Bodkin fletcher
The bodkin fletcher is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV. It is a stronger variant of the bodkin archer armed with deadly, poison-tipped arrows.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Bodkin fletcher | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | どくやずきん |
| Romaji | Dokuyazukin |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen |
| Old localization | Poison arrop Toxarrop |
CharacteristicsEdit
Bodkin fletchers are goblin-like creatures with dark purple skin that don green hoods and blue robes. Their specialty is in launching arrows laced with toxins at unsuspecting adventurers. The fletchers have extracted these toxins from the poisonous bodies of bubble slimes for their own use. Thankfully, the archers often carry around antidotal herbs to cure any party member that has been poisoned. The archers are quite cowardly and will often call for help from their own kind or flee when the odds are against them.
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the ChosenEdit
| Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin) |  |
Original (NES)
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
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17 | 0 | 21 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 18 | 10 | 18 | 16 |
| Bestiary No. | #066 |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Flee Poison Attack |
| Location(s) | Ballymoral region (Chapters 5-6) Lakanaba region (Chapters 5-6) |
| Item Dropped | Antidotal herb(1⁄64) |
| Evasion | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Bang Resistance * |
| 1⁄16 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance |
| 75% | 25% | 0% | 100% |
| Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Bracer Resistance | Poof Resistance | Fuddle Resistance |
| 0% | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| Snooze Resistance | Dazzle Resistance | Sap Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | 100% |
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit
| Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin) |  |
Original (PS2)
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
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88 | 0 | 78 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 89 | 60 | 86 | 23 |
| Bestiary no. | #097 |
| Family | Humanoid |
| In-game description | Capable of firing huge volleys of poisoned arrows simultaneously, these monsters also carry antidotal herbs in case they accidentally stick themselves. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Poison Attack Fires a flurry of poison needles (3-4 random poison attacks at 50% strength each) Flee |
| Location(s) | Baccarat Region (night) Princess Minnie's Castle region Small island west of Maella Abbey |
| Item(s) dropped | Antidotal herb1⁄8 Hunter's bow1⁄64 |
| Evasion | Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | |
| 0⁄64 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fire Breath Resistance * |
Bang Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Ice breath Resistance * |
Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | |
| Whack Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 15% | 50% | |
| Snooze resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | |
| 15% | 15% | 100% | 100% | |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | ||
| 15% | 0% | 0% | ||
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit
| Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyakuzin) |  |
| Model | HP | MP | Attack |
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36 | 4 | 42 |
| Defence | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 30 | 53 | 62 | 44 |
| Bestiary no. | #025 |
| Family | Humanoid |
| In-game description | Forest hunters who can call on more of their kind in a pinch to pepper foes with poisoned arrows. Their arrowheads are doused in the bubble slime's deadly dribble, and they have to take great care not to get it on their hands. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Poison Attack Psyche Up Call for backup (Bodkin fletcher) |
| Location(s) | Zere Doomingale Forest |
| Item(s) dropped | Antidotal herb1⁄8 Leather gauntlets1⁄64 |
| Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | Blast/Lightning Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rock Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance |
| 0% | -25% | -25% | 0% |
| Whack Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance * |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Deceleratle Resistance * | Spooky Aura Resistance* | Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Charm Resistance * | |||
| 0% | |||
Dragon Quest XEdit
Bodkin fletchers have appeared since the beginning of the game. As always, they are capable of inflicting poison with their attacks and will call upon more fletchers as backup in battle.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeEdit
| Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
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61 | 6 | 70 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 67 | 60 | 81 | 30 |
| Bestiary no. | #120 |
| Family | Humanoid |
| In-game description | Master archers who make their own poison by hand, harvesting bubble slime secretions and boiling them down to form potent toxins. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Poison Attack Call for backup (Bodkin fletcher) Flee |
| Location(s) | The Costa Valor (first act) Northern Champs Sauvage (first act, 3DS version only) |
| Item(s) dropped | Strong antidote1⁄16 Poison moth knife1⁄64 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
| N/a | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
| 0% | -10% | -10% | 0% | |
| Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
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| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
ViciousEdit
