Prestidigitator (Dragon Quest)
The Prestidigitator is a recurring monster in the series, first appearing in the original game. It is a former human conjurer who has given into the temptation of darkness and become a monster.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Prestidigitator | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | まほうつかい |
| Romaji | Mahōtsukai |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest |
| Old localization | Magician |
CharacteristicsEdit
Prestidigitators are humanoid monsters that can cast simple spells, likely being the first enemy that the Hero encounters that can do so. They wear long grey robes that cover their entire body, showing only their hands and their eyes from underneath their cloaks. According to its Monsterpedia description in Monsters 2, the prestidigitators always hide themselves in their black robes as they have lost their human forms in pursuit of magic. In some illustrations and spinoff appearances, prestidigitators carry tall wands topped with red crystal orbs. Although they appeared in the series debut, these cloaked mages have yet to reappear in any of the main series, as their role as basic spellcasters has been taken over by other monsters.
AppearancesEdit
Dragon QuestEdit
Dragon Quest I HD-2D RemakeEdit
Dragon Quest II HD-2D RemakeEdit
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious KeyEdit
Prestidigitator makes its debut in the Monsters series as a C-rank monster of the Demon family. Its main skill is Diabolist.
Dragon Quest BuildersEdit
Dragon Quest TreasuresEdit
A statue of a prestidigitator is Treasure No. 507 in the Monster Statues category. It can be found on the Paternoggin and its base value is 80,000 gold.
| Game | Description |
 | A model of a monster from some faraway world.[1] |
Dragon Quest TactEdit
Prestidigitator appears as a D-rank monster of the Demon family during the first part of the limited True Dragon Quest I event. It can be recruited from the Craggy Cave stage of Adventure in the DQ I World: Majellan and can be fully awakened by repeating the stage at any difficulty. The prestidigitator can participate in the Death scorpion's Battle Road as a party member.
| Family | Rank | Role | ||
 Demon |
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 Magic |
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| Max Level | HP | MP | Move | |
| 110 | 503 | 213 | 2 | |
| Attack | Defense | Agility | Wisdom | Weight |
| 208 | 231 | 186 | 291 | 15 |
| First | Second | Third | ||
| Sizz | Channel Anger* | N/a | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| WIS +5/Stats Up | Frizz Res +25/Stats Up | Sizz Potency +5%/Stats Up |
| Fourth | Fifth | |
| Zam Res +25/Stats Up | Sizz Potency +5%/Stats Up | |
| First | |
| N/a | |
| First | Second | Third |
| Sizz Potency +2% | N/a | N/a |
| First | |
| WIS +5: Raises WIS by 5. | |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | |
| Half Res | Normal | Normal | Normal | |
| Bang Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Zam Resistance * | Snooze Resistance | |
| Very Weak | Very Weak | Half Res | Normal | |
| Poison Resistance | Physical Lock Resistance | Spell Lock Resistance | Martial Lock Resistance | |
| Normal | Normal | Half Res | Normal | |
| Breath Lock Resistance | Hobble Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | |
| Normal | Super Weak | Half Res | Normal | |
| Curse Resistance | Paralysis Resistance | Confusion Resistance | Charm Resistance | |
| Normal | Super Weak | Normal | Immune |
TriviaEdit
- Prestidigitation is more popularly known as sleight of hand, techniques involving quick-hand movement to perform magic tricks with objects such as cards and coins. A prestidigitator is a practitioner of these techniques, the name suiting the monster given its magical talents and emphasized, upraised hands.
Similar speciesEdit
GalleryEdit
Stars model.
A prestidigitator in Keshi Keshi.
Treasures statue icon.
DQ Trading Card.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Nintendo Switch and Steam versions.