Eagle Grip
| Eagle Grip | |
|---|---|
| Japanese | たたきつけ わしづかみ |
| Rōmaji | Tatakitsuke Washikuzaki |
| Type | Skill |
Eagle Grip is a recurring attack in the Dragon Quest series. It has appeared as an enemy-only attack in various games where the monster violently grabs a character with their claws or talons, dealing 125% damage. Some bosses have a variation where they grab a character and slam them down into the ground.
Appearances
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
In remakes of the game, Aamon can use a crushing attack on a single character. The damage is calculated by Aamon's attack divided by 2 plus a bonus 150 damage.
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Eagle Grip makes its first appearance and can be used by Drag-goofs, Great dragons, and Black dragons. It deals 125% damage to a character.
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation
Eagle Grip can be used by Corpsickles, Deadly dodos, Gryphons, and Jamirus. It deals 125% damage to a single character.
- When Mortamor changes to his final form, he can use a talon slamming attack with his left and right claws. It deals a fixed 100 damage in the original Super Famicom version, but deals 150 damage in remakes of the game.
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Eagle Grip can be used by Corpse corporal, Weighvern, Wide-load weighvern, and Warlord weighvern.
- In the second boss battle against Orgodemir, he can use a slamming attack in his third form. The damage is calculated by his attack divided by 2 plus 150 damage.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Eagle Grip can be used by various monsters, including Garuda, Hades' Condor, Dark condor, Gryphon, Jamirus, Empyrea, and Gemon. It deals 125% damage to a single character.
- The Divine dragon can use an attack where he sinks his talons into a character and slams them into the ground. The damage is calculated by his attack divided by 2 plus a bonus 150 damage.
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When faced as a legacy boss, Mortamor can use the slamming attack with his Left and Right Claws. When used it is described as "a slap round the chops" and deals 150% damage to a single character.
Dragon Quest Tact
Eagle Grip is known naturally by Bloody hand and Gryphon at level 1 and can be learned by Muddy hand at Level 16. It costs 12 MP to use, inflicts minor martial damage to a single enemy, and can occasionally stun them. Eagle Grip can also be taught to any unit by using an ability scroll, which is received as a reward for completing the seventh stage of Dancing flame's Battle Road.
| Eagle Grip (わしづかみ Washikuzaki) |  |
| Eagle Grip | |||
| Role * | Type * | Element | MP cost |
| Debuff | Martial |  |
12 |
| Range | Additional effects | ||
 1 |
 Stun |
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| Description | |||
| Deals minor martial damage to 1 enemy, occasionally stuns | |||
| Naturally learnt by | |||
| Bloody hand, Gryphon, Muddy hand | |||
