Psaro the Manslayer

This article is about the enemy Psaro, for the character see Psaro (Character).

Psaro the Manslayer
Dragon Quest IV
Japanese name	デスピサロ
Race	Artificially Augmented Demon

Psaro the Manslayer (Necrosaro, Pizzaro in older localizations) is the central antagonist in Dragon Quest IV and a recurring monster in the series. He is a powerful demon with a passionate hatred for humanity.

Story

Psaro hates and is in turn reviled by humans, but revered by demons and the inhabitants of Rosehill. When Rose, his lover, was attacked by humans for the ruby tears she sheds as an elf, he protected her by concealing her in a small fortress he built far away from human settlements. The town of Rosehill grew up around it as others looking for shelter from humans relocated there. Psaro paid frequent visits to Rosehill in order to see Rose. He shares with her his plans to destroy humanity, while disregarding her pleas to stop and pursue peaceful co-existence.

Near the end of the events of Dragon Quest IV, Aamon has Rose murdered, causing Psaro to go insane. He loses what little inhibition Rose had given him and uses the Secret of Evolution to transform into a monster, destroying his human personality in the process. The only thing he remembers is his desire to destroy humanity. This leads to the final confrontation between he and the Hero in the Nadiria

Abilities

Psaro the Manslayer is fought at the very end of Dragon Quest IV. He is notably the first transforming final boss in the Dragon Quest series, and the electronic medium as a whole. The battle is a test of endurance more than anything, as Psaro's only tricks are ones used by other bosses earlier on, so the player should already be familiar with the methods of dealing with them. He has seven different forms, effectively undergoing an elaborate metamorphosis:

Psaro the Manslayer
HP MP Experience Gold 2000 none 0 0 Attack Defense Speed 250 250 70
Locations	Psaro's Peak
Skills	Attacks twice per round
Game	Dragon Quest IV
Console	DS

In this phase, Psaro relies on direct melee attacks. He physically resembles a bronze palette swap of Estark.

Psaro the Manslayer
HP MP Experience Gold 1600 none 0 0 Attack Defense Speed 340 220 110
Locations	Psaro's Peak
Game	Dragon Quest IV
Console	DS

This phase occurs when he loses right arm. With only one hand, he can only attack once per round.

Psaro the Manslayer
HP MP Experience Gold 1600 infinite 0 0 Attack Defense Speed 230 200 90
Locations	Psaro's Peak
Skills	Attacks twice per round Sweet Breath
Spells	Buff Sizzle Crackle Whack
Game	Dragon Quest IV
Console	DS

This phase occurs when he loses his other arm. Without his weapon hands, Psaro switches to spellcasting.

Psaro the Manslayer
HP MP Experience Gold 1800 none 0 0 Attack Defense Speed 210 200 90
Locations	Psaro's Peak
Skills	Attacks twice per round Disruptive Wave Inferno Belches hot gas Meditate
Game	Dragon Quest IV
Console	DS

At this point he discards his head.....and his abdomen turns green and morphs into a face. He starts using Disruptive Wave and breath attacks at this point.

Psaro the Manslayer
HP MP Experience Gold 1600 none 0 0 Attack Defense Speed 260 200 85
Locations	Psaro's Peak
Skills	Attacks twice per round Disruptive Wave Belches hot gas
Game	Dragon Quest IV
Console	DS

He grows new arms....and proceeds to start hitting you with them.

Psaro the Manslayer
HP MP Experience Gold 1700 none 0 0 Attack Defense Speed 290 230 80
Locations	Psaro's Peak
Skills	Attacks twice per round Disruptive Wave Belches hot gas
Game	Dragon Quest IV
Console	DS

He grows new legs, but uses same strategy.

Psaro the Manslayer
HP MP Experience Gold 2100 infinite 0 0 Attack Defense Speed 320 230 80
Locations	Nadiria - mountain behind Psaro's Castle
Skills	Attacks twice per round Disruptive Wave Inferno Freezing Blizzard
Spells	Bounce
Game	Dragon Quest IV
Console	DS

In his ultimate form, Psaro grows a new head with three eyes, and immediately casts Bounce. The music changes to "Incarnation of Evil."

Other Appearances

Dragon Quest IX

#299 - Psaro
HP MP Experience Gold 7500 15066 (99) 255 65600 2490 Attack Defense Speed 665 1336 (99) 510 765 (99) 280 448 (99)
Family	???
Bestiary #	299
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	"Toughens up with Kabuff, then --- Shazam! --- hits hard with Kazam. Keep him under control with water-based warcraft. A tragic figure who forsook his normal form to wreak revenge on the mortals who murdered his beloved."

Additional Attributes
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark
100	150	150	100	100	100
Blast	Dazzle	Sleep	Death	Drain MP	Confusion
50	0	0	0	100	0
Fizzle	Inaction	Paralyze	Poison	Charm	Magic Res
25	0	0	0	5	25
Blunt	Sap	Decelerate
5	25	75

”スクルトで守りを高めドルモーアを使ってくる。弱点の氷の攻撃でこちらのペースに持ち込め。愛するものを殺した人間に復習するため、進化の秘密に手をそめた悲劇のプリンス。” - Dragon Quest IX Beastiary (Japanese)

Psaro appears as a Legacy Boss. He has no current memory of himself, and he challenges the Hero. His map can be dropped from the Dragonlord at higher levels (and thus can be obtained multiple times).

Treasure Level Range Secondary Drop Orb 1-3 Zenithian boots 20% Green Orb 5% 4-8 Zenithian boots 25% Green Orb 5% 9-15 Zenithian boots 25% Green Orb 6% 16-25 Nimzo's Map 10% Green Orb 6% 26-40 Nimzo's Map 15% Green Orb 7% 41-56 Nimzo's Map 20% Green Orb 7% 57-68 Nimzo's Map 25% Green Orb 8% 69-80 Nimzo's Map 30% Green Orb 8% 81-90 Nimzo's Map 35% Green Orb 9% 91-99 Nimzo's Map 40% Green Orb 10% In addition, he will always drop a mini medal.

Skills Level New abilities Initial Disruptive Wave, Kacrack, Kazam, Kabuff, critical attack, sometimes attacks twice per round 5 Whack 10 Sweet Breath 16 Hellfire 22 Thwack 28 Kacrackle 34 C-c-cold Breath 41 Begins attacking 3 times per turn, Kazammle, stops using Whack & Kacrack & Kazam 57 Meditation

Dragon Quest Monsters

Boss of the Gate of Extinction, Psaro (then Pizzaro) is confronted by Terry shortly after voicing his desire to eliminate all humans.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Psaro appears in his final form as a rank X member of the material family and can be obtained by synthesizing a Ruin and Roseguardin together. His Manslayer title is reflected in his default nicknames, all of which contain 'slay'.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Psaro is an excellent two-slot Rank X monster. He can be synthesized by combining a roseguardin with Ruin.

Trivia

• There are two Psaros in the remake; the other one is a gender-confused naked man.
• There is an writing error in the IX's Japanese version of the bestiary; it was written 秘密 (Himitsu) when it should have been 秘法 (Hibou, meaning secret act literary.), although it is the same meaning.

Gallery

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  NES, the Secret of Evolution at work

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  Dragon Quest Monsters

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  Dragon Quest Monsters 2

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  Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

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  Psaro the Manslayer from the Sofubi Monster merchandise series.
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  Special metallic version in the Sofubi Monster series.
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  Dragon Quest Heroes