Hocus-poker

Dragon Quest monster Hocus-Poker
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese アークマージ Romaji Ākumāji First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Archmage

The hocus-poker is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III. It is a high-ranking warlock in the service of a Demon Lord.

Characteristics

Hocus-pokers are evil sorcerers that resemble Prestidigitators wearing magenta robes with white or purple belts tied around their waists. They have green or yellow eyes glowing from their hoods and have their hands outstretched from the sleeves of their robes, ready to cast magic on their enemies. Hocus-pokers have an impressive magical arsenal at their fingertips, and they are also capable of breathing ice on their enemies. For their reappearance in XI, the hocus-pokers lost their position as the second most powerful of their sorcerous brethren to the leger-de-men.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Hocus-Poker (アークマージ Ākumāji)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		43	130	100
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
90	150	75	2,850	140

Bestiary No.	#120
Spell(s)	Kaboom Kazing
Skill(s)	Cool Breath
Location(s)	Alefgard Nail Mark Zoma's Citadel
Item Dropped	Staff of strife1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
1⁄16	70%	70%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	25%	70%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
70%	25%	100%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
70%	25%	70%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Hocus-poker (アークマージ Ākumāji)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	159	14	94
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
125	81	384	80

Bestiary no.	#221
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Sorcerers who sought to augment their already impressive abilities and, having grown drunk on their new-found power, became terrible tyrants.
Spell(s)	Boom Zing Co-Boom (Pep power, with Hocus-poker)
Skill(s)	Becomes Pepped up
Location(s)	Heliodor Dungeons - Upper Level (second act) The Costa Valor (second act, 3DS and Definitive Editions only)
Item(s) dropped	Magic water1⁄32 Tsunami staff1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	25%	-125%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	50%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
25%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Malicious hocus-poker (アークマージ・邪 Ākumāji・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	321	56	162
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
255	135	1,475	372

Bestiary no.	#436
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Hocus-pokers who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Kaboom Kazing Co-Kaboom (Pep power, with Abracadabrer)
Skill(s)	Becomes Pepped up
Location(s)	Heliodor Sewers (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Magic water1⁄32 Tsunami staff1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	25%	-125%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	50%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	25%
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%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Hocus-poker (アークマージ Ākumāji)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,350	420
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
470	450	510	670

Bestiary No.	#406
Rank	B
In-game description	These malevolent mages have fully embraced the darkness within. Among the most powerful magic wielders in Nadiria, they are capable of casting catastrophic spells when they congregate in sufficient number
Talents	Strong Speller (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Crackmeister (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Banger (lv. 20) Rando-Ping (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Magical Moment (lv. 1) Bangmeister (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Conquest - Upper Echelon ()
Items	Elfin elixir (Common) Sock-it locket (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	0%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	25%	-25%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
50%	0%	0%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	-25%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
25%		0%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%

Dragon Quest Rivals

Hocus-poker appeared as a rare card exclusive for Mage leaders in the 5th card pack, "Heroic Tales of Bravery".

Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi

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Etymology

• Hocus-poker's name is derived from the term, "hocus pocus", an exclamation used by magicians in order to bring about a change of some sort, but it can also be a term to refer to magic tricks or sleight-of-hand in general.

Similar sorcerer

• Prestidigitator
• Leger-de-Man
• Abracadabrer

Gallery

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  XI polygon model

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  A malicious hocus-poker

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  Rivals card

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  A hocus-poker in Keshi Keshi.