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-[[Image:DQVIIIThinkingCap.png|right|border|190px]]
+{{Item
+|title = ''Thinking cap''
+|image =[[Image:DQVIIIThinkingCap.png|center|230px]]
+|japanese = {{tt|ちりょくのかぶと|Wisdom helmet}}
+|romaji = Chiryoku no kabuto
+|names= Intelli helm
+|games ={{DQ3HD}}<br> {{Dragon Quest V}}<br>{{Dragon Quest VI}}<br>{{Dragon Quest VII}}<br>{{Dragon Quest VIII}}<br>{{Dragon Quest IX}}<br>{{Dragon Quest XI}}
+|buy = varies
+|sell = varies
+|effect = Increases the intelligence of the wearer.
+}}
-The '''Thinking Cap''' is headgear equipment in the [[Dragon Quest series|''Dragon Quest'']] series, designed to augment its wearer's intelligence. Despite its name, it looks more like a tiara, with a green jewel in the front and a blue jewel on either side. Older concept art shows a piece going across the skull, but modern art has the piece missing.
+The '''thinking cap''' is a recurring piece of headwear in the [[Dragon Quest series|''Dragon Quest'']] series, designed to augment its wearer's intelligence. Despite its name, it looks more like a tiara, with a green jewel in the front under three small blue jewels and larger blue ones on either side. Older concept art shows a piece going across the crown, but the modernized design shown in the seventh game does not
 ==Appearances==
-===''[[Dragon Quest V]]''===
+==={{DQ3HD}}===
-The thinking cap has a defence bonus of +40, and increases wisdom by 15 points. It is sold in [[Lofty Peak]] and [[Faerie Lea]] for 13000, and can be equipped by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|Hero]], [[Parry]], and [[Tuppence]].
+{{DQIIIHDEquipment
+|header=[[File:Thinking cap III HD icon.png]]
+|name=<big>Thinking cap</big>
+|description=A curious crown said to improve the intelligence of anyone who wears it
+|stats=Defence +60<br>Wisdom +40
+|vocation=[[File:Hero iconHD2D.png|50px|link= Hero (Dragon Quest III)]][[File:Merchant iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Merchant]]
+[[File:Priest iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Priest]]<br>[[File:Sage iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Sage]][[File:Thief iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Thief]]
+|notes=N/A
+|price=17,700/4,420
+|location=Sold in:<br>[[Tantegel]]
+}}
+==={{DQ5}}===
+The thinking cap has a defence bonus of +40, and increases wisdom by 15 points. It is sold in [[Lofty Peak]] and [[Faerie Lea]] for 13,000 gold, and can be equipped by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|Hero]], [[Parry]], and [[Tuppence]]. The helm is useful for bumping up the loyalty of fresh monster recruits, who will only obey commands when their wisdom is at least 20.
-===''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''===
+==={{DQ6}}===
 The cap features the traditional +40 defence and +15 wisdom, but now boasts +21 style. It is sold in [[Despairia]], and the well armour shop east of [[Port Haven]]. The [[Hero (Dragon Quest VI)|Hero]], [[Carver]], [[Nevan]], [[Terry]], [[Amos]], [[Lizzie]], and [[Goowain]] can equip it.
-===''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''===
+==={{DQ7}}===
+The thinking cap has a defence bonus of +37, a style bonus of +21, and increases the wearer's wisdom by 15. It can be equipped by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest VII)|Hero]], [[Kiefer]], [[Sir Mervyn]], and [[Aishe]]. The cap can be acquired if a male character wins the wisdom category for the [[Excellence Grading Organisation]].
-===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===
+==={{DQ8}}===
-The thinking cap has a defence bonus of +38, and increases wisdom by 15 points. It can be purchased for 13000 in [[Tryan Gully]] and created with alchemy by combining a [[Scholar's cap]] with an [[Iron headgear]]. It can only be worn by [[Jessica]] and [[Angelo]].
+The thinking cap has a defence bonus of +38, and increases wisdom by 15 points. It can be purchased for 13,000 gold in [[Tryan Gully]] and created through alchemy. It can only be worn by [[Jessica]] and [[Angelo]].
+{{Alchemyitemrecipe
+|item=[[File:DQVIII Thinking cap.png]]<br>Thinking cap
+|i1=[[File:DQVIII Scholars cap PS2.png|link=Scholar's cap]]<br>Scholar's cap
+|i2=[[File:DQVIII Iron headgear.png|link=Iron headgear]]<br>Iron headgear
+|i3=-
+}}
-===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
+==={{DQ9}}===
-The thinking cap increases defence by +18, boosts magical might and mending by +12 points, is sold for 12500 in [[Swinedimples Academy]] and [[Wormwood Creek]], and can be equipped by [[Priest]]s, [[Mage|Magi]], [[Paladin]]s, [[Sage]]s, [[Armamentalist]]s, [[Minstrel]]s, and [[Luminary|Luminaries]].
