Editing Psaro (Character) (section)

==Trivia==
*Psaro was originally intended to join the Chosen in the {{NES}} version of ''Dragon Quest IV'', but the strict memory limitations on the available cartridge resulted in the scenario being cut from the final game<ref>— じつは『V』の主人公はデスピ○ロで人間に復讐するという・・・・・。そんなシナリオも想像できるんですがどうですか?よく、「あれではデスピ○ロがかわいそうだ」という意見も耳にしますから。
堀井: なるほど。アイデアとしてはおもしろいね。本当のこと言っちゃうと、ピ○ロは途中で仲間になる予定だったんだよ。でも、容量の関係でどんどん削られてしまって。で、結局ああいうことになったの。ファミ通 No. 117 December 21st 1990, page 43</ref>. Whether this original scenario was similar to what would become chapter 6 of the 2001 {{PlayStation}} remake or was a different story altogether has not yet been revealed.
*Psaro's appearance is strikingly-similar to that of ''[[Final Fantasy]]''' [https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII ''VII'']'s [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Sephiroth Sephiroth]. The two bear some similarities beyond design, as well, as they both have tragic stories and take on monstrous forms to do battle with their respective heroic adversaries. These similarities are frequent subjects of jokes among Japanese fans, such as suggesting that Psaro and Sephiroth are actually secret twins, or sometimes calling one of them "Psaroth".
**The {{Hero 4}} and Sephiroth are able to encounter one another via a match in {{SSB5}}.
*Despite Psaro being able to equip cursed equipment without penalty, he is unable to equip the [[Death mask]], likely due to the development team deliberately preventing him from gaining a high amount of Defence with little effort. 
*As revealed in an event in ''[[Dragon Quest of the Stars]]'', Psaro's last name is "Banesword".
*Psaro's outfit is inspired by clothes worn by baroque princes—hence the puffed sleeves and pants—which may indicate that he is of high birth. Psaro's bestiary entry in the Japanese version of {{Dragon Quest IX}} describes him as a prince, corroborating this interpretation. 
**Curiously, he does not at any point revert to this outfit in ''The Dark Prince'' for any reason, instead wearing an entirely new default outfit and retaining a slightly younger appearance.
*In ''Monster Battle Road Victory'', his first-person pronoun in Japanese is changed from "私" (''watashi'', a polite first-person pronoun) to "俺" (''ore'', a common first-person pronoun that comes across as decidedly-masculine and rather brusque). Many fans disliked this change.
*In ''Monster Battle Road'' manga and ''Victory'', there is a genderbent version of Psaro named Queen Psaro (クイーンピサロ）.  Unlike Psaro, who is ruthless and cold, she has a personality similar to [[Debora]].  If beaten, a [[Puff-Puff]] can be gotten from her.
**Apparently, it is unknown if she has any relation to Psaro in any way.
*Prior to the remakes of {{Dragon Quest IV}} making Psaro's appearance uniform, many artists portrayed him in a variety of different ways.
**For various pieces of artwork for the official CD Theater, illustrator Mutsumi Inomata depicted Psaro as very beautiful with large elven ears and either long light purple hair or blond hair.
**In some of the 4Koma comics, Psaro is drawn very similar to a human, but with pointed ears and sharp canine fangs. He has frizzy black hair and wears a military-styled uniform with a cape.
*Although Psaro himself does not appear in {{Dragon Quest X}}, the design of the [[Demon Swordsman]] vocation was based on him, with players able to wield two-handed swords, cast [[Zam]] spells, and use special skills such as [[Disruptive Wave]]. Players could also obtain a special outfit that allows them to dress like Psaro.
**Players could also dress up as Psaro in ''[[Dragon Quest of the Stars]]'', however, this was for a limited-time event.
**Likewise, the design of the Demon Swordsman vocation in {{DQWalk}} is based on Psaro as well. A special banner was held when the vocation was first introduced that would allow players to acquire equipment that lets them dress like Psaro.