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{{Monster Infobox
{{Monster Infobox
|title=Badboon
|title = Badboon
|image=[[File:DQII_Badboon.png|170px]]
|image = [[File:DQII_Badboon.png|300px]]
|caption=
|caption = Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=
|kanji = マンドリル
|romanji=
|romaji = Mandoriru
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest II]]''
|translation = Mandrill
|first = {{DQ2|short}}
|dw = Baboon
|monster1 = [[Big badboon]]
|monster2 = [[Brainy badboon]]
}}
}}
First appearing in ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'', the '''Badboons''' and their cousins are among the earliest examples of the [[Beast family]] of monsters.
 
The '''Badboon''' is a recurring monster in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest II}}. The large brown-furred primate and its cousins are among the earliest examples of the [[Beast family]] of monsters.
 
==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
It's a baboon. Large, brown bulky primate with a colorful face (and rear end).<br />
Badboons are based on [[Wikipedia:Mandrill|mandrill]]s, Old World monkeys that are native to western Africa in the real world. They are large, brown bulky primates with colourful faces and posteriors. Bulkier than real life mandrills, their stature resembles orangutans and gorillas. The primates made a reappearance in the series in ''IX'' after a 22 year absence.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest II]]''===
==={{DQ2}}===
{{Enemy
{{DQ2Enemy
|name = Badboon
|name=Badboon
|image = [[image:Badboon DQII NES.gif]]
|kanji=マンドリル
|game = Dragon Quest II
|romanji=Mandoriru
|console = NES
|nes-sprite=[[File:Badboon DQII NES.png]]
|hp = 40
|nes-hp=40
|attack = 48
|nes-mp=0
|defense = 12
|nes-exp=18
|agility = 20  
|nes-gold=45
|experience = 20
|nes-attack=48
|gold = 45
|nes-defense=12
|droppedItem = [[Club]] (1/16)
|nes-agility=20
|nes-spells=Flee
|nes-locations=[[Moonahan]] region<br>Outside of [[Moonbrooke]]<br>[[Dragon's Horn]]
|nes-item=[[Oaken club]] ({{fraction|1|16}})
|nes-evasion={{fraction|1|32}}
|nes-fire-resist={{fraction|0|7}}
|nes-dazzle-resist={{fraction|2|7}}
|nes-snooze-resist={{fraction|2|7}}
|nes-thwack-resist={{fraction|0|7}}
|nes-fizzle-resist={{fraction|7|7}}
|nes-kasap-resist={{fraction|0|7}}
|remake-sprites=[[Image:DQ2-SNES-BADBOON.png]][[Image:DQ2-GBC-BADBOON.png]][[Image:Badboon DQII iOS.png|55px]][[Image:Badboon Erdrick Trilogy Switch.png|55px]]
|remake-hp=35
|remake-mp=0
|remake-exp=33
|remake-gold=45
|remake-attack=40
|remake-defense=12
|remake-agility=18
|remake-spells=Flee
|remake-locations=[[Moonahan]] region<br>Outside of [[Moonbrooke]]<br>[[Dragon's Horn]]
|remake-item=[[Oaken club]] ({{fraction|1|16}})
|remake-evasion={{fraction|1|32}}
|remake-fire-resist={{fraction|0|7}}
|remake-dazzle-resist={{fraction|1|7}}
|remake-snooze-resist={{fraction|2|7}}
|remake-thwack-resist={{fraction|0|7}}
|remake-fizzle-resist={{fraction|7|7}}
|remake-kasap-resist={{fraction|0|7}}
}}
}}


