Imp
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Imp | |
| File:DQIII Imp.png Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | ベビーサタン |
| Romaji | Baby Satan |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest III |
| Old localization | Demonite, DemonImp |
The Imp is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest III, they are small, purple demons armed with pitchforks.
Description
Imps are small demons that more closely resemble mischievous children in purple demon costumes, given the way their faces appear to be showing from the headpiece of such a costume. They are armed with pitchforks, and constantly have their tongues sticking out, which often affects their speech.
Despite their unassuming appearance, imps have access to some of the most potent spells known, such as Kaboom and Kathwack, and while this may cause a scare, they almost never have the energy necessary to cast these high-end spells but try to all the same, often to humorous results. Due to this, they are one of the more comical, inept monsters that can be found in the series, but can still prove dangerous in some titles. Because of their magical knowledge, armament, and position in the Demon family, imps are regularly believed to be the infantile forms of archdemons.
Appearances
Dragon Quest III
| Imp |  |
| Sprite | Level | HP | MP | |
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19 | 70 | 0 | |
| Attack | Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 55 | 33 | 23 | 45 | 100 |
| Bestiary No. | 053 |
| Spell(s) | Kaboom Kamikazee Thwack |
| Skill(s) | Chilly Breath |
| Location(s) | Alltrades Abbey region |
| Item Dropped | Prayer Ring1⁄256 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | ||
| 0⁄64 | 70% | 70% | 25% | ||
| Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Resistance | ||
| 0% | 100% | 70% | 0% | ||
| Poof Resistance | Fuddle Resistance | Snooze Resistance | Dazzle Resistance | ||
| 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | ||
| Fizzle Resistance | Sap Resistance * | Deceleratle Resistance * | |||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | |||
Dragon Quest IV
| Imp |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
|
40 | 0 | 55 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 33 | 23 | 80 | 75 |
| Bestiary No. | 073 |
| Spell(s) | Kaboom Kamikazee Thwhack |
| Skill(s) | Cool Breath |
| Location(s) | |
| Item Dropped | Seed of Resilience(1⁄128) |
| Evasion | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Bang Resistance * |
| ⁄ | 75% | 25% | 25% |
| Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | 100% |
| Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Bracer Resistance | Poof Resistance | Fuddle Resistance |
| 75% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Snooze Resistance | Dazzle Resistance | Sap Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Dragon Quest V
While actual imps are absent, minidemons appear using the imp's color scheme.
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Dragon Quest VIII
| Imp |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
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28 | 0 | 21 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 21 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
| Bestiary no. | 18 |
| Family | Demon |
| In-game description | Juvenile forms of elite magical monsters. Imps try to cast spells which are far too powerful for them and fail every time. |
| Spell(s) | Kaboom Kamikazee Thwhack |
| Skill(s) | Cool Breath |
| Location(s) | Tower of Alexandria |
| Item(s) dropped | Chimaera wing1⁄32 Cool cheese1⁄128 |
| Evasion | Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | |
| 0⁄64 | ? | 0% | 0% | |
| Fire Breath Resistance * |
Bang Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | |
| 0% | 25% | 0% | 50% | |
| Ice breath Resistance * |
Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | 100% | |
| Whack Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | |
| 15% | 0% | ? | 0% | |
| Snooze resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | |
| 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | ||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
Imps are likely to first be encountered whilst climbing the Tower of Alexandria. While they are prone to miserably failing at casting powerful spells, they may perform a cool breath attack that can be very dangerous at this point of the adventure.
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