Pruslas

Dragon Quest monster Pruslas File:Pruslas DQMJ2 art.png
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ギガデーモン Romaji Gigadēmon First appearance Dragon Quest IV Old localization Gigademon

Pruslas is a boss monster introduced in Dragon Quest IV that has since become a recurring enemy species in the series.

Characteristics

Pruslas has piercing blue eyes, red claws, and tiny wings which somehow allow him to fly. He is a large, purple-scaled, lizard-like demon wielding a large club. In more recent games, he has taken to wielding a large, red club in only one hand to distinguish him to his pallet swaps, the Night clubbers and Balzack. Another thing that separates him from those monsters is his size. In the more recent Monsters games that feature size as a gameplay element, he is revealed to be gargantuan compared to the other two and stands shoulder to shoulder with the largest monsters in the series.

Pruslas is very devious and tricky, preferring to get the upper hand in battles by lying and cheating. His manipulative personality is quite helpful to Psaro, as unlike Aamon, he is very loyal.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV

Pruslas appears as an obese brute holding a huge club. He is one of the four demons found in the endgame maintaining the barrier around Psaro and his stronghold of Castle Nadiria. He may the most devious of the four aside from Aamon, and attempts a cheap shot on the player by trying to convince the Hero to "look behind you" for a treasure, allowing him to get a surprise attack if the player obliges. Pruslas casts Kasap to lower the party's defense, and issues high-power attacks with his club, which has a high chance for a Critical Hit.

Pruslas

Original (NES)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

205

Experience

4,100

Gold

250

HP

2,300

MP

8

Attack

230

Defence

40

Agility

5

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Kasap

Skill(s)

Acts twice per turn
Defend
Desperate attack

Location(s)

The Four Dens of Nadiria

Item Dropped

Oaken club(100%)

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

100%

Kamikazee Bracer resistance

100%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance

100%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance

100%

Snooze resistance

100%

Sap resistance *

0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites

Notable Changes

None

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Pruslas (ギガデーモン Gigadēmon)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	24320	982g	Yes

List No.	144
Field Notes	A titanic, tree-trunk-wielding fiend that strikes terror into the hearts of even the hardiest adventurers. One once served the Master of Monsterkind, and used wicked wiles to hoodwink the hero who was after its head.
Location(s)	Greena Pastures
Item(s) Dropped	Kaleidoskin, Large scale

Dragon Quest Tact

Pruslas appears as an A-rank monster of the Beast family and can be unlocked through collecting Pruslas Decorations from the Cave of Trials. He appears as a boss during the limited Dragon Quest IV event. He can be faced in the event story Chapter 4, Episode 3: The Third Barrier, as well as in the Den of Pruslas on the Road to Psaro's Peak. There, Pruslas can use Scrap Mettle, Rolling Attack, and Ultra Stomp in battle and is joined by a pair of Gargoyles and Tuskateers when faced in his Den. As a playable unit, he can learn Helm Splitter, Lightning Shockwave, and Crackerwhack naturally and his leader perk raises the physical potency of all beast allies, including himself, in a 5x5 area by 10%.

Related monsters

• Night clubber
• Balzack

Etymology

Pruslas is named after a demon named Pruflas that is listed in the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, an appendix of demonology appearing in the book De praestigiis daemonum written in 1577 by Dutch physician and occultist Johann Weyer. Although Pruflas does not appear in the Ars Goetia, he has an illustration in the Dictionnaire Infernal that corresponds to the demon Purson, who is the fourth demon listed in the Goetia. According to Johann Weyer, Pruflas is a great prince and duke of Hell who has 26 legions of demons under his command. He causes men to commit quarrels, discord, and falsehoods and should never be admitted into any place. However, it conjured, he gives generous and truthful answers to the conjurer. In the Dictionnaire Infernal, Pruflas is depicted as a man with the face of a lion that is riding a bear and carrying a vicious viper in one hand and a trumpet in the other.

Gallery

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  XI polygon model

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  TCG art

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  Joker 2 model

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  Towering over Blackmar

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  Rivals card

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  Tact official art