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The '''Great Bow''' is a recurring weapon in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' franchise. The weapon was depicted as a colossal crossbow in past games, but as of ''VIII'' the great bow has since been redesigned as a traditional longbow.  
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|title = Great bow
|image = [[Image:GreatBow.png|220px]]
|japanese = {{tt|ビッグボウガン|Biggu bougan}}
|names = Bow gun<br>Big bowgun
|games = {{DQ5}}<br>{{DQ6}}<br>{{DQ7}}<br>{{DQ8}}<br>{{DQ9}}<br>{{DQH}}
| buy = various, see article
| sell = various, see article
|effect = None
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The '''Great Bow''', known as the '''big bowgun''' in Japanese, is a recurring weapon in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' franchise. The weapon was depicted as a colossal crossbow in past games, but as of ''VIII'' the great bow has since been redesigned as a traditional longbow.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest V]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest V]]''===
The Great bow has an attack bonus of +100. It can be purchased in [[Precaria]] for 37,000 gold. [[Sancho]] can equip them.
The Great bow has an attack bonus of +100. It can be purchased in [[Precaria]] for 37,000 gold. [[Sancho]] can equip it, along with assorted monsters.


===''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''===
Great bows can be bought in [[Greedmore Valley]] for 37,000 gold and sold for 27,750 gold. They have attack bonuses of +110 and [[Style]] bonuses of +25. Great bows can also be upgraded for 20,000 gold to have an increased Style bonus of +65. Once the bow has been upgraded, it will sell for 31,500 gold. [[Carver]], [[Terry]], and [[Goowain]] can equip them.
Great bows can be bought in [[Greedmore Valley]] for 37,000 gold and sold for 27,750 gold. They have attack bonuses of +110 and [[Style]] bonuses of +25. Great bows can also be upgraded for 20,000 gold to have an increased Style bonus of +65. Once the bow has been upgraded, it will sell for 31,500 gold. [[Carver]], [[Terry]], and [[Goowain]] can equip them.
 
==={{DQ7}}===
The great bow has an attack bonus of +110 and a style bonus of +25. It can be purchased for 37,000 gold but only from the Premium Bazaar final evolution of the [[Immigrant Town (Dragon Quest VII)|Immigrant Town]] in the original [[Sony PlayStation]] version of the game and can be sold for 18,500 gold. The [[Hero (Dragon Quest VII)|Hero]] and [[Aishe]] can equip it, as well as [[Kiefer]], but it is not possible through normal means to obtain one early enough in the game.
* In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of the game, the great bow can only be acquired as a normal drop from [[Lumberdrak]]s or an [[Überkilling machine]] as a boss by accessing some of the [[DLC Tablet]]s. Kiefer loses the ability to equip it.
 
===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===
The Great bow has an attack bonus of +95. They can be bought for 28,000 gold in [[Tryan Gully]] and sold for 14,000 gold. [[Angelo]] can equip them.
The great bow has an attack bonus of +95 and can only be equipped by [[Angelo]]. It can be purchased for 28,000 gold in [[Tryan Gully]] and sold for 14,000 gold. The great bow can also be used to make the [[Odin's bow]], the strongest bow in the game, by combining it with [[Cheiron's bow]] and [[Eros' bow]] in the [[Alchemy Pot]].


===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
Great bows can be bought in [[Upover]] for 31,500 gold and sold for 15,750 gold. They have an attack bonus of +99 and a 2 star rarity. [[Armamentalist|Armamentalists]], [[Ranger|Rangers]], and [[Sage|Sages]] can equip them.  
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{{Equipment|stat|name=Attack|modifier=+99}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Found|modifier=Buy in [[Upover]].}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Rarity|modifier=★★☆☆☆}}
{{Equipment|footer|buyPrice=31,500|sellPrice=15,750|equipableBy=[[Armamentalist]], [[Ranger]], [[Sage]], Omnivocational Bowmaster
{{Equipment|stat|name=Class|modifier=Bow}}
|flavor=A big bow built to fire brawny bolts.
|notes=Upgrades to [[Purblind bow]].
}}
 
===''[[Dragon Quest Heroes]]''===
The great bow has an attack bonus of +95 and a defence bonus of +25. It can be purchased for 28,000 gold, sold for 14,000 gold, and can only be equipped by [[Bianca]]. It can only be purchased in the postgame.
 
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DQVII Great bow.png|The great bow in ''Dragon Quest VII''
DQH Great bow.png|The great bow in ''Dragon Quest Heroes''
Big bowgun.jpg|The great bow as featured in the ''[[Dragon Quest Legend Items Gallery]]''
</gallery></center>
 
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[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes weapons]]
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