Barbatos

Dragon Quest monster Barbatos

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ヘルバトラー Romaji Herubatorā First appearance Dragon Quest IV Old localization Infurnus Shadow
HellGiant

Barbatos is a boss monster in Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen that has since become a regular enemy in the series noteworthy for being a dangerous encounter in the late stage of a game.

Characteristics

Barbatos is one of Psaro the Manslayer's top generals and guards one of the four towers that maintain the barrier surrounding Castle Nadiria. He is a powerful spell caster, and with the exception of Aamon, possesses the most powerful magical capabilities of the four. His dialogue indicates that he is loyal to Psaro. Barbatos has the upper body of a solidly-built human man with a large pair of wings on his back, a huge pair of curved horns on his head, and pointed ears, while his lower body is that of a goat. His skin is light blue and his hair and the fur on his lower half is indigo or purple, depending on the game. He has a forked beard and the horns on his head are bronze-colored. When Barbatos reappeared in VII, he had tan-colored skin with brown fur on his lower half and grey hair and horns instead of the normal coloration.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Barbatos (ヘルバトラー Herubatorā)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	3,300	255	190
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
180	72	5,500	0

Bestiary No.	#206
Spell(s)	Kaboom
Skill(s)	Occassionally acts twice per turn Chilly Breath Inferno War Cry
Location(s)	The Four Dens of Nadiria
Item Dropped	None

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
0/64	75%	75%	75%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	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%	75%	75%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

This grating goat is immune to Whack, Poof, Fuddle, Dazzle, Snooze, Drain Magic, and is highly resistant to all forms of attack magic except for Woosh and Zap spells. He casts Kaboom and breathes intense flames. He drops the Miracle sword when he dies.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Barbatos (ヘルバトラー Herubatorā)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	480	65	205	192
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
124	1,165	215	1/256

Bestiary No.	#178
Spell(s)	Kaboom
Skill(s)	Attacks while laughing (125% damage) Inferno
Location(s)	Mt. Zugzwang (miniboss x2) Estark's Labyrinth
Item dropped	Hell sabre1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0/64	20%	67%	67%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
100%	20%	20%	20%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	?	100%	20%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
100%	100%	0%	0%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
67%	67%	67%	100%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

A pair of these fiends appear near the summit of Mt. Zugzwang. In the room right before the lair of Grandmaster Nimzo, a chest containing the Orichalcum fangs can be found. When the Hero attempts to open the chest, the pair break down the door and engage the heroes in battle. The cannot be recruited in this battle due to the polluting evil of Mt. Zugzwang, but they can join the party when found again as a normal encounter in Estark's Labyrinth.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

#208 - Barbatos
HP MP Experience Gold 410 70 175 175 Attack Defense Speed 210 140 100
Dropped Item	Staff of divine wrath (1/128) HellGiant Heart (rare)
Locations	Cathedral of Blight Cave to Yet Another World
Skills	Inferno Spooky Aura
Spells	Kafrizzle Kaboom
Family	Demon
Capture Rate	1⁄32
Bestiary #	208
Game	Dragon Quest VII
Console	PSX

It can be found in the Cathedral of Blight and Cave to Yet Another World. There is a rare chance that the Barbatos will drop a Barbatos Heart, allowing a character to become a Barbatos, after taking it to Alltrades Abbey.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

##201 - Barbatos
HP MP Experience Gold 355 30 3400 187 Attack Defense Speed 199 255 178
Dropped Item	Terrible tattoo (common, 1/16) Raging bull helm (rare, 1/128)
Locations	Realm of the Mighty Tower of Nod Eastern Stornway (island) Western Coffinwell (outside tower) Grotto
Skills	Psyche Up
Spells	Kaboom
Family	Demon
Bestiary #	#201
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Beasts whose burning rage causes them to spit flames and cast Kaboom. Protected against pyrotechnical techniques. The weeny wings on their backs bloom into spectacular, sky-soaring sails when they return to their hellish home.

Dragon Quest X

Appearing as a boss for the first time since IV, it has been strengthened considerably, using abilities and spells like Kaboomle, Scorch, and Eldritch Eclipse to decimate players.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Barbatos

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	1,060	48	374
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
371	119	1,635	319

Bestiary no.	#281
Family	Demon
In-game description	Fearsome fixtures of monster arenas everywhere, they have complete confidence in their abilities, and think humans are a hilarious joke.
Spell(s)	Kaboom
Skill(s)	Body Slam Muster Strength Scorch
Location(s)	Mount Huji, third act Champs sauvage, Whale way station third act
Item(s) dropped	Devil's tail1⁄64 Hell sabre1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	50%	-125%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	25%	25%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	50%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
50%	99%	0%	50%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

This article is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

This article is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Barbatos (ヘルバトラー Herubatorā)

Model	Experience	Gold
	170	92g

List No.	#096
Field Notes	This demon's powers are the envy of his fellow fiends. He pounds prey with spells before closing in for the kill. Has served as the personal bodyguard to many a demonic despot, but in truth, finds the job hellishly stressful.
Location(s)	Arba Town (Recruit) Big-Eye Boulevard (Grudge Match: Blue Behemoth) The Altered Altar (Showdown: Bearded Beast)
Item(s) Dropped	Celestial skein Magic beast horn

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

Barbatos (ヘルバトラー Herubatorā)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	9917	582g	Yes

List No.	#110
Field Notes	This demon's powers are the envy of his fellow fiends. He pounds prey with spells before closing in for the kill. Has served as the personal bodyguard to many a demonic despot, but in truth, finds the job hellishly stressful.
Location(s)	Battle of the Pinnacle: Base Battle of the Pinnacle: Centre Redrock Ravine
Item(s) Dropped	Magic beast horn Monocle

Dragon Quest Walk

Barbatos appeared as a boss in Chapter 3 of the Dragon Quest IV event held in November 2019, later appearing as a powerful monster in various places.

Dragon Quest Tact

Barbatos first appeared as a boss during the limited Dragon Quest IV event, eventually appearing as a S-rank monster of the Demon family on his own banner alongside Shogum. He can be faced in the event story Chapter 4, Episode 2: The Second Barrier, as well as in the Den of Barbatos on the Road to Psaro's Peak. Barbatos is joined by a pair of Canniboxes and Drackymas when faced in his Den.

Barbatos (ヘルバトラー Herubatorā)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		1005	486	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
241	326	357	420	50

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Brimming Magic		Hellburst		Hellflash

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Nadirian Spirit / Stats Up	Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Hellflash Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Hellflash Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Raises Sizz-type spell potency of allies, including himself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max MP +15 WIS +15	Nadirian Blessing: Reduces damage by 15% for 3 turns at battle start.	Hellflash Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Nadirian Spirit: Restores MP and raises spell potency/effects for 3 turns at the start of 2nd, 4th, and 6th turns.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Half Res	Half Res	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Immune

Etymology

Barbatos is the name of a duke of hell described in the Lesser Key of Solomon, being described as a humanoid who can speak with animals, conciliates rulers, and predict the future. The demon's name is derived from the Latin Barbatus, meaning "Bearded". The localization team did their demonological homework, as this perfectly describes the monster.

Similar Species

• Abullddon
• Master moosifer
• Moosifer

Gallery

• 

  Artwork for the alternative color scheme in DQVII.

• 

  XI polygon model

• 

  Battle Road Victory cut-in.

• 

  Appearance in Dragon Quest of the Stars.

• 

  Rivals card.

• 

  Tact polygon model.

• 

  Shogum and Barbatos in Tact.

• 

  DQ Trading Card.

• 

  Scan Battlers card.