+{{DQIXEquipment
+|header=[[File:DQIX Thinking cap.png]]
+|name=Thinking cap
+|kanji=ちりょくのかぶと
+|icon=[[File:Thinking cap IX artwork.png]]
+|description=A hat that heightens its wearer's magical might
+|rarity=★☆☆☆☆
+|stats=Defence +18<br>Magical might +12<br>Magical mending +12<br>Charm +23
+|vocation=[[File:IXarmamentalisticon.png|link=Armamentalist]][[File:IXmageicon.png|link=Mage]][[File:IXminstrelicon.png|link=Minstrel]][[File:IXPaladinicon.png|link=Paladin]]<br>[[File:IXpriesticon.png|link=Priest]][[File:IXsageicon.png|link=Sage]][[File:IXwarrioricon.png|link=Warrior]]
+|notes=N/A
+|price=12,500/6,250
+|location=Sold in:<br>[[Swinedimples Academy]]<br>[[Wormwood Creek]]<br>Dropped by:<br>[[Darkonium slime]] (1/128)
+|i1=[[File:DQIX Iron helmet.png|link=Steel helmet]]
+|i2=[[File:DQIX Gold circlet.png|link=Gold circlet]]
+|i3=[[File:DQIX Sorcerers stone.png|link=Sorcerer's stone]]
+}}
+Upgrades into the [[scholar's circlet]] when combined with a  [[brainy bracer]] and [[sage's elixir]]
-Through alchemy, the cap can become the '''Scholar's Circlet''', increasing defence to +20, and magical stats by +16. It is formed by mixing [[Sage's Elixir]] and a Brainy Bracer with the cap, and can be donned by the same vocations as before.
+==={{DQ11}}===
+{{DQXIEquipment
+|name=<big><big>Thinking cap</big></big>
+|icon=[[File:Thinking cap xi icon.png]]
+|description=A conjuror's crown that increases the magical powers of anyone who equips it
+|rarity=<big><big>B</big></big>
+|stats=Defence +38/39/40/42<br>M. might +24/25/27/29<br>M. mending +24/25/27/29
+|notes=N/A
+|price=NA/6,500
+|location=[[Fun-Size Forge]]
+|diff=2.5
+|i1=[[File:Gold ore xi icon.png|50px|link=Gold ore]] x3 + [[File:Platinum ore xi icon.png|50px|link=Platinum ore]] x2 + [[File:Equable emerald xi icon.png|50px|link=Equable emerald]] x2 + [[File:Thinkincense xi icon.png|50px|link=Thinkincense]] x2
+|character=[[File:Hero XI sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Hero (Dragon Quest XI)]][[File:Serena sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Serena (Dragon Quest XI)]][[File:Sylvando sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Sylvando]][[File:Hendrik sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Hendrik]]
+}}
+The guide for crafting the cap, ''[[List of fun-size forge recipe book locations in Dragon Quest XI|Fine Fashions for Philosophers]]'', is the reward for completing quest #43 in the [[Zwaardsrust Region]] during the second act.
+==={{DQTreasures}}===
+The thinking cap is [[List_of_treasures_in_Dragon_Quest_Treasures|Treasure No. 110]], in the armour category, with a base value of 3,750,000.
+==Etymology==
+The name of the thinking cap comes from the English phrase "to put on your thinking cap", a state of mind or an imagined piece of headgear that one would put on in order to solve a problem or do some serious pondering.
+==See also==
+*[[scholar's cap]]
+*[[Scholar's circlet]]
 ==Gallery==
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 Image:DQV_Thinking_Cap.png|''Dragon Quest V''
 Image:DQVI_Thinking_cap.png|''Dragon Quest VI''
+Thinking cap VII artwork.png|''Dragon Quest VII''
+File:Thinking cap treasures icon.jpg|''Treasures''
 </gallery></center>
+[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake helmets]]
 [[Category:Dragon Quest V helmets]]
 [[Category:Dragon Quest VI helmets]]
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 [[Category:Dragon Quest VIII helmets]]
 [[Category:Dragon Quest IX helmets]]
+[[Category:Dragon Quest XI helmets]]
+[[Category:Dragon Quest Treasures armour]]