Red

Red
Dragon Quest VIII
Japanese name	ゲルダ
Romaji	Geruda
Class	Pirate
Race	Human

Red is a thief and a pirate who was an old mate of Yangus' in Dragon Quest VIII. An NPC in the original PS2 version, Red as since been made into a playable character in the 2015 3DS remake of VIII.

Story

Red buys Princess Medea and the wagon from Dodgy Dave in Pickham, only returning them to the party in exchange for a jewel, the Venus Tear, found in the Swordsman's Labyrinth. When the party gets the jewel, Yangus reveals that he tried to get that jewel earlier in hopes of impressing Red, but gave up due to the difficulty. Later on, when the party must find the treasure of Captain Crow, they meet her with the same intentions. The find their ways through the Pirate's Cove an Red find herself face to face with Captain Crow, only to be knocked unconscious. The Hero's party defeated Crow and won the Illuminated Sea-chart, which Red had no apparent interest in. She then left to return to her home southwest of Pickham.

...But, before the party takes on Rhapthorne, they can visit her to obtain the Flail of fury on the condition that he return it to her after he's defeated Rhapthorne. Everyone but Yangus picks up on the true meaning of the gesture, and when Angelo says it out loud, Yangus and Red visibly blush.

Red is also featured in the Japan-only game Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon.

Stats

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	33	99
HP	245	654
MP	142	463
Strength	97	328
Agility	140	299
Resilience	41	171
Wisdom	126	403
Initial gear

Abilities

• NOTE: some abilities have not been officially translated. Until such translations are revealed by Square-Enix, place holders will be used.

Knives

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Toxic Dagger	3	6	One	Yes	Strike that may poison the enemy	yes
Attack +5	--	12	--	--	Increase attack +5 when equipped with a knife.	--
Assassin's Stab	8	25	One	Yes	Single strike with a chance to instantly slay it's target.	Yes
Attack +15	--	34	--	--	Increase attack +15 when equipped with a knife.	--
HP Hoover	4	44	One	Yes	Single strike that restores 50% of damage dealt as HP.	yes
Equip Swords	0	59			Allows Red to equip Swords.
Critical Hit rate up		66		No	Increase critical hit rate from 1/64 to 1/16.
Toxic Sword	4	76	One	Yes	Increases damage by 30%, may envenom target	Yes
Attack +30		88			Increases attack by +30 when equipped with a knife.
Killer Juggling	6	100	Random	Yes	6~8 strikes that hit random targets, each dealing 40% damage.	First hit

Whip

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	5	--	--	Increase attack +5 when equipped with a whip	--
Hypnowhip	2	10	Group	Yes	A powerful whip attack with a 13% chance to confuse enemies.	First hit
Attack +10	--	16	--	--	Increase attack +10 when equipped with a whip	--
Whiplash	4	23	Group	Yes	A powerful whip attack with a 13% chance of paralyzing enemies.	First hit
Twin Dragon Lash	3	32	One	Yes	Jessica lashes out with her whip in a double attack.	First hit
Attack +15	--	43	--	--	Increase attack +15 when equipped with a whip	--
Disordered Beating	0	55	All	Yes	Red strikes all enemies with a lash that does not decrease in power	No
Attack +25	--	68	--	--	Increase attack +25 when equipped with a whip	--
Twin Lashings	3	82	Group	Yes	Strikes a group of enemies twice	First hit
Death Whip	7	100	All	Yes	A wicked lashing that strikes all enemies with 30% more power, and a 13% chance to kill on contact	First hit

Fans

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Flower Power	0	4	Group	No	Attempts to distract a group of foes with a shower of petals.	No
Attack +5	--	9	--	--	Increase attack +5 when equipped with a fan.	--
Water Slaughterer	0	15	One	Yes	Single strike that deals 50% more damage to aquatic enemies.	Yes
Attack +15	--	22	--	--	Increase attack +15 when equipped with a fan.	--
Fan Dango	0	25	Random	Yes	Hits four random targets at 50% power	First strike
Death Dance	5	52	All	No	Attempts to kill all enemies with a haunted hustle
Attack power +25		66		No	Increase attack +25 when equipped with a fan
Revival Dance	12	82	One		Revives an ally
Attack +30	5	100	All	Yes	Increases attack by +30 when equipped with a knife.	No

Fisticuffs

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	5	--	--	Increase attack +5 when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Immense Defence	--	7	--	--	Reduces all damage Red takes by 90%	--
Agility +10	--	12	--	--	Increases Jessica's agility by 10 points when not equipped with a weapon	--
Stone's Throw	0	18	group	yes	8-20 damage on a group of enemies.	no
Attack +20	--	25	--	--	Increase attack +20 when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Thin Air	2	33	All	Yes	Red sends waves of thin air at the enemy, power rising with her level
Critical Hit Up	--	42	--	--	Increases chance of critical hit with no weapon equipped from 1/64 to 1/16.	--
Harvest Moon	6	60	Group	Yes	Red performs cartwheels, attacking a group of enemies.	Yes
Agility +30	--	77	--	--	Increase agility +35 when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Attack +50	--	100	--	--	Increase attack +50 when not equipped with a weapon.	--

Acquisitiveness

}Restores one ally to maximum HP

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Acceleratle	3	3	--	--	Increases the party's agility by 100%, caps at 999. Due to game mechanics this also increases evasion	--
Additional Gold post-battle	--	7	--	--	Red sometimes gains extra gold at the end of a battle	--
Automatic Stealing	--	12	--	--	Red will sometimes steal an item from the last vanquished monster, similar to stealing in III, VI, and VII	--
HP+20
19
Increases Red's max HP by 20 points
Gold Throwing	0	27	--	--	Consumes 10% of current gold to damage foe for same value, maximum gold used is 2500	--
Fullheal	6	37	One
Improved additional gold	--	52	--	--	Increases chance of getting extra gold post-battle	--
Improved Automatic Stealing
66
Much higher chance to steal an item from the last defeated enemy
HP +30	--	81	--	--	Increase HP by +30	--
Minion Militia	15	100	Random	Yes	Red summons her goons to pummel four random foes with cannon-fire. Damage is based on Red's level, similar to Yangus' Golden Oldies.	--

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