Psaro (Character)
- This article is about the character, for the enemy form see Psaro (Enemy)
| Psaro | |
| Dragon Quest IV | |
| File:Saro.jpg | |
| Japanese name | ピサロ |
| Romaji | Pisaro |
| Title | Master of Monsters (Original Game) Magic swordsman (Monster Battle Road) |
| Class | Master of Monsters |
| Race | Demon |
| Age | Ageless |
Psaro the Manslayer (Originally Saro;) is the central villain of Dragon Quest IV and a recurring monster in the series. He is a powerful demon with a passionate hatred for humanity.
Appearance and Personality
Psaro at first appears fairly humanoid, though his red eyes, pointed ears, and vast powers would no sooner reveal him for what he really is. He has long silver hair, pale skin and wears a dark outfit with a single distinct shoulder pad, spiked and appearing to be made of bone, and a long fur cape. Upon using the Secret of Evolution he turns into a likeness of Estark and steadily morphs into a vicious horned demon with a second face on his torso as the player fights against him.
Psaro loathes humans, his Manslayer title likely derived from his stance on human presence. Despite this intense hatred, Psaro is remarkably kind to all other beings, notably monsters and especially the elf Rosaly. His romantic attachment to Rosaly is so strong that it drives him insane when he learns of her murder and can be freed from the Secret of Evolution's twisting power if she is revived and brought before him. In the Japanese remake of the DS and PSX version, he has a personality which is known to be tsundere if you use the party chat while he is in your party.
Story
As an Ally
The remake contains an additional sixth chapter, in which the Secret of Evolution is undone by Rosaly's tears and Psaro becomes a companion of the protagonist (a full PC whose actions in battle can be controlled). His initial state is of course quite powerful; he starts at level 35 and all his stats are high, not to mention he can learn powerful spells such as Lightning Storm and Magic Burst (most of which originally premiered in later Dragon Quest installments). He can furthermore equip cursed equipment without penalty and without having his stats zeroed. He can also equip the Pandemonic items given by Chow Mein and Foo Yung.
In Battle
If the player chooses to pursue the bonus content and make Psaro an ally they will quickly find that he is more than a jack-of-all-trades, being adept at healing, support, and especially offensive abilities. If the time is taken to level him up he will swiftly become the most powerful ally in the game.
| Dragon Quest IV (DS) | |
|---|---|
| Spell | Level Learned |
| Fullheal | 35 |
| Multiheal | 35 |
| Kaboom | 35 |
| Kacrackle | 35 |
| Kasap | 35 |
| Kasnooze | 35 |
| Dragon Slash | 35 |
| Hatchet Man | 35 |
| Harvest Moon | 35 |
| Zoom | 35 |
| Evac | 35 |
| Safe Passage | 35 |
| Holy Protection | 35 |
| Oomph | 36 |
| Kazing | 38 |
| Metal Slash | 40 |
| Kathwack | 42 |
| Thin Air | 44 |
| Disruptive Wave | 46 |
| Puff! | ?? |
| Lightning Storm | ?? |
| Magic Burst | ?? |
In Monster Battle Road
In Monster Battle Road II Legend
Psaro appears as a playable character, as well as the boss for Legend Quest IV in Chapter 7: The demon Lord.
In Monster Battle Road Victory
After the hero of Monster Battle Road Victory wins over his/her rival Ryuuta, Psaro escapes from the game world to the real world to challenge the hero. After clearing the game, he will be at the harbor waiting for the hero to challenge him again.
Trivia
- There are two Psaros in the remake; the other one is a gender-confused naked man.
- Psaro's appearance closely resembles Sephiroth from another popular Square Enix game series called Final Fantasy and have many things in common; such as having different forms as enemies and both being villains with tragedies, because of their similarities, there are some jokes in Japan which involves the two, such as Psaro and Sephiroth are actually secret twins, or sometimes calling either one of them as "Psaroth".
- Psaro's outfit is roughly based off the baroque prince's outfit (Hence the puffed sleeves and pants), and implies that he may be a prince or from royalty. Also, in Dragon Quest IX's Japanese version of the bestiary, it mentions him as a prince.
- In Monster Battle Road Victory, his first person in Japanese is changed from "私" (Watashi is a polite saying as a first person in Japanese) to "俺" (Ore, a common first person used by boys, usually it is considered as impolite.). Many fans disliked his new first person.
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