 50% 50% 50%
Sap Resistance * Blunt Resistance Deceleratle Resistance Spooky Aura
Anathematise Resistance
0% 0% 0% 0%
Fizzle Resistance * Stun Resistance * Stumble Resistance * Charm Resistance *
100% 99% -125% 50%
Beguile Resistance * Double Down Resistance * Elemental Resistance *
75% 0% 0%


This monster does not have a vicious, nor a malicious variant.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional[edit]

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[edit]

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit]

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3[edit]

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]

Pruslas (ギガデーモン Gigadēmon) DQM3 Logo.png
Icon Family Max HP* Max MP*
Pruslas DQM3 portrait.png DQM3 demon family icon.png 1,420 310
Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
560 590 370 400
Bestiary No. #416
Rank A Rank
In-game description One of the hardest hitters of the night clubber coterie, this beefy bludgeoner certainly packs a wallop. Thought by some to be gluttony incarnate
Talents Warmonger (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits Intimidating (lv. 1)
Zammeister (lv. 20)
Big Bully (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits Tactical Genius (lv. 1)
Critical Sensation (lv. 1)
Ultra Crafty Zammer (lv. 60)
Habitat This monster has no natural habitat
Items N/A
Synthesis chart Metal scorpion DQM3 portrait.png X Balzack DQM3 portrait.png
Notable synthesis
Fire Resistance * Water Resistance * Wind Resistance * Earth Resistance *
25% 50% 50% 0%
Explosion Resistance * Ice Resistance * Electricity Resistance * Light Resistance *
50% 0% -25% 0%
Dark Resistance * Debilitation Resistance* Bedazzlement Resistance * Antimagic Resistance *
0% 0% 0% 0%
MP Absorption Resistance * Confusion Resistance * Sleep Resistance * Paralysis Resistance *
50% 50% 25% -25%
Stun Resistance * Poison Resistance *
0% 25%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%



Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[edit]

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End[edit]

Pruslas (ギガデーモン Gigadēmon)DQHII Logo.png
Model Experience Gold Marked Version?
Pruslas DQH2.png 24320 982g Yes
List No. #144
Field Notes A titanic, tree-trunk-wielding fiend that strikes terror into the hearts of even the hardiest adventurers. One once served the Master of Monsterkind, and used wicked wiles to hoodwink the hero who was after its head.
Location(s) Greena Pastures
Item(s) Dropped Kaleidoskin, Large scale



Dragon Quest Rivals[edit]

Dragon Quest Walk[edit]

Dragon Quest Tact[edit]

Pruslas appears as an A-rank monster of the Beast family and can be unlocked through collecting Pruslas Marks from the Cave of Trials. He appears as a boss during the limited Dragon Quest IV event. He can be faced in the event story Chapter 4, Episode 3: The Third Barrier, as well as in the Den of Pruslas on the Road to Psaro's Peak. There, Pruslas can use Scrap Mettle, Rolling Attack, and Ultra Stomp in battle and is joined by a pair of Gargoyles and Tuskateers when faced in his Den.

Pruslas (ギガデーモン Gigadēmon)Tactlogo.png
Stats


DQT Pruslas.png
Family Rank Role
Tact Icon Beast.png
Beast
DQTact Rank Icon A.png DQTact AttackType.png
Attack
Max Level HP MP Move
120 963 258 2
Attack Defense Agility Wisdom Weight
428 430 375 120 35
Basic Skills
First Second Third
Helm Splitter Lightning Shockwave* Crackerwhack*
Awakening Skills
First Second Third
Surprise Attack/Stats Up Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up Crackerwhack Potency +5%/Stats Up
HP +20
Fourth Fifth
Crack Res +25/Stats Up Crackerwhack Potency +5%/Stats Up
HP +20
Leader Perks
First
Raises physical potency of beast allies, including himself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around him.
Basic Perks
First Second Third
ATK +10 AGL +15 Crackerwhack Potency +2%
Perk Details
First
Surprise Attack: Greatly raises ATK and Move for 1 turn at battle start.
Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Crack Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
Normal Normal Half Res Half Res
Bang Resistance * Zap Resistance * Zam Resistance * Snooze Resistance
Very Weak Normal Very Weak Super Weak
Poison Resistance Physical Lock Resistance Spell Lock Resistance Martial Lock Resistance
Normal Super Weak Normal Normal
Breath Lock Resistance Hobble Resistance * Stun Resistance * Dazzle Resistance
Normal Half Res Immune Half Res
Curse Resistance Paralysis Resistance Confusion Resistance Charm Resistance
Normal Normal Normal Normal



Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Pruslas is named after a demon named Pruflas that is listed in the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, an appendix of demonology appearing in the book De praestigiis daemonum written in 1577 by Dutch physician and occultist Johann Weyer. Although Pruflas does not appear in the Ars Goetia, he has an illustration in the Dictionnaire Infernal that corresponds to the demon Purson, who is the fourth demon listed in the Goetia. According to Johann Weyer, Pruflas is a great prince and duke of Hell who has 26 legions of demons under his command. He causes men to commit quarrels, discord, and falsehoods and should never be admitted into any place. However, it conjured, he gives generous and truthful answers to the conjurer. In the Dictionnaire Infernal, Pruflas is depicted as a man with the face of a lion that is riding a bear and carrying a vicious viper in one hand and a trumpet in the other.

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