Archdemon

The Archdemon, formerly known as Bullwong, Winged Demon and ArcDemon; is a recurrent monster in the Dragon Quest series and was introduced in Dragon Quest II.

Dragon Quest monster Archdemon File:DQII Archdemon.png
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese アークデーモン Romaji ākudēmon First appearance Dragon Quest II

Characteristics

Equipped with almost everything you can think of on a stereotypical demon bears wings, horns, a spiked tail, and a pitchfork. It wears a pair of green gloves and boots. With stats to match its bulky purple body, these monsters are usually a force to be reckoned with; capable of dealing heavy physical hits, but also casting advanced offensive magics to destroy its opponents.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II

Archdemon (アークデーモン ākudēmon)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	210	?	140
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
80	150	712	110

Abilities	Kaboom Breathes Fire Can strike twice
Location(s)	North Rendarak
Item Dropped	Prayer Ring (1/32)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
7⁄64	4⁄7	2⁄7	4⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
6⁄7	7⁄7	2⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	230	50	140
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
135	105	1475	235

Abilities	Kaboom Breathes Fire
Location(s)	Northern Rendarak
Item Dropped	Prayer Ring (1/32)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄64	2⁄7	2⁄7	2⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
6⁄7	2⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest V

#161 - Archdemon
HP MP Experience Gold 305 34 927 85 Attack Defense Speed 234 160 70
Dropped Item	Rockbomb shard (1/32)
Locations	Mantleplace
Capture Rate	1/64
Bestiary #	161
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	DS

Note: This monster is only in the DS version of the game and can be recruited.

Dragon Quest VII

In the 3DS version, archdemons appear as special enemies in the Demon's Den DLC tablet.

Dragon Quest VIII

#200 - Archdemon
HP MP Experience Gold 248 45 418 62 Attack Defense Speed 252 165 114
Dropped Item	Rockbomb shard (1/32) Battle Fork (1/256)
Locations	Black Citadel
Spells	Kaboom
Family	Demon
Bestiary #	200
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2, 3DS
Description	Fearsome demons capable of casting some truly explosive spells. Some theorize that these monsters are the adult form of minidemons.

Other appearances

Dragon Quest Monsters

ArcDemon
HP MP Experience Gold 14 13 Slow Attack Defense Speed 17 12 7
Spells	Bang, BoltSlash, BirdBlow
Family	Demon family
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters
Console	GBC

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

ArcDemon
HP MP Experience Gold 5/10 4/10 5/10 (Average leveling speed) Attack Defense Speed 6/10 7/10 4/10
Spells	Bang, BoltSlash, VacuSlash
Family	Demon family
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters 2
Console	GBC

Related Monsters

Belial

Dragon Quest monster Belial File:DQII Belial.png
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ベリアル First appearance Dragon Quest II

Belial (formerly Zarlox) is a miniboss from Dragon Quest II and a recurring common monster in the later games. It is a more powerful version of an archdemon and the last in a trio of bosses players must face as they climb Hargon's tower.

Dragon Quest II

Belial (ベリアル beriaru)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
File:Belial DQII NES.gif	250	Infinite	200
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
220	120	2200	255

Abilities	Fullheal Kasap Kaboom Fire Breath
Location(s)	Hargon's Citadel
Item Dropped	Lightning staff (1⁄16)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄64	5⁄7	0⁄7	5⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
6⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	320	240	176
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
180	150	4750	255

Abilities	Kaboom Fullheal Fire Breath
Location(s)	Hargon's Citadel
Item Dropped	Lightning staff (1⁄16)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄64	3⁄7	5⁄7	7⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	7⁄7	7⁄7

Dragon Quest VII

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	720	60	389
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
168	124	523	156

Bestiary no.	230
Family	Demon
In-game description	A general in the army of the underworld. Already powerful in its own right, after psyching up its attacks can injure entire parties with a single strike.
Spell(s)	Kaboom
Skill(s)	Psyche Up Scorch
Location(s)	Dragovian Path
Item(s) dropped	Tough guy tattoo1⁄32 Battle fork1⁄128

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	50%	100%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
100%	100%	50%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	50%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	50%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

See also

• Dessert demon

Etymology

• Belial is the name for the Christian and Jewish devil in the original Hebrew bible.

Trivia

• The Archdemon makes a cameo in the Tenshinhan/Tien Shinhan saga of Dragon Ball, which is also created by Akira Toriyama, who is the designer of the Dragon Quest series. It tries to enter the Tenkaichi Budokai but is defeated at the preliminaries.

Gallery

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  Dragon Quest II official art

• Archdemon DQII NES.gif

  Sprite from Dragon Quest II (NES)

• Archdemon DQII SNES.png

  Sprite from Dragon Quest II (SNES)

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  Sprite from Dragon Quest V (DS)

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  Party icon Dragon Quest V (DS)

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  Sprite from Monsters (GBC)

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  Sprite from Monsters 2 (GBC)

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  Sprite from Caravan Heart

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  DQ Trading Card Game card

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  Archdemon from the Sofubi Monster merchandise series.

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  Icon in Monsters 2: 3D

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  Enforker tank in Rocket Slime

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  Dragon Ball cameo (left)

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  Maya wielding the Archdemon Arcs

• DQII Belial.png

  Belial official art

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  DQMJ (DS)

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  Daemolition Man tank in Rocket Slime