Bodkin archer

Dragon Quest monster Bodkin archer
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese リリパット Romaji Lilipatto First appearance Dragon Quest IV Old localization Lilypa

The Bodkin Archer is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Debuting in Dragon Quest IV, they only appeared in spin offs until reemerging in Dragon Quest VIII.

Characteristics

Squat little munchkins, the Bodkin family resembles goblins of Welsh myth. Bodkins prefer to fight from a distance, letting fly with long-distance arrows from their shortbows, while supporting their front-line friends with Buff. They have green skin and wear robes and hoods made of simple brown cloth. Other varieties of bodkins have different skin tones and will swap out their clothing as they become more deft with their bow, and gain new accolades to reflect this.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Bodkin archer (リリパット Lilipatto)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	21	3	26
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
20	20	13	15

Bestiary No.	#011
Spell(s)	Buff
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Loch Tur (Chapter 1) Endor region (Chapter 3) North of Last Chance Saloon (Chapters 5 & 6)
Item Dropped	Plain clothes(1⁄64)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	75%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	25%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
0%	0%	25%	0%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
75%	0%	0%	0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Bodkin archer (リリパット Lilipatto)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	21	2	22
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
18	12	10	8

Bestiary no.	#014
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Diminutive but resourceful monsters. Upon encountering an enemy, they keep their distance and let fly with long-range bow and arrow attacks.
Spell(s)	Buff
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Alexandria Region Kingdom of Trodain (south)
Item(s) dropped	Bandana1⁄32 Plain cheese1⁄256

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
15%	15%	15%	0%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	0%	50%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	15%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Bodkin archer (リリパット Lilipatto)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	17	5	16
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
12	10	9	16

Bestiary no.	#007
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Able archers who attack from afar, use medicinal herbs when in need, and aren't too proud to flee from more formidable foes. Their bodkin betters tease them that they're terrible shots, so they target unlucky travellers to try and prove them wrong.
Spell(s)	Buff
Skill(s)	Uses Medicinal herb Flee
Location(s)	Angel Falls The Hexagon
Item(s) dropped	Plain clothes1⁄16 Leather hat1⁄64

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
-25%	-25%	-25%	-25%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
-25%	-25%	-25%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Charm Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest X

Bodkin archers appeared from the beginning of the game. They are able to protect their allies with Buff and can call for backup from more of their kind. The archers also have a tendency to waste their turns by pulling out a watering can and are more likely to miss their shots when enraged. Starting with Version 5.0 of the game, Vicious bodkin archers began appearing in the Netherworld, as well, gaining the ability to perform Rain of Pain.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Bodkin archer (リリパット Lilipatto)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	17	4	22
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
18	17	10	8

Bestiary no.	#017
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	They often brag about their perfect aim, but truth be told, if they're managing seventy percent accuracy, they're doing better than usual.
Spell(s)	Buff
Skill(s)	Call for backup (Bodkin archer) Flee
Location(s)	Heliodorian Foothills (first act) The Kingsbarrow (second act)
Item(s) dropped	Plain clothes1⁄64 Leather hat1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-10%	-10%	-10%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	-25%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Malicious

Malicious bodkin archer (リリパット・邪 Lilipatto・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	263	12	167
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
223	170	845	210

Bestiary no.	#435
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Bodkin archers who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Buff
Skill(s)	Call for help (Malicious bodkin archer) Flee
Location(s)	Heliodorian Foothills (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Plain clothes1⁄64 Leather hat1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-10%	-10%	-10%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Bodkin archer
Family	Beast
Rank	C
Description	Denizens of the forest who live in trees, targeting those who pass beneath the canopy.
Weapons	Spears, Hammers, Whips, Staves
Traits	-
Resistances	Fizzleproof
Skill	Fortifier
Location	Fert Isle
Breeding chart	Weartiger x Flyguy

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Bodkin archer
Family	Beast
Rank	C
Size	S
Weapons	Whips, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Crafty Poisoner
Resistances	Vulnerable to Poison, Immune to Fizzle
Skill	Fortifier
Location	Bemusoleum (rain)
Breeding chart	Weartiger x Eveel Night emperor x Firn fiend

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Bodkin archer (リリパット)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,410	460
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
520	500	460	340

Bestiary No.	#362
Rank	G
In-game description	These cautious creatures are always ready to unleash an arrow from the shadows. Sadly it seems that when it comes to matters of the heart, they're always missing their mark...
Talents	Assassin (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Insta-Accel (lv. 1) Bigger Upper (lv. 20) Personal Grudge (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Rando-Buff (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	25%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
25%	0%	-25%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
25%	0%	25%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
50%	50%	0%	-25%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
50%		0%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

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Dragon Quest Heroes II

Bodkin archer (リリパット Lilipatto)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	5	10g	Yes

List No.	#009
Field Notes	These wary warriors stay well away from the action, preferring to fire on their foes from afar. The other bodkins constantly belittle their basic bow skills, so they vent their resentment on passing adventurers.
Location(s)	The Battle of Dunisia
Item(s) Dropped	Snakeskin Gold ring

Dragon Quest Builders

Bodkin archer (リリパット Lilipatto})

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
20	6	0	Broken branch (★★★)
Location(s)
Swamps of Sickness

Sprite

The Archers act as normal enemies in the first area of chapter 2, but also appear as NPCs in the Prickly Plains section accessed through the blue teleportal. Several are friendly towards humans, and will reward the Builder for countering their own parlaying perils.

The fishing Archer explains that, being newcomers to Alefgard and the Dragonlord's legion, his kind are bullied by other monsters on the regular. In particular, the Killerpillars cause great strife for the little goblins, to the point that a duo of sharpshooters mount an attack on the main nest in the area out of fear that their village will be wiped out if they don't.

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Dragon Quest Tact

Bodkin archer appears as an E-rank monster of the Demon family. It can be recruited from Chapters 3-3, 8-3, 8-7, and 15-3 of the main storyline and it can participate in Dracky and Leery lout's Battle Roads as a party member. The bodkin archer and its variants have the distinction of being able to attack from one square away in any cardinal direction.

Bodkin archer (リリパット Lilipatto)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
95		315	156	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
275	155	167	108	10

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Snipe Shot		Buff*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
ATK +5 / Stats Up	Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Snipe Shot Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Snipe Shot Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Snipe Shot Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

ATK +5: Raises ATK by 5.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Very Weak	Half Res	Half Res
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Super Weak
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Immune	Super Weak	Half Res	Normal

Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Arquero punzante	Spanish for "sharp archer"
Français	Archer vert	French for "green archer"
Deutsch	Schützenwicht	German for "archer creature/goblin"

Etymology

A bodkin defines a small, blunt needle with a large eye used to punch through cloth and leather. In terms of archery, it means the archer is using less than ideal ammunition.

Lilliputian are a diminutive, humanoid race described in the 1726 English novel Gulliver's Travels written by Anglo-Irish satirist Jonathan Swift.

Similar species

• Bodkin fletcher
• Bodkin bowyer
• Bodkin bloodbow

Gallery

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  A bodkin archer in X

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  A vicious bodkin archer.

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  A malicious bodkin archer

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  Short Shooter tank in Rocket Slime

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  Tact model

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