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.

CharacteristicsEdit

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.

AppearancesEdit

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary LineEdit

Badboon (マンドリル Mandoriru)
Original (NES)
Sprite
 
Gold
45
HP
40
MP
0
Attack
48
Defence
12
Agility
20
Evasion
132
Abilities
Flee
Location(s)
Moonahan region
Outside of Moonbrooke
Dragon's Horn
Item Dropped
Oaken club (116)
Fire resistance *
07
Dazzle resistance
27
Snooze resistance
27
Thwack resistance
07
Fizzle resistance
77
Kasap resistance
07
Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)
Sprites
    
Gold
45
HP
35
MP
0
Attack
40
Defence
12
Agility
18
Evasion
132
Abilities
Flee
Location(s)
Moonahan region
Outside of Moonbrooke
Dragon's Horn
Item Dropped
Oaken club (116)
Fire resistance *
07
Dazzle resistance
17
Snooze resistance
27
Thwack resistance
07
Fizzle resistance
77
Kasap resistance
07


Dragon Quest II HD-2D RemakeEdit

Badboon (マンドリル)
Sprite
Bestiary No.
#033
Family
Beast
Gold
14
HP
63
MP
5
Attack
60
Defence
63
Agility
22
Evasion
N/A
In-game description

Though viciously violent, these enormous apes use their brains as much as their brawn. Their favourite trick is to outwit their prey by lying in wait for it where it would least expect

Spell(s)
N/A
Skill(s)
Critical Hit
Location(s)
Southern Moonahan
Moonbrooke
Dropped Item
Medicinal herb (1/64)
Stolen Item
Medicinal herb (1/8)
Fire resistance *
0%
Explosion resistance *
0%
Ice resistance *
-125%
Wind resistance *
0%
Strike resistance *
0%
Dark resistance *
0%
Lightning resistance *
0%
Drain Magic resistance
0%
Whack resistance
0%
Kamikazee resistance
0%
Poof resistance *
0%
Dazzle resistance
0%
Fizzle resistance
0%
Fuddle resistance *
0%
Paralysis resistance *
0%
Snooze resistance *
0%
Stun resistance *
0%
Deceleratle resistance *
0%
Sap resistance *
0%


Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit

Badboon (マンドリル Mandoriru)
Model
 
Bestiary no.
#050
Family
Beast
Gold
69
HP
90
MP
6
Attack
80
Defence
64
Agility
40
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
Item(s) dropped
Magic beast hide116
Strong medicine132
Fire resistance *
0%
Ice resistance *
0%
Wind resistance *
0%
Blast/Lightning resistance *
0%
Earth resistance *
0%
Dark resistance *
-25%
Light resistance *
-25%
Drain Magic resistance
0%
Whack resistance *
25%
Dazzle resistance *
25%
Fizzle resistance *
100%
Fuddle resistance *
25%
Paralysis resistance *
50%
Snooze resistance *
25%
Poison resistance *
0%
Stun resistance *
25%
Blunt resistance *
25%
Deceleratle resistance *
50%
Sap resistance *
0%
Spooky Aura resistance *
0%
Charm resistance *
25%


Dragon Quest: The Adventure of DaiEdit

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 KeyEdit

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 TreasuresEdit

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

In Other LanguagesEdit

Language Translation Meaning
  EspañolMalandrilFrom the Spanish mal and mandrill.
  FrançaisBabourinDerived from "babouin", the French word for baboon.
  DeutschGibbonzeFrom the German Gibbon and Bonze
  ItalianoScimpanzerFrom the Italian scimpanzé and the German Panzer.

Similar speciesEdit

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