Balzack (or Baalzack) is a boss monster in Dragon Quest IV and a recurring character in the series. A student of Maya and Meena's father, the alchemist Mahabala, Balzack killed his teacher for the Secret of Evolution he had discovered, becoming an underling of Psaro.
In his Dragon Quest X version, Balzack was still an evil alchemist who turned himself into a monster, and the grandfather of the father of the Hero's sibling.
Characteristics
Appearance
Balzack is a girthy dragon monster with a blue underbelly and face, purple scales, white spikes on its head, small bat-like wings, and its armed with a wooden club for combat.
Personality
Balzack possesses several qualities of a typical villain: arrogant, dishonest, immoral, and murderous. These traits are shown by his ruthless betrayal and murder of Mahabala. It becomes evident throughout the game that Balzack is loyal to no one but himself. After supposedly achieving the pinnacle of the Secret of Evolution, Balzack indicates that he plans on usurping Psaro the Manslayer, just as he did to his previous master. Even his fellow demons dislike him, with Marquis de Léon took the chance to separate himself from Balzack when the opportunity presented itself and a Minidemon saying that Psaro wants it and its fellow comrades to follow Balzack's orders despite its protests. Balzack's minions expressed no sadness upon his death. Even Psaro, who normally does not display cruelness towards his allies and underlings, does so for Balzack. He impresses punishment of death upon him for failures (according to Marquis de Léon's dialogue after his initial defeat), something he normally does not do, and uses him as a test subject for an experiment expected to fail.
Appearances
Main games
Dragon Quest IV
The entirety of Chapter 4 is centered on the sisters' quest to confront Balzack, their father's murderer, whom they finally encounter at Palais de Léon. However, due to the intervention of the Marquis de Léon, the sisters are defeated, thrown in jail, and ultimately forced to flee to Endor.
- Main article: Balzackian
Balzack
| #198 - Balzack Beast Family | |||||
|
HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 240 (NES) 300 (PSX and DS) |
∞ | 80 (NES) 72 (PSX and DS) |
43 (NES) 36 (PSX and DS) |
22 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | None | ||
| 500 | 0 G | ||||
| Note: None | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Fireball | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Fullheal Sizz | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Palais de Léon (Ch. 4) | |||||
He uses powerful magical and breath attacks, and if he is injured he will heal himself fully with Fullheal, however, he is vulnerable to the effects of the Sphere of silence.
Baalzack
| #202 - Baalzack Dragon Family | |||||
|
HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 500 (NES) 950 (PSX and DS) |
∞ | 150 | 100 | 14 (NES) 28 (PSX and DS) | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | None | ||
| 6500 | 0 G | ||||
| Note: None | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Acts twice Chilly Breath | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Crackle | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Zamoksva (Ch. 5) | |||||
In the fifth chapter, the Secret of Evolution has transformed him into a more powerful being: Baalzack (or "Balzack+"). He is occupying the empty Castle Zamoksva. He is very arrogant, and disliked even by his subordinate demons. His intention, he says, is to enhance his body to be even more godlike than Psaro the Manslayer, but he lacks the Armlet of Transmutation which allows him to use the full power of the Secret of Evolution. With the help of the Hero, Maya and Meena are able to finally defeat him.
Remake Changes
- In the NES Version, the Ball of Silence, in addition to disabling Balzack's magic, also changes his coloring. The remakes remove the pallet swapping effect.
- In the NES Version, Balzack's sprite through both encounters is the one used for Psaro's Pawn and Master Kung. In the Sony PlayStation, Nintendo DS, and Mobile versions, he takes the form of a king until the battle begins and then changes to a sprite resembling his battle form.
Dragon Quest X
In his Dragon Quest X version, Balzack was still an evil alchemist who turned himself into a monster, and the grandfather of the father of the Hero's sibling. To increase his alchemical powers, he began consuming other alchemists, but, as individuals with great potential became increasingly rare, he had devised a plan to cultivate new alchemists by himself, setting up a series of towers around the Island of Tenton that could only be opened by sythetizing the keys with alchemy. Eventually, sixty years ago, the Hero's Sibling, flung in the past by the Hero, defeated Balzack, opening up a way towards Tenton.
