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 localisation TigerMage Variants Clawcerer
Meowgician
Mogus
Pawmaturge

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) Bestiary Number: #107

Sprite HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defense Agility Evasion Recruit Rate File:Tigermage.gif 170 20 78 (PS1) 117 (3DS) 28 (PS1) 42 (3DS) 95 88 89 1⁄64 1⁄64

Resistances

Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Burning Breath Army 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 100% 80% 0%

Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Snooze Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 50% 50% 90% 50% 50% 25% 50% 0% 50% 100%

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop Sizzle Dazzle Fuddle None Vogograd region (past) Mount Gora Burnmont (present, after the Demon King's resurrection) Fur cape1⁄64

3DS Remake notable changes None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Purrestidigitator (ベンガルクーン Bengarukūn) Defeated Monster List No.: #102

Model Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Beast 96 30 423 126 84 110 102

Resistances

Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack 0% -25% 0% 0% -25% 0% 0% 0% 50%

Dazzle Fizzle Fuddle Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 50% 65%

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop Frizzle Zammle Fizzle Drains MP with attacks Washes its face (wastes turn) The Plumbed Depths Lonely Coast Grotto (Cave/Nature, rank 1) Kitty litter1⁄8 Stolos' staff1⁄256

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.

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	Defence	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