Psaro the Manslayer

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This article is about the enemy Psaro, for the character see Psaro (Character).
Psaro the Manslayer
Dragon Quest IV
Japanese name デスピサロ
Romaji Desupisaro
Old localisation Necrosaro, Pizzaro, Death Pisaro
Race Artificially Augmented Demon

Psaro the Manslayer is the central antagonist in Dragon Quest IV and a recurring monster in the series. He is a powerful demon with a passionate hatred for humanity.

Story

Psaro hates and is in turn reviled by humans, but revered by demons and the inhabitants of Rosehill. When Rose, his lover, was attacked by humans for the ruby tears she sheds as an elf, he protected her by concealing her in a small fortress he built far away from human settlements. The town of Rosehill grew up around it as others looking for shelter from humans relocated there. Psaro paid frequent visits to Rosehill in order to see Rose. He shares with her his plans to destroy humanity, while disregarding her pleas to stop and pursue peaceful co-existence.

Near the end of the events of Dragon Quest IV, Aamon has Rose murdered, causing Psaro to go insane. He loses what little inhibition Rose had given him and uses the Secret of Evolution to transform into a monster, destroying his mind in the process. The only thing he remembers is his desire to genocide humanity. This leads to the final confrontation between he and the Hero in the Nadiria

Battle

Psaro the Manslayer is fought at the very end of Dragon Quest IV. He is notably the first transforming final boss in the Dragon Quest series, and the electronic medium as a whole. The battle is a test of endurance more than anything, as Psaro's only tricks are ones used by other bosses earlier on, so the player should already be familiar with the methods of dealing with them. He has seven different forms, effectively undergoing an elaborate metamorphosis:

Phase one
Big Book of Beasts No. : None
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Sprites Attributes
NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
2,000 0 None None 250 250 70 0⁄64
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle
0% 0% 0% 25% 25% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 75% ?
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Acts twice per turn
Desperate attack 		Psaro's Peak None
Notable changes in the remakes None


Phase two
Big Book of Beasts No. : None
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Sprites Attributes
NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
1,600 0 None None 340 220 110 0⁄64
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle
0% 25% 0% 25% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 25% ?
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Desperate attack Psaro's Peak None
Notable changes in the remakes None


Phase three
Big Book of Beasts No. : None
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Sprites Attributes
NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
1,600 255 None None 230 200 90 0⁄64
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle
0% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 25% ?
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
Crackle
Kabuff
Sizzle
Whack 		Acts twice per turn
Sweet Breath 		Psaro's Peak None
Notable changes in the remakes None


Phase four
Big Book of Beasts No. : None
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Sprites Attributes
NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
1,800 0 None None 210 200 90 ⁄
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle
0% 75% 0% 0% 75% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 25% ?
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Occasionally acts twice per turn
Disruptive Wave
Hot Gas (30~40 damage)
Inferno 		Psaro's Peak None
Notable changes in the remakes None


Phase five
Big Book of Beasts No. : None
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Sprites Attributes
NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
1,600 0 None None 260 220 85 0⁄64
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle
0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 25% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 25% ?
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Acts twice per turn
Hot Gas (30~40 damage)
Inferno 		Psaro's Peak None
Notable changes in the remakes None


Phase six
Big Book of Beasts No. : None
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Sprites Attributes
NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
1,700 0 None None 290 230 80 0⁄64
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle
0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 25% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 25% ?
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Acts twice per turn
Inferno 		Psaro's Peak None
Notable changes in the remakes None


Phase seven
Big Book of Beasts No. : None
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Sprites Attributes
NES Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
2,100 255 None None 320 230 80 0⁄64
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle
0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 25% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% ?
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
Bounce (always activates at onset) Acts twice per turn
Freezing Blizzard
Inferno 		Psaro's Peak None
Notable changes in the remakes None


Other Appearances

Dragon Quest IX

#299 - Psaro
HP MP Experience Gold
7500
15066 (99) 		255 65600 2490
Attack Defense Speed
665
1336 (99) 		510
765 (99) 		280
448 (99)
Family ???
Capture Rate  
Bestiary # 299
Game Dragon Quest IX
Console DS
Japanese Name  
Description "Toughens up with Kabuff, then --- Shazam! --- hits hard with Kazam. Keep him under control with water-based warcraft.

A tragic figure who forsook his normal form to wreak revenge on the mortals who murdered his beloved."

Additional Attributes
Fire Ice Wind Earth Light Dark
100 150 150 100 100 100
Blast Dazzle Sleep Death Drain MP Confusion
50 0 0 0 100 0
Fizzle Inaction Paralyze Poison Charm Magic Res
25 0 0 0 5 25
Blunt Sap Decelerate
5 25 75
”スクルトで守りを高めドルモーアを使ってくる。弱点の氷の攻撃でこちらのペースに持ち込め。愛するものを殺した人間に復習するため、進化の秘密に手をそめた悲劇のプリンス。” - Dragon Quest IX Beastiary (Japanese)

Psaro appears as a Legacy Boss. He has no current memory of himself, and he challenges the Hero. His map can be dropped from the Dragonlord at higher levels (and thus can be obtained multiple times).

Treasure

Level Range Secondary Drop Orb
1-3 Zenithian boots 20% Green Orb 5%
4-8 Zenithian boots 25% Green Orb 5%
9-15 Zenithian boots 25% Green Orb 6%
16-25 Nimzo's Map 10% Green Orb 6%
26-40 Nimzo's Map 15% Green Orb 7%
41-56 Nimzo's Map 20% Green Orb 7%
57-68 Nimzo's Map 25% Green Orb 8%
69-80 Nimzo's Map 30% Green Orb 8%
81-90 Nimzo's Map 35% Green Orb 9%
91-99 Nimzo's Map 40% Green Orb 10%

Skills

Level New abilities
Initial Disruptive Wave, Kacrack, Kazam, Kabuff, critical attack, sometimes attacks twice per round
5 Whack
10 Sweet Breath
16 Hellfire
22 Thwack
28 Kacrackle
34 C-c-cold Breath
41 Begins attacking 3 times per turn, Kazammle, stops using Whack & Kacrack & Kazam
57 Meditation

Dragon Quest Monsters

Boss of the Gate of Extinction, Psaro (then Pizzaro) is confronted by Terry shortly after voicing his desire to eliminate all humans.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Psaro appears in his final form as a rank X member of the material family and can be obtained by synthesizing a Ruin and Roseguardin together. His Manslayer title is reflected in his default nicknames, all of which contain 'slay'.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Psaro is an excellent two-slot Rank X monster. He can be synthesized by combining a roseguardin with Ruin.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

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Dragon Quest Heroes

The green Goliath form appears as a part of Psaro's Coup de Grace

Trivia

  • There are two Psaros in the remake; the other one is a gender-confused naked man.
  • There is an writing error in the IX's Japanese version of the bestiary; it was written 秘密 (Himitsu) when it should have been 秘法 (Hibou, meaning secret act literary.), although it is the same meaning.

Gallery

  • Dragon Quest Monsters
    Dragon Quest Monsters
  • Dragon Quest Monsters 2
    Dragon Quest Monsters 2
  • DQM I+II
    DQM I+II
  • Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
    Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
  • Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
    Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
  • Dragon Quest Heroes
    Dragon Quest Heroes
  • Psaro the Manslayer from the Sofubi Monster merchandise series.
    Psaro the Manslayer from the Sofubi Monster merchandise series.
  • Special metallic version in the Sofubi Monster series.
    Special metallic version in the Sofubi Monster series.

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