Purrestidigitator

The Purrestidigitator is a recurring monster in the series, first introduced in Dragon Quest VII. It is an anthropomorphic green cat wearing a blue wizard's robe. Its name is a play on a cat's purr and "prestidigitator", a magician skilled in sleight-of-hand.

Dragon Quest monster Purrestidigitator
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ベンガルクーン Romaji Bengarukūn First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localisation TigerMage Variants Clawcerer
Meowgician
Mogus
Pawmaturge

Characteristics

Purrestidigitators are feline wizards with green coats of fur, wearing blue robes that reach down to their feet along with a long necklace with a bronze cat's bell around their necks, as well as carrying gnarled wooden staffs which aid in spellcasting. Their repertoire of spell includes being able to envelop their opponents in illusions or sending them into chaos, along with setting them ablaze with fire magic. In later games, the felines have also gained the ability to cast darkness spells, as well.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Purrestidigitator (ベンガルクーン, Bengarukūn ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #107

Sprite Attributes File:Tigermage.gif HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 170 20 78 (PS1) 117 (3DS) 28 (PS1) 42 (3DS) 95 88 89 1⁄64 1⁄64

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 100% 80% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 0% 50% 50% 90% 50% 50% 25% 50% 0% 50% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Sizzle Dazzle Fuddle None Vogograd region (past) Mount Gora Burnmont (present, after the Demon King's resurrection) Fur cape1⁄64 Notable changes in the remakes

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Purrestidigitator (ベンガルクーン, Bengarukūn) Defeated Monster List No. : #102

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Beast 96 30 423 126 84 110 102

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle 0% -25% 0% 0% -25% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 50% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 50% 50% 50% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 50% 65%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items Frizzle Zammle Fizzle Drains MP with attacks Washes its face (wastes turn) The Plumbed Depths Lonely Coast Grotto (Cave/Nature, rank 1) Kitty litter1⁄8 Stolos' staff1⁄256 Description No cats on a hot tin roof, these fearless, peerless, fire-loving felines enjoy frying foes with Frizzle. They think it right and purroper that cats so comely, clever and charismatic should have such an impurressive name.

Dragon Quest X

Purrestidigitators appeared from the beginning of the game. They are still able to cast Frizzle, Zammle, and Fizzle, their spells from the previous game, and still continue to waste their turn by washing their faces in battle.

Dragon Quest Rivals

Purrestidigitator appeared in the 3rd card pack, "Cries of the Phoenix and Mother Earth" as a normal card exclusive for Merchant leaders.

Dragon Quest Tact

Purrestidigitator appears as a B-rank monster of the Beast family as part of the Dragon Quest VII event. It can be recruited in the Infernal Cave of the Cathedral of Blight at any difficulty, eventually being recruitable from Part 2 of the storyline from Chapter 6, Episode 6: His Wish. The purrestidigitator can participate in the Cumulus vex and Frankengolem's Battle Road as a party member.

Purrestidigitator (ベンガルクーン Bengarukūn)

Image   Attributes Role Max level HP MP Move Magic 120 768 355 2 Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight 292 191 295 315 25 Resistances Frizz Sizz Crack Woosh Bang Normal Normal Normal Very Weak Very Weak Zap Zam Snooze Poison Physical Lock Half Res Half Res Super Weak Normal Super Weak Spell Lock Martial Lock Breath Lock Hobble * Stun * Normal Normal Normal Half Res Immune Dazzle Curse Paralysis Confusion Charm Half Res Normal Normal Normal Normal Skills Basic skills Awakening skills Zam Kafizzle* Shimmering Heat* Sizz-type Spell Potency +5% / Stats Up Zap Res +25 / Stats Up Shimmering Heat Potency +5% / Stats Up Zam Res +25 / Stats Up Shimmering Heat Potency +5% / Stats Up Perks Basic perks Max MP+5 Shimmering Heat Potency +2% N/a Leader perk N/a Awakening perk Sizz-type Spell Potency +5%: Raises Sizz-type spell potency by 5%.

Trivia

• The purrestidigitator's Japanese name Bengal coon (ベンガルクーン, Bengarukūn) is a combination of the names of two different cat breeds: the Bengal cat and the Maine Coon.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Hechironrroneador	From the Spanish hechihero and ronronear.
Français	Prestigriffitateur	From the French prestidigitateur and griffe.
Deutsch	Schnurrke	Derived from the German schnurren, the word for a cat's purr.
Italiano	Artiglio stregato	Italian for "claw cat mage".

Gallery

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  A purrestidigiator in X.
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  Stars model
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  Rivals card
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  Walk model
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  Tact official art
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  DQ Card Game