Bangerz and Mash
| Bangerz and Mash | |
| Dragon Quest VIII | |
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| Japanese name | ポルク and マルク |
| Romaji | Poruku and Maruku |
| Race | Human |
| Voice actor | Mutsumi Tamura (Bangerz, Japanese) Eri Goda (Mash, Japanese) |
"This is for Alistair! Come on, Mash! Let's get 'em!"
—Bangerz
"Yessir, Bangerz!"
—Mash
Bangerz and Mash are a pair of young ruffians from Alexandria in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.
The boisterous blue-haired Bangerz is equipped with a horned helmet and a sword, while his more timid brown-haired buddy Mash has to settle for a pot and a stick. Both lads wear plain clothes.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit]
The two boys are friends of Jessica Albert, and were also friends of her brother Alistair Albert before his death.
Mistaking the Hero and Yangus for bandits and swearing revenge for Jessica's late brother Alistair, Bangerz rushes to attack the party with Mash not far behind. The player is allowed to issue attack commands for the first turn of this "battle", but an old woman stops the fight before anyone has the chance to take action. The lady gives both boys a bang on the head and reminds them that they were meant to be doing something for Jessica.
Upon visiting the Albert residence, Bangerz and Mash can be found doing Jessica's job - guarding the door to her room. The player must use Munchie to sneak into Jessica's room and discover that she has left to meet her fate at the Tower of Alexandria, having left behind a final letter for whoever eventually checked in on her. The Hero shows the letter to the boys, and Bangerz agrees to help the party get into the Tower by opening its secret door so the Hero can go to Jessica's aid, while Mash remains to keep Rosalind from discovering that Jessica is missing. Bangerz joins the party briefly as a guest and opens the secret door, then returns to town.
When the party returns with Jessica from the Tower, Bangerz and Mash have returned to guarding Jessica's room. The young sorceress announces her intention to join the party on their mission to track down Dhoulmagus and relieves Bangerz and Mash of their room-guarding duty, instructing them to keep watch over the town from now on as Alistair said they someday would. The lads run off in tears, and can be found patrolling the gate to Alexandria afterwards.