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[[File:DQX Monster_Wranglers.png|thumb|right|[[Dwarf]], human, and [[Ogre (race)|Ogre]] Wranglers in Dragon Quest X]]
The '''Monster Wrangler''' (まもの使い, ''Mamono Tsukai'') is a powerhouse [[vocation]] that relies brute strength in battle and makes up for its shortcoming by  [[Monster recruitment|making allies of monsters defeated in battle]].

==Appearances==
==={{DQ3HD}}===
The Monster Wrangler was added to the third remake of the third game in the series in 2024, utilizing the design seen in ''X''. Their abilities are based on those of monsters and they can supplement these by recruiting beasts found throughout the world.

====Stats====
Calculated using the [[everyman]] personality.
{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1" 
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
!colspan="3"| Female !! colspan="2"| Male
|-
! Stats !! Level 1 !! Level 99 !! Level 1 !! Level 99
|-
|Strength ||7 || 301|| 9||303
|-
|Resilience ||10 ||231 ||10 ||231
|-
|Agility ||10 || 257||10 ||257
|-
|Stamina ||10 ||314 ||10 ||314
|-
|Wisdom ||7 ||186 ||6 ||185
|-
|Luck ||6 ||229 ||5 ||228
|-
|}
====Abilities====
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|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
| Level Learned || Original Japanese || English || {{MP}} || Description
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| 1 ||なめまわし<br>Namemawashi || [[Tongue Lashing]] || 2 || 60% chance to stun one monster for a turn
|-
| 6 || やすらぎの歌<br>Yasoraginoue|| [[Soothing Song]] || 5 ||  Heals party for 20~30 HP
|-
| 10 ||やせいのかん<br>Yaseinokan || [[Animal Instinct]] || 0 || Reveals if recruitable monsters are in the vicinity 
|-
| 11 || けづくろい<br>Kezukurei|| [[Emergency Groom]] || 5 ||  Heals one ally for 50~60 HP
|-
| 13 || やいばくだき<br>Yaibokudaki|| [[Attack Attacker]] || 6 ||Strike damage with a 2/3rds chance to reduce target's attack by 25%  
|-
| 18 ||おたけび<br>Otakebi || [[War Cry]] || 4 ||1/3rd chance to stun all foes   
|-
| 20 || ひゃくれつなめ<br>Hyakuretsuname|| [[Tongue Bashing]] || 7 ||80% chance to stun one monster for a turn   
|-
| 23 ||かえんのいき<br>Kaen no iki|| [[Flame Breath]] || 5 ||  Deals 30~40 Fire damage to all foes
|-
| 27 ||岩石おとし || [[Boulder Toss]] || 14 ||  Deals 80~120 Strike damage to all foes
|-
| 36 || やけつくいき<br>Yaketsukuiki|| [[Burning Breath]] || 9 || 80% chance to paralyse all foes for 3~5 turns
|-
| 44 ||かがやくいき<br>Kagayakuiki|| [[C-c-cold Breath]] || 22 ||   Deals 120~140 Ice damage to all foes
|-
|}


{| style="width:80%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1" 
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
| Monsters Recruited || Original Japanese || English || {{MP}} || Description
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| 3 ||とおぼえ<br>Toobae || [[Call of the Wild]] || 3 ||  Summons wolves to attack four random foes for 10~20 damage per strike
|-
| 10 ||まものよび <br>Mamonoyobi|| [[Monster Pile-On]] || 8 || Summons four monsters to attack random foes<br>Power scales to number of recruited monsters 
|-
| 30 || 愛のムチ<br>Ainomuchi|| [[Lashings of Love]] || 5 || Strike damage to one enemy group, 130% damage to [[Humanoid family|humanoids]]
|-
| 50 ||ビーストモード<br>Bisutomodo || [[Wild Side]] || 9 || Unleash the beast and act twice in a row for several turns
|-
| 80 ||せいしんとういつ<br>Saishintouitsu || [[Focus Pocus]] || 3 ||  Recovers ''Level x 0.2'' MP for 3~5 turns 
|-
| 100 ||黒いきり<br>Kuruikiri || [[Fog of War]] || 11 ||   Voids all buffs, debuffs, and ailments for allies & enemies for 3 turns<br>Fizzles allies & enemies for 3 turns
|-
|}

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*♥ denotes female-only equipment.

==={{DQ10}}===
The Monster Wrangler is much more physically robust profession, boasting the third highest strength and fourth highest HP of all vocations. This is balanced by having a pitiful agility and having the bar-none worst MP available. 

