The Archdemon is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series and was introduced in Dragon Quest II. It is a large demon armed with a pitchfork and powerful explosive magic.
Equipped with almost every bit of paraphernalia one can think of being owned by a stereotypical demon, the monster 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. It has particular affinity for explosive magic, being commonly associated with the spell Kaboom. In many bestiaries where the Archdemon appears, it is stated that the Minidemons are the juvenile forms of Archdemons even though, with the exception of V, their colours do not match up. The Imp, however, has a purple color scheme, which is used by the Minidemon in V.
Archdemon first appears in Version 1.0 of the game in the boss battle against Nelgel. After taking a certain amount of damage, he will summon a pair of Archdemons and a Belial to fight against the adventurers.
Archdemons appear as part of the Dark Army, typically as the personal guard of Dark Commander Hadlar. When Hadlar confronts the heroes on Valge Island, there are individual archdemons seen wielding flails instead of their usual pitchforks. In the 2020 anime series, these flail-wielding demons now have blue skin and wear purple gloves and boots. They appear to be stronger than their pink-skinned counterparts.
Trident-toting terrors who flatten foes with mighty magic before bringing their bestial brawn to bear. Rumour has it that minidemons turn into archdemons with age. They certainly share some striking similarities.
Trident-toting terrors who flatten foes with mighty magic before bringing their bestial brawn to bear. Rumour has it that minidemons turn into archdemons with age. They certainly share some striking similarities.
Archdemon appears as a S-rank monster of the Demon family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can be faced as the boss of Chapter 12, Episode 9: What They Find in the main storyline.
Sporadic MP Regen/Stats Up Bang Res +25/Stats Up Kaboom Potency +5%/Stats Up Arc Kaboom Potency +5% Sizz Res +25/Stats Up Kaboom Potency +5%/Stats Up Arc Kaboom Potency +5%
Perks
Basic perks
Max MP +15 AGL +20 Kaboom Potency +2%
Leader perk
Lowers MP cost of allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.
Awakening perk
Sporadic MP Regen: Occasionally recovers MP at action start.
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Trivia
The Archdemon makes a cameo in the Tenshinhan 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.
Dragon Quest II official art, Famicom version.
Joker official art.
An Archdemon in X.
Boss encounter in Builders 2.
A pair of Archdemons in the 1991 anime of The Adventure of Dai.
A flail-wielding demon and an archdemon in the 2020 anime of The Adventure of Dai.
Sprite from Caravan Heart.
Icon in Monsters 2: 3D.
Battle Road Victory cut-in.
Enforker tank in Rocket Slime.
Dragon Ball cameo. (left)
Maya Mahabala wielding the Archdemon Arcs.
Stars model.
DQ Trading Card Game card.
Rivals card.
Scan Battlers card.
Archdemon from the Sofubi Monster merchandise series.
Plush toy.
