Tomboy

Dragon Quest III personality
Tomboy
	<img alt="Tomboy personality stat chart for Dragon Quest III" src="/images/thumb/c/c3/Tomboy_stat_chart_DQIII.svg/253px-Tomboy_stat_chart_DQIII.svg.png" decoding="async" width="253" height="143">
Strength (STR)	110%
Agility (AGL)	110%
Resilience (VIT)	80%
Wisdom (INT)	90%
Luck (LUCK)	90%
Classes / genders	<img alt="Warrior female" src="/images/1/19/Dragon_Quest_III_warrior_female_sprite_SFC.gif" decoding="async" width="16" height="24" class="pixels"> <img alt="Mage female" src="/images/7/75/Dragon_Quest_III_mage_female_sprite_SFC.gif" decoding="async" width="16" height="24" class="pixels"> <img alt="Priest female" src="/images/9/94/Dragon_Quest_III_priest_female_sprite_SFC.gif" decoding="async" width="16" height="24" class="pixels"> <img alt="Merchant female" src="/images/d/dd/Dragon_Quest_III_merchant_female_sprite_SFC.gif" decoding="async" width="16" height="24" class="pixels"> <img alt="Gadabout female" src="/images/a/ab/Dragon_Quest_III_gadabout_female_sprite_SFC.gif" decoding="async" width="16" height="24" class="pixels"> <img alt="Thief female" src="/images/b/b1/Dragon_Quest_III_thief_female_sprite_SFC.gif" decoding="async" width="16" height="24" class="pixels">
Book	The Girl's Own Annual
Accessory	none

Tomboy (おてんば, otenba) is a personality in the Dragon Quest III remakes and in Dragon Quest: Monster Parade.

Appearances

Main series

Dragon Quest III remakes

In the Dragon Quest III remakes, tomboy is a female-only personality that improves strength and agility growth, but reduces resilience, wisdom, and luck growth.

The hero cannot become a tomboy at the start of the game.

Other female party members have a chance to be a tomboy when recruited as any class, depending on their stat bonuses.

Class / gender	Stat bonuses for tomboy (chance)
	Strength bonus highest, ≤6, agility bonus second (¹⁄₃) Strength bonus highest, 7–10 (¹⁄₄) Agility bonus highest, ≤6, strength bonus second (¹⁄₄)
	Strength bonus highest, ≤6, agility bonus second (¹⁄₃) Agility bonus highest, ≤6, strength bonus second (³⁄₁₁) Strength bonus highest, 7–10 (¹⁄₄)
	Strength bonus highest, ≤6, agility or luck bonus second (²⁄₁₃)
	Strength bonus highest, 11+ (⁶⁄₂₃) Agility bonus highest, ≤6, strength bonus second (¹⁄₄)
	Agility bonus highest, ≤6, strength bonus second (³⁄₁₁) Strength bonus highest, 11+ (⁶⁄₂₃)

An existing female character becomes a tomboy permanently by reading the The Girl's Own Annual book.