Archdemon

Introduced in	II
Former names	Bullwong Winged Demon ArcDemon Arc Demon Arch Demon
Japanese name	アークデーモン
Rōmaji	Ākudēmon
Family	Demon

Archdemon is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Characteristics

The archdemon is a pink buff demon with yellow and orange wings, yellow horns and green gloves. It also carries a black trident.

Appearances

Main games

Dragon Quest II

#76 - Archdemon Demon Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	210 (NES) 230 (Remakes)	Infinite (NES) 50 (Remakes)	140	80 (NES) 135 (Remakes)	150 (NES) 105 (Remakes)
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Prayer ring
	872 (NES) 1475 (Remakes)	110 (NES) 235 (Remakes) G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack May act twice per turn Blazing Breath Flame Breath*
Spells
Kaboom
Haunts at:
Northern Rendarak

Dragon Quest V DS

#161* - Archdemon Demon Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	305	34	234	160	70
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Rockbomb shard
	927	85 G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
Kaboom
Haunts at:
Gotha area Riteof Passage Knightmare Towers

Dragon Quest VII 3DS

#S32* - Archdemon Demon Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	348	45	252	165	114
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Prayer ring
	378	93 G
	Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack Desperate attack
Spells
Kaboom
Haunts at:
Demon's Den (DLC Tablet)
Monster Meadows quotes:
3DS: Gah hah hah! I can really relax here! I feel very at peace here-but it would be nice to be able to blast someone with Kaboom once in a while... Hey, (player's name)! How are things going?

Dragon Quest VIII

#200 - Archdemon Demon Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	248 (PS2) 348 (3DS)	45	252	165	114
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Rockbomb shard (Common) Battle fork (Rare)
	418	62 (PS2) 93 (3DS) G
	Note: Fearsome demons capable of casting some truly explosive spells. Some theorize that these monsters are the adult form of minidemons.
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
Kaboom
Haunts at:
Black Citadel Farebury Region¹ Kingdom of Ascantha¹ The Holy Isle of Neos¹ Western Argonia¹ ¹After the destruction of the Black Citadel

Dragon Quest X

#893 - Archdemon Demon Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Weight
	3112	999	406	353	459
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Single phial (Common) Kaleidoskin (Rare)
	1351	11 G
	Note: A great demon with a terrible story that those who see him never return alive. It is said that not even a speck of dust remains after casting Kaboom. The Devil Corps' soup kitchen boss. He mixes a huge amount of ingredients with a giant fork and serves up a dark soup.
Abilities
Normal attack Guards with weapon
Spells
Kaboom Kaboomle
Haunts at:
Heart of Hell Magical Palace Valley of Purgatory

Monsters series

Dragon Warrior Monsters

# - ArcDemon Demon Family
	HP	Wisdom	Attack	Defence	Agility
	2/5	5/5	2/5	3/5	5/5
	Description: Too fat to fly but its strength is incredible.
	Spells and Abilities
	Bang BoltSlash BirdBlow
How to breed:
Any Demon family monster X Any ??? family monster GateGuard X Any Undead family monster Ogre X Any Dragon family monster AgDevil / Grendal / Gigantes X SpotKing / KingSlime / MetalKing / Andreal / GreatDrak / Orochi / Trumpeter / KingLeo / ZapBird / WhipBird / MetalDrak / StoneMan

Dragon Warrior Monsters 2

Name

ArcDemon

HP

5/10

MP

4/10

Attack

6/10

Defense

7/10

Agility

4/10

Experience 5/10 (Average leveling speed)

Spells

Bang, BoltSlash, VacuSlash

Family

Devil Family

Locations

Breed:
An AgDevil with an Andreal
A Gigantes with a Garudian
A Grendel with a GreatDrak, KingLeo, KingSlime, MetalDrak, MetalKing, Orochi, SpotKing, Trumpeter, WhipBird, or ZapBird
Breed a member of the Devil Family with a member of the Boss Family
Breed an Ogre with a member of the Dragon Family

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

The Archdemon is a more powerful form of the Dessert Demon that specialises in Bang magic.

Family	Demon
Rank	B
Description	High-level demons whose expertise in explosive magic makes them feared by all.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits	Bangmeister
Resistances	Bangproof, Whackproof
Skill	Frizz & Bang II
Location	-
Breeding chart	Dessert demon x Megalodon, Notso macho, or Moosifer Headhunter x Dark slime knight

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2/Joker 2 Professional

Synthesis

Joker 2 Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Result
Notso macho	+	Dessert demon	=	Archdemon
Synth type	Special

Joker 2 Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Result
Moosifer	+	Dessert demon	=	Archdemon
Synth type	Special

Rank and Slot No.

Joker 2 Rank and Slot No.
Rank	A
Slot No.	One

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Joker 3 Professional

Originally a one-monster-slot monster in past games, in this game it's a two-monster-slot monster.

Heroes series

Dragon Quest Heroes

Number

#032

EXP

78

Gold

78 G

Field Notes

Trident-toting terrors who flatten foes with mighty magic before bringing their bestial brawn to bear. Rumour has it that minidemons turn into archdemons with age. They certainly share some striking similarities.

Located

Dawnsholm (Recruit)
Sylvea (Hero)
The Shrine of Scales (Recruit, Captain)

Items Dropped

Kaleidoskin, Magic beast horn, Classic mirror ring recipe, Luxury mirror ring recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Number

#092

EXP

5384

Gold

338 G

Field Notes

Trident-toting terrors who flatten foes with mighty magic before bringing their bestial brawn to bear. Rumour has it that minidemons turn into archdemons with age. They certainly share some striking similarities.

Located

The Battle of Accordia

Items Dropped

Magic beast hide, Magic beast horn

Battle Road series

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road, Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II/Legend, & Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory

Skill/Spell	Description
Kaboom	Damages all enemies with a large explosion
Skewer	Damages one enemy with its trident
Crippling Kaboom	Damages all enemies with a massive explosion

Gallery

Mugshot from DQ5

Tact artwork

DQB2 Bestiary icon

Other languages

Other languages
French	Archidémon
German	Erzdämon Archdämon (M)
Spanish	Archidemonio
Latin American Spanish	Unknown
Italian	Arcidemone
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	上級惡魔
Korean	아크 데몬

Notable Archdemons

• Adamn
• Großmesser

Related monsters

• Ashdemon
• Belial
• Coin Belial
• Dessert demon
• Evil archdemon
• Iron Ball Demon
• Reigen