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|japanese = ギガスラッシュ
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|romaji = Giga slash
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===[[Dragon Quest V]]===
===''[[Dragon Quest V]]''===
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|effect=Hits a single group of enemies with [[Zap]] damage for 150~330 points.}}
A variant of Gigaslash appears in the Ps2 and DS remakes of DQ V, utilized by [[Starkers]].  
A variant of Gigaslash appears in the remakes of DQ V, utilized by [[Starkers]].  


===[[Dragon Quest VI]]===
===''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''===
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Anyone in who is/has been a World Hero (via Rank 6 of the [[Hero (Class)|Hero]] class) can use Gigaslash.
Anyone in who is/has been a World Hero (via Rank 6 of the [[Hero (Class)|Hero]] class) can use Gigaslash.


===[[Dragon Quest VII]]===
===''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''===
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|mp=15
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|effect=Hits a single group of enemies with [[Zap]] damage for 350~410 points.}}
|effect=Hits a single group of enemies with [[Zap]] damage for 350~410 points.}}
Anyone in who is/has been a World Hero (via Rank 7 of the [[Hero (Class)|Hero]] class) can use Gigaslash.
Anyone in who is/has been a World Hero (via Rank 7 of the [[Hero (Class)|Hero]] class) can use Gigaslash. In the 3DS remake, Gigaslash is now a class-exclusive ability, requiring the user to be a Hero in order to use it.


===[[Dragon Quest VIII]]===
===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===
[[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)|The hero]] can learn '''Gigaslash''' as a sword-only technique after fully investing 100 skill points into either the "Sword" or "Courage" skills. If both skill are at maximum, he obtains [[Gigagash]] instead. The electrified slice targets one enemy group for 20 MP, and damage is calculated as '''lvl+180 +/- [20+lvl]'''.
[[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)|The hero]] can learn '''Gigaslash''' as a sword-only technique after fully investing 100 skill points into either the "Sword" or "Courage" skills. If both skill are at maximum, he obtains [[Gigagash]] instead. The electrified slice targets one enemy group for 20 MP, and damage is calculated as '''lvl+180 +/- [20+lvl]'''.


[[Angelo]] cannot learn this skill; he obtains [[Lightning Storm]] after mastering his sword skill instead.
[[Angelo]] cannot learn this skill; he obtains [[Lightning Storm]] after mastering his sword skill instead.


===[[Dragon Quest IX]]===
===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
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In Dragon Quest IX, the Gigaslash ability is obtained by allocating 88 skill points to Sword Skill, and can only be used by a character who currently has a sword-class weapon equipped. Its damage output has a base of 160 and a maximum of 360, reached when the sum of the character's magical might and strength reach 300.
In ''Dragon Quest IX'', the Gigaslash ability is obtained by allocating 88 skill points to Sword Skill, and can only be used by a character who currently has a sword-class weapon equipped. Its damage output has a base of 160 and a maximum of 360, reached when the sum of the character's magical might and strength reach 300.


===[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]]===
===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]]''===
===[[Dragon Quest Swords]]===
Gigaslash is described as "a legendary technique for cutting down a single enemy." It costs 16 MP to use and is learned from the Captain Crow, Cleric, Cluboon III, Diamagon III, and Uber Knight skillsets.
 
===''[[Dragon Quest Swords]]''===
Gigaslash is a [[master stroke]] in ''Dragon Quest Swords''.
Gigaslash is a [[master stroke]] in ''Dragon Quest Swords''.
===''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below]]''===
Gigaslash appears as the [[Coup de Grâce]] of [[Aurora]]. She points her sword into the sky and summons lightning, then redirects it at a group of enemies.
===''[[Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End]]''===
Gigaslash is the Coup de Grâce of [[Teresa]] when she is wielding a sword.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Gigagash]]
*[[Gigagash]]
*[[Gigathrow]]


==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:DQH Gigaslash.jpg|Aurora getting ready to unleash Gigaslash
</gallery></center>


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Revision as of 05:19, 11 March 2017

Gigaslash is a recurring ability in the Dragon Quest series. Despite its name suggesting a physical basis for its (very large) damage output, it in fact deals magical damage. It slices a group of enemies with a blade of holy electricity.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V

Starker's Slash (DS)
MP 20
Effect Hits a single group of enemies with Zap damage for 150~330 points.


A variant of Gigaslash appears in the remakes of DQ V, utilized by Starkers.

Dragon Quest VI

Gigaslash (DS)
MP 20
Effect Hits a single group of enemies with Zap damage for 350~410 points.
Flavor text A legendary sword technique for cutting down a group of enemies.

Anyone in who is/has been a World Hero (via Rank 6 of the Hero class) can use Gigaslash.

Dragon Quest VII

Gigaslash (PSX, 3DS)
MP 15
Effect Hits a single group of enemies with Zap damage for 350~410 points.


Anyone in who is/has been a World Hero (via Rank 7 of the Hero class) can use Gigaslash. In the 3DS remake, Gigaslash is now a class-exclusive ability, requiring the user to be a Hero in order to use it.

Dragon Quest VIII

The hero can learn Gigaslash as a sword-only technique after fully investing 100 skill points into either the "Sword" or "Courage" skills. If both skill are at maximum, he obtains Gigagash instead. The electrified slice targets one enemy group for 20 MP, and damage is calculated as lvl+180 +/- [20+lvl].

Angelo cannot learn this skill; he obtains Lightning Storm after mastering his sword skill instead.

Dragon Quest IX

Gigaslash (DS)
MP 15
Effect Hits a single group of enemies with Light damage (as done by the Zap line of spells in other games)
Flavor text A technique for cutting down a group of enemies.

In Dragon Quest IX, the Gigaslash ability is obtained by allocating 88 skill points to Sword Skill, and can only be used by a character who currently has a sword-class weapon equipped. Its damage output has a base of 160 and a maximum of 360, reached when the sum of the character's magical might and strength reach 300.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Gigaslash is described as "a legendary technique for cutting down a single enemy." It costs 16 MP to use and is learned from the Captain Crow, Cleric, Cluboon III, Diamagon III, and Uber Knight skillsets.

Dragon Quest Swords

Gigaslash is a master stroke in Dragon Quest Swords.

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

Gigaslash appears as the Coup de Grâce of Aurora. She points her sword into the sky and summons lightning, then redirects it at a group of enemies.

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Gigaslash is the Coup de Grâce of Teresa when she is wielding a sword.

See also

Gallery

  • Aurora getting ready to unleash Gigaslash

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