Archfiends and other variations of fiends are the fixture title given to most big bads and Final Bosses of the Dragon Quest series. They are the varying English localisations of 魔王 (Mao, lit. Demon King) or 大魔王 (Daimao, lit. Great Demon King).
List of Archfiends[]
| Source | Mao | Daimao |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon Quest III | Archfiend Baramos | Master Archfiend Zoma |
| Dragon Quest IV | Psaro | |
| Dragon Quest V | Grandmaster Nimzo | |
| Dragon Quest VI | Archfiend Mortamor | |
| Dragon Quest VII | Demon King Orgodemir | |
| Dragon Quest X | ||
| Dragon Quest XI | Mordegon, Lord of Shadows | |
| Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel | Baramos | |
| Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai | Dark Lord Hadlar | Dark King Vearn |
| Dragon Quest of the Stars | Fiend (dungeon difficulty) | Archfiend (dungeon difficulty) |
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Unknown |
| German | Erzfeind |
| Spanish | Unknown |
| Italian | Unknown |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | Unknown |
| Korean | Unknown |