Carver

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Carver
Dragon Quest VI
DQVI DS Carver.png
Sprite(s) Dq6 hassan-sprite.gif
Carver mugshot.png Carver mimic transparent.png
Japanese name ハッサン
Romaji Hassan
Title Roaming Warrior
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Carpenter's Son (After fusing with his real self)

Punk-Haired Pugilist (IX)
Class Martial Artist
Race Human
Age 21
Voice actor Kiyoyuki Yanada (CD Theater)
Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese, Heroes II)
Alex Gaumond (English, Heroes II)

"My cockles are pretty toasty, too. Wait, what are cockles again?"

—Carver, in Port Haven (DS, Cell phone)

Carver is a character in the Dragon Quest series that appears as a playable party member in Dragon Quest VI.

He is a travelling Martial Artist and the first to join the Hero on his quest. The two of them work together as a part of the Somnian military in the war against Murdaw before discovering the mystery of the Lower and Upper Worlds.

Appearance and personality[edit]

Carver is a mountain of a man, towering over most characters. He wears a grey open vest along with a turquoise-colored pair of shorts, and an orange sash lengthened by a piece of rope. Over his shorts, he wears a light-green mawashi, a type of loincloth similar to those worn by sumo wrestlers in real life. He also wears black shoes with a pair of light-green socks. He is noticeably more tan than the rest of the characters. Coupled with his purple mohawk, Carver's appearance is among the most distinct in the game.

Despite his intimidating build, Carver is a kind and friendly man, and starts a friendship with the Hero soon after they meet. Almost always jovial, Carver does his best to stay positive in darker moments, and tries to keep the mood light with a quick joke or a pun. A bit of a braggart, Carver thinks highly of himself and isn't afraid to accept any praises from villagers for the group's good deeds.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit]

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Carver appears in the cold opening alongside the Hero and Milly. Their assault on Murdaw ends in disaster when the leathery wizard turns them to stone, resulting in the Hero falling out of bed and awakening from a nightmare.

The Hero next encounters Carver in Somnia after bumping into him and again during the initiation trial at Gardsbane Tower. Carver wishes the Hero good luck and hopes the best man wins, which is noticed by the test supervisors as the kind of cooperation the Somnian military is looking for. Newly pressed into service, Carver and the Hero are first sent to investigate rumors of a ferocious mustang menacing the countryside, which results in the duo gaining ownership of Peggy Sue and the castle's finest Wagon. The duo's next assignment has them search for any clues as to the location of Ra's Mirror: the journey gives insight into Carver's excellent carpentry skill, and results in a reunion with Milly in a Lower World.

After a lengthy discourse with Madame Luca Luminesta, joining with Ashlynn, fighting fake Murdaw, and getting ownership of a legendary vessel through the help of Nevan, Carver joins the Hero in the second siege of Murdaw's Keep. In the castle Carver discovers a statue of his exact likeness, and upon touching it fuses with the stone--his original body Murdaw stripped from him in the game's opening. Realizing that "he" was the idealized version of himself, Carver comes to terms with the reality of the situation and his past as the runaway son of a master craftsman who dreamed of becoming a legendary martial artist. Carver's inner fire burns brighter after becoming whole, and learns Knuckle Sandwich.

During the ending sequence, Carver returns to his family in Port Haven to continue his father's carpentry business.


Stats[edit]

Attribute Starting Stats Maximum Stats
Level 3 99
HP 42 900
MP 0 400
Strength 20 400
Agility 5 180
Resilience 12 220
Wisdom 4 180
Style 4 80
Initial gear Bamboo spear, Leather shield, Leather kilt


Skills[edit]

Aside from class abilities, Carver learns a few skills on his own:

Name MP Level Target Description
Flying Knee 0 5 One enemy A jumping attack that delivers a bone-crunching knee.
Double Up 0 14 One enemy Ditches Defence to increase Attack an impressive amount.
Forbearance 0 18 Party Stand steadfast in order to protect allies from attack.
Knuckle Sandwich 0 * One enemy A powerfully focused and damaging bare-fisted strike.


