Prince of darkness

Dragon Quest monster
Prince of darkness
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	デビルプリンス
Romaji	Debiru purinsu
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV
Old localisation	Duke Malisto

The Prince of darkness is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV. It is a scythe-wielding demon hailing from the underworld with the ability to cast powerful fire magic.

Characteristics

Princes of darkness are demons with vermilion-colored skin, orange wings, a long pointy tail, and two pairs of grey horns on their heads. They have muscular bodies, faces with simian features, and four digits on each of their limbs. Their faces and chests are the same color as their wings. In their hands, they carry a wicked sharp scythe almost as large as them. The princes are much more powerful than their lesser cousins, having the strongest fire spells at their disposal, as well as the ability to seal away the spells of enemy spellcasters or send them to the hereafter with an incantation.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Prince of darkness (デビルプリンス, Debiru purinsu )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #145

Sprites		Attributes
NES	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
		200	38	684	226	172	95	70	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Bang	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap
75%	75%	100%	75%	75%	75%	100%	75%	100%	25%	75%	100%	75%	75%	25%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Fizzle Kafrizzle Kasizzle Whack	None	Nadiria Castle Nadiria Fungeon	Staff of antimagic(¹⁄₁₂₈)
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest X

Princes of darkness appeared from the very beginning of the game and are powerful spellcasters much like their original appearance. They have the ability to cast Kazammle, Fizzle, and Thwack, and will even cast Kafrizzle when they become enraged.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Prince of darkness (デビルプリンス, Debiru purinsu )
Defeated Monster List No. : #721

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Demon	850	201	2,058	493	339	282	126

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
50%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	0%	100%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	0%	0%	-125%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	0%	50%	100%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kafrizz Kasizz Fizzle	None	Castle Trodain (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)	Artful amethyst¹⁄₃₂ Staff of antimagic¹⁄₆₄
Description	Heirs to the throne of the underworld, born from the abyss without a bit of pity in them, and a princely set of spells to pelt foes with.

Dragon Quest Tact

The prince of darkness appears as an A-rank monster of the Demon family as part of the True Dragon Quest IV event alongside Meena on her banner. He can participate in Baalzack's Battle Road as a party member.

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Demon family|30px]] [[File:DQTact Rank Icon .png|24px]] Prince of Darkness (デビルプリンス Debiru purinsu)

Image

Attributes
Role	Max level	HP	MP	Move
[[File:DQTact MagicType.png\|30px]] Magic	120	975	368	2
Attack	Defence	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
227	281	483	396	35
Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Crack	Woosh	Bang
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res	Very Weak
Zap	Zam	Snooze	Poison	Physical Lock
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Spell Lock	Martial Lock	Breath Lock	Hobble *	Stun *
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Super Weak
Dazzle	Curse	Paralysis	Confusion	Charm
Normal	Normal	Immune	Half Res	Normal

Skills
Basic skills	Awakening skills
Magic Barrier Exorcism Sizzle* Demonlock Kafrizz*	Dark World Prince / Stats Up Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up Demonlock Kafrizz Potency +5% / Stats Up Demonlock Kafrizz Follow-Up: Attacks with Demonlock Kafrizz when any other ally attacks within a 3-space range, up to 3 times per battle Zam Res +25 / Stats Up Demonlock Kafrizz Potency +5% / Stats Up Spell Lock Success Rate +5%
Perks
Basic perks	WIS +10 AGL +15 Demonlock Kafrizz Potency +2%
Leader perk	Raises spell potency of demon allies, including himself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around him.
Awakening perk	Dark World Prince: Greatly raises Spell Potency/Recovery and Spell Res for 3 turns at battle start

Gallery

A prince of darkness in X
Stars model
Rivals card
Prince of darkness and Meena in Tact