{{Enemy
==={{DQ9}}===
|name = Badboon
{{DQ9EnemyNew
|image = [[File:DQ2-SNES-BADBOON.png]]
|name=Badboon
|game = Dragon Quest II
|kanji=マンドリル
|console = SNES
|romaji=Mandoriru
|hp = 40
|bestiaryNumber=#050
|attack =  
|family={{Beast}}
|defense =
|description=Giant apes and lords of the jungle who store up their anger, then attack with full, explosive force.<br><br>The one with the loudest War Cry wins the leadership, so every spring the forest comes alive with their cacophonous cries.
|agility =  
|model=[[Image:Badboon DQIX DS.png|100px]]
|experience = 20
|hp=90
|gold = 45
|mp=6
|droppedItem = [[Club]] (1/16)
|exp=171
|gold=69
|attack=80
|defence=64
|agility=40
|spells=None
|skills=Completely loses it and starts on character (125% damage)<br>[[Psyche Up]]<br>[[War Cry]]
|items=[[Magic beast hide]]{{fraction|1|16}}<br>[[Strong medicine]]{{fraction|1|32}}
|locations=[[Newid Isle]]<br>[[Tower of Trades]]
|fire-resist=0%
|ice-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|blast-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|dark-resist=-25%
|light-resist=-25%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=25%
|poison-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=50%
|fuddle-resist=25%
|snooze-resist=25%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|sap-resist=0%
|blunt-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=50%
|spooky-aura-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=25%
|charm-resist=25%
}}
}}


===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
==={{DQDai}}===
{{Enemy
A badboon makes an appearance at the beginning of the story as one of the friendly monsters living alongside [[Dai]] and Brass on Dermline Island. However, in the 2020 anime series, it is nowhere to be found.


|name = Badboon
==={{DQM23D}}===
|image = [[File:Badboon DQIX DS.png|90px]]
Making its first appearance in a ''Monsters'' game, Badboon appears as a D-rank monster of the [[Beast family]] exclusive to the smartphone version.
|game = Dragon Quest IX
|console = DS
|hp = 90
|mp = 6
|attack = 80
|defense = 64
|agility = 40
|experience = 171
|gold = 69
|droppedItem = [[Magic beast hide]] (common, 1/16)<br/>[[Strong medicine]] (rare, 1/32)
|family = Beast
|bestiaryNumber = 50
|description = Game description: Giant apes and lords of the jungle who store up their anger, then attack with full, explosive force.
Guide description: The one with the loudest War Cry wins the leadership, so every spring the forest comes alive with their cacophonous cries.
|locations = [[Newid Isle]], [[Tower of Trades]]
}}


==Related Monsters==
==={{DQB2}}===
===Big badboon===
Badboons first appear on the island of [[Furrowfield]], where three of them are shown attacking [[Rosie]].
{{Monster Infobox
{{DQB2Enemy
|title=Big badboon
|name={{Translation|Badboon|マンドリル|Mandoriru|Mandrill}}
|image=[[File:DQII_Big_Badboon.png|170px]]
|Number=#004
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|family={{Beast}}
|kanji=バブーン
|tameable=No
|romanji=
|sprite=[[File:DQB2 MON 4.png]]
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest II]]''
|hp=160
|attack=
|defence=
|exp=22
|spells=
|skills=
|items=Bark (common)<br>Medicinal Leaf Seed (common)<br>Heartwood (rare){{tt|*|After the Builder obtains it through the story naturally}}
|locations=[[Furrowfield]]{{tt|*|Furrowfield Forests}}
}}
}}
Gaudy green great apes that prefer heavy foliage to fields, they tend to run when things look dour for them.
====Large====
{{Enemy
{{DQB2Enemy
|name = Magic Baboon
|name={{Translation|Badboon|マンドリル|Mandoriru|Mandrill}}
|image = [[File:Magicbaboon DQII NES.gif]]
|Number=#004
|game = [[Dragon Quest II]]
|family={{Beast}}
|console = NES, SNES, GBC, Mobile
|tameable=No
|hp = 45
|sprite=[[File:DQB2 MON 4.png]]
|mp = 0
|hp=
|attack = 45
|attack=
|defense = 12
|defence=
|agility = 18
|exp=73
|experience = 40
|spells=
|gold = 45
|skills=
|droppedItem = [[Herb]] (1/16)
|items=-
|skills = Call for help
|locations=[[Furrowfield]]{{tt|*|During farm raids from the monsters}}
}}
{{Enemy
|name = Big badboon
|image = [[File:Bigbadboon DQIX DS.png]]
|game = Dragon Quest IX
|console = DS
|experience = 420
|gold = 96
|hp=147
|mp=8
|attack=106
|defense=74
|agility=62
|droppedItem = [[Magic beast hide]] (common, 1/8)<br/>[[Strength ring]] (rare, 1/128)
|bestiaryNumber = 082
|locations = [[Bloomingdale]]<br>[[Grotto]]
|description=Swirling whirlwings of unstoppable power. If they call for a friend, prepare for the end!<br><br>Dwelling in the dank depths of the forest makes a mossy mess of their fur, but fresh, fragrant flowers also flourish there.
}}
}}


