Beat

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'Beat or Whack is a recurring spell in the Dragon Quest series. It instantly reduces the target's HP to 0.

Beat is typically difficult to hit with when cast, limiting its otherwise extremely impressive power.

Beat comes in several variations:

  • Beat or Whack - the most basic version of the spell; targets one character
  • Defeat or Thwack - targets one group of characters
  • DefeatMax, Vanquish, or Kathwack - targets the entire enemy party

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV

Cristo learns Beat.

Trivia

  • In an interview with Nintendo Power magazine, series creator Yuji Horii noted that the AI in Dragon Quest IV was built such that in its original version, Cristo's algorithms would always conclude Beat and the character would end up casting it turn after turn, simply because it "could not get over the power of the spell." The problem was halfway corrected in the balance-adjusted PS2 remake, except that he almost never cast Beat.