Big badboon

Dragon Quest monster Big badboon
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese バブーン Romaji Babūn First appearance Dragon Quest II Old localization Magic Baboon (II NES)
Magabboon (II GBC)

The Big badboon is a recurring monster in the series, first appearing in Dragon Quest II. It is a variant of the Badboon with a green coat of fur.

Description

Green great apes with purple faces and ears that prefer heavy foliage to fields. The main difference from their brown-furred cousins is their ability to call for backup to assist them in battle, but the apes will still flee when threatened. They made a reappearance in the series in IX after a 22 year absence.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

Big badboon (バブーン Babūn)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	45	0	45
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
12	18	38	45

Abilities	Calls for backup (Big badboon) Flee
Location(s)	Lianport region Tantegel region
Item Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄16

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

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	38	0	45
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
12	18	40	45

Abilities	Calls for backup (Big badboon) Flees
Location(s)	Rippleport region Tantegel region
Item Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄16

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

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Big badboon (バブーン Babūn)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	147	8	106
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
74	62	420	96

Bestiary no.	#082
Family	Beast
In-game description	Swirling whirlwings of unstoppable power. If they call for a friend, prepare for the end! Dwelling in the dank depths of the forest makes a mossy mess of their fur, but fresh, fragrant flowers also flourish there.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Launches a vigorous attack (125% damage) Psyche Up Calls for backup (Big badboon) Flees
Location(s)	Bloomingdale Grotto (Cave/Nature, rank 1)
Item(s) dropped	Magic beast hide1⁄8 Strength ring1⁄128

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0%	-25%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
25%	0%	25%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
0%	0%	25%	25%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	25%
Charm Resistance *
50%

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Malandril grande	Spanish for "big badboon", from the Spanish mal and mandrill.
Français	Combabouin	From the French combat and babouin, the French word for baboon.
Deutsch	Große Gibbonze	From the German Große, Gibbon and Bonze.
Italiano	Gran scimpanzer	From the Italian gran, scimpanzé, and the German Panzer.

Trivia

• Baboons are a genus of Old World monkeys known for the colourful markings on their face and posteriors, dog-like faces with sharp canine teeth, and short tails. Badboons are bulkier than their real world counterparts and their stature is closer to that of orangutans or gorillas.
• Contrary to their names in earlier localisations, big badboons are completely incapable of using any magic.

Gallery

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  Dragon Quest Card Game

Similar species

• Badboon
• Brainy badboon