War Cry

War Cry Japanese おたけび Type Skill Older names Scream

War Cry is an ability in the Dragon Quest series. It tries to stun a group of enemies with an intimidating scream.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V

War Cry is used by monster companions such as the moosifer.

Name	Level
Powie yowie	--
Mudraker	--
Moosifer	7
Battle pip	10
Saber	21

Dragon Quest VI

War Cry tries to scare all enemies for one turn. It is learned by advancing to rank 5 of the Merchant vocation.

Dragon Quest VIII

Yangus can use War Cry after allocating 32 skill points into his "Humanity" skill.

Dragon Quest IX

This ability is learned with 4 skill points allocated into Focus skill.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Called WarCry in this game, it requires the monster to reach level 14 with 120 HP. It is naturally learned by the Trumpeter, among others.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

The requirements to learn WarCry are unchanged. It is naturally learned by the Drygon, among others.

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Although unusable by any of the playable characters, some of the more powerful monsters in the game such as Hacksauruses and Hellions are capable of unleashing a War Cry in battle, temporarily stunning any unfortunate characters standing near them.