===Brainy badboon===
==={{DQTreasures}}===
Humorously pink, these simians savagely make up for their unfortunate fur with debilitative magic.
A statue of a badboon is Treasure No. 515 in the Monster Statues category. Its base value is 180,000 gold.
{{Enemy
|float=
|image=[[File:Brainybadboon DQII NES.gif]]
|name=Brainy Badboon
|game=[[Dragon Quest II]]
|console=NES, SNES, GBC, Mobile
|romanji=
|hp=60
|mp=3
|attack=82
|defense=25
|agility=57
|experience=77
|gold=97
|droppedItem=[[Chain mail]] (1/8)
|skills=
|spells=
|family=
|bestiaryNumber=
|description=
|locations=}}


{{Enemy
==In Other Languages==
|float=
{{OtherLanguages
|image=[[File:Brainybadboon DQIX DS.png]]
|es=Malandril|es-meaning=From the Spanish ''{{tt|mal|bad, evil}}'' and ''mandrill''.
|name=Brainy badboon
|fr=Babourin|fr-meaning=Derived from "babouin", the French word for baboon.
|game=[[Dragon Quest IX]]
|de=Gibbonze|de-meaning=From the German ''{{tt|Gibbon|a small tree-dwelling ape native to Southeast Asia}}'' and ''{{tt|Bonze|a bigwig, big shot}}''
|console=DS
|it=Scimpanzer|it-meaning=From the Italian ''{{tt|scimpanzé|chimpanzee}}'' and the German ''{{tt|Panzer|can refer to armour or a tank, an armoured combat vehicle}}''.
|romanji=
}}
|hp=150
|mp=16
|attack=120
|defense=99
|agility=95
|experience=800
|gold=108
|droppedItem=[[Magic beast hide]] (common, 1/32)<br>[[Raging ruby]] (rare, 1/64)
|skills=
|spells=[[Dazzle]]<br>[[Kasap]]
|family=Beast
|bestiaryNumber=117
|description=Astute apes that weaken enemies with Dazzle and Kasap, then smack them silly. Whistle if you want to get them worked up.<br><br>Big badboons who've breakfasted on raging rubies, giving them superhuman strength and a brain boost to boot.
|locations=[[Iluugazar Plains]]<br>[[Mt. Ulzuun]]<br>[[Grotto]]
|}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<center><gallery>
File:DQII_Big_Badboon.png|The Big Badboon
File:Dai1991 DermlineMonsters.jpg|A mandrill, in the upper right, in the 1991 anime of ''The Adventure of Dai''.
Image:DQII_Brainy_Badboon.png|The Brainy Badboon
File:Badboon statue treasures icon.jpg|{{Treasures}} statue icon.
File:BrainyBadboonArt.png|The Brainy Badboon's famicom art
File:DQW Mandrill.jpg|A badboon in {{Walk}}.
File:DQT Badboon.png|''[[Dragon Quest Tact|Tact]]'' artwork.
</gallery></center>
 
[[Category:Dragon Quest II enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest II enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Builders 2 enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Treasures monster statues]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Walk enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Tact monsters]]
[[fr:Babourin]]

Latest revision as of 05:11, 31 March 2026

The Badboon is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest II. The large brown-furred primate and its cousins are among the earliest examples of the Beast family of monsters.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Badboons are based on mandrills, Old World monkeys that are native to western Africa in the real world. They are large, brown bulky primates with colourful faces and posteriors. Bulkier than real life mandrills, their stature resembles orangutans and gorillas. The primates made a reappearance in the series in IX after a 22 year absence.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line[edit | edit source]

