Badboon

The Badboon is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest II. The large brown-furred primate and its cousins are among the earliest examples of the Beast family of monsters.

Dragon Quest monster Badboon
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese マンドリル Romaji Mandoriru Translation Mandrill First appearance Dragon Quest II Dragon Warrior naming Baboon Variants Big badboon Brainy badboon

Characteristics

Badboons are based on mandrills, Old World monkeys that are native to western Africa in the real world. They are large, brown bulky primates with colourful faces and posteriors. Bulkier than real life mandrills, their stature resembles orangutans and gorillas. The primates made a reappearance in the series in IX after a 22 year absence.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

NES VersionRemake Versions

Badboon (マンドリル Mandoriru)

Sprite Attributes Resistances HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Fizzle Snooze Dazzle Thwack Kasap Spell 40 0 18 45 48 12 20 1⁄32 7⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7 0⁄7

Additional information Spells Locations Dropped item Flee Moonahan region Outside of Moonbrooke Dragon's Horn Oaken club (1⁄16)

Badboon (マンドリル Mandoriru)

Sprites Attributes Resistances HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Fizzle Snooze Dazzle Thwack Kasap Spell 35 0 33 45 40 12 18 1⁄32 7⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7 0⁄7

Additional information Spells Locations Dropped item Flee Moonahan region Outside of Moonbrooke Dragon's Horn Oaken club (1⁄16)

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Badboon (マンドリル, Mandoriru) Defeated Monster List No. : #050

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Beast 90 6 171 69 80 64 40

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -25% -25% 0% 25% 25% 100% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 25% 50% 25% 0% 25% 25% 50% 0% 0% 25%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items None Completely loses it and starts on character (125% damage) Psyche Up War Cry Newid Isle Tower of Trades Magic beast hide1⁄16 Strong medicine1⁄32 Description Giant apes and lords of the jungle who store up their anger, then attack with full, explosive force. The one with the loudest War Cry wins the leadership, so every spring the forest comes alive with their cacophonous cries.

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

A badboon makes an appearance at the beginning of the story as one of the friendly monsters living alongside Dai and Brass on Dermline Island. However, in the 2020 anime series, it is nowhere to be found.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

Making its first appearance in a Monsters game, Badboon appears as a D-rank monster of the Beast family exclusive to the smartphone version.

Dragon Quest Builders 2

Badboons first appear on the island of Furrowfield, where three of them are shown attacking Rosie.

#004 Badboon (マンドリル, Mandoriru?, lit. Mandrill)

Attributes

Sprite Family Tameable HP Attack Defence Exp Beast No 160 22

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop Furrowfield* Bark (common) Medicinal Leaf Seed (common) Heartwood (rare)*

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#004 Badboon (マンドリル, Mandoriru?, lit. Mandrill)

Attributes

Sprite Family Tameable HP Attack Defence Exp Beast No 73

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop Furrowfield* -

Dragon Quest Treasures

A statue of a badboon is Treasure No. 515 in the Monster Statues category. Its base value is 180,000 gold.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Malandril	From the Spanish mal and mandrill.
Français	Babourin	Derived from "babouin", the French word for baboon.
Deutsch	Gibbonze	From the German Gibbon and Bonze
Italiano	Scimpanzer	From the Italian scimpanzé and the German Panzer.

Gallery

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  A mandrill, in the upper right, in the 1991 anime of The Adventure of Dai.
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  Treasures statue icon.
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  A badboon in Walk.
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  Tact artwork.