Purrestidigitator

Dragon Quest monster Purrestidigitator
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ベンガルクーン Romaji Bengarukūn First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localization TigerMage

The Purrestidigitator is a recurring monster in the series, first introduced in Dragon Quest VII. It is an anthropomorphic green cat wearing a blue wizard's robe. Its name is a play on a cat's purr and "prestidigitator", a magician skilled in sleight-of-hand.

Characteristics

Purrestidigitators are feline wizards with green coats of fur, wearing blue robes that reach down to their feet along with a long necklace with a bronze cat's bell around their necks, as well as carrying gnarled wooden staffs which aid in spellcasting. Their repertoire of spell includes being able to envelop their opponents in illusions or sending them into chaos, along with setting them ablaze with fire magic. In later games, the felines have also gained the ability to cast darkness spells, as well.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Purrestidigitator (ベンガルクーン Bengarukūn)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	170	20	95	88
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
89	78 (PS1) 117 (3DS)	28 (PS1) 42 (3DS)	1⁄64

Bestiary No.	#107
Spell(s)	Sizzle Dazzle Fuddle
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Vogograd region (past) Mount Gora Burnmont (present, after the Demon King's resurrection)
Item(s) Dropped	Fur cape1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
25%	0%	50%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
90%	50%	80%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	25%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Purrestidigitator (ベンガルクーン Bengarukūn)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	96	30	84
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
110	102	423	126

Bestiary no.	#102
Family	Beast
In-game description	No cats on a hot tin roof, these fearless, peerless, fire-loving felines enjoy frying foes with Frizzle. They think it right and purroper that cats so comely, clever and charismatic should have such an impurressive name.
Spell(s)	Frizzle Zammle Fizzle
Skill(s)	Drains MP with attacks Washes its face (wastes turn)
Location(s)	The Plumbed Depths Lonely Coast Grotto (Cave/Nature, rank 1)
Item(s) dropped	Kitty litter1⁄8 Stolos' staff1⁄256

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0%	-25%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
-25%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	25%	50%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	0%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
25%	50%	50%	25%
Charm Resistance *
65%

Dragon Quest X

Purrestidigitators appeared from the beginning of the game. They are still able to cast Frizzle, Zammle, and Fizzle, their spells from the previous game, and still continue to waste their turn by washing their faces in battle.

Dragon Quest Rivals

Purrestidigitator appeared in the 3rd card pack, "Cries of the Phoenix and Mother Earth" as a normal card exclusive for Merchant leaders.

Dragon Quest Tact

Purrestidigitator appears as a B-rank monster of the Beast family as part of the Dragon Quest VII event. It can be recruited in the Infernal Cave of the Cathedral of Blight at any difficulty, eventually being recruitable from Part 2 of the storyline from Chapter 6, Episode 6: His Wish. The purrestidigitator can participate in the Cumulus vex and Frankengolem's Battle Road as a party member.

Purrestidigitator (ベンガルクーン Bengarukūn)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Beast				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		768	355	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
292	191	295	315	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Zam		Kafizzle*		Shimmering Heat*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Sizz-type Spell Potency +5% / Stats Up	Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Shimmering Heat Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Shimmering Heat Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max MP+5	Shimmering Heat Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Sizz-type Spell Potency +5%: Raises Sizz-type spell potency by 5%.

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

Trivia

• The purrestidigitator's Japanese name Bengal coon (ベンガルクーン, Bengarukūn) is a combination of the names of two different cat breeds: the Bengal cat and the Maine Coon.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Hechironrroneador	From the Spanish hechihero and ronronear.
Français	Prestigriffitateur	From the French prestidigitateur and griffe.
Deutsch	Schnurrke	Derived from the German schnurren, the word for a cat's purr.
Italiano	Artiglio stregato	Italian for "claw cat mage".

Gallery

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  A purrestidigiator in X.

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  Stars model

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  Rivals card

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  Walk model

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  Tact official art

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  DQ Card Game

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• Meowgician
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