Mandrake mercenary

Dragon Quest monster Mandrake mercenary

Japanese りゅうき兵 Romaji Ryūki-hei First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localization DragonMan

The Mandrake mercenary is both a regular and boss monster that players fight in Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, as well as a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. The English version of the game differentiates between the two by naming the boss Skraw.

Characteristics

Mandrake mercenaries are yellow-scaled bipedal anthropomorphic dragon soldiers that wield a cutlass and shield into battle. They have a large pair of wings on their back with blue webbing and a blue pair of horns on their head. Their weapons and armor are all silver. They appear as a regular enemies in the past versions of Nottagen Cavern and Hubble area, and as a boss in Providence. Note that these regions can be done in any order once accessible, so which variant players encounter first will vary. The boss version is unwinnable due to plotline restrictions, but the second fight is a regular battle.

Of the three Mandrake monsters that can be found in Dragon Quest VII, the regular enemy variant of Mandrake mercenary is weaker and encountered earlier than both the Mandrake major and the Mandrake monarch (the latter being the strongest of the three).

Mandrake mercenaries reappears in X, being slightly stronger than the majors, but outclassed by the Mandrake marshals and the newly appearing Ash lizards and Red moon warriors. Previously, mercenaries shared a near identical appearance with marshals, but in X, marshals were given darker golden scales instead of bright yellow.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Mandrake mercenary (りゅうき兵 Ryūki-hei)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	77	0	92	72
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
78	50 (PS1) 75 (3DS)	32 (PS1) 48 (3DS)	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	#087
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Calls for Help Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)
Location(s)	Nottagen Cavern Hubble (past)
Item(s) Dropped	Iron lance1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
80%	0%	80%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	50%	0%

3DS version changes

None

• Dragon-type

Skraw

Boss version

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	1,500	255	98	52
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
43	850	1,200	N/A

Bestiary No.	Unnumbered boss
Spell(s)	Kaswoosh
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Critical Hit Multifists
Location(s)	Providence
Item(s) Dropped	None

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	0%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	0%	100%

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest Tact

Mandrake mercenary appears as a C-rank monster of the Dragon family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in the Green dragon and Bobonga's Battle Roads as a party member.

Mandrake mercenary (りゅうき兵 Ryūki-hei)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Dragon				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		682	202	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
316	287	235	123	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Helichopter		Blizzard Rush*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 / Stats Up	Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Blizzard Rush Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Blizzard Rush Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

None

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +3	Blizzard Rush Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Super Weak

Related Monsters

Similar species

• Mandrake major (Dragon Quest V)
• Mandrake marauder (Dragon Quest V, IX)
• Mandrake marshal (Dragon Quest V)
• Mandrake monarch (Dragon Quest VII)
• Setesh the Punisher (Dragon Quest VII boss)
• Red moon warrior (Dragon Quest X)

Gallery

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  Skraw in the 3DS Version of Dragon Quest VII.

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  A mandrake mercenary in Dragon Quest X.

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  Skraw in Stars.

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  Rivals card

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  Tact model.