Balzack

Balzack
Dragon Quest IV
Japanese name	バルザック
Romaji	Baruzakku
Title	Marquis Régent Marquis
Race	Human (originally) Monster (currently)
Age	Unknown

Balzack is a character in Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen. A student of Maya and Meena's father, the alchemist Mahabala, Balzack killed his teacher for the Secret of Evolution he had discovered, being an underling of Psaro.

Characteristics

Balzack possesses several qualities of a typical villain: arrogant, dishonest, immoral, and murderous. These traits are shown by his ruthless betrayal and murder of Mahabala. It becomes evident throughout the game that Balzack is loyal to no one but himself. After supposedly achieving the pinnacle of the Secret of Evolution, Balzack indicates that he plans on usurping Psaro the Manslayer, just as he did to his previous master. Even his fellow demons dislike him. Marquis de Léon took the chance to separate himself from Balzack when the opportunity presented itself. Balzack's minions expressed no sadness upon his death. Even Psaro, who normally does not display cruelness towards his allies and underlings, does so for Balzack. He impresses punishment of death upon him for failures (according to Marquis de Léon's dialogue after his initial defeat), something he normally does not do, and uses him as a test subject for an experiment expected to fail.

While he appears to be a pallet-swap of the Night clubbers and Pruslas in his "Baalzack" form, the Monsters games show that he is larger than the former while smaller than the latter, taking up two spaces.

Quotes

Zamoksva

• If Meena and/or Maya are in the party:

"'Uman imbéciles! Zis is my castle now. ...Oh? I 'ave a sense of déjà vu. Ze daughter of Mahabala, non? What a plaisir to see you again! You do not recognise me, per'aps? It is I, Balzack. But I am stringer zan before. Now zey call me Baalzack! Regard ze result of my évolution extraordinaire! Zis is ze closest you will ever come to seeing ze form of a god! Zere is only one— Non! In zis form I am stronger even zan Psaro ze Manslayer 'imself! Listen well, ma fille. I know 'ow you must miss your father... But soon you will join 'im!"

• If Alena, Kiryl and/or Borya are in the party while Meena and Maya are not:

"Uman imbéciles! What business do you 'ave in zis castle? ...Ah, it is you... Ze original in'abitants, non? Ah ha ha! Welcom 'ome! But zis is my castle now. Ze castle of Baalzack! If you desire to 'ave your castle back, you will 'ave to defeat me! Regard ze result of my évolution extraordinaire! Zis is ze closest you will ever come to seeing ze form of a god! Zere is only one— Non! In zis form I am stronger even zan Psaro ze Manslayer 'imself! Bien! You will grovel in ze presence of such might!"

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

The entirety of Chapter 4 is centered on the sisters' quest to confront Balzack, their father's murderer, whom they finally encounter at Palais de Léon. However due to the intervention of the Marquis de Léon, the sisters are defeated, thrown in jail, and ultimately forced to flee to Endor.

Balzack uses powerful magical and breath attacks, and if he is injured he will recover himself fully with Fullheal, however, he is vulnerable to the effects of the Sphere of Silence.

Balzack (first phase)

Original (NES)

Sprite

File:Baalzack DQIV NES.png

Bestiary No.

198

Experience

500

Gold

0

HP

300

MP

255

Attack

72

Defence

36

Agility

22

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Fullheal
Sizz

Skill(s)

Fireball (6~10)

Location(s)

Palais de Léon

Item Dropped

None

Frizz resistance *

25%

Sizz resistance *

25%

Bang resistance *

25%

Crack resistance *

25%

Woosh resistance *

75%

Zap resistance *

25%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

100%

Kamikazee Bracer resistance

100%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance

75%

Fizzle resistance

0%

Fuddle resistance

100%

Snooze resistance

100%

Sap resistance *

25%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites

File:Balzack1dq4r.gif

Notable Changes

*In the NES Version, the Ball of Silence in addition to disabling Balzack's magic also changes his coloring. The remakes remove the pallet swapping effect.

• In the NES Version, Balzack's NPC sprite through both encounters is the one used for Psaro's Pawn and Master Kung. In the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo DS versions, he takes the form of a king until the battle begins and then changes to a sprite resembling his battle form.

In Chapter 5, the Secret of Evolution has transformed him into a more powerful being: Baalzack (or "Balzack+"). He has been evicted from Palais de Léon, likely due to his failure back in the fourth chapter, and now occupies the empty Castle Zamoksva. He has become astoundingly arrogant, and is disliked even by his subordinate Demons. His intention, he says, is to enhance his body to be even more godlike than Psaro the Manslayer, but he lacks the Armlet of Transmutation which allows him to use the full power of the Secret of Evolution. With the help of the Hero, Maya and Meena are able to finally defeat him.

After the transformation

Baalzack

Original (NES)

Sprite

File:Baalzack DQIV NES.gif

Bestiary No.

202

Experience

6,500

Gold

0

HP

500

MP

255

Attack

150

Defence

100

Agility

28

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Crackle

Skill(s)

Cool Breath
Recovers 50 HP per turn

Location(s)

Zamoksva

Item Dropped

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

100%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

100%

Kamikazee Bracer resistance

100%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance

100%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance

100%

Snooze resistance

100%

Sap resistance *

100%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites

File:Balzack DQIV PSX.png

Notable Changes

None

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Dragon Quest Monsters

Balzak

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	2/5	3/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	2/5	3/5	5/5

Family	Material
In-game description	A creature created to be the strongest monster
Abilities	Bang, Bolt, MultiCut
Habitat	Goopi's Gate #2
Breeding chart	IceMan, LavaMan x Devil family

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

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Balzak

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	6/10	6/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
7/10	6/10	4/10	7/10

Family	Material
In-game description
Abilities	Bang, Bolt, MultiCut
Habitat
Breeding chart	IceMan, LavaMan x Devil family Material family x ??? family

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

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Dragon Quest Heroes II

Though it uses his original name, the monster appears in Baalzack form.

Balzack (バルザック Baruzakku)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	10240	267g	Yes

List No.	094
Field Notes	An avaricious alchemist who stole the Secret of Evolution and transformed himself into a monster. He murdered his master to steal his ultimate invention—little did he know that it was incomplete...
Location(s)	Battle of the Great Divide (S)
Item(s) Dropped	Thinkincense, Gold bracer

Gallery

• Sprite of Balzack in Dragon Quest IV. (PSX)
  Sprite of Balzack in Dragon Quest IV. (PSX)
• 
  Original artwork of Baalzack from Dragon Quest IV.
• 
  Sprite of Baalzack in Dragon Quest Monsters. (GBC)
• 
  Baalzack, from the Dragon Quest Sofubi Monster merchandise series.
• 
  Icon of Balzack in Monsters 2: 3D.
• 
  Icon of Baalzack in Monsters 2: 3D.
• 
  Model of Baalzack in Dragon Quest Heroes II.

Related Monster

Similar Species

• Humbaba
• Wild beast
• Wilder beast
• Night clubber
• Pruslas

Trivia

• The name "Baalzack" may be derived from "Baal", a false God in the Bible. This is fitting as Balzack thought of himself as a god in his "Baalzack" form.