Martial Artist

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Instead of using swords, the Fighter uses his very body as a weapon. --Description from Dragon Quest VIII

The Fighter is a class in the Dragon Quest series.

Description

Fighters have a great amount of speed, agility, and strength. They can deal devastating amounts of damage from a single strike, and can be equipped with a variety of weapons. However, if equipped with any weapon other than a claw, a Fighter's abilities will actually decrease, as his or her attack power will lower considerably. This is because Fighters prefer to attack with their bare hands, and so only claw type weapons will make their attack power rise.

A fighter has a higher chance of scoring a critical hit on an enemy than other classes.

Dragon Quest VII

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	160
Strength	Null
Agility	+15 Percent
Guard	-10 Percent
Intelligence	-20 Percent
Appearance	Null
Max HP	Null
Max MP	-50 Percent

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Beginner	Nothing	0
2	Novice	Leg Sweep	16	One Enemy	Trips an enemy, preventing it from attacking the next turn	0
3	Grappler	Jump Kick	32	One Enemy	Performs a jump kick with low damage but higher accuracy	0
4	Black Belt	Roundhouse	50	One Group	Attacks one group of enemies with decreasing damage	0
5	Assassin	Suplex	70	One Enemy	Banishes a single enemy from battle. (Works like Expel)	0
6	Ninja	War Cry	105	All enemies	If successful, will prevent all enemies from attacking the next turn	0
7	Sensei	Punch	130	One Enemy	Does 50 Percent more damage than a regular attack	0
8	Master	Wind Beast	160	One Enemy	A wind based attack that becomes stronger the higher the level gained	0

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learns	Target	Info	MP
Dancer	Jock Dance	One Group	Attacks one group of enemies with decreasing damage	0
Jester	Retaliate	Self	Returns any attack against the caster back to the enemy	0
Mage	Fire Air	All Enemies	Does ~10HP in fire damage	0
Mariner	Big Trip	One Enemy	Damages the enemy and prevents them from acting the next turn	0
Shepherd	Ram Attack	Self/One Enemy	Reduces self and one enemy to 20% HP	0
Thief	K.O. Punch	One Enemy	Has the chance of killing a single enemy	0

Usefulness

The Fighter's skill Wind Beast is worth learning as it grows in strength the higher the level. In terms of development, the fighter class is required to master in order to become a Dragoon and Paladin. The great thing about fighter class is that these two classes combine to make a Godhand. The Godhand is worth investing some time and battles in getting if the player is looking to go to the bonus dungeons.

The Fighter's hybrid skills are not very exciting except for Jock Dance. However, Roundhouse does the same thing and it doesn't require changing into a Dancer to do so.

Dragon Quest IX

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, Staff, Claw, and Fisticuffs skills. Their Coup-de-Grace is "Roaring Tirade," which terrorizes all enemies and raises tension by one level.

Focus

Required points	Name	Effects
4	Warcry	Intimidates a group of enemies.
10	Natural Agility +10	Increases agility by 10
16	Psyche Up	Increases tension by one level
22	Natural Strength +10	Increases strength by 10
32	Mens Sana	Removes negative status effects
42	Natural Max HP +30	Increases maximum HP by 30
55	Mind Over Matter	Protects against breath attack
68	Natural Agility +30	Increases agility by 30
90	Meditation	Restores at least 80 HP
100	Natural Agility +60	Increases agility by 60

Notable Fighters

• Selectable class in Dragon Quest III and Dragon Quest IX
• Alena

Gallery

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  DQIX martial artist

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  Dragon Quest III martial artist