The Imp is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest III, they are small, purple demons armed with pitchforks.

Description

Imps are small demons that more closely resemble mischievous children in purple demon costumes, given the way their faces appear to be showing from the headpiece of such a costume. They are armed with pitchforks, and constantly have their tongues sticking out, which often affects their speech.

Despite their unassuming appearance, imps have access to some of the most potent spells known, such as Kaboom and Kathwack, and while this may cause a scare, they almost never have the energy necessary to cast these high-end spells but try to all the same, often to humorous results. Due to this, they are one of the more comical, inept monsters that can be found in the series, but can still prove dangerous in some titles. Because of their magical knowledge, choice of weapon, and lore referring to them being juvenile forms of powerful demons, imps are regularly believed to be the infantile states of Archdemons.


Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Imp
Bestiary Number: #053
Sprites Attributes
NES SFC GBC Switch Level HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
        19 70 0 45 100 55 33 23 0/64
Resistances
Fire Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Snooze Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle
70% 70% 25% 0% 70% 0% 100% 0% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Item Drop
Kaboom
Kamikazee
Thwack
Chilly Breath Alltrades Abbey region Prayer Ring1256


Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Imp
Big Book of Beasts No. : #073
Sprites Attributes
NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
    40 0 80 75 55 33 23 1/64
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Confusion Sap
75% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% 75% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100% 100% 0% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
Kaboom
Kamikazee
Thwack
Cool Breath Seed of Resilience(1128)
Notable changes in the remakes None


Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride'

While actual imps are absent, minidemons appear using the imp's color scheme.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Imp
Big Book of Beasts No.: #003 (3DS remake exclusive)
Sprite Attributes
HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate
40 0 113 60 55 33 23 0/64 1/64
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis
60% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% 0% 50% 50%
Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Confusion Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance
0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
Kaboom (fails)
Kamikazee (fails)
Thwack (fails)
Cool Breath Seed of Wisdom164


Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Imp
Defeated Monster List No. : #018
Image Attributes
  Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
Demon 28 0 15 11 21 21 18 0/64
Resistances
Attack Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack
0% 0% 0% 25% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 15%
Army Poison Stun Paralysis Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
Kaboom
Kamikazee
Thwack
Cool Breath Tower of Alexandria Chimaera wing132
Cool cheese1128
Description Juvenile forms of elite magical monsters. Imps try to cast spells which are far too powerful for them and fail every time.
Notable changes in the remake

Imps are likely to first be encountered whilst climbing the Tower of Alexandria. While they are prone to miserably failing at casting powerful spells, they may perform a cool breath attack that can be very dangerous at this point of the adventure.

Dragon Quest Monsters

[[File:DQM Icon Devil.png|link=Devil family|16x16px|class=pixels]] Demonite
Sprite Attributes
GBC PSX Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth
  ? 30 2/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 5/5 3/5
Resistances
Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Zap*
Weak Weak None Weak Strong None Immune Strong Immune
Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle* Snooze*
Weak None None Strong Strong None Weak Strong None
Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse
None None Strong Strong Weak None None Weak
Additional information
Description Smart but, lacks the power to cast big spells
Skills Blaze, FrigidAir, FireSlash
Location Gate of Bewilder
Breeding Chart Devil family x Bird family

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

[[File:DQM2 Icon Devil.png|link= Devil family|16x16px|class=pixels]] Demonite
Sprite Attributes
GBC PSX Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth
  ? 30 4/10 2/10 3/10 3/10 5/10 5/10
Resistances
Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Water*
Weak Weak None Weak Strong None Immune Strong None
Zap* Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle*
Immune Weak None None Strong Strong None Weak Strong
Snooze* Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse
None None None Strong Strong Weak None None Weak
Additional information
Description
Skills Blaze, FireAir, FrigidAir
Location Southern Forest (Cobi's Journey)
Breeding Chart Devil family x Bird family

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

[[File:DQMJ Icon Demon.png|link= Demon family|20x20px|class=pixels]] Imp
Sprite Attributes
Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
E ? ? ? ? ? ?
Traits Skills Resistances
Bangmeister Frizz & Bang, Wisdom Boost Fizzleproof
Additional information
Description Mischievous fiends who delight in blowing things up.
Weapons Swords, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Location Xeroph Isle (Ruins)
Breeding chart See urchin x Argon lizard

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

[[File:DQMJ2 Icon Demon.png|link= Demon family|14px|class=pixels]] Imp
Sprite Attributes
Rank Size Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
E S ? ? ? ? ? ?
Traits Skills Resistances
Bangmeister, Crafty Banger Frizz & Bang Immune to Fizzle and Magic Sabotage
Additional information
Weapons Swords, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Location Iceolation
Breeding chart Lump wizard x Wild boarfish
Dracky x Jailcat

Dragon Quest Swords

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Imp
Model Experience Gold
  18 22g
List No. 013
Field Notes These infant fiends may look cute, but don't fall for their butter-wouldn't-melt act—those forks aren't for eating with! It'll be a few years before these diminutive demons have enough MP to cast Kaboom, but that doesn't stop them from trying.
Location(s) Arba Castle (Captain), Caliburgh (Captain), Caliburgh Meadow (Captain), Colissea (Recruit), Colissean Desert (Recruit), Sylvea (Recruit)
Item(s) Dropped Warmaline, Royal soil

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Imp (ベビーサタン Bebiisatan)
Model Experience Gold Marked Version?
  15 18g Yes
List No. 030
Field Notes These infant fiends may look cute, but don't fall for their butter-wouldn't-melt act—those forks aren't for eating with! It'll be a few years before these diminutive demons have enough MP to cast Kaboom, but that doesn't stop them from trying.
Location(s) The Battle of the Wildwood
Item(s) Dropped Snakeskin, Wing of bat

See also

Similar species

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