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{{Item
|title = Bamboo pole
|image = [[Image:DQ Bamboo Lance.png|250px]]
|japanese = たけざお
|romaji = {{tt|Takezao|Bamboo pole}}
|names = Bamboo
|games = {{Dragon Quest}}<br>{{DQ1HD}}<br>{{DQ2HD}}<br>{{DQMSL}}
|effect = Increases the wielder's {{Attack}}.
}}

The '''bamboo pole''' is a recurring weapon in the {{DQSeries}} that appeared in the original {{Dragon Quest}}. This simple weapon is the weakest weapon in the game.

==Characteristics==
The pole is a simple weapon that consists of little more than a length of bamboo with one end chopped and sharpened to a point. In some illustrations, it has a rudimentary grip made of cloth near the base. The bamboo pole's position as the weakest weapon in the game would be taken over in subsequent games by the [[cypress stick]].

==Appearances==
==={{DQ}}===
Due to text restrictions in the {{Game Boy Color}} remake of {{Dragon Quest}}, the bamboo pole was renamed to '''Bamboo''' with a picture of a pole beside it. Additionally, the {{Hero 1}} starts his quest with it in the [[Cell phone]] and {{Switch}} versions of the game, although it is not equipped.
{{DQEquipment
|name=Bamboo pole
|kanji=たけざお
|romanji=Takezao
|buy=10 [[gold]] coins
|sell=5 [[gold]] coins
|attributes=Attack +2
|can-equip={{Icon|Hero (Dragon Quest)}}
|type=[[Spear]]
|in-battle=no
|shops=[[Tantegel]], [[Cantlin]]
|locations=N/a
|description=A long spear made of bamboo.
}}

==={{DQ1HD}}===
{{DQIHDEquipment
|header=[[File:Bamboo pole I & II HD icon.png]]
|name=<big>Bamboo pole</big>
|sprite=[[File:Bamboo spear I & II HD sprite.png]]
|kanji=たけざお
|description=A simple spear, made from a length of bamboo roughly snapped down to size
|stats=Attack +3
|notes=N/A
|price=10/4
|location=Sold in:<br>[[Tantegel]]
}}

==={{DQ2HD}}===
{{DQIIHDEquipment
|header=[[File:Bamboo pole I & II HD icon.png]]
|name=<big>Bamboo pole</big>
|sprite=[[File:Bamboo spear I & II HD sprite.png]]
|kanji=たけざお
|description=A simple spear, made from a length of bamboo roughly snapped down to size
|stats=Attack +3
|scion=[[File:Prince of Midenhall sprite I & II HD2D.png|60px|link=Hero (Dragon Quest II))]][[File:Princess of Moonbrooke sprite I & II HD2D.png|50px|link=Princess of Moonbrooke]]
|notes=N/A
|price=10/6
|location=Sold in:<br>[[Leftwyne]]<br>[[Moonahan]]<br>[[Tantegel]]<br>Found in:<br>[[Cannock]]<br>[[Beran]]<br>[[Kol]]<br>[[Cantlin]]
}}

==={{DQMSL}}===
After a long hiatus, the bamboo pole made a reappearance in this game as a B-rank weapon with an {{Attack}} bonus of +3 and a {{Wisdom}} bonus of +2. It can be received during the game's limited ''Dragon Quest I'' event.

==Trivia==
*There is an illustration of the Prince of Cannock wielding the bamboo pole in the Official Guide Book for ''Dragon Quest II'' for the Famicom, despite the weapon not appearing in the game.

==Related weapons==
*[[Bamboo spear]]
*[[Bamboo lance]]
*[[Golden bamboo lance]]

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Plain clothes.jpg|The Hero carrying the bamboo pole
Cannock plain clothes.png|The [[Prince of Cannock]] carrying the bamboo pole
DQMSL Takezao.jpg|The bamboo pole in ''Super Light''
</gallery></center>

[[Category:Dragon Quest I weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest I HD-2D remake weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest II HD-2D remake weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light weapons]]