Headhunter

The Headhunter is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest II. They are wild, leaping humanoids that wield their weapons with reckless abandon.

DescriptionEdit

Headhunters are green humanoid monsters with wild blond hair and a set of jagged fangs lining their mouths. They wield small hatchets and shields and wear blue tunics and sandals with a purple cape. They also wear silver circlets around their head decorated with a blue gem. Headhunters attack wildly in combat, swinging their axes in quick succession to overwhelm their enemies. The headhunters did not carry shields with them until remake versions of II. When they originally appeared, headhunters had a completely black head, but VIII introduced a design where the monsters have green heads like the rest of their bodies, possibly to avoid any unfortunate resemblance to real-world blackface. Their original design still makes in appearance in some modern games such as X and Stars.

AppearancesEdit

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary LineEdit

Headhunter (くびかりぞく Kubikarizoku) 
Original (NES)
Sprite HP MP Attack
  65 0 82
Defense Agility Experience Gold
25 70 67 45
Abilities None
Location(s) Tuhn region
Tower of the Moon
Rendarak Plateau
Item Dropped Iron lance116
Evasion Fire Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Snooze Resistance
164 17 17 37
Thwack Resistance Fizzle Resistance Kasap Resistance
27 77 17
Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)
Sprites HP MP Attack
     65 0 82
Defense Agility Experience Gold
25 57 77 97
Abilities Flees
Location(s) Slewse region
Tower of the Moon
Item Dropped Iron lance116
Evasion Fire Resistance * Dazzle Resistance Snooze Resistance
164 07 17 07
Thwack Resistance Fizzle Resistance Kasap Resistance
17 77 07



Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastEdit

Headhunter (くびかりぞく Kubikarizoku)  
Sprite HP MP Attack Defense
  48 0 54 40
Agility Experience Gold Tame Rate
33 21 (PSX)
32 (3DS)
10 (PSX)
15 (3DS)
132
Bestiary No. #032
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Flails its weapon about fiercely (125% damage)
Location(s) Roamer Encampment region (past)
Poolside Cave (past)
Al-Balad region (past)
Item(s) Dropped Oaken club1128
Evasion Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Fire Breath Resistance *
164 0% 0% 0%
Bang Resistance * Crack Resistance * Ice Breath Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
0% 0% 0% 0%
Strike/Rock Resistance * Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance * Whack Resistance *
0% 0% 100% 15%
Poof Resistance * Ban Dance Resistance Dazzle Resistance * Fizzle Resistance *
90% 100% 15% 100%
Fuddle Resistance * Paralysis Resistance* Poison Resistance * Snooze Resistance *
15% 50% 0% 15%
Stun Resistance * Sap Resistance * Army Resistance *
15% 0% 0%
3DS version changes
None



Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit

Headhunter (くびかりぞく Kubikarizoku) 
Original (PS2)
Sprite HP MP Attack
  54 0 56
Defense Agility Experience Gold
53 43 62 18
Bestiary no. #058
Family Humanoid
In-game description Known for their jumping ability, these monsters wait for the best opportunity to attack their enemies. Watch out for their vicious slashes and formidable defence abilities.
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Attacks while defending
Uses Medicinal herbs
Location(s) Pickham Region
Item(s) dropped Medicinal herb18
Scale shield164
Evasion Attack Resistance Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance *
164 0% 25% 25%
Fire Breath
Resistance
*
Bang Resistance * Crack Resistance * Ice breath
Resistance
*
25% 25% 25% 25%
Woosh Resistance * Strike/Rock Resistance * Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance
25% 25% 25% 100%
Whack Resistance * Ban Dance Resistance Dazzle Resistance Fizzle Resistance
15% 100% 15% 100%
Fuddle Resistance * Paralysis Resistance * Poison Resistance * Snooze resistance *
50% 15% 50% 50%
Stun Resistance * Sap Resistance * Army Resistance *
15% 15% 25%
Remake (3DS, Mobile)
Notable Changes
None



Dragon Quest XEdit

Headhunters began appearing in the game starting with Version 3.3, this time stronger than in previous titles. They can swing about their weapons with reckless abandon to damage characters in the surrounding area, use Helm Splitter, cast Kazam, and are able to land desperate attacks.

Dragon Quest Monsters: JokerEdit

Headhunter
Family Demon
Rank D
Description These hyperactive hooligans often hyperbolise about how many heads they've hunted.
Weapons Spears, Axes, Hammers, Staves
Traits Metal Beater
Resistances Whackproof
Skill Berserker, Attack Boost
Location Celeste Isle
Breeding chart Dancing devil x Jumping jackal


Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2Edit

Headhunter
Family Demon
Rank E
Size S
Weapons Axes, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Traits Metal Beater
Resistances Vulnerable to Sap, Immune to Whack
Skill Berserker
Location Treepidation (night)
Breeding chart Frogface x Rockbomb or Dracky


Dragon Quest RivalsEdit

Headhunter first appeared in the second card pack, "Roar of Unleashed Power" as a rare card exclusive for Warrior leaders.

  • A second card known as the Robbing headhunter appeared in the ten card pack, "Frontier of Creation and Destruction" as a normal card exclusive for Priest leaders.

In Other LanguagesEdit

Language Translation Meaning
  EspañolBárbaro decapitadorSpanish for "barbarian decapitator".
  FrançaisChasseur de têtesFrench for "headhunter".
  DeutschKopfjägerGerman for "headhunter".
  ItalianoCacciatesteItalian for "headhunter".

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