Mandrake mangler

Dragon Quest monster Mandrake mangler

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese りゅう兵士 Romaji Ryū heishi First appearance Dragon Quest IX Old localization Mandrake marauder

The Mandrake mangler is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IX. It is a pink-scaled dragon soldier armed with a saber and shield. When it originally appeared, it was given the same name as the darker red Mandrake marauder, but in Japanese, it was a completely new and different monster.

Characteristics

Mandrake manglers are bipedal anthropomorphic dragon soldiers that are armed and ready for battle. Their scales are a pale shade of red. They have large pairs of wings on their backs with grey membranes, a long pair of horns, and scales running down the top of their heads to their tails, all in grey, as well. Their swords and shields are brass-colored, while their armor is colored ivory. In battle, they have a tendency to call for more of their kind as backup.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX

##166 - Mandrake marauder
HP MP Experience Gold 172 20 1,760 124 Attack Defense Speed 132 198 144
Dropped Item	Dragon's scale1⁄16 Bandit blade1⁄128
Locations	The Magmaroo Grotto
Skills	Call for backup (Mandrake marauder)
Spells	None
Family	Dragon
Bestiary #	#166
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Japanese Name	りゅう兵士
Romanized Jap.	Ryū-heishi
Description	Dragon dragoons and masters of fire. Fiercely loyal, their friends are never far off, and when called, will come running. Their flame-red bodies are clothed in fire, and they incinerate anyone insane enough to approach them.

Dragon Quest Tact

Mandrake mangler appears as a C-rank monster of the Dragon family as part of the limited Dragon Quest IX event. It can be recruited from the 3 Warriors stage of "Be Kind to Monsters" at any difficulty.

Mandrake mangler (りゅう兵士 Ryū-heishi)

Stats

Family		Rank	Role	Element
Dragon			Attack	?
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		673	178	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
348	233	316	118	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Lightstrike		Hellfire Slash*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 / Stats Up	Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Hellfire Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Hellfire Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +3	Hellfire Slash Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	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
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Half Res	Half Res	Immune	Super Weak

Gallery

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  The mandrake mangler and other monsters that can be encountered in "Be Kind to Monsters" in Tact

Related monsters

Similar species

• Mandrake major (V, VII, IX, X)
• Mandrake marauder (V)
• Mandrake mercenary (VII, X)
• Mandrake monarch (VII, IX)
• Setesh the Punisher (VII)
• Red moon warrior (X)