Badja

Dragon Quest monster Badja
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ブラックタヌー Romaji Burakku tanū First appearance Dragon Quest IX Variants Badger mager
Bling badger
Boppin' badger

The Badja is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Badjas are bipedal badgers with black fur and red markings in the shape of a mask over their eyes, carrying around a large red maple leaf. Around their necks, they wear a necklace of acorns. They fight using techniques used by fictional ninjas, such as shrouding themselves in mist to evade attackers, and have some knowledge of magic.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Badja (ブラックタヌー, Burakku tanū) Defeated Monster List No. : #108

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Beast 105 20 570 144 98 101 104

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle 0% 0% 0% 0% -50% 0% -50% 0% 0% 50% 25% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 50% 50% 50% 25% 25% 50% 50% 50% 0% 65%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items Swoosh Fizzle Blocks with its shield Mist Shroud (increases evasion by two stages for 6~9 turns) Slurry Coast (summoned by Bud brother) Urdus Marshland Djust Desert (northeast island) Grotto (Fire, rank 5) Magic beast hide1⁄8 Special medicine1⁄64 Description Pure-hearted masters of the mighty way of the Badja, they evade blows with a mysterious mist, and foil magic with Fizzle. Badjas are entrusted with the scroll detailing the art of evasion when they grow old enough to leave the ninja village.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Malpache enmascarado	From the Spanish mal and mapache and enmascarado.
Français	Blaireau ninja	French for "badger ninja".
Deutsch	Frechdachs	From the German frech and Dachs.
Italiano	Cattican	From the Italian cattivo and canide.

Trivia

• The badja's name is spoken phonetically similar to the word "badger", as well as being a combination of the words "bad" and "ninja".