Batmandrills are man-sized mandrills with the wings, ears, and noses of bats. In their original appearance and many modern appearances, they had peach-colored fur with dark blue faces, wings with dark red membranes, and claws. But in some games, they have gold coats, giving them their original names. They have solid red or yellow demonic eyes. These primates are fearsome enemies due to their ability to wipe entire adventuring parties out with their Kamikazee spell. They can also breathe out flames or put foes to sleep with their sweet breath and cast Sizzle, as well. In remake versions of II, the batmandrill gained the ability to act twice per turn and breathes out poisonous breath instead of its sweet breath. They will now only sacrifice themselves when their HP is low. Unlike their silver cousins, the formidable devils did not make a reappearance in the main series until X, like many other monsters.
Half bat, half baboon, all bad. They're so aggressive, they'll attack anything they see. Their pinkish pelts are highly prized by collectors, but all efforts to domesticate them have ended in disaster.
Batmandrill appears as a minor enemy. Their major role in the game is serving a Hargon's minions in the high-end fights against the evil priest such as the Giga-legendary and Fiend difficulty fights against Hargon and Malroth. They also aid Hargon in the Divine Challenge,
Modern art depicting the alternate color scheme
A batmandrill in X.
Rivals card.
