Djinn genie (vocation)

The Djinn Genie is an advanced monster vocation in the game Dragon Quest VII.

Description

The Djinn Genie is a portly parody of the common perception of genies. This monster vocation offers a sharp increase in Strength, but a slight drop in Resilience and Style. At rank 8, characters will gain a weak resistance to all elements except breath attacks and strike-rock skills, and a strong resistance to all status ailments.

Requirements

In order to become a Djinn genie, a character must first master the Malevolantern and Barbatos vocations. A player can also obtain a Djinn genie heart from battling them in the Cave to Another World. However, the only way a player can fight one is by allowing a Vigilantern to summon a Djinn genie. However, the drop rate is still astronomically low, as the genies only have a ¹⁄₁₀₂₄ chance of dropping one.

• In the Nintendo 3DS version, there are more options for obtaining a Djinn genie heart. Players are able to create a custom Traveller's Tablet with Djinn genies as one of the monsters that can be encountered and a heart can be received as a reward by making a Djinn genie the boss of the tablet. Lover lamps are also capable of summoning Djinn genies to battle.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	220
Strength	+30%
Agility	+10%
Resilience	-5%
Wisdom	Null
Style	-10%
Max HP	+10%
Max MP	Null
Mastery Bonus	+20 Bonus to Strength

Abilities

Level	Title (PSX)	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Genie in a Bottle (DarkCloud)	Nothing	0
2	Juvenile Djinn (Genie)	Oomph	25	One Ally	Doubles a single party member's attack power.	6
3	Errand Boy (Ampharool)	Absorb Magic	50	Self	Absorbs the MP from one magic spell cast against the user	0
4	Wish Granter (Jann)	Insulatle	80	All Allies	Protects the party from fire and ice attacks.	3
5	Deal Maker (Djinn)	Hocus Pocus	135	Random	Random Effects, good, bad or neutral	20
6	Fate Changer (Shaitan)	Call to Arms	165	All Enemies	Summons an army to attack all enemies. Four attacks. Cost of the attack is the caster's gold times 50.	0
7	Djinn General (Efreet)	Backdraft	173	Self	Reflects fire and ice breath once	0
8	Giant Among Genies (Marid)	Scorch	220	All Enemies	A scorching inferno of burning breath.	0

Trivia

• The accolades for the Budoo in the PSX version come from the Qur'anic tradition and many Arabic stories.
  • Ampharool is a genie described in the medieval grimoire The Book of Power who presided over the power to travel instantly from one place to another by magic. He was called the "King of the Genies of Flying" by King Solomon.
  • The Djinn is an alternate spelling for Genie.
  • Shaitan is another word for the devil of Islam, also known as Iblis. The root of the word can be used as an adjective or an noun. As an adjective, it can mean adversarial. As a noun, it can mean mischief. Shaitan is related to the word Satan of Christian tradition.
  • The Efreet, also spelled Ifrit, are another class of Djinn that are associated with the underworld.
  • The Marid is a djinn associated with the open waters and seas.
• The name Djinn genie may be a reference to "The Jean Genie", a song by the late English singer David Bowie.
  • The Djinn genie's first rank may be a reference to "Genie in a Bottle", a song by American pop singer Christina Aguilera.