Lucky Dip antics[edit]

Carver has some of the goofier Lucky Dip actions, reflecting his fun-loving attitude.

Rank Antic
1 Merrily dances and sings!
2 Inexplicably, Carver starts shouting tongue twisters! Seven slick slithering slimes slowly sliding southward! But nobody seems interested enough to join in!
3 Carver whips out some string and starts playing cat's cradle with himself! Carver realizes cat's cradle isn't very fun when playing alone...Carver dejectedly puts the string back in his pocket.
4 Carver remembers a funny joke he heard once!

"Ha ha ha!"

Carver is laughing too hard to think about fighting right now!

5 Carver begins whittling a doll with a knife he brought along! Wow! It's like the doll's really alive! The doll attacks! Does 50 points of damage to the enemy.
6 Carver takes a swig of some booze he smuggled along!

"(glug glug glug)...Hic!"

Carver gets a little tipsy! Carver falls asleep!

7 Carver begins singing loudly! His voice is terribly off-key! The enemies flee!
8 Carver takes a swig of powerful booze and brings a flame to his mouth! (Fwoooosssh!) Flaming breath shoots from his mouth!


Equipment[edit]

Dragon Quest VI (All) 
Weapon Modifier(s)
Cypress stick Attack +2
Oaken club Attack +9
Giant mallet Attack +10
Copper sword Attack +12
Stone axe Attack +19
Iron claw Attack +21
Chain sickle Attack +27
Sledgehammer Attack +30
Steel broadsword Attack +33
Battleaxe Attack+49
Fire Claw Attack+53
Saw Blade Attack+54
Gracos' trident Attack+58
Platinum sword Attack+60
Icicle dirk Attack+62
Magma staff Attack+63
War hammer Attack +64
Fire blade Attack +87
Massacre sword Attack +95
Dragonsbane Attack +95
Miracle sword Attack +100
Blizzard blade Attack +105
Great bow Attack +110
Hela's hammer Attack +115
Flail of destruction Attack +125
Metal king sword Attack +130

Dragon Quest VI (All) 
Armor Modifier(s)
Plain clothes Defense+4
Wayfarer's clothes Defense+7
Silk tuxedo Defense+10
Leather armour Defense+11
Leather kilt Defense+12
Boxer shorts Defense+13
Scale armour Defense+15
Fur cape Defense+18
Chain mail Defense+19
Bronze armour Defense+21
Iron cuirass Defense+23
Iron armour Defense+25
Full plate armour Defense+30
Silver cuirass Defense+36
Silver mail Defense+43
Heavy armour Defense+50
Magic armour Defense+50
Spiked armour Defense+55
Dragon mail Defense+60
Platinum mail Defense+66
Flame armour Defense+70
Sacred armour Defense+75
Hela's armour Defense+85
Armour of Max Wynne Defense+90
Gigant armour Defense+92
Metal king armour Defense+115

Selected quotes[edit]

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Quote

"A mirror that shows only the truth, aye...?

Bet that thing would shatter if it tried to reflect my muscles. It can't handle the truth!"

Carver, in Somnia (DS, Cell phone)

Quote

"Hey, I know about bad dreams. Once, I dreamt that my head turned into an apple pie...

Everyone was tryin' to eat me, and all that came out of my mouth when I screamed was apple sauce. So, yeah..."

Carver, in Amor (DS, Cell phone)

Quote

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, Hero! You're on board for this funny business?

I mean, which of us is even gonna enter the contest? Not me! Real men don't do catwalks. Uh-uh. No way."

Carver, in Château de Sass (DS, Cell phone)

Quote

"Well, my carpentry will serve the good of all behinds...with comfy chairs 'n everything like that."

Carver, in Cloudsgate Citadel (DS, Cell phone)

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

On April 29, 2011, Carver began appearing as a special guest at the Quester's Rest in Stornway. This could be downloaded through the DQVC using Nintendo's Wi-Fi channel when it was still available. When spoken to, he will give the Hero different pieces of his outfit is certain conditions are fulfilled.

