Hargon

"Who dares disturb my prayer? Impious fools! I am the High Priest Hargon! Knowest thou not my name?"

Hargon
Dragon Quest II
Sprite(s)
Japanese name	ハーゴン
Romaji	Hāgon
Title	High Priest (English) Evil Priest (Japanese)
Race	Demon
Voice actor	Banjō Ginga (Japanese, CD Theater) Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese, Rivals) Hisashi Izumi (Japanese, Builders 2)

Hargon (ハーゴン , Hāgon, Hargon), mad cultist of Rendarak, is the primary antagonist in Dragon Quest II.

His cult, the aptly named Children of Hargon, seek to usher in an age of misery and destruction by summoning the god of destruction. To accomplish one stage of this mission, Hargon sent his minions to attack Moonbrooke Castle at the beginning of Dragon Quest II, killing the king and destroying the palace.

Although defeating him appears to be the final objective of the descendants of Erdrick from Midenhall, Cannock, and Moonbrooke, Hargon was in fact a corrupt cleric that planned to summon the God of Destruction, Malroth, whom the heroes must ultimately destroy after defeating Hargon.

Hargon has made regular appearances in the Dragon Quest Monsters series and other spinoffs, as well as appearing as a central antagonist in Dragon Quest Builders 2.

Characteristics

Hargon is a blue-skinned humanoid being who wields a crystal ball-topped staff in his right hand that is much taller than himself. On his head he wears a finned cowl bearing a circular gem at the forehead, around his neck a necklace with a crystal pendant, and has a shroud draped over his body that prominently shows off a stylized bat. This bat is the emblem of his cult, and can be seen on monsters serving him such as the Sorcerer, Hargonaut, and Wrecktor. He also wears sandals. When he first appeared, Hargon had four fingers on each hand, but later illustrations changed it to five fingers like many other humanoid monsters in the series.

Hargon is as arrogant and indignant as becoming of a villain. He is also a potent sorcerer, able to cast powerful magic and invoke terrible curses on those that would defy him. Hargon often has an affinity for explosive magic, particularly Kaboom as it was the most powerful spell in the game when he first appeared.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

Hargon is established as the major villain at the start of the game, his minions attacking the kingdom of Moonbrooke and leaving only one soldier to struggle to Middenhall to deliver news of the attack before perishing from the hardships he endured. The Princess of Moonbrooke, one of the descendants of Erdrick, manages to survive the assault but is cursed by Hargon into the form of a dog.

Hargon (ハーゴン Hāgon)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	230	Infinite	180
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
187	150	0	0

Abilities	Acts twice per turn Fullheal Kaboom Snooze Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Hall of Hargon
Item Dropped	Mad cap (1⁄128)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄64	3⁄7	7⁄7	7⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	4⁄7	7⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	460	Infinite	177
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
165	150	0	0

Abilities	Acts twice per turn Kaboom Midheal Sweet Breath Flame Breath (34~46 damage)
Location(s)	Hall of Hargon
Item Dropped	Mad cap (1⁄128)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄64	2⁄7	7⁄7	7⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	4⁄7	7⁄7

Dragon Quest Monsters

Hargon (ハーゴン Hāgon)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	60	2/5	5/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	2/5	5/5	5/5

Family	???
In-game description
Abilities	BazooCall, Explodet, FireBolt
Habitat	Gate of Demolition
Breeding chart	WhiteKing x MetalKing

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	None	Weak	Strong
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
None	None	Weak	Strong
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Strong
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Immune		Immune

Hargon appears as the boss of Gate of Demoliton the first time it is visited. Sidoh appears in his place on subsequent visits.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Hargon (ハーゴン Hāgon)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	60	4/10	9/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/10	6/10	7/10	7/10

Family	???
In-game description
Abilities	Bang, Firebal, TatsuCall
Habitat
Breeding chart	WhiteKing x MetalKing

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	None	Weak	Strong
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	None	None	Weak
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Strong	Immune	Immune	Immune
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	Immune	Immune	Immune
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Immune	Immune	Immune

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

While not an obtainable monster in the game nor one that is even seen, Hargon is mentioned in the library entry for Atlas.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Hargon
Family	Demon
Rank	S
Size	S
Weapons	Spears, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Steady Recovery, Crafty Fizzler
Resistances	Immune to Whack, Dazzle, and Drain Magic
Skill	Cleanser
Location	-
Breeding chart	Dhuran x Dierantula

Dragon Quest Builders 2

Hargon is an antagonist and is encountered towards the end of the game. He is never actually directly fought by the player, however, and only appears in cutscenes.

