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|Game=''[[Dragon Quest V]]''

|Voice Actor=[[Akira Kamiya]] ([[Dragon Quest V CD Theater|CD Theater]])<br>[[Takuya Yamada]] ([[Dragon Quest: Your Story|''Your Story'']], Japanese)<br>Parker Simmons ([[Dragon Quest: Your Story|''Your Story'']], English)

'''Pankraz Gotha''' is a character from ''[[Dragon Quest V]]''. He is a somewhat rough-looking man who is the father of the [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|Hero]].

Pankraz has the looks of a well-worn traveler and could likely be passed off as a toned down barbarian given his frizzy hair, fang necklace, leather kilt, and a partial breastplate that reveals some of his upper-body musculature. His personality is far from barbaric, however; Pankraz is a righteous and strong-willed sort, often willing to lend a hand and remaining conscious of those who may expose themselves to peril. He can be stern at times with his son but is nevertheless a protective parent, always healing the Hero's HP if it ever drops even the slightest from a single battle.

Pankraz sets out with the Hero on a long journey, only Pankraz knows fully why. The only information Hero is given is that they are looking for something. He leads you through the early stages of the game, before he is forced to leave you in a dreadful way. However, he leaves a [[Pankraz's letter|letter]] behind.

Pankraz was the King once, but however, it seems like everyone did not know he was a King, and thought another Pankraz was a King. There is a scene from the start that you would see the Pankraz there. His new son, the Hero controlled by the player throughout the game, would be born then. Everyone thinks they've imagined that Pankraz was the King, but indeed he was. Later in the game, Pankraz will join your team and help you throughout. At the Kidnapping of King Harry, he will fall into fate. Pankraz will order you to leave with Harry in the Kidnapper's hideout, and then you'll approach Bishop Ladja. He will attack you, and you must lose this battle. Then Pankraz comes to rescue, but then he wins and Bishop Ladja threatens him he'll kill Madason if he doesn't lose. Then slowly, Pankraz tries to lose...And then his fate had come. Then at the end, he will tell Madason about the disapppearance of his Mother, Mada. He tells Madason that his Mother is still alive. Then Bishop Ladja casts his last spell, and he vanishes into dust and dies. Then after the Prince Harry and Madason is taken as slaves, and then the pet, Saber, is left with him. The Sabrecub will find his way out, and he'll appear back in the story to help Madason again.-->

While only available as a party member for a short time, and in small intervals at that, Pankraz is an incredibly powerful individual at the start of the game, out-leveling essentially every monster the player first encounters. He primarily attacks, having a '''25%''' rate of scoring critical hits, but can also use healing magic and will always heal the Hero to full health if even a smidgen of his HP is lost in a battle.  This can extend to Saber in the remakes due to being able to use Pankraz's healing spells manually out of battle.

One of Pankraz' most notable skills, and one not given to any other party member or monster in the game, is his ability to occasionally act twice per round, as well as unlimited use of his healing spells as his MP regenerates after use of either spell.

| HP || 410

| MP || 65

| Strength || 117

| Agility || 35

| Resilience || 79

| Wisdom || 95

| Luck || 92

| Attack || 157

| Defence || 91

Image:Pankraz_Super_Famicom.png|Super Famicom art

Image:DQV_Pankraz.png|More art

File:DQV Pankraz PS2.png|PS2 art

File:Pankraz Battle Stance.png|PS2 art

Image:DQV_DS_Pankraz_Alt.png|DS art

Image:Pankraz_and_son.png|With his son

File:DQV Iron Breastplate.png|

File:Pankraz and Honey.png|Pankraz (left) with Honey

Image:DQYourStory Pankraz.jpg|Pankraz as he appears in ''[[Dragon Quest: Your Story]]''.