Offline Boss Fight
| # - Balzack Dragon Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Weight |
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| Exp | Gold | Drop | None | ||
| {{{EXP}}} | {{{Gold}}} G | ||||
| Note: | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Sometimes acts twice per turn Chilly Breath Freezing Blizzard Tail Swing Crash and Grab | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Unknown | |||||
Treasures n' Trapdoors Boss Fight
| # - Balzack Dragon Family | |||||
|
|
HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Weight |
| 935 | {{{MP}}} | 53 | {{{Defense}}} | {{{Agility}}} | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | None | ||
| 0 | 3750* G | ||||
| Note: | |||||
| Abilities | |||||
| Normal attack Sometimes acts twice per turn Desperate attack Chilly Breath Freezing Blizzard Tail Swing Crash and Grab | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| None | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Unknown | |||||
Monsters series
Dragon Warrior Monsters
| # - Balzak Material Family | |||||
 |
HP | Wisdom | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 5/5 | |
| Description: A creature created to be the strongest monster. | |||||
| Spells and Abilities | |||||
| Bang (Lv. 5) Bolt (Lv. 7) Multicut (Lv. 29) | |||||
| How to breed: | |||||
| Any Material family monster X Any ??? family monster IceMan / LavaMan X Any Demon family monster | |||||
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2
- HP
- 6
- Attack
- 7
- Defense
- 6
- Agility
- 5
- Intelligence
- 6
- Special
- Bang, Bolt, MultiCut
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D/SP
| Book Number | 507 |
|---|---|
| HP | 1760 |
| MP | 530 |
| Atk | 800 |
| Def | 700 |
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key/SP
| Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Synthesising | ||||||||
| Monster | Monster | Result | ||||||
| Balzackian | + | Great argon lizard Gigantes Belial |
= | Baalzack | ||||
| Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Rank and Slot No. | |
| Rank | S |
| Slot No. | Two |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Joker 3 Professional
| Joker 3 Synthesising | ||||||||
| Monster | Monster | Result | ||||||
| Spiked clubber | + | Spiked clubber | = | Baalzack | ||||
| Synth type | Unique | |||||||
| Joker 3 Rank and Slot No. | |
| Rank | A |
| Slot No. | Three |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light
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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
| The Dark Prince Synthesising | ||||||||
| Monster | Monster | Result | ||||||
| Night clubber | + | Abominable showman | = | Balzack | ||||
| Synth type | S | |||||||
| The Dark Prince Rank and Slot No. | |
| Rank | A |
| Slot No. | Unknown |
Other games
Dragon Quest Heroes II
Exp: 10240 Gold: 267 Items dropped: Thinkincense, Gold bracer Locations: Battle of the Great Divide (S)
Dragon Quest of the Stars
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Dragon Quest Rivals
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Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi!
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Dragon Quest: Monster Parade
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Dragon Quest Tact
| Family | Role | Rarity | Max Level | Max HP | Max MP | Max Atk | Max Def | Agility | Wisdom | Move | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beast | Magic | A | 120 | 773 | 365 | 228 | 282 | 220 | 287 | 2 | 35 |
| Leader Skill | Skill 1 | Skill 2 | Skill 3 | Passive Skill | Awakening skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raises the spell potency of beast allies, including himself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around him. | Daunting Stab | Hypno Fireball | Fire wall | Max MP +10, WIS +10, Fire Wall Potency +2% | 1 Heart: Evolving Beast, Stats up 2 Heart: Zam Res +25, Stats up 3 Heart: Demonic Obsession: Grants x1.5 spell potency/recovery for 1 turn when HP drops to 50% or less 1 time per battle, Fire wall Potency +5%, Stats up 4 Heart: Woosh Res +25, Stats up 5 Heart: Fullheal: Heals the user to full HP when HP drops to 20% or less 1 time per battle, Fire wall Potency +5%, Stats up |
| Resistances | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
| 50% Woosh & Zam spells 50% Spell Lock & Stun 100% Snooze |
-50% Crack & Bang spells -100% Poison & Paralysis |
Etymology
The name Balzack is similiarly close to that of Honoré de Balzac, a French novelist and playwright, whose magnum opus was titled La Comédie humaine, a series of short stories and novels detailing life after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. The story of Balzac is also similar to that of Honoré, as both turned their backs on their teachers or professions and sought a higher purpose.
Gallery
Trivia
- Balzack bares a slight resemblance to both Cymbal and Drum, both appearing in Dragon Ball manga and anime.
Other languages
| Other languages | |
| French | Dickenz Déickenz |
| German | Balzack (IV 1 Form, DP) Baalzack (IV 2 Form) Barzak (M) |
| Spanish | Balzack Baalzack |
| Latin American Spanish | Unknown |
| Italian | Balzack Baalzack |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | 巴爾扎克 |
| Korean | Unknown |
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