Badboon

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The Badboon is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest II. The large brown-furred primate and its cousins are among the earliest examples of the Beast family of monsters.

Characteristics[edit]

Badboons are based on mandrills, Old World monkeys that are native to western Africa in the real world. They are large, brown bulky primates with colourful faces and posteriors. Bulkier than real life mandrills, their stature resembles orangutans and gorillas. The primates made a reappearance in the series in IX after a 22 year absence.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line[edit]

Badboon (マンドリル Mandoriru)DQ2-SNES-LOGO-ICON.PNG
Original (NES)
Sprite HP MP Attack
Badboon DQII NES.png 40 0 48
Defense Agility Experience Gold
12 20 18 45
Abilities Flee
Location(s) Moonahan region
Outside of Moonbrooke
Dragon's Horn
Item Dropped Oaken club (116)
Evasion Fire Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Snooze Resistance
132 07 27 27
Thwack Resistance Fizzle Resistance Kasap Resistance
07 77 07
Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)
Sprites HP MP Attack
DQ2-SNES-BADBOON.pngDQ2-GBC-BADBOON.pngBadboon DQII iOS.pngBadboon Erdrick Trilogy Switch.png 35 0 40
Defense Agility Experience Gold
12 18 33 45
Abilities Flee
Location(s) Moonahan region
Outside of Moonbrooke
Dragon's Horn
Item Dropped Oaken club (116)
Evasion Fire Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Snooze Resistance
132 07 17 27
Thwack Resistance Fizzle Resistance Kasap Resistance
07 77 07



Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

Badboon (マンドリル Mandoriru)DQIX Logo.png
Model HP MP Attack
Badboon DQIX DS.png 90 6 80
Defence Agility Experience Gold
64 40 171 69
Bestiary no. #050
Family Beast
In-game description Giant apes and lords of the jungle who store up their anger, then attack with full, explosive force.

The one with the loudest War Cry wins the leadership, so every spring the forest comes alive with their cacophonous cries.
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Completely loses it and starts on character (125% damage)
Psyche Up
War Cry
Location(s) Newid Isle
Tower of Trades
Item(s) dropped Magic beast hide116
Strong medicine132
Fire Resistance * Ice
Resistance
*
Wind Resistance * Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0% 0% 0% 0%
Rock Resistance * Dark Resistance * Light Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance
0% -25% -25% 0%
Whack Resistance * Poison Resistance * Paralysis Resistance * Fuddle Resistance *
25% 0% 50% 25%
Snooze Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Sap Resistance * Blunt Resistance *
25% 25% 0% 25%
Deceleratle Resistance * Spooky Aura Resistance* Fizzle Resistance * Stun Resistance *
50% 0% 100% 25%
Charm Resistance *
25%


Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai[edit]

A badboon makes an appearance at the beginning of the story as one of the friendly monsters living alongside Dai and Brass on Dermline Island. However, in the 2020 anime series, it is nowhere to be found.

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

Making its first appearance in a Monsters game, Badboon appears as a D-rank monster of the Beast family exclusive to the smartphone version.

Dragon Quest Treasures[edit]

A statue of a badboon is Treasure No. 515 in the Monster Statues category. Its base value is 180,000 gold.

In Other Languages[edit]

Language Translation Meaning
ICON-FLAG-ES.png EspañolMalandrilFrom the Spanish mal and mandrill.
ICON-FLAG-FR.png FrançaisBabourinDerived from "babouin", the French word for baboon.
ICON-FLAG-DE.png DeutschGibbonzeFrom the German Gibbon and Bonze
ICON-FLAG-IT.png ItalianoScimpanzerFrom the Italian scimpanzé and the German Panzer.

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Similar species[edit]