The player will receive the special Accolade Punk-Haired Pugilist if the Hero wears all parts of Carver's costume. However, it is only possible for a male Hero to earn this Accolade because Carver's Vest and Shorts are marked as male only and not even the Wear-with-all award.

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End[edit]

Carver appears as one of the playable characters in the game. He uses Gauntlets as his weapon of choice and speaks with an Irish accent.

Dragon Quest Tact[edit]

Carver appears as a S-rank member of the Hero family as part of the Dragon Quest VI event. He joins the party in Chapter 1, Episode 4 of the event quests entitled Murdaw Arrives and he can be fully awakened by collecting Carver Crystals. During the event's original run, Carver Crystals could be obtained by completing various challenges, but became purchasable from the DQVI Medal Swap Shop when it was added to Reminiscence. Carver stars in his own Battle Road and he can be faced as a boss in the Wayfarers of Dreams Special Battle alongside Terry and Ashlynn.

Carver (ハッサン Hassan)Tactlogo.png
Stats


DQT Hassan.png
Family Rank Role
Tact Icon Hero.png
Hero
DQTact Rank Icon S.png DQTact DefenceType.png
Defence
Max Level HP MP Move
130 1,272 300 2 (+1)
Attack Defense Agility Wisdom Weight
546 495 351 178 60
Basic Skills
First Second Third
Macho Focus Explosive Flying Knee*
Mega Knuckle Sandwich*
Coup de Grâce: Über Knuckle Sandwich*
Talent Blossoming: Macho Multifists
Awakening Skills
First Second Third
Move +1
Stats Up
Sizz Res+25
Stats Up
Mega Knuckle Sandwich Potency +5% / Über Knuckle Sandwich Potency +5% / Stats Up
Macho Multifists Potency +5%
Fourth Fifth
Crack Res+25 / Stats Up Mega Knuckle Sandwich Potency +5% / Über Knuckle Sandwich Potency +5% / Stats Up
Macho Multifists Potency +5%
Leader Perks
First
Increases DEF of hero allies, including himself, by 30% in a 5x5 square around him.
Basic Perks
First Second Third
ATK +15
Max MP +15
Stay Alert: Rarely triggers Meditation when attacking, restoring a major amount of HP for the user.
Mega Knuckle Sandwich Potency+2%
Über Knuckle Sandwich Potency+2%
Mega Knuckle Sandwich Potency+2%
Über Knuckle Sandwich Potency+2%
Perk Details
First
Move +1: Raises Move by 1.
Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Crack Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
Normal Half Res Half Res Very Weak
Bang Resistance * Zap Resistance * Zam Resistance * Snooze Resistance
Normal Normal Very Weak Immune
Poison Resistance Physical Lock Resistance Spell Lock Resistance Martial Lock Resistance
Normal Half Res Normal Normal
Breath Lock Resistance Hobble Resistance * Stun Resistance * Dazzle Resistance
Normal Normal Half Res Super Weak
Curse Resistance Paralysis Resistance Confusion Resistance Charm Resistance
Normal Normal Super Weak Normal



Other Languages[edit]

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language Name Meaning
Japanese ハッサン From Arabic Hassan (حسّان) which means "beautifier, improver".
English Carver Carver is an occupational English name that was originally used as a surname until roughly the 1890's, in which it began to see use in America as a men's given name.
Spanish Ebanisto Masculine form of "ebanista", lit. a person who makes furniture.
French Olivier French and Dutch form of the name Oliver. It is also the French word for "olive tree".
S. Chinese 哈桑 Transliteration of the Japanese name Hassan.

Trivia[edit]

  • Carver's syntax is significantly different between IX, where he speaks with a Cockney accent similar to Yangus, and VI were he speaks with no discernible accent but peppers his sentences with nautical phrases and terms used in carpentry. This discrepancy can be attributed to the two games being localized by Plus-Alpha and 8-4 ltd, respectively.
  • Carver bears a strong resemblance to the Southern Daikaioshin from Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga. Appropriately, said character is the physically strongest of his group.

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