Prestidigitator (Dragon Quest)

Dragon Quest monster
Prestidigitator
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	まほうつかい
Romaji	Mahōtsukai
First appearance	Dragon Quest
Old localization	Magician

The Prestidigitator is a monster that was introduced in Dragon Quest.

Characteristics

Prestidigitators are humanoid monsters capable of casting spells, likely being the first enemy that the Hero encounters that can do so. They wear long grey robes that cover their entire body, showing only their hands and their eyes from underneath their cloaks. Some of them are seen carrying wands. Although they appeared in the series debut, these cloaked mages have yet to reappear in any of the main series, as their role as basic spellcasters has been taken over by other monsters.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Prestidigitator (まほうつかい Mahōtsukai)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	13	8	4	12	11	12	12

Spell(s)	Sizz
Location(s)	Kol region

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
¹⁄₆₄	⁰⁄₁₆	⁰⁄₁₆	⁰⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	12	8	8	16	8	12	6

Spell(s)	Sizz
Location(s)	Kol region

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
?	?	?	?

Dragon Quest Builders

Prestidigitator (まほうつかい Mahōtsukai)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
100	14	255	Coarse cloth (★★☆)
Location(s)
Midboss

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
35	16	4	Sapphire (★☆☆)
Location(s)
?

Sprite

Etymology

Prestidigitation is more popularly known as sleight of hand, techniques involving quick-hand movement to perform magic tricks with objects such as cards and coins. A prestidigitator is a practitioner of these techniques, the name suiting the monster given its magical talents and emphasized, upraised hands.

Related Monsters

Gallery

A trading card featuring a prestidigitator.

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