Prestidigitator (Dragon Quest III)

Dragon Quest monster
Prestidigitator
Japanese	魔法使い; まほうつかい
Romaji	Mahōtsukai
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	Magician
Variants	Abracadabrer; Hocus-poker; Leger-de-Man

The Prestidigitator is a monster in the series.

Characteristics edit

Prestidigiators are humanoid monsters wearing dark grey robes with rope belts cinched around their waists. Their eyes seem to be glowing from within their robes and they have their hands outstretched, ready to cast a spell on any unfortunate adventurer. According to the Japanese Official Guide Book for the Famicom version of Dragon Quest III, these magicians sold their souls and swore allegiance to Baramos, turning them into monsters. Their description in modern games also makes reference to the fact that they were formerly men. Like many humanoid monsters, they had four fingers on their hands when they first appeared, but are now depicted with five fingers.

They fulfill the same role as the enemy of the same name from the original Dragon Quest, being the first enemy to be encountered that can cast spells, but they have a different design. After many years, they made a reappearance in Dragon Quest XI.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation edit

Prestidigitator (まほうつかい Mahōtsukai)
Bestiary Number: #008

Sprites				Attributes
NES	SFC	GBC	Switch	Level	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
				4	23	10	16	12	11	15	13	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances

Fire	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Snooze	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Deceleratle
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	25%	0%	0%	0%

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
Frizz	Flee	East Aliahan Path of Promise Romaria Region Khoryv Region Dreamer's Tower	Holy water¹⁄₆₄

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake edit

Prestidigitator (まほうつかい, Mahōtsukai )
Defeated Monster List number: #008

Attributes

Sprite	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	None	27	8	24	5	23	40	18	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances

Fire	Explosion	Ice	Wind	Strike	Lightning	Drain Magic	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof
25%	25%	25%	25%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Dazzle	Fizzle	Fuddle	Paralysis	Snooze	Stumble	Stun	Deceleratle	Blunt	Sap
-25%	0%	-25%	-25%	-25%	0%	0%	-25%	-25%	-25%

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
Frizz	None	Reeve Region Dreamer's Tower Path of Promise	Holy water¹⁄₁₆

Description	These one-time humans were transmogrified into monsters when their magnanimous motivations for mastering magic mutated into malevolent machinations.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age edit

Prestidigitator (まほうつかい, Mahōtsukai )
Defeated Monster List No. : #052

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Humanoid	51	10	70	35	32	56	31

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
25%	0%	-10%	0%	0%	-10%	25%	0%	50%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	25%	0%	0%	50%	0%	50%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	99%	100%	25%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Frizz Bang Dazzle Co-Frizz (Pep power, with Prestidigitator)	Becomes Pepped up	Gallopolis Region (first act) The Cryptic Crypt (second act)	Single phial¹⁄₃₂ Magic water¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		Once earnest students of spellcraft, these weak-willed sorcerers were seduced by the illicit allure of black magic, and are now no longer men.

Malicious edit

Malicious prestidigitator (まほうつかい・邪, Mahōtsukai・ja )
Defeated Monster List No. : #589

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Humanoid	367	42	1,684	467	198	286	169

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
25%	0%	-10%	0%	0%	-10%	25%	0%	50%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	25%	50%	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	99%	100%	25%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kafrizz Kaboom Dazzle Co-Kafrizz (Pep power, with Malicious prestidigitator)	Becomes Pepped up	Gallopolis Region (postgame)	Magic water¹⁄₃₂ Sage's elixir¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		Prestidigitators who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

In Other Languages edit

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Prestidigitador	Spanish for "prestidigitator".
Français	Prestidigitatueur	French for "prestidigitator".
Deutsch	Taschenspieler	German for "prestidigitator", a magician.
Italiano	Stregelido	From the Italian stregone.
中文 (繁體)	魔法师	Chinese for "magician, wizard".

Trivia edit

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.

Gallery edit

A prestidigitator with a group of monsters in Dragon Quest III
XI polygon model.
A malicious prestidigitator.
Dragon Quest Card Game