Balzack

Balzack
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
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.

A student of Maya and Meena Mahabala's father, the alchemist Mahabala, Balzack killed his teacher for the Secret of Evolution he had discovered, being an underling of Psaro the Manslayer.

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, 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, select games in the Monsters series show that he is larger than the former while smaller than the latter, taking up two spaces.

Selected 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 stronger 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!"

• If only the Hero, Ragnar and/or Torneko are in the party:

"Uman imbéciles! What business do you 'ave in zis castle? But zis is my castle now. Ze castle of Baalzack! Regard ze result of my évolution extraordinaire! Zis is ze closest you will ever come to seeing ze form of a god! I am more mighty zan 'umans. I am more mighty zan ze monsters! You will grovel in ze presence of such might! Zere is only one— Non! In zis form I am stronger even zan Psaro ze Manslayer 'imself! So attack me at your peril, pathétique worms!"

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

The entirety of Chapter 4 is centered on the sisters' quest to track down 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. Fortunately he is vulnerable to the effects of the Sphere of Silence. He also has a passive healing he gets per round, though not as much as he has later in Chapter 5.

Balzack (First battle) (バルザック, Baruzakku ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #198

Sprites Attributes NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 300 255 500 0 72 36 22 0⁄64

Resistances Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle 25% 25% 25% 25% 75% 25% 100% 100% 100% 75% 100% 100% 0% 100% 25% ?

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Fullheal Sizz Recovers 20ish HP per turn Flame Ball Palais de Léon (Chapter 4) None Notable changes in the remakes *In the NES version, the Sphere 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. He has been evicted from Palais de Léon, likely due to his failure back in Chapter 4, and now occupies the empty Castle Zamoksva. He has become astoundingly arrogant, and is disliked even by his subordinate minions. 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 4, Maya and Meena are able to finally defeat him.

Baalzack, after his transformation

Baalzack (Second battle) (バルザック, Baruzakku ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #202

Sprites Attributes NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 500 255 6,500 0 150 100 28 0⁄64

Resistances Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% ?

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Crackle Cool Breath Recovers 50 HP per turn Zamoksva (Chapter 5) Notable changes in the remakes None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest Monsters

Balzak (バルザック Baruzakku)

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 (バルザック Baruzakku)

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 Monsters: The Dark Prince

Balzack (バルザック, Baruzakku ) Bestiary number: #423

Icon Attributes Familiy Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Evasion A 1,370 360 660 530 410 ? Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items Warmonger (lv. 1) Little Menace (lv. 1) Intimidating (lv. 20) Insta-Oomph (lv. 40) Tactical Commander (lv. 1) Attacking Impulse (lv. 1) Late Bloomer (lv. 60) N/A

Resistances Fire * Water * Explosion * Wind * Earth * Ice * Electricity * Light * Dark * Antimagic * 25% 50% 25% 50% 0% 0% -25% 25% 0% 0% Bedazzlement * Confusion * Debilitation * MP Absorption * Paralysis * Poison * Sleep * Stun * Instant Death * 0% 50% 0% 50% -25% 0% 0% 50% 25%

Additional information Description A cautionary tale to others, this miserable individual's conscience was clouded by the Secret of Evolution, which he took to its very limits, leaving him a monstrous freak of nature Location This monster has no habitat

Synthesis Breeding chart X Notable fusions

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Heroes II

Though it uses his original name, the monster appears in his 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

Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Tact

Both of Balzack's forms appear as part of the limited True Dragon Quest IV event, where they can be recruited during the event's story. Balzack is an A-rank monster of the Beast family and he will join the player in Chapter 3, Episode 4: Fateful Faceoff of the event quests and he can be fully awakened by clearing the quest on any difficulty. Balzack can also participate in his Baalzack form's Battle Road as a party member.

Baalzack is an S-rank monster of the Beast family and he will join the player in Chapter 4, Episode 4: One More Mortal Foe of the event quests and he can be fully awakened by clearing the Baalzack stages in Battle Baalzack on any difficulty. He can also be synthesized in the Japan-only Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince event at the Alter of Amalgamation by combining a Night clubber Might and two Rashaverak Mights together. Baalzack also stars in his own Battle Road.

Trivia

• The name "Baalzack" is derived from Baal, the Levant honorific title equivalent to the English "lord". The title has been misappropriated into "Bael" and "Beelzebub" over the centuries, two of the most infamous demons in the Lesser Key of Solomon. This works as a double pun, befitting Balzack's arrogance upon obtaining his transformed state and his demonic actions through out the game's story.
• Balzack is briefly mentioned by Dr. Helix Helix in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, as having been the one who gave him the Secret of Evolution after stealing it from Mahabala.

Related monsters

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

Gallery

• Sprite of Balzack in IV. (PSX)
  Sprite of Balzack in IV. (PSX)
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  Original artwork of Baalzack from IV.
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  First encounter with Balzack from IV. (Cell phone)
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  Final encounter with Balzack from IV. (Cell phone)
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  Icon of Balzack in Monsters 2: 3D.
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  Icon of Baalzack in Monsters 2: 3D.
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  Model of Baalzack in Heroes II.
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  Baalzack in Super Light.
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  Rivals card.
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  Balzack's first form in Tact.
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  Baalzack in Tact.
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  Baalzack, from the Sofubi Monster merchandise series.