Badboon (マンドリル Mandoriru)
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line
Original (NES)
Sprite
Gold
45
HP
40
MP
0
Attack
48
Defence
12
Agility
20
Evasion
1⁄32
Abilities
Flee
Location(s)
Moonahan region
Outside of Moonbrooke
Dragon's Horn
Item Dropped
Oaken club (1⁄16)
Fire resistance *
0⁄7
Dazzle resistance
2⁄7
Snooze resistance
2⁄7
Thwack resistance
0⁄7
Fizzle resistance
7⁄7
Kasap resistance
0⁄7
Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)
Sprites
Gold
45
HP
35
MP
0
Attack
40
Defence
12
Agility
18
Evasion
1⁄32
Abilities
Flee
Location(s)
Moonahan region
Outside of Moonbrooke
Dragon's Horn
Item Dropped
Oaken club (1⁄16)
Fire resistance *
0⁄7
Dazzle resistance
1⁄7
Snooze resistance
2⁄7
Thwack resistance
0⁄7
Fizzle resistance
7⁄7
Kasap resistance
0⁄7

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Badboon (マンドリル Mandoriru)
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Model
Bestiary no.
#050
Family
Beast
Gold
69
HP
90
MP
6
Attack
80
Defence
64
Agility
40
In-game description

Giant apes and lords of the jungle who store up their anger, then attack with full, explosive force.

The one with the loudest War Cry wins the leadership, so every spring the forest comes alive with their cacophonous cries.

Spell(s)
None
Skill(s)
Completely loses it and starts on character (125% damage)
Psyche Up
War Cry
Item(s) dropped
Magic beast hide1⁄16
Strong medicine1⁄32
Fire resistance *
0%
Ice resistance *
0%
Wind resistance *
0%
Blast/Lightning resistance *
0%
Earth resistance *
0%
Dark resistance *
-25%
Light resistance *
-25%
Drain Magic resistance
0%
Whack resistance *
25%
Dazzle resistance *
25%
Fizzle resistance *
100%
Fuddle resistance *
25%
Paralysis resistance *
50%
Snooze resistance *
25%
Poison resistance *
0%
Stun resistance *
25%
Blunt resistance *
25%
Deceleratle resistance *
50%
Sap resistance *
0%
Spooky Aura resistance *
0%
Charm resistance *
25%


Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai[edit | edit source]

A badboon makes an appearance at the beginning of the story as one of the friendly monsters living alongside Dai and Brass on Dermline Island. However, in the 2020 anime series, it is nowhere to be found.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit | edit source]

Making its first appearance in a Monsters game, Badboon appears as a D-rank monster of the Beast family exclusive to the smartphone version.

Dragon Quest Builders 2[edit | edit source]

Badboons first appear on the island of Furrowfield, where three of them are shown attacking Rosie.

Badboon (マンドリル, Mandoriru?, lit. Mandrill)
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Sprite
No.
#004
Family
Beast
HP
160
Spell(s)
Skill(s)
Location(s)
Furrowfield*
Item(s) Dropped
Bark (common)
Medicinal Leaf Seed (common)
Heartwood (rare)*

Large[edit | edit source]

Badboon (マンドリル, Mandoriru?, lit. Mandrill)
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Sprite
No.
#004
Family
Beast
HP
Spell(s)
Skill(s)
Location(s)
Furrowfield*
Item(s) Dropped
-

Dragon Quest Treasures[edit | edit source]

A statue of a badboon is Treasure No. 515 in the Monster Statues category. Its base value is 180,000 gold.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language Translation Meaning
EspañolMalandrilFrom the Spanish mal and mandrill.
FrançaisBabourinDerived from "babouin", the French word for baboon.
DeutschGibbonzeFrom the German Gibbon and Bonze
ItalianoScimpanzerFrom the Italian scimpanzé and the German Panzer.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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