Yangus

Yangus
Dragon Quest VIII
Japanese name	ヤンガス
Romaji	Yangasu
Title	Merchant (current), Bandit (former)
Race	Human

Yangus is a character in Dragon Quest VIII who accompanies the Hero on his missions. Yangus is also the featured character of Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon spin-off. He serves as a powerful tank character over the course of the game. He refers to the Hero as "Guv" (governor).

History

Originally a bandit from Pickham, Yangus tried to "go straight", as he himself put it, but because of his appearance people didn't give him much of a chance, which brought him back to a life of crime. However, one fateful day, he tried to make some money off of tolling a bridge; the same bridge, which the Hero, King Trode and Medea were about to cross. Trode refused to pay - the bridge being within his kingdom - causing Yangus to attack the group, but his attack failed and he ended up collapsing the bridge while The Hero, Trode and Medea made it to the other side, leaving Yangus hanging on for his life.

Trode insisted the group leave Yangus. But The Hero decided to save Yangus, who thanked the Hero and in turn pledged his loyalty to him. It is during this scene that Yangus gives the Hero the nickname of Guv. When asked by Jessica early in the story, Yangus explains that it was the hero who "helped him go straight".

When the group reaches the town of Pickham, Medea is stolen and sold to Red, a woman who lives on the outskirts of the region. It's revealed that Yangus and Red have history together (strongly implied to be romantic). At the end of the game, after the final boss is defeated, Jessica informs the Hero that Yangus and Red have gone into business together.

Abilities

Yangus has high strength throughout the entire game, he will deal the most damamge out of any character physically. But Yangus has access to Healing spells if you dabble in his humanity skillset, which can help in the beginning but is completely outclassed by Angelo and the Hero. Each of Yangus' weapon paths has high damage potential. Scythes if you want to steal items or have access to the Big Banga attack. Axes are the most helpful fighting bosses and metal monsters. Clubs if you want to farm gold easier. Humanity is for healing if need be and for some of Yangus' more comedic attacks like Underpants Dance and Golden Oldies. Yangus also has the most useful fisticuffs skillset.

Axe

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Helm Splitter	0	6	One	Yes	single strike that reduces the defence of the target
Attack +5	--	12	--	--	Increase attack +5 when equipped with an axe	--
Hatchet Man	3	19	One	Yes	single strike with a 50% chance of hitting the enemy and a 50% chance to be a critical hit if it connects
Critical Hit Up	--	26	--	--	Increases chance of critical hit with axes.	--
Attack +10	--	34	--	--	Increase attack +10 when equipped with an axe	--
Parallax	2	42	One	Yes	single strike that does 50% more damage than a normal attack to a single enemy and has a chance of paralyzing the enemy for 5-8 turns
Axes of Evil	2	54	Group	Yes	attacks a group of enemies
Executioner	3	66	One	No	single strike with a 50% chance of hitting the enemy and is an automatic critical hit if it connects
Attack +20	--	82	--	--	Increase attack +20 when equipped with an axe	--
Typhoeus' Maul	6	100	One	Yes	single strike that does 50% more damage than a normal attack and deals double damage to beasts

Club

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	9	--	--	Increase attack +5 when equipped with a club	--
Heart Breaker	2	19	One	Yes	single strike that deals normal damage and has a chance of stunning an enemy for one turn
Penny Pincher	2	25	One	Yes	single strike that deals normal damage and has a chance of stealing a small amount of gold from the enemy
Monster Masher	3	32	One	Yes	single strike that deals slightly more damage than a normal attack and deals 50% more damage to enemies of the material family
Attack +10	--	48	--	--	Increase attack +10 when equipped with a club	--
Critical Hit Up	--	59	--	--	Increases chance of critical hit with clubs.	--
Mind Breaker	2	71	One	Yes	single strike that deals slightly more damage than a normal attack and has a chance of causing an enemy to lose one turn with a higher success rate than Heart Breaker
Attack +25	--	82	--	--	Increase attack +25 when equipped with a club	--
Gold Rush	2	93	One	Yes	single strike causes slightly more damage than a normal attack and has a chance of stealing a small amount of gold from the enemy, has a higher success rate than Penny Pincher and steals more gold
Devil Crusher	5	100	One	Yes	single strike that causes slightly more damage than a normal attack and deals double damage to enemies of the demon or material family

Scythe

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	12	--	--	Increase attack +5 when equipped with a scythe	--
Steal Sickle	0	22	One	Yes	single strike with a chance of stealing an item from the target
Wind Sickles	0	32	One	Yes	deals moderate damage to a single target
Attack +10	--	42	--	--	Increases attack +10 when equipped with a scythe	--
Grim Reaper	3	50	Group	Yes	attacks a group of enemies with a small chance of instantly killing the targets
Critical Hit Up	--	60	--	--	Increases chance of critical hit with scythes.	--
Stainless Steal Sickle	0	70	One	Yes	single strike with a chance of stealing an item from the target; higher success rate than Steal Sickle
Attack +25	--	80	--	--	Increase attack +25 when equipped with scythe	--
Grimmer Reaper	3	90	Group	Yes	attacks a group of enemies with a small chance of instantly killing the targets; higher success rate than Grim Reaper & bonus vs. zombie family
Big Banga	30	100	All	Yes	heavy damage to all enemies

Fisticuffs

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	3	--	--	Increase attack +5 when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Agility +10	--	7	--	--	Increases Yangus' agility by 10 points	--
Knuckle Sandwich	2	12	one	no	Inflicts 150% points of damage.	yes
Critical Hit Up	--	18	--	--	Increases chance of critical hit with no weapon equipped.	--
Attack +20	--	25	--	--	Increase attack +20 when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Padfoot	4	33	--	--	field spell that reduces the chance of random battles	--
Thin Air	2	42	all	yes	Inflicts up to 132 points of damage on all enemies.	no
Multifists	0	60	1-4	yes	4 blows per attack each at approx: 33%.	yes
Attack +45	--	77	--	--	Increase attack +45 when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Boulder Toss	4	100	all	yes	Inflicts 72-104 damage on all enemies.	no

Humanity

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Whistle	0	4	--	--	field spell that immediately initiates a random battle (where applicable)	--
Heal	2	10	Ally	Yes	heals a single party member for 30-40 HP	--
Nose for Treasure	0	16	--	--	field spell that gives the number of nearby treasure chests, but not the location	--
Warcry	0	22	All	--	deals no damage, but can cause all enemies to lose their next turn	--
Share Magic	0	32	Ally	Yes	gives about 40% of Yangus' MP to the targeted party member	--
Kabuff	3	42	Party	--	raises all party members' defence	--
Underpants Dance	0	55	All	--	deals no damage, but can cause all enemies to lose their next turn. Has a higher success rate than Warcry.	--
Midheal	3	68	Ally	Yes	heals a single party member for 70-80 HP	--
Kerplunk	All	82	Party	--	kills Yangus, but resurrects and heals all other party members	--
Golden Oldies	15	100	1-4	No	attacks up to 4 times at random dealing 40-50 damage each hit

Gallery

• Dq8-yangus.jpg

  Yangus concept art

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