Brainy badboon

Dragon Quest monster Brainy badboon
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ヒババンゴ Romaji Hibabango First appearance Dragon Quest II Dragon Warrior naming Hibabango

The Brainy badboon is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Brainy badboons are bulky, pink-furred primates with colorful face markings and posteriors. In their original appearance, they had purple fur instead. They have the ability to cast some debilitating magic on their enemies.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

Brainy badboon (ヒババンゴ Hibabango)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Experience

81

Gold

83

HP

60

MP

Infinite

Attack

74

Defence

29

Agility

52

Evasion

¹⁄₃₂

Abilities

Dazzle
Kasap

Location(s)

Tuhn region
Wellgarth region
Rhone

Item Dropped

Chain mail¹⁄₈

Fire resistance *

⁰⁄₇

Dazzle resistance

⁴⁄₇

Snooze resistance

²⁄₇

Thwack resistance

³⁄₇

Fizzle resistance

¹⁄₇

Kasap resistance

²⁄₇

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites

Experience

81

Gold

83

HP

60

MP

3

Attack

74

Defence

29

Agility

52

Evasion

¹⁄₃₂

Abilities

Dazzle
Kasap

Location(s)

Slewse region
Burrowell region
Rendarak

Item Dropped

Chain mail¹⁄₈

Fire resistance *

⁰⁄₇

Dazzle resistance

¹⁄₇

Snooze resistance

¹⁄₇

Thwack resistance

³⁄₇

Fizzle resistance

¹⁄₇

Kasap resistance

⁰⁄₇

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Brainy badboon (ヒババンゴ Hibabango)

Model

Bestiary no.

#117

Family

Beast

Experience

800

Gold

108

HP

150

MP

16

Attack

120

Defence

99

Agility

95

In-game description

Astute apes that weaken enemies with Dazzle and Kasap, then smack them silly. Whistle if you want to get them worked up.

Big badboons who've breakfasted on raging rubies, giving them superhuman strength and a brain boost to boot.

Spell(s)

Dazzle
Kasap

Skill(s)

Completely loses it on character (125% damage)
Flees

Location(s)

Iluugazar Plains
Mt. Ulzuun
Grotto (Caves, rank 3)

Item(s) dropped

Magic beast hide¹⁄₃₂
Raging ruby¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

25%

Ice resistance *

-25%

Wind resistance *

0%

Blast/Lightning resistance *

0%

Earth resistance *

0%

Dark resistance *

-100%

Light resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

50%

Dazzle resistance *

50%

Fizzle resistance *

25%

Fuddle resistance *

25%

Paralysis resistance *

50%

Snooze resistance *

0%

Poison resistance *

25%

Stun resistance *

25%

Blunt resistance *

25%

Deceleratle resistance *

25%

Sap resistance *

25%

Spooky Aura resistance *

25%

Charm resistance *

50%

Dragon Quest Tact

Brainy badboon appears as an A-rank monster of the Beast family as part of the True Dragon Quest II event in the Japanese version. It stars in its own Battle Road.

Dragon Quest Builders 2

The enormous Brainy Badboon is the primary antagonist of Furrowfield, and serves as its final boss. It drops the leaf of life.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Malandril inteligente	Spanish for "intelligent badboon".
Français	Ababouin	From abracadabra and babouin.
Deutsch	Gescheite Gibbonze	German for "clever gibbon".
Italiano	Cerebroscimmia	From the Latin cerebrum and scimmia, the Italian word for "simian".

Gallery

• 
  Famicom art
• 
  A brainy badboon in Tact

Related monsters

• Badboon
• Big badboon