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--Description from {{Dragon Quest VII}}</center>

The '''Martial Artist''' (武闘家, ''Butouka'') is a class in the {{DQSeries}}. Practitioners of the way of the fist possess high {{Agility}}, {{Resilience}}, and {{Strength}}, but zilch for magical capability.

Martial artists have a great amount of {{Agility}} and {{Strength}}, as befitting a life dedicated to physical fitness. They can deal devastating amounts of damage from a single strike, but their equipment pool is much more limited than that of a [[Warrior]]'s. For example, if equipped with any weapon other than a claw in {{Dragon Quest III}} a Martial Artist's abilities will actually decrease as his or her {{Attack}} power will drop considerably. Compared to other vocations, Martial Artists also have a very limited armor selection, particularly when it comes to shields and headwear. This can be a boon to the party's finances as unlike Warriors it is not necessary to continuously upgrade the Martial Artist's equipment. Most of their armour consists of lightweight vests and other clothing designed for ease of movement, as heavier armour would interfere with their mobility and hamper their fighting style.

A pugilist has a higher chance of scoring a [[Critical Hit|critical hit]] on an enemy than other vocations, with their ratio being dependent on their level instead of staying at the standard fixed {{fraction|1|64}} chance that is common throughout the series. In all versions of {{Dragon Quest III}} the formula is '''LvL/256''', capping once the martial artist reaches level 64 (25%). For {{Dragon Quest VI}} and {{Dragon Quest VII}} the formula is dependent on the character's rank in the vocation, capping at {{fraction|1|8}} when the vocation is mastered. Critical hits utilize a character's [[Deftness]] in {{Dragon Quest IX}} and subsequent titles, with Martial Artists receiving no special treatment other than a high aptitude for the stat.

==Appearances==

==={{DQ3}}===

''{{NES}} version''

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| {{HP}} || 12 || 432

| {{MP}} || 0 || 0

| {{Strength}} || 15 || 255

| {{Agility}} || 10 || 255

| {{Resilience}} || 5 || 216

| {{Wisdom}} || 4 || 73

| {{Luck}} || 1 || 218

====Equipment====

{{CharacterEquipmentList|header|title=Dragon Quest III|subtitle=All|equipmentType=Armor}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Scandalous swimsuit]]♥|statModifier=Defense+1}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Plain clothes]]|statModifier=Defense+4}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Bunny tail]]♥|statModifier=Luck+8}}

====Starting equipment====

*[[Plain clothes]]

System changes have made the calculations for the Martial Artist's critical hit rate more complicated than before, being a complex combination of their luck stat, a hidden benchmark stat shared between all vocations, and their own hidden chance modifier. For more details, see the [[Critical Hit]] page.

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Hen's tooth]]|statModifier=Luck+20}}

 

 

As mentioned above, Martial Artists get higher critical hit rates as their vocation rank rises.

====Stat Changes====

|{{Strength}}

|{{Agility}}

|{{Resilience}}

|Max {{HP}}

|Max {{MP}}

| Increased [[Critical Hit]] rate

====Abilities====

|Ejects enemy from battle.

==={{DQ7}}===

Martial artist is one of the basic classes available at {{Alltrades Abbey 7}}. It is a prerequisite for the [[Gladiator]] and [[Paladin]] vocations, which in turn are necessary for the [[Champion]] advanced vocation.

The [[Critical Hit]] rate has been changed slightly from {{VI}}, but the cap is still 1/8th.

! Rank !! [[Critical Hit]] Rate

 

====Stat Changes====

|{{Strength}}

|{{Agility}}

|{{Resilience}}

|{{Wisdom}}

|{{Style}}

|Max {{HP}}

|Max {{MP}}

===={{PS1}} Abilities====

|[[Leg Sweep|LegSweep]]

|Trips an enemy, preventing it from attacking the next turn.

|[[Flying Knee|JumpKick]]

|Deals 50% more damage to [[Floating "family"|floating monsters]]

|[[Roundhouse Kick|Roundhous]]

|Attacks one group of enemies with decreasing damage from left to right.

|[[Heave-Ho|Suplex]]

|Chucks a single enemy out of battle. (Works like [[Poof]])

|[[War Cry|WarCry]]

|If successful, will prevent all enemies from attacking the next turn.

|[[Knuckle Sandwich|Punch]]

|Does 50% more damage than a regular attack.

|[[Wind Sickles|WindBeast]]

|A wind based attack that becomes stronger the higher the user's level.

===={{3DS}} Abilities====

|Trips an enemy, preventing it from attacking the next turn.

|Deals 50% more damage to [[Floating "family"|floating monsters]]

|Attacks one group of enemies with decreasing damage from left to right.

|Chucks a single enemy out of battle. (Works like [[Poof]])

|Has the chance of killing a single enemy; if it fails, it inflicts 50% melee damage instead.

|Does 50% more damage than a regular attack.

|A wind based attack that becomes stronger the higher the user's level.

