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'''Pazuzu''' is a satanic simian that first appeared as one of the [[Deities of Destruction]] summoned by [[Hargon]] in {{Dragon Quest II}}.

Pazuzu resembles a [[silvapithecus]] with purple fur and carmine pink skin in his classic appearance, and aztec purple fur in his appearance in ''Dragon Quest X''. In all appearances he has dull orange eyes.

Pazuzu has some stereotypical simian traits, such as favoring bananas and hooting loudly when upset. He is also more laid-back than his fellow deities [[Atlas]] and [[Belial]], relying on his minions to carry out his orders from Hargon while he lurks in his lair in the [[Volcanic Grotto]]. This lazy disposition is so strong that, when confronted by his master's sworn enemies, he simply tells the [[Scions of Erdrick]] to leave and only fights back when threatened. Pazuzu also has little respect for his master, casually revealing key secrets of the [[Children of Hargon]]'s operations when confronted by the Scions and referring to Hargon as a madman. All of this marks him as the least-committed of Hargon's four Champions.

|nes-spells=Can attack twice per turn<br>Desperate attack{{tt|*|HD-2D Remake only}}<br>[[Kaboom]]<br>[[Kamikazee]]<br>[[Fullheal]]<br>[[Sizzle]]<br>[[Snooze]]<br>[[Fizzle]]<br>[[Kasizz]]{{tt|*|HD-2D Remake only}}

Pazuzu's role in the [[Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake|HD-2D Remake]] of his debut is more involved than before, with him being the Champion to supervise the [[Children of Hargon]]'s pilgrimages to spread the cult's message of hedonism and wickedness. This is shown through the actions of the [[Twisted Sister]] and [[Mummy Deerest]] attempting to sway the people of [[Rippleport]]. Pazuzu is first mentioned in the [[Tower of the Moon]], where his subordinate the [[Lunagriff]] turned the minds of the people of [[Slewse]] into those of children to make them easier to manipulate. Pazuzu first appears in person in the [[Volcanic Grotto]] alongside his two [[whackolyte]] subordinates protecting the [[False Idol]] while he eats bananas from a pile. When the Scions of Erdrick confront him and the pair of whackolytes, they assail him with magic, killing 1 whackolyte while the other was wounded by the [[Prince of Cannock]]'s [[Kazap]], which also destroyed Pazuzu's pile of bananas, causing the monstrous monkey to fight the Scions of Erdrick in anger.

Pazuzu blames his defeat on his banana snacks not being flavorful enough to his liking, and then teleports behind the surviving whackolyte to throw it to the Scions as a distraction to make his escape. The quartet spares the monster's life after making it swear to mend it's wicked ways and claim the False Idol as their own.  

The flying monkey is next seen in the Hall of Hargon, where he ambushes the Scions of Erdrick. This fails, and the frustrated ape appears before them to snack on another banana while he complains about the group ruining his attempts to turn the people of [[Alefgard]] evil. When confronted on this by the [[Prince of Cannock]], Pazuzu explains that this is the task Hargon assigned to him―foster evil in the hearts of men by any means so that the madman can have enough living material to summon [[Malroth|nothing less than a God]] to reshape the world. When Pazuzu resumes whining that the quartet of heroes have given him no end of grief, the [[Princess of Cannock]] counters by saying he's failed to recognize how incorruptible the human heart can be and that he'd need one of his own to grasp this. Incredibly, Pazuzu actually reconsiders his stance for a moment and admits the girl is probably right before snapping out of it and resuming his attack. Upon being critically wounded, Pazuzu conjures one last banana before passing into the beyond but lacks the strength to lift it to his mouth. In a moment of human compassion totally alien to the ape, the Princess of Cannock brings the fruit to him. Pazuzu marvels at the flavor and thanks the little girl before fading away.

|description=An underling of Hargon's whose strength is a cut above that of most other monsters. He is currently attempting to win as many humans as possible around to Hargon's wicked way--though he seems less committed to the cause than he is to his beloved bananas

|skills=Acts 2~3 times per turn<br>[[Desperate attack]]<br>[[Freezing Blizzard]]

|description=One of the Deities of Destruction summoned forth by Hargon. He was tasked with collecting human souls for sacrifice, but when confronted for the first time with true human kindness, he bowed before it, and accepted defeat

|skills=Acts 2~3 times per turn<br>[[Freezing Blizzard]]<br>[[Wild Side]]

|in-game-description=This ancient mythic monster has appeared in many a fable. It is possessed of a godlike might that has been likened to a turbulent tempest

*In the HD version of ''Dragon Quest II'', the banana horde in the background of the Pazuzu fight in the Volcanic Grotto will slowly shrink each time Pazuzu conjures a banana

*Pazuzu's stash of bananas is consistently referred to as a horde, which is a subtle nod to Nintendo's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong Donkey Kong series]

DQ Stars Android Pazuzu.jpg|Appearance in {{Stars}}

File:DQR Pazuzu 2.png|thumb|{{Rivals}} artwork.

File:DQR Pazuzu 1.png|

DQT Pazuzu.png|''Tact'' official art.

DQT Hall of Hargon.jpg|Pazuzu and other bosses that appear in the [[Hall of Hargon]] in {{Tact}}