| Vicious bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん・強 Dokuyazukin・kyō) | |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
| |
128 | 10 | 129 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 118 | 99 | 288 | 67 |
| Bestiary no. | #225 |
| Family | Humanoid |
| In-game description | Bodkin fletchers driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Poison Attack Call for help (Vicious bodkin fletcher) Flee |
| Location(s) | The Costa Valor (second act) Insula Australis (second act) Mount Pang Lai (second act) The Sage's Trial - The Fierce Forest (third act) |
| Item(s) dropped | Strong antidote1⁄16 Poison moth knife1⁄64 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
| N/a | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
| 0% | -10% | -10% | 0% | |
| Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
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| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark PrinceEdit
| Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin) |  |
| Icon | Family | Max HP* | Max MP* |
| File:DQM3 portrait.png |  |
1,300 | 400 |
| Max Attack | Max Defence | Max Agility | Max Wisdom |
| 610 | 440 | 550 | 540 |
| Bestiary No. | #380 |
| Rank | E Rank |
| In-game description | Bowmen who coat the tips of their arrows in deadly bubbleslime toxin to ensure they bag their prey |
| Talents | Toxicologist (lv. 1) |
| Guaranteed traits | Beastbane (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Poisoner (lv. 20) Last Legs (lv. 40) |
| Large-size exclusive traits | Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Poisonous Touch (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60) |
| Habitat | Circle of Temper - Upper Echelon (    )Grimclow Cave |
| Items | Antidotal herb (Common) Spirit bracer (Rare) |
| Synthesis chart |  X  |
| Notable synthesis | |
| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * | Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| 0% | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Light Resistance * |
| 25% | 0% | -25% | 0% |
| Dark Resistance * | Debilitation Resistance* | Bedazzlement Resistance * | Antimagic Resistance * |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| MP Absorption Resistance * | Confusion Resistance * | Sleep Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | -25% |
| Stun Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | ||
| 0% | 50% | ||
| Instant Death Resistance * | |||
| 0% | |||
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Dragon Quest Heroes IIEdit
| Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin) |  |
| Model | Experience | Gold | Marked Version? |
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26 | 22g | Yes |
| List No. | #032 |
| Field Notes | Eagle-eyed archers who hunt in the woods. They dip their darts in a powerful poison to fell their foes in a flash. They're often found around bubble slimes, to whose toxic trails they turn for the venom they venerate. |
| Location(s) | The Battle of the Wildwood |
| Item(s) Dropped | Horse manure Ring of immunity |
Dragon Quest BuildersEdit
| Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin) |  |
Chapter 2
| HP | Attack | Defense | Item(s) Dropped |
| 30 | 8 | 4 | Frogstool (★★★), Healing cream (★☆☆) |
| Location(s) | |||
| Swamps of Sickness, Ancient Palace | |||
Final Chapter
| HP | Attack | Defense | Item(s) Dropped |
| 1 | 26 | 0 | Broken branch (★★★), Healing cream (★☆☆) |
| Location(s) | |||
| Tantegel moor | |||
| Sprite |  |
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Dragon Quest TactEdit
The bodkin fletcher is a C-rank monster of the Demon family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in the Battle Roads of the Leery lout, Blossom Slime, and Blossom Ghost as a party member.
| Bodkin Fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin) |  |
Stats
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| Family | Rank | Role | ||
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| Max Level | HP | MP | Move | |
| 105 | 682 | 230 | 2 | |
| Attack | Defense | Agility | Wisdom | Weight |
| 321 | 170 | 278 | 152 | 20 |
Basic Skills
| First | Second | Third | ||
| Poison Arrow | Rain of Pain* | Talent Blossoming: Envenomating Arrow | ||
Awakening Skills
| First | Second | Third |
| Physical Potency +5% / Stats Up | Zam Res +25 / Stats Up | Rain of Pain Potency +5% / Stats Up Envenomating Arrow Potency +5% |
| Fourth | Fifth | |
| Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up | Rain of Pain Potency +5% / Stats Up Envenomating Arrow Potency +5% |
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Leader Perks
| First | |
| None | |
Basic Perks
| First | Second | Third |
| ATK +3 | Rain of Pain Potency +2% | N/a |
Perk Details
| First | |
| Physical Potency +5%: Raises physical potency by 5%. | |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | |
| Half Res | Normal | Normal | Normal | |
| Bang Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Zam Resistance * | Snooze Resistance | |
| Very Weak | Very Weak | Half Res | Half Res | |
| Poison Resistance | Physical Lock Resistance | Spell Lock Resistance | Martial Lock Resistance | |
| Normal | Normal | Normal | Super Weak | |
| Breath Lock Resistance | Hobble Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | |
| Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | |
| Curse Resistance | Paralysis Resistance | Confusion Resistance | Charm Resistance | |
| Immune | Super Weak | Half Res | Normal |
Dragon Quest Keshi KeshiEdit
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EtymologyEdit
A bodkin is a small, blunt needle with a large eye used to punch through cloth and leather. In terms of archery, it means the archer is using less than ideal ammunition.
- A fletcher is an occupational term that refers to one who crafts arrows.
Similar speciesEdit
GalleryEdit
A bodkin fletcher in X
XI polygon model
A vicious bodkin fletcher
Rivals card
A bodkin fletcher in Keshi Keshi
