Djinn genie (vocation)
The Djinn Genie is an advanced monster vocation in the game Dragon Quest VII.
Description[edit]
The Djinn Genie is a portly parody of the common perception of genies. This monster vocation offers a sharp increase in Strength, but a slight drop in Resilience and Style. At rank 8, characters will gain a weak resistance to all elements except breath attacks and strike-rock skills, and a strong resistance to all status ailments.
Requirements[edit]
In order to become a Djinn genie, a character must first master the Malevolantern and Barbatos vocations. A player can also obtain a Djinn genie heart from battling them in the Cave to Another World. However, the only way a player can fight one is by allowing a Vigilantern to summon a Djinn genie. However, the drop rate is still astronomically low, as the genies only have a 1⁄1024 chance of dropping one.
- In the Nintendo 3DS version, there are more options for obtaining a Djinn genie heart. Players are able to create a custom Traveller's Tablet with Djinn genies as one of the monsters that can be encountered and a heart can be received as a reward by making a Djinn genie the boss of the tablet. Lover lamps are also capable of summoning Djinn genies to battle.
Stat Changes[edit]
| Statistics | Change |
| Battles to Master | 220 |
| Strength | +30% |
| Agility | +10% |
| Resilience | -5% |
| Wisdom | Null |
| Style | -10% |
| Max HP | +10% |
| Max MP | Null |
| Mastery Bonus | +20 Bonus to Strength |
Abilities[edit]
| Level | Title (PSX) |
Learns | Battles Needed | Target | Info | MP |
| 1 | Genie in a Bottle (DarkCloud) |
Nothing | 0 | |||
| 2 | Juvenile Djinn (Genie) |
Oomph | 25 | One Ally | Doubles a single party member's attack power. | 6 |
| 3 | Errand Boy (Ampharool) |
Absorb Magic | 50 | Self | Absorbs the MP from one magic spell cast against the user | 0 |
| 4 | Wish Granter (Jann) |
Insulatle | 80 | All Allies | Protects the party from fire and ice attacks. | 3 |
| 5 | Deal Maker (Djinn) |
Hocus Pocus | 135 | Random | Random Effects, good, bad or neutral | 20 |
| 6 | Fate Changer (Shaitan) |
Call to Arms | 165 | All Enemies | Summons an army to attack all enemies. Four attacks. Cost of the attack is the caster's gold times 50. | 0 |
| 7 | Djinn General (Efreet) |
Backdraft | 173 | Self | Reflects fire and ice breath once | 0 |
| 8 | Giant Among Genies (Marid) |
Scorch | 220 | All Enemies | A scorching inferno of burning breath. | 0 |
Trivia[edit]
- The accolades for the Budoo in the PSX version come from the Qur'anic tradition and many Arabic stories.
- Ampharool is a genie described in the medieval grimoire The Book of Power who presided over the power to travel instantly from one place to another by magic. He was called the "King of the Genies of Flying" by King Solomon.
- The Djinn is an alternate spelling for Genie.
- Shaitan is another word for the devil of Islam, also known as Iblis. The root of the word can be used as an adjective or an noun. As an adjective, it can mean adversarial. As a noun, it can mean mischief. Shaitan is related to the word Satan of Christian tradition.
- The Efreet, also spelled Ifrit, are another class of Djinn that are associated with the underworld.
- The Marid is a djinn associated with the open waters and seas.
- The name Djinn genie may be a reference to "The Jean Genie", a song by the late English singer David Bowie.
- The Djinn genie's first rank may be a reference to "Genie in a Bottle", a song by American pop singer Christina Aguilera.
