Gladiator

The Gladiator (or Battlemaster) is a recurring, full-frontal offensive vocation in the Dragon Quest series. A gladiator is a fierce fighter who rains continuous carnage on the foes who face them.

Dragon Quest VI

In addition to increases in Strength, HP, and Agility, Gladiators also gain a variety of powerful skills that allow them to deal with many different enemies. A character requires mastering both the Warrior and Martial Artist vocations to become a Gladiator. A unique trait of gladiators is their ability to brush-off an attack, essentially being an additional evasion boost that goes up along with their rank. The formula is: 1 = 1/256, 2 = 1/64, 3 = 1/48, 4 = 1/32, 5 = 1/16, 6 = 1/16, 7=1/16, 8 = 1/8

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	250
Strength	+15%
Agility	+10%
Defence	+10%
Wisdom	-20%
Max HP	+50%
Max MP	-40%
Trait	Chance of shrugging off an attack
Mastery Bonus	+20 Strength

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Flyweight	Gust Slash	1	One enemy	An attack that channels the power of a destructive whirlwind.	0
2	Featherweight	Undead Undoer	15	One enemy	An attack that excels at expelling the undead.	0
3	Lightweight	Cop Out	35	Self	Palms off an enemy attack on a random friend or foe.	0
4	Welterweight	Multislice	65	All enemies	A flurry of sword slashes that strike all enemies.	0
5	Middleweight	Flying Knee	100	One enemy	A jumping attack that delivers a bone-crunching knee.	0
6	Cruiserweight	Dragon Slash	140	One enemy	An attack that pierces even dragon's scales.	0
7	Heavyweight	Boulder Toss	190	All enemies	Showers all enemies with enormous boulders.	0
8	Champion	Metal Slash	250	One enemy	An attack that carves through even metal-bodied enemies.	0

Dragon Quest VII

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	200
Strength	+15 Percent
Agility	+10 Percent
Resilience	+10 Percent
Wisdom	-20 Percent
Style	Null
Max HP	+20 Percent
Max MP	-40 Percent
Mastery Bonus	+15 Bonus to Strength

PS1 Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Gladiator	Nothing	0
2	Fencer	Gust Slash	15	One Enemy	Attacks one enemy with wind damage	0
3	Swordsman	Undead Undoer	35	One Enemy	Does 50 percent extra damage to zombies, regular damage to all other enemies	0
4	Ronin	Double-Edged Slash	60	One Enemy	Does 50 percent more damage to one enemy, 25 percent of the damage is reflected to the user	0
5	Mercenary	Frenzy	90	One Enemy or Ally	Instant Critical Hit to one enemy or ally	0
6	Duelist	Falcon Slash	120	One enemy	Attacks one enemy twice with 75 percent power	0
7	Champion	Nothing	150
8	Avenger	Multifists	200	All Enemies	Four attacks to random enemies at 50 percent power	0

3DS Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Flyweight	Gust Slash	1	One enemy	Deals 130% melee damage with the woosh element.	0
2	Featherweight	Undead Undoer	11	One enemy	Deals bonus damage on undead targets.	0
		Mean Sweep		One enemy	Attempts to trip an enemy, also deals damage	0
3	Lightweight	Gritty Ditty	27	Party	Increases defense of entire party.	2
		Double-Edged Slash		One enemy	Deals high damage but inflicts recoil on the user.	0
4	Welterweight	Toxic Dagger		One enemy	Attempt to poison an enemy, also deals damage.	2
		Helm Splitter		One enemy	Reduces enemy defence	0
5	Middleweight	Weird Whacker		One group	Attempt to confuse enemies, also deals damage.	0
		Klepto Clobber		One enemy	Higher item drop chance from the hit enemy.	0
6	Cruiserweight	Falcon Slash		One enemy	It attacks twice in one turn, each strike at 75% power.	2
		Metal Slash		One enemy	Damage a metal opponent by dealing one extra point of damage.	0
7	Heavyweight	Multislice		All enemies	Damages all enemies.	2
8	Undiputed Champion	Multifists		All enemies	Throws four strikes at random targets for 50% damage per hit.	2

Dragon Quest IX

Gladiators can wield Swords, Axes, and Hammers as weapons. The main selling point of Gladiators is their extremely high Attack, allowing for powerful strikes. However, their Defense is lower than that of the other melee classes, and many of their best abilities will either lower their Defense further or deal recoil damage. Fortunately, they can equip the heavier armor that Warriors and Paladins wear, but are unable to equip a shield without investing 100 skill points into the Shield skill line while in another vocation.

Statistically, Gladiators far outstrip even Warriors in terms of raw attack power, boasting a monsterous base 500 Strength at level 99 compared to the Warrior's 404. This is balanced by the fact that Gladiators suffer from comparatively lower HP, MP, and Resilience. However, Gladiators also have more Agility and Deftness, as well as a negligible lead in Charm (only a single point; Warriors have a base 89 Charm at level 99 while Gladiators have 90).

In battle, Gladiators will usually be the target of initial Attack-boosting spells such as Oomph, and will typically attack every turn if able. For maximum damage, Gladiators can equip the Über Falcon Blade and repeatedly use Falcon Slash to deal immense single-target damage, which makes sword-wielding Gladiators highly valuable in boss battles.

Gladiators have the unique skill set "Guts." Their Coup-de-Grace is "Tension Boost," which increases their Tension to at least 50 (if not 100). In other words, it is equivalent to using Psyche Up four times, but like Psyche Up, the final "use" may fail to boost the user into the 100 Tension level.

Unlock

This vocation is unlocked by completing Quest 103 "Gladiator Graduator" at Alltrades Abbey. Afterwards, characters may change into the Gladiator vocation, and new Gladiators may be recruited at the Quester's Rest in Stornway.

Stats

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	1	99
HP	32	540
MP	2	41
Strength	30	500
Agility	7	124
Resilience	19	322
Magical Might	0	0
Magical Mending	0	0
Deftness	15	256
Charm	5	90

Guts

Accolades	Required points	Name	Effects
Bruiser	4	Natural Max HP +10	Permanently adds 10 to Max HP
Brawler	10	Clap Trap	Strikes an enemy
Battler	16	Natural Strength +10	Permanently adds 10 to Strength
Challenger	22	Double Up	Increases Attack by two levels, but lowers Defense by one level
Winner	32	Natural Max HP +20	Permanently adds 20 to Max HP
Champion	42	Double-Edged Slash	Deals high damage but harms user with recoil damage
Vanquisher	55	Natural Strength +30	Permanently adds 30 to Strength
Conqueror	68	Blind Man's Biff	Attacks one random opponent for high damage
Decimator	82	Natural Max HP +30	Permanently adds 30 to Max HP
Annihilator	100	Feel the Burn	Increases Tension every time the user is hit

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