Brainy badboon

Dragon Quest monster
Brainy badboon
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ヒババンゴ
Romaji	Hibabango
First appearance	Dragon Quest II
Old localization	Hibabango (DQII NES and GBC)

The brainy badboon is an enemy monster that first appeared in Dragon Quest II.

Description[edit]

Humorously pink, these simians savagely make up for their unfortunate fur with debilitating magic.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line[edit]

Brainy badboon (ヒババンゴ Hibabango)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Experience: 81
Gold: 83
HP: 60
MP: Infinite
Attack: 74
Defence: 29
Agility: 52
Evasion: ¹⁄₃₂

Abilities: Dazzle
Kasap
Location(s): Slewse area
Burrowell area
Rendarak
Item Dropped: Chain mail¹⁄₈

Fire resistance *: ⁰⁄₇
Dazzle resistance: ⁴⁄₇
Snooze resistance: ²⁄₇
Thwack resistance: ³⁄₇
Fizzle resistance: ¹⁄₇
Kasap resistance: ²⁄₇

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites
Experience: 81
Gold: 83
HP: 60
MP: 3
Attack: 74
Defence: 29
Agility: 52
Evasion: ¹⁄₃₂

Abilities: Dazzle
Kasap
Location(s)
Item Dropped: Chain mail¹⁄₈

Fire resistance *: ⁰⁄₇
Dazzle resistance: ¹⁄₇
Snooze resistance: ¹⁄₇
Thwack resistance: ³⁄₇
Fizzle resistance: ¹⁄₇
Kasap resistance: ⁰⁄₇

Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake[edit]

Brainy badboon (ヒババンゴ Hibabango)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #126
Family: Beast
Experience: 841
Gold: 20
HP: 370
MP: 24
Attack: 204
Defence: 288
Agility: 101
Evasion: N/A

In-game description: So strong that it can often be seen smashing down trees with its trunk-like arms―having taken the moniker bestowed upon it by its fellow badboons as a slight against its brawn
Spell(s): Dazzle
Kasap
Skill(s): Critical Hit
Location(s): South-Western Slewse region
Slewse region
Dropped Item: Medicinal herb (1/64)
Stolen Item: Coagulant (1/8)

Frizz resistance *: 0%
Sizz resistance *: 0%
Explosion resistance *: 0%
Ice resistance *: 0%
Wind resistance *: 0%
Strike resistance *: 0%
Dark resistance *: 0%
Lightning resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance *: 0%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 0%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 0%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 0%
Deceleratle resistance *: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

#117 - Brainy badboon

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
150	16	800	108
Attack	Defense	Speed
120	99	95

Dropped Item

Magic beast hide (common, 1/32)
Raging ruby (rare, 1/64)

Locations

Iluugazar Plains
Mt. Ulzuun
Grotto

Spells

Dazzle
Kasap

Family

Beast

Bestiary #

117

Game

Dragon Quest IX

Console

DS

Description

Astute apes that weaken enemies with Dazzle and Kasap, then smack them silly. Whistle if you want to get them worked up.

Big badboons who've breakfasted on raging rubies, giving them superhuman strength and a brain boost to boot.

In other languages[edit]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español castellano	Malandril inteligente	Intelligent Malandril, with Malandril being the Spanish name of the Badboon
Español latinoamericano	Malandril inteligente	Intelligent Malandril, with Malandril being the Latin American Spanish name of the Badboon
Français	Ababouin	Wordplay on babouin
Deutsch	Gescheiter Gibbonze	Clever Gibbonze, with Gibbonze being the German name of the Badboon
Italiano	Cerebroscimmia	cerebro + scimmia
한국어	히바방고, Hibabanggo	Transliteration of Japanese Hibabango
简体中文	紫猿怪, Zǐyuánguài	Purple ape monster
繁體中文	紫猿怪, Zǐyuánguài	Purple ape monster