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The entire world that the Builder and Malroth explore is an illusion created by Hargon. Hargon is surprised it still exists after his death, but decides to use it to his advantage and attempt to revive Malroth once again. Using unclear methods, he draws Malroth and the Builder into the illusion; his intent is to use the illusory world as a sort of incubator with the Builder to restore Malroth's power.

Hargon's soul resides within Malroth, remaining from when he offered himself as a sacrifice in his original attempt to revive the Master of Destruction. It is due to his intertwining with Malroth's being that he is able to speak to Malroth in his head. Hargon patiently waits for Malroth's power to swell as the Builder continues creating things on the islands. Hargon does not reveal himself until Malroth's rapid power growth causes him to lose control of himself.

With Malroth's human guise incapacitated, Hargon spirits him away to coax him into shedding his human form that he has, in Hargon's opinion, grown too attached to. Hargon's methods here involve plunging Malroth into another illusion; in it Hargon offers Malroth's new friends, Lulu, Rosie, the other island residents, and the Builder, as sacrifices, which Malroth unwittingly accepts. Malroth, upon realizing what he has done, does not know how to cope with this and begins to resume his true form and suppress his memories from his time with the Builder. Hargon is pleased with these results and watches as Malroth destroys Malhalla from his castle. Despite the progressing destruction of the realm Hargon retreated to, the Builder is able to arrive at Hargon's castle and confront Hargon and Malroth. The builder defeats a stunted Malroth, which ends up working out in Hagon's favor; it allows Malroth's human memories to finally be shed, resulting two separate Malroths. One being the weak discarded shedding of his human memories and the other being the rest of him. Hargon and the Master of Destruction then leave the castle as it is destroyed, leaving the Builder and the vestige of the Master of Destruction for dead. The Master of Destruction and Hargon are both proven wrong, however, as they are chased down by the Builder and Malroth.

As Hargon mostly spectates the battle, he and the humanoid avatar of Malroth have a discussion between blows on why Hargon wishes to destroy everything. Hargon initially insists the absolute annihilation was always his goal, but Malroth reminds Hargon that he had originally wanted to make another world after destroying the first one. Malroth even comments on the high quality of the illusory world and wishes for good friends to come to Hargon "in (his) next life". Hargon appears to relent, slightly, and states he will "consider it" if the Master of Destruction is defeated. Hargon is subsequently dealt a fatal blow and finally fades away.

Dragon Quest Walk

Hargon first appeared in the game as a boss in Chapter 3, Episode 3 of the Dragon Quest II event held in the game starting on June 10th, 2021, as well as a special mega version that can be challenged by multiple players. The player is aided by the Prince of Midenhall during the battle.

Dragon Quest Tact

Hargon appears as a S-rank member of the ??? family as part of the Dragon Quest II event on his own banner alongside Grimlin. Hargon can also be scouted with the use of the Dark Lord/Hero Meeting Ticket S during the game's 1-year anniversary event. He can be faced in the event quest Chapter 5, Episode 3: High Priest Hargon, as well as boss battles in the Hall of Hargon and Malroth's Menace challenge quests. Hargon can also participate in the Gremlin and Blossom Stark raven's Battle Roads as a party member.

Hargon (ハーゴン Hāgon)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
???				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,113	511	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
305	273	506	463	65

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Curse Orb		Cursed Kaboom*		Dastardly Dirk* Talent Blossoming: Malevolent Spirit

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Spell Tricks / Stats Up	Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Dastardly Dirk Potency +5% / Stats Up Malevolent Spirit Potency +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Dastardly Dirk Potency +5% / Stats Up Malevolent Spirit Potency +5%

Leader Perks

First

Raises Zam-type spell potency of allies, including himself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
WIS +15 AGL +20	Dark God's Blessing: Reduces damage by 20% for 3 turns at battle start.	Dastardly Dirk Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Spell Tricks: Lowers spell ability MP cost, raises potency and effect.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Super Weak	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Half Res	Immune	Half Res	Normal

Trivia

• While not meant to be fought as a proper enemy in Builders 2, it is possible to strike him down as if he were via the spinning blade Flame Sword effect in battles where he is present in the background (where he is there as a background prop). He will eventually collapse as if defeated, but otherwise this is not noted by the story itself.

Gallery

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  Famicom artwork.

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  Famicom box art.

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  Monsters.

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  DQM1·2.

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  Hargon, as he appears in the Sofubi Monster line by SQUARE ENIX.

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  Malroth and Hargon from the Monsters Gallery HD collection.

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  Hargon in Builders 2.

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  Appearance in Super Light.

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  Appearance in Stars.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals art.

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  Chapter 5 of Walk's Dragon Quest II event.

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  Hargon in Walk

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  Hargon in Tact.

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  Hargon and Grimlin in Tact.