Pressure Pointer

Pressure Pointer is an ability in the Dragon Quest series. It may instantly kill an enemy, using the same resistance rates as whack.

AppearancesEdit

Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeEdit

Pressure Pointer was retroactively added to the 2024 remake, where it can learned by Warriors upon reaching level 21 if their wisdom exceeds 39 points. It costs 4 MP and has a 25% chance to instantly kill the target, dealing 50% damage if the trick fails. Incredibly the skill ignores the affects of Dazzle and Sandstorm, as well as that of Oomph, Muster Strength, Egg On, Attack Attacker, Sap, & Kasap.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of RevelationEdit

Pressure Pointer tries to inflict a fatal strike using the same instant-death resistance tag as Whack, making it useless against metal slimes. If it fails it deals 50% melee damage instead. It can be learned by advancing to rank 6 of the Martial Artist vocation.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastEdit

Learned in the same way as VI and functions identically.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit

Pressure Pointer is used by death scorpions.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit

This ability is learned with 22 skill points invested into Spear skill. Unlike before, the skill now has a fixed slay rate of 1/8th that doesn't use the Whack resistance tag, meaning the skills can work just fine on metal slimes.

In other languagesEdit

Language Translation Meaning
  Español castellanoPunto de presiónPressure point
  Español latinoamericanoPunto de presiónPressure point
  FrançaisPorte et piqueCarry and prick
  DeutschWunder PunktWeak point
  ItalianoPressione precisaPrecise pressure
  한국어급소 찌르기, Geupso JjireugiVital-point thrust
  简体中文要害突刺, Yàohài TūcìVital-point thrust
  繁體中文要害突刺, Yàohài TūcìVital-point thrust

Battle visualsEdit