Bamboo lance

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Bamboo lance
DQ Bamboo Lance.png
Japanese たけざお
たけのやり
たけやり
Romaji {{{romaji}}}
Old localizations Bamboo lance
Pole
Bamboo spear
Bamboo pole
Found in Dragon Quest I
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest VI
Dragon Quest VII
Dragon Quest IX
Dragon Quest X
Effect N/a

The bamboo lance or bamboo spear is a recurring spear in the Dragon Quest series. It is cheap, but not very powerful.

Characteristics

This spear is a primitive weapon made from a length of bamboo sharpened to a point at the end. In some of the games, the spear or pole has some cloth wrapped around it as a rudimentary grip for ease of use. Typically it is one of the weakest, if not the weakest, weapon that appears in the game. Eventually, this position would be taken by the cypress stick in later games.

In the Japanese versions of the games, the bamboo pole from the original Dragon Quest, the bamboo spear from V to VII, and the bamboo lance that appeared in IX and X are considered three different weapons, but for the sake of simplicity, all three weapons have been combined for this article.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Due to text restrictions in the Gameboy Color remake of Dragon Quest, the bamboo pole was renamed to Bamboo with a picture of a pole beside it. Additionally, the Hero starts his quest with it in the Mobile, Android, and iOS versions of the game, though it's unequipped.

Bamboo pole (たけざお Takesao)DQ-SNES-LOGO-ICON.PNG
Buy Sell Attributes
10 gold 5 gold Attack +2
Can Be Equipped By Equipment Type Can Be Used As Tool In Battle?
ICON-Hero (Dragon Quest).png Spear ICON-NO-X.png NO
Shop(s) Brecconary, Cantlin
Location(s)
In-Game Description
Mobile A long spear made of bamboo.


Dragon Quest II

Although the bamboo pole does not appear in this game, there is a piece of artwork of the Prince of Cannock carrying what appears to be the bamboo pole.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

The bamboo spear has an attack bonus of +5. It can be purchased in Whealbrook at the beginning for 50 gold.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Carver starts with this equipped in his inventory.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

The bamboo spear has an attack bonus of +5 and a style bonus of +1. It can be bought at Estard and Ballymolloy in the past for 50 gold. All characters can equip it.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

DQIX Bamboo lance.png  Bamboo lance  (DS)
Attack +6
Found Equipped by any Priest that joins from Patty's Party Planning Place.
Rarity ★☆☆☆☆
Equipable by Warrior, Priest, Paladin, Omnivocational Spearmaster
Buy Price 85
Sell Price 8
Flavor text A simple spear fashioned from fresh bamboo.
Notes Sold in Stornway.

Descriptions

GameDescription
DQ-SNES-LOGO-ICON.PNG
A long spear made from bamboo.
DQ5-SNES-LOGO-ICON.png
Doesn't appear to have any special effect.[1]

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See also

Reference

  1. Mobile, Android, iOS and Nintendo DS version