====Hybrid Abilities====

|Attacks one group of enemies with decreasing damage.

|[[Follow Suit|Retaliate]]

|Returns any attack against the user back to the enemy.

|[[Fire Breath|Fire Air]]

|Does ~10{{HP}} in fire damage.

|[[Mean Sweep|Big Trip]]

|Damages the enemy and prevents them from acting the next turn.

|[[Body Slam|Ram Attack]]

|Reduces self and one enemy to 20% {{HP}}.

|Has the chance of killing a single enemy.

====Usefulness====

The M.A.'s skill Wind Sickles is worth learning as it grows in strength the higher the level. In terms of development, the M.A. is required in order to become a [[Gladiator]] and [[Paladin]]. The great thing about Martial Artists is that these two classes combine to make a [[Champion]]. The Champion is worth investing some time and battles in getting if the player is looking to go to the [[bonus dungeon]]s.

==={{DQ9}}===

The Martial Artist vocation is available at the start of the game and has the unique skill set "Focus". Martial Artists can also use skill points to learn {{Fan}}s, {{Staves}}, {{Claw}}s, and {{Fisticuff}} skills, having expanded their selection of weapons considerably from the days of ''III''. Their [[Coup-de-Grace]] is [[Roaring Tirade]], which terrorizes all enemies and raises [[tension]] by one level.

As mentioned above, a Martial Artist is no more likely to land a [[Critical Hit]] than a character with the same {{Deftness}} stat.

====Stats====

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| {{HP}} || 24 || 540

| {{MP}} || 2 || 38

| {{Strength}} || 18 || 399

| {{Agility}} || 23 || 500

| {{Resilience}} || 11 || 245

| {{Magical Might}} || 0 || 0

| {{Magical Mending}} || 0 || 0

| {{Deftness}} || 11 || 255

| {{Charm}} || 5 || 120

===={{Focus}}====

|Surpriser||10||Natural Agility +10||Increases {{Agility}} by 10.

|Chastiser||16||[[Psyche Up]]||Increases tension by one level.

|Galvaniser||22||Natural Strength +10||Increases {{Strength}} by 10.

|Pressuriser||32||[[Mens Sana]]||Removes negative status effects.

|Equaliser||42||Natural Max HP +30||Increases maximum {{HP}} by 30.

|Terroriser||68||Natural Agility +30||Increases {{Agility}} by 30.

|Pulveriser||90||[[Meditation]]||Restores at least 80 {{HP}}..

|Atomiser||100||Natural Agility +60||Increases {{Agility}} by 60.

====Revocation Award====

*[[Revocation Medals|Mercury Prize]]

 

 

 

 

==Notable Martial Artists==

*[[Alena]]'s stats, equipment, and sky-high critical hit chance are derived from the vocation's depiction in {{III}}.

*[[Carver]]'s childhood dream was to become a Martial Artist of great renown, and he naturally learns several bare-handed abilities.

*[[Mjoll]], a kind young [[Ogre (race)|Ogre]] woman who has been training as a Martial Artist from a young age.

*[[Jade]] takes several abilities from the vocation's depiction in {{IX}} and {{X}}, and adds a sultry twist to more than a few.

*[[Maam]], one of [[Dai]]'s companions and a Disciple of Avan. She trains as a Martial Artist under the tutelage of Brokeena, the Holy Fist.

*The male Martial Artist from {{Dragon Quest III}} has made cameo appearances as an {{NPC}} in other games in the series, including {{Dragon Quest VII}} and {{Dragon Quest VIII}}.

==See also==

*[[Bruiser's bracers]]

*[[Combat costume]]

*[[Combat top]]

*[[Combat trousers]]

*[[Riotous wristbands]]

File:Martial_artist_concept_art_DQ_III.jpg|Martial artist concept art, circa 1987

DQIII Martial Artist Male Famicom.png|Male Martial Artist, {{III}} {{Famicom}} artwork

DQIII Martial Artist Female Famicom.png|Female Martial Artist, {{III}} {{Famicom}} artwork

Yumiko Murakami Martial Artists III GBC.png|GBC artwork, by [[Yumiko Murakami]]

DQ Carnival 2025 banner.jpg|Martial Artists as depicted on the main artwork for the [https://archive.is/zypQJ| 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival]

Martial artist male style 1 III HD2D.png

File:Martial_Artist_DQVI_official_guide_book_profile.jpg|[[Carver]] drilling as a Martial Artist in the official guidebook for ''VI''

DQVII_Martial_Artist_female.png|[[Maribel Mayde]] as an M.A.

DQIX Martial Artist Female.png‎|Female M.A. in ''IX''

DQIX Martial Artist Male.png‎|Male M.A. in ''IX''

DQIII Female Martial Artist Figure.jpg|''Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou'' series.

SSBU MartialArtists.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''

DQ Heroines.png|Sparring with [[Alena]].

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[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake vocations]]

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[[Category:Dragon Quest IX vocations]]

[[Category:Dragon Quest X vocations]]