Imp

Dragon Quest monster Imp File:DQIII Imp.png
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ベビーサタン Romaji Bebiisatan First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Demonite, DemonImp

The Imp is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest III, they are small, purple demons armed with pitchforks.

Description

Imps are small demons that more closely resemble mischievous children in purple demon costumes, given the way their faces appear to be showing from the headpiece of such a costume. They are armed with pitchforks, and constantly have their tongues sticking out, which often affects their speech.

Despite their unassuming appearance, imps have access to some of the most potent spells known, such as Kaboom and Kathwack, and while this may cause a scare, they almost never have the energy necessary to cast these high-end spells but try to all the same, often to humorous results. Due to this, they are one of the more comical, inept monsters that can be found in the series, but can still prove dangerous in some titles. Because of their magical knowledge, armament, and position in the Demon family, imps are regularly believed to be the infantile forms of archdemons.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

Imp

Original (NES)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

053

Level

19

Experience

45

Gold

100

HP

70

MP

0

Attack

55

Defense

33

Agility

23

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Kaboom
Kamikazee
Thwack

Skill(s)

Chilly Breath

Location(s)

Alltrades Abbey region

Item Dropped

Prayer Ring¹⁄₂₅₆

Fire resistance *

70%

Crack resistance *

70%

Woosh resistance *

25%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

70%

Kamikazee resistance

0%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

0%

Fuddle resistance

0%

Snooze resistance

100%

Deceleratle resistance *

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Remakes sprites

SFC

GBC

Switch

Dragon Quest IV

Imp

Original (NES)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

073

Experience

80

Gold

75

HP

40

MP

0

Attack

55

Defence

33

Agility

23

Evasion

⁄

Spell(s)

Kaboom
Kamikazee
Thwhack

Skill(s)

Cool Breath

Location(s)

Item Dropped

Seed of Resilience(¹⁄₁₂₈)

Frizz resistance *

75%

Sizz resistance *

25%

Bang resistance *

25%

Crack resistance *

25%

Woosh resistance *

25%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

75%

Kamikazee Bracer resistance

0%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance

0%

Snooze resistance

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest V

While actual imps are absent, minidemons appear using the imp's color scheme.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past 3DS

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Dragon Quest VIII

Imp

Bestiary No.		Family
18		Demon
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
15	11	28	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
21	21	18	0⁄64

In-Game Description	Juvenile forms of elite magical monsters. Imps try to cast spells which are far too powerful for them and fail every time.
Spell(s)	Kaboom Kamikazee Thwhack
Skill(s)	Cool Breath
Location(s)	Tower of Alexandria
Item(s) Dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄32 Cool cheese1⁄128

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
?	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	50%	50%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	15%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
?	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *
0%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Imps are likely to first be encountered whilst climbing the Tower of Alexandria. While they are prone to miserably failing at casting powerful spells, they may perform a cool breath attack that can be very dangerous at this point of the adventure.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Demonite
HP MP Experience Gold 2/5 1/5 Attack Defense Speed 1/5 1/5 5/5
Locations	Gate of Bewilder
Spells	Blaze, FrigidAir, FireSlash
Family	Devil
Game	Dragon Warrior Monsters
Console	GBC

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

Imp

Model	Experience	Gold
	18	22g

List No.	013
Field Notes	These infant fiends may look cute, but don't fall for their butter-wouldn't-melt act—those forks aren't for eating with! It'll be a few years before these diminutive demons have enough MP to cast Kaboom, but that doesn't stop them from trying.
Location(s)	Arba Castle (Captain), Caliburgh (Captain), Caliburgh Meadow (Captain), Colissea (Recruit), Colissean Desert (Recruit), Sylvea (Recruit)
Item(s) Dropped	Warmaline, Royal soil

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

Imp (ベビーサタン Bebiisatan)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	15	18g	Yes

List No.	030
Field Notes	These infant fiends may look cute, but don't fall for their butter-wouldn't-melt act—those forks aren't for eating with! It'll be a few years before these diminutive demons have enough MP to cast Kaboom, but that doesn't stop them from trying.
Location(s)	The Battle of the Wildwood
Item(s) Dropped	Snakeskin, Wing of bat

Related monsters

Similar species

• Wimp
• Minidemon
• Morrie devil
• Starrydemon

Gallery

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  Super Famicom art

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  Itadaki Street Special

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  Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

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  Kiryl wielding the Imp's Fork in Dragon Quest Heroes II

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  From Manga series DQ VII: Warriors of Eden

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See also

• Imp knife
• Impostir