The Monster Wrangler wields [[Axes]], [[Claw Weapon Family|Claws]], [[Whips]] in battle, and possesses the exclusive skill tree of ''まものマスター''. This skill set focuses on:
====まものマスター (Monster Mastery)====
'''<big>NOTE:</big>The parenthetical translations of the Japanese names are merely placeholders for convenience and are not to be taken as official Square Enix terms'''
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#4682B4; color:white;"|Japanese name
!style="background:#4682B4; color:white;"|English name
!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|Description
!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|MP
!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|Required<br>points
|-
|スカウト成功率アップ<br>(Scout rate up)
|N/A
|Raises the chance of recruiting a monster
|0
|2
|-
|かわいがる<br>(Pet)
|N/A
|Pet your partner monster, reducing action interval time<br>Increases attack, defence, magical might, magical mending by 20%<br>Increases [[Critical Hit]] and evasion by 2%, and raises [[tension]] by one stage for 120 seconds
|2
|12
|-
|全職業でみのまもり+5
|Natural Resilience +5
|Permanently increases resilience by 5 in all vocations
|0
|26
|-
|ブレスクラッシュ
|[[Breathtaking Bash]]
|Damages an enemy at 120% power and attempts to seal it's breath attacks for 60 seconds
|3
|40
|-
|全職業でみのちから+5
|Natural strength +5
|Permanently increases strength by 5 in all vocations
|0
|48
|-
|HPリンク<br>(HP link)
|N/A
|Share HP with an ally for 300 seconds
|0
|56
|-
|全職業でみの最大
|Natural HP +10
|Permanently increases max HP by 10 in all vocations
|0
|70
|-
|MPリンク<br>(MP link)
|N/A
|Shares MP with an ally for 300 seconds
|0
|80
|-
|全職業でみの最大
|Natural MP +10
|Permanently increases max MP by 10 in all vocations
|0
|90
|-
|エモノ呼び<br>(Call monster)
|N/A
|Beckon the same species of monster as the one targeted to join the battle<br>Up to 11 monsters can be called in a single battle<br>A maximum of five monsters can be active at one time
|5
|100
|-
|なつきやすくなる<br>(Easier bonding)
|N/A
|Partner monster bonds more easily
|0
|110
|-
|転生出現率アップ<br>(Rarefied up)
|N/A
|Greatly raises the chance of encountering a [[rarefied monster]]
|0
|120
|-
|スキルクラッシュ<br>(Skill crush)
|N/A
|Damages one enemy at 200% power and attempts to seal its skills for 16~20 seconds
|0
|130
|-
|行動間隔短縮<br>(Shorten action interval)
|N/A
|Reduces the time between actions by one second
|0
|140
|-
|ウォークライ
|[[War Bellow]]
|Increases all types of damage M.W. deals to enemies by 50% for 45 seconds
|4
|150
|-
|エモノ呼びの咆哮<br>(Prey summoning roar)
|N/A
|Shocks one foe for 12 seconds and summons two of the same species
|10
|180
|-
|ビーストファング<br>(Beast fang)
|N/A
|Damage one enemy four times with a normal attack at 180~200% power per strike<br>Critical hit rate reduced by 50% per strike
|12
|200
|-
|}

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters (series)|Dragon Quest Monsters series]]''===
All characters who train monsters are referred to as Monster Wranglers, with the term first being used in the English localization of {{DQM3}} in 2023. Within that title {{Psaro C}} is forced to take up the vocation due to the curse placed upon him by his father [[Randolfo]].

==={{DQTact}}===
The {{Hero 5}} of {{DQ5}} was given the title of "Legendary Monster Wrangler" for his appearance as a unit in ''Tact'', marking the first appearance of the term in English media.

==See also==
*[[Item Master]]
*[[Monster Masher]]
*[[Monster Master]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Monster wrangler female III HD2D.png|Female Monster Wrangler, HD-2D artwork
Monster wrangler male III HD2D.png|Male Monster Wrangler, HD-2D artwork
Monster wrangler female IIIHD2-D.png|Female Monster Wrangler, HD-2D sprite
Monster wrangler male IIIHD2-D.png|Male Monster Wrangler, HD-2D sprite
DQX human monster wrangler default.png|Human stock art of the vocation in ''X''
Hero V Tact Legendary Monster Wrangler.jpg|The Hero of V being dubbed the Legendary Monster Wrangler in ''Tact''
DQ3 HD2D Collector's Edition.jpg|The collector's edition of the HD-2D remake of ''III'', leaking the addition of the vocation prior to release
</gallery>

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