The Archdemon, formerly known as Bullwong, Winged Demon and ArcDemon; is a recurrent monster in the Dragon Quest series and was introduced in Dragon Quest II.

Characteristics

Equipped with almost everything you can think of on a stereotypical demon bears wings, horns, a spiked tail, and a pitchfork. It wears a pair of green gloves and boots. With stats to match its bulky purple body, these monsters are usually a force to be reckoned with; capable of dealing heavy physical hits, but also casting advanced offensive magics to destroy its opponents.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II

Dragon Quest V

#161 - Archdemon
 
HP MP Experience Gold
305 34 927 85
Attack Defense Speed
234 160 70
Dropped Item Rockbomb shard (1/32)
Locations Mantleplace
Capture Rate 1/64
Bestiary # 161
Game Dragon Quest V
Console DS

Note: This monster is only in the DS version of the game and can be recruited.

Dragon Quest VII

In the 3DS version, archdemons appear as special enemies in the Demon's Den DLC tablet.

Dragon Quest VIII

[[File:DQ8 Demon Family Icon.png|link=Demon family]]
Defeated Monster List No. : 200
Image Attributes
  HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
248 45 418 62 252 165 114 0⁄64
Resistances
Attack Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack
0% 25% 25% 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%
Army Poison Stun Paralysis Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance
0% 100% 100% 100% 50% 50% 50% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
Kaboom None Black Citadel Rockbomb shard1⁄32
Battle Fork1⁄256
Description Fearsome demons capable of casting some truly explosive spells. Some theorize that these monsters are the adult form of minidemons.
Notable changes in the remake


Dragon Quest X

Other appearances

Dragon Quest Monsters

ArcDemon
 
HP MP Experience Gold
14 13 Slow
Attack Defense Speed
17 12 7
Spells Bang, BoltSlash, BirdBlow
Family Demon family
Game Dragon Quest Monsters
Console GBC

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

ArcDemon
 
HP MP Experience Gold
5/10 4/10 5/10 (Average leveling speed)
Attack Defense Speed
6/10 7/10 4/10
Spells Bang, BoltSlash, VacuSlash
Family Demon family
Game Dragon Quest Monsters 2
Console GBC

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Related Monsters

Belial

Belial (formerly Zarlox) is a miniboss from Dragon Quest II and a recurring common monster in the later games. It is a more powerful version of an archdemon and the last in a trio of bosses players must face as they climb Hargon's tower.

Dragon Quest II

Dragon Quest VIII

[[File:DQ8 Demon Family Icon.png|link=Demon family]]
Defeated Monster List No. : 230
Image Attributes
  HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
720 60 523 156 389 168 124 1⁄64
Resistances
Attack Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack
0% 50% 100% 100% 100% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 100%
Army Poison Stun Paralysis Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance
0% 50% 100% 100% 50% 100% 100% 50% 50% 50% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
Kaboom Psyche Up
Scorch
Dragovian Path Tough guy tattoo1⁄32
Battle fork1⁄128
Description A general in the army of the underworld. Already powerful in its own right, after psyching up its attacks can injure entire parties with a single strike.
Notable changes in the remake


See also

Etymology

  • Belial is the name for the Christian and Jewish devil in the original Hebrew bible.

Trivia

  • The Archdemon makes a cameo in the Tenshinhan/Tien Shinhan saga of Dragon Ball, which is also created by Akira Toriyama, who is the designer of the Dragon Quest series. It tries to enter the Tenkaichi Budokai but is defeated at the preliminaries.

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