Hoodlum

Dragon Quest monster Hoodlum
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese エリミネーター Romaji Eriminētā First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Eliminator

The Hoodlum is a hulking masked marauder that stands as one of the prime members of the Humanoid family of monsters.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Hoodlum

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		24	120	6
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
83	50	232	376	53

Bestiary No.	#056
Spell(s)	Fizzle
Skill(s)	Brutal Strike Flee
Location(s)	Fifer's Spire
Item Dropped	None

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0/64	25%	25%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	25%	25%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	25%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Hoodlum

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	83	0	75	71
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
61	195	54	1/16

Bestiary No.	116
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Desperate attack Frenzy
Location(s)	Knick-knackatory Central Continent Ancient Ruins area (G3) Stairway to Zenithia Diggery Pokery area
Item dropped	Stone axe1⁄16

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0/64	0%	67%	67%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
67%	67%	67%	20%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
20%	?	100%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
100%	67%	20%	100%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
67%	0%	100%	20%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Hoodlum

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	123	0	126
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
97	69	106	32

Bestiary no.	#132
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Humanoid nightstalkers that prowl the paths of the world, preying upon unwary travellers. Beware their dazzling light attacks and huge axes.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Dazzleflash Psyche Up
Location(s)	East Argonia
Item(s) dropped	Tough guy tattoo1⁄64 Iron axe1⁄128

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%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	0%	50%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

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Over-eager executioners who take it upon themselves to practise their craft upon unsuspecting passers-by with their oversized axes.

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Hoodlum (エリミネーター Eriminētā)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	2984	178g	Yes

List No.	091
Field Notes	Big, bad, burly blokes who are a law unto themselves, dishing out indiscriminate punishment with their almighty axes. These hooded horrors hunt their prey at night, cackling ecstatically as they wave their weapons about.
Location(s)	The Battle of Accordia
Item(s) Dropped	Densinium, Raging ruby

Dragon Quest Builders 2

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Similar species

• Robbin' 'Ood
• Hoodie
• Hood
• Heavy hood
• Merry man

Close Cousins

• Dwight
• Robbin' huddle (DQM Joker 2)

Gallery

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  A Hoodlum fighting Yangus and his Firebird companion in Young Yangus.