Badboon

Dragon Quest monster Badboon
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese マンドリル Romaji Mandrill First appearance Dragon Quest II

First appearing in Dragon Quest II, the Badboons and their cousins are among the earliest examples of the Beast family of monsters.

Characteristics

It's a baboon. Large, brown bulky primate with a colorful face (and rear end). Bulkier than real life baboons, their stature resembles orangutangs and gorillas.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II

Badboon

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
File:Badboon DQII NES.gif	40	0	48
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
12	20	18	45

Abilities	Flee
Location(s)	Moonaham
Item Dropped	Oaken club (1⁄16)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄32	0⁄7	2⁄7	2⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
0⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	35	0	40
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
12	18	33	45

Abilities	Flee
Location(s)	Moonaham
Item Dropped	Oaken club (1⁄16)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄32	0⁄7	1⁄7	2⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
0⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest IX

#50 - Badboon
HP MP Experience Gold 90 6 171 69 Attack Defense Speed 80 64 40
Dropped Item	Magic beast hide (common, 1/16) Strong medicine (rare, 1/32)
Locations	Newid Isle, Tower of Trades
Family	Beast
Bestiary #	50
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Game description: Giant apes and lords of the jungle who store up their anger, then attack with full, explosive force. Guide description: The one with the loudest War Cry wins the leadership, so every spring the forest comes alive with their cacophonous cries.

Related Monsters

Big badboon

Dragon Quest monster Big badboon
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese バブーン First appearance Dragon Quest II

Gaudy green great apes that prefer heavy foliage to fields, they tend to run when things look dour for them.

Big badboon

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
File:Magicbaboon DQII NES.gif	45	0	45
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
12	18	38	45

Abilities	Call for Help Flee
Location(s)
Item Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄16

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄64	0⁄7	0⁄7	2⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
1⁄7	7⁄7	1⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	38	0	45
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
12	18	40	45

Abilities	Call for Help Flee
Location(s)
Item Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄16

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄64	0⁄7	0⁄7	2⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
1⁄7	7⁄7	1⁄7

#082 - Big badboon
HP MP Experience Gold 147 8 420 96 Attack Defense Speed 106 74 62
Dropped Item	Magic beast hide (common, 1/8) Strength ring (rare, 1/128)
Locations	Bloomingdale Grotto
Bestiary #	082
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Swirling whirlwings of unstoppable power. If they call for a friend, prepare for the end! Dwelling in the dank depths of the forest makes a mossy mess of their fur, but fresh, fragrant flowers also flourish there.

Brainy badboon

Dragon Quest monster Brainy badboon
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ヒババンゴ Romaji Hibabango First appearance Dragon Quest II

Humorously pink, these simians savagely make up for their unfortunate fur with debilitating magic.

Brainy badboon

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
File:Brainybadboon DQII NES.gif	60	Infinite	74
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
29	52	81	83

Abilities	Dazzle Kasap
Location(s)
Item Dropped	Chain mail1⁄8

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄32	0⁄7	4⁄7	2⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
3⁄7	1⁄7	2⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	60	3	74
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
29	52	81	83

Abilities	Dazzle ]]Kasap]]
Location(s)
Item Dropped	Chain mail1⁄8

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄32	0⁄7	1⁄7	1⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
3⁄7	1⁄7	0⁄7

#117 - Brainy badboon
HP MP Experience Gold 150 16 800 108 Attack Defense Speed 120 99 95
Dropped Item	Magic beast hide (common, 1/32) Raging ruby (rare, 1/64)
Locations	Iluugazar Plains Mt. Ulzuun Grotto
Spells	Dazzle Kasap
Family	Beast
Bestiary #	117
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Astute apes that weaken enemies with Dazzle and Kasap, then smack them silly. Whistle if you want to get them worked up. Big badboons who've breakfasted on raging rubies, giving them superhuman strength and a brain boost to boot.

Gallery

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  The Big Badboon.

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  The Brainy Badboon.

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  The Brainy Badboon's Famicom art.