Imp

Dragon Quest monster Imp

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ベビーサタン Romaji Bebīsatan First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Demonite
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The Imp is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Introduced in Dragon Quest II, 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, choice of weapon, and lore referring to them being juvenile forms of powerful Demon, Imps are regularly believed to be the infantile states of Archdemons.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Imp (ベビーサタン Bebīsatan)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		19	70	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
55	33	23	45	100

Bestiary No.	#053
Spell(s)	Kaboom Kamikazee Thwack
Skill(s)	Cool Breath
Location(s)	Mur region Jipang region Gaia's Navel
Item Dropped	Water blaster1⁄256 (NES only) Prayer ring1⁄1024 (remakes)

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%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

An NPC Imp appears on 2F of a building in Asham and is attempting to disguise itself when the Hero and party come across it.

It attacks them, but goes down. The Imp despite recognizing the party when they change their form to a monster with the Mod Rod or seeing them when they're Invisible, won't attack them.

The Imp will respawn when after the player leaves the town in the NES version. The SFC version and all remakes turn it into a one time encounter.

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Imp (ベビーサタン Bebīsatan)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	40	0	55
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
33	23	80	75

Bestiary No.	#073
Spell(s)	Kaboom Kamikazee Thwack
Skill(s)	Cool Breath
Location(s)	Parthenia region (Chapter 5) Laissez Fayre region (Chapter 5 & 6) Mamon region (Chapter 5 & 6) Gupta Gupha (Chapter 5 & 6)
Item Dropped	Seed of resilience(1⁄128)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
1⁄64	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%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

While actual Imps are absent, Minidemons appear using the Imp's color scheme.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Imp (ベビーサタン Bebīsatan)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	40	0	55	33
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
23	113	60	1/64

Bestiary No.	#003
Spell(s)	Kaboom (fails) Kamikazee (fails) Thwack (fails)
Skill(s)	Cool Breath
Location(s)	Empire of the Imp Daredevil's Distraction
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of wisdom1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	60%	25%	25%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	50%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	0%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Imp (ベビーサタン Bebīsatan)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	28	0	21
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
21	18	15	11

Bestiary no.	#018
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 Thwack
Skill(s)	Cool Breath
Location(s)	Tower of Alexandra
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%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Imps are likely to first be encountered whilst climbing the Tower of Alexandra. 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.

Dragon Quest X

First appearing from the start of Version 2 onwards, Imps are first encountered in the False Renshinda. While they still fail at casting Kaboom, they can cast Boom and spew a Freezing Blizzard while blocking enemy attacks and spells with their forks. In addition, Imps can also be recruited while learning Kaboom by investing 25 skill points into their Koaku Magic skill tree.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Demonite (ベビーサタン Bebīsatan)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	30	2/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
1/5	1/5	3/5	5/5

Family	Devil
In-game description	Smart but, lacks the power to cast big spells
Abilities	Blaze, FrigidAir, FireSlash
Habitat	Gate of Bewilder
Breeding chart	Devil family x Bird family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	None	Immune	Strong
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Immune	Weak	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	Weak
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Strong	None	None	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Weak	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Demonite (ベビーサタン Bebīsatan)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	30	4/10	2/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/10	3/10	5/10	5/10

Family	Devil
In-game description
Abilities	Blaze, FireAir, FrigidAir
Habitat	Southern Forest (Cobi's Journey)
Breeding chart	Devil family x Bird family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	None	Immune	Strong
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
None	Immune	Weak	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	Strong	Strong	None
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Weak	Strong	None	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	Strong	Strong	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Imp
Family	Demon
Rank	E
Description	Mischievous fiends who delight in blowing things up.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Bangmeister
Resistances	Fizzleproof
Skill	Frizz & Bang, Wisdom Boost
Location	Xeroph Isle (Ruins)
Breeding chart	See urchin x Argon lizard

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Imp
Family	Demon
Rank	E
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Bangmeister, Crafty Banger
Resistances	Immune to Fizzle and Magic Sabotage
Skill	Frizz & Bang
Location	Iceolation
Breeding chart	Lump wizard x Wild boarfish Dracky x Jailcat

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

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Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Imp (ベビーサタン Bebīsatan)

Model	Experience	Gold
	18	22g

List No.	#013
Field Notes	These infant fiends may look cute, but don't fall for their butter-wouldn't-melt act—those forks aren't for eating with! It'll be a few years before these diminutive demons have enough MP to cast Kaboom, but that doesn't stop them from trying.
Location(s)	Arba Castle (Captain), Caliburgh (Captain), Caliburgh Meadow (Captain), Colissea (Recruit), Colissean Desert (Recruit), Sylvea (Recruit)
Item(s) Dropped	Warmaline, Royal soil, Classic fishnet stockings recipe, Luxury fishnet stockings recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Imp (ベビーサタン Bebīsatan)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	15	18g	Yes

List No.	#030
Field Notes	These infant fiends may look cute, but don't fall for their butter-wouldn't-melt act—those forks aren't for eating with! It'll be a few years before these diminutive demons have enough MP to cast Kaboom, but that doesn't stop them from trying.
Location(s)	The Battle of the Wildwood
Item(s) Dropped	Snakeskin, Wing of bat

Dragon Quest Tact

Imp appears as a D-rank monster of the Demon family. It can be recruited from Chapter 6, Episode 1: Opening soon! and Chapter 10, Episode 2: The Road to the Gold Cup Part 1 and it stars in its own Battle Road. The imp can also participate in Leery lantern, Jolly sasquash, Trap box, Halloween king, and Thunderbird's Battle Roads as a party member.

Imp (ベビーサタン Bebīsatan)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
100		468	232	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
213	155	212	220	15

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Cool Breath		Bang*		Talent Blossoming: Kaboom

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Max MP +5 / Stats Up	Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Bang Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Bang Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Bang Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

Max MP +5: Raises max MP by 5.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Immune

Gallery

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  Super Famicom art.

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  Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake.

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  An imp in X.

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  Itadaki Street Special.

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  Rocket Slime.

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  LINE sticker

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  Kiryl wielding the Imp's Fork in Heroes II.

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  1·2 sprite.

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  Caravan Heart sprite.

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  Joker model.

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  Joker 2 model.

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.

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  Rivals card.

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  An Imp in Keshi Keshi.

See also

• Imp knife
• Impostir
• Minidemon
• Morrie devil
• Starrydemon
• Wimp