Balzack

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Balzack
Dragon Quest IV
BalzackArt.png
Japanese name バルザック
Romaji baruzakku
Title Marquis
Race Human (originally)

Monster (actually)

Age Unknown

Balzack is a character in Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen. A student of Maya and Meena's father, the alchemist Mahabala, Balzack killed his teacher for the Secret of Evolution he had discovered, being an underling of Psaro.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Balzack

The entirety of Chapter 4 is centered on the sisters' quest to confront Balzack, their father's murderer, whom they finally encounter at Palais de Léon. However due to the intervention of the Marquis de Léon, the sisters are defeated, thrown in jail, and ultimately forced to flee to Endor.

Balzack uses powerful magical and breath attacks, and if he is injured he will heal himself fully with Fullheal, however, he is vulnerable to the effects of the Sphere of Silence.


#198 - Balzack
Balzack DQIV NES.gif
HP MP Experience Gold
300 infinite 500 0
Attack Defense Speed
72 36
Locations Palais de Léon
Skills Spits out fireball
Spells Fullheal
Sizz
Bestiary # 198
Game Dragon Quest IV
Console NES, DS

Baalzack

In the fifth chapter, the Secret of Evolution has transformed him into a more powerful being: Baalzack (or "Balzack+"). He has been evicted from Palais de Léon, likely due to his failure back in the fourth chapter, and now occupies the empty Castle Zamoksva. He has become astoundingly arrogant, and is disliked even by his subordinate demons. His intention, he says, is to enhance his body to be even more godlike than Psaro the Manslayer, but he lacks the Armlet of Transmutation which allows him to use the full power of the Secret of Evolution. With the help of the hero, Maya and Meena are able to finally defeat him.

After the transformation


#202 - Baalzack
File:Baalzack DQIV NES.gif
HP MP Experience Gold
500 infinite 6500 0
Attack Defense Speed
150 100 28
Locations Zamoksva
Skills Attacks twice per round
Cold Breath
Spells Kacrack
Bestiary # 202
Game Dragon Quest IV
Console NES, DS

Remake Changes

  • In the NES Version, the Ball of Silence in addition to disabling Balzack's magic also changes his coloring. The remakes remove the pallet swapping effect.
  • In the NES Version, Balzack's sprite through both encounters is the one used for Psaro's Pawn and Master Kung. In the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo DS versions, he takes the form of a king until the battle begins and then changes to a sprite resembling his battle form.

Dragon Quest X

Personality

Balzack possesses several qualities of a typical villain: arrogant, dishonest, immoral, and murderous. These traits are shown by his ruthless betrayal and murder of Mahabala. It becomes evident throughout the game that Balzack is loyal to no one but himself. After supposedly achieving the pinnacle of the Secret of Evolution, Balzack indicates that he plans on usurping Psaro the Manslayer, just as he did to his previous master. Even his fellow demons dislike him. Marquis de Léon took the chance to separate himself from Balzack when the opportunity presented itself. Balzack's minions expressed no sadness upon his death. Even Psaro, who normally shows compassion and kindness towards his allies and underlings, hates Balzack enough to impress punishment of death upon him for his failures (according to Marquis de Léon's dialogue after his initial defeat) and use him as an experimental subject even though he expected the experiment to fail.

Other Appearances

Dragon Quest Monsters

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca’s Marvelous Mysterious Key

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

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References