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 recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest III. It is a hulking masked marauder that stands as one of the prime members of the Humanoid family of monsters.

Characteristics

Hoodlums are burly brutes with peculiar blue-grey skin whose heads are obscured by the blue masks and capes they wear. The only facial feature that can be seen are their red eyes poking out of their masks. Their capes are held with dark green straps and they wear a blue pair of briefs, as well as a pair of gloves and boots, colored either brown leather or yellow depending on the game. The muscled executioners are deadly combatants with a tendency to land desperate attacks on their enemies with the wicked sharp axes they wield.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Hoodlum (エリミネーター Eriminētā)

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 (エリミネーター Eriminētā)

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 VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Hoodlum (エリミネーター Eriminētā)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	83	0	75	71
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
61	93	81	1⁄64

Bestiary No.	DLC #050
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Frenzy
Location(s)	Whipping Up a Frenzy
Item(s) Dropped	Stone axe1⁄16

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	60%	50%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
60%	60%	50%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
50%	25%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	50%

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Hoodlum (エリミネーター Eriminētā)

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

Hoodlum (エリミネーター Eriminētā)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	416	21	173
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
165	78	687	161

Bestiary no.	#265
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Over-eager executioners who take it upon themselves to practise their craft upon unsuspecting passers-by with their oversized axes.
Spell(s)	Fizzle
Skill(s)	Parry Becomes pepped up Desperate attack Muster Strength Desperate Double
Location(s)	Zwaardsrust Region (second act, night only) Dundrasil Region (second act)
Item(s) dropped	Tough guy tattoo1⁄64 Obliteratoriser1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-110%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	-125%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	99%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Vicious hoodlum (エリミネーター・強 Eriminētā・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	939	31	290
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
306	135	1,615	440

Bestiary no.	#464
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Hoodlums driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	Fizzle
Skill(s)	Parry Becomes pepped up Desperate attack Muster Strength Desperate Double
Location(s)	Drustan's Labyrinth - Path to Trial Isle (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Tough guy tattoo1⁄64 Obliteratoriser1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	0%	0%	-110%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-110%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	-125%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
25%	99%	0%	25%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

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?
	2,984	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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Dragon Quest Tact

Hoodlum appears as a C-rank monster of the Demon family. It can be recruited from Chapter 17, Episode 1: A Shabby Shipwreck.

Hoodlum (エリミネーター Eriminētā)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
95		751	140	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
291	263	213	133	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Helichopter		Aeolian Slash*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Physical Potency +5% / Stats Up	Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Aeolian Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Aeolian Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +3	Aeolian Slash Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Physical Potency +5%: Raises physical potency by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	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

Similar species

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

Close Cousins

• Dwight
• Robbin' huddle (DQM Joker 2)

Gallery

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  Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake

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  A hoodlum in X

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  XI polygon model

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  A vicious hoodlum

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

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in

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  Stars model

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  Rivals card

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  DQ Trading Card