Winkster

The Winkster is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV. It is an apprentice demon magician that can cast simple spells.

Dragon Quest monster Winkster
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese みならいあくま Romaji Minarai akuma First appearance Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Old localisation Sizarmage Variants Blinkster
Jinkster

Characteristics

Winksters are young one-eyed demon mages with orange skin that float about in midair. They wear green wizard's robes with a pendant around their necks and wide-brimmed hats that are much larger than their heads. In their left hands, the winksters carry simple wands topped with a red orb, which they use to cast basic fire spells. They take on the role of early game spellcasters from other monsters in the series. Their limited reserves of magic power typically means they are only able to cast Frizz once or a few times. Like many other monsters in the series, winksters are now depicted with five fingers on their hands in modern appearances instead of four.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Winkster (みならいあくま, Minarai akuma ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #010

Sprites Attributes NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 17 2 11 13 16 10 7 0⁄64

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

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Frizz None Auld Well (Chapter 1) Aubout du Monde region (Chapter 4) Endor region (Chapters 5 & 6) Cypress stick1⁄32 Notable changes in the remakes None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Winkster (みならいあくま, Minarai akuma) Defeated Monster List No. : #012

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Demon 18 3 22 25 19 16 22

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

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items Frizz Drains MP with attacks The Hexagon Western Stornway Eastern Stornway Zere (night) Cotton trousers1⁄32 Oak staff1⁄64 Description These trainee tricksters have just learnt Frizz, and will fritter away all their MP trying to use it. Their legends tell that they can become fully fledged wizards by flattening a certain foe with Frizz, so they cast it constantly.

Dragon Quest X

Winksters appeared from the beginning of the game. As in their other appearances, the young demons are only able to cast Frizz in battle.

Gallery

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  A winkster in X
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  Winkster, along with Horny devil and Dirty dogu fighting each other in the Monster Arena from IV. (Cell phone)
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  Stars model
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  Rivals card
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  Dragon Quest Card Game