Hammerhood

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The Hammerhood is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest V, it is a gnome-like creature armed with a large, wooden mallet.

Characteristics

Hammerhoods are fairly diminutive creatures, often reaching only knee-high to the average person. They have tan-colored bodies and wear purple fur masks, or a hood as its name would suggest, and have small eyes and small limbs. One of their most outstanding traits is the wooden hammer they carry, often considered larger than the Hammerhood holding it.

Since their introduction, Hammerhoods have been portrayed as incompetent monsters that deal laughable damage but, often when given the chance, can inflict crushing blows to their enemies. With this in mind, players have to be genuinely unlucky or very careless for these monsters to pose a threat.

Hammerhoods are typically portrayed as being timid and easily shaken in their resolve, something especially noticeable with the Hammerhood in Waterfall Cave of Dragon Quest VIII. They tend to stutter syllables in their speech, though if this is due to their nerves or done as a form of emphasis is unknown.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V

#5 - Hammerhood
Whackamole.gif
HP MP Experience Gold
18 6 3
Attack Defense Speed
2 2 10
Dropped Item Herb
Locations Whealbrook Adit
Roundbeck outskirts
Talon Tower outskirts
Skills Desperation Attack
Bestiary # 5
Game Dragon Quest V
Console DS

The introduction of Hammerhoods where they can first be encountered in the lower reaches of Whealbrook Adit. Their normal attacks can only deal a point or so of damage, while their desperate attacks can deal 10, a devastating amount for players who haven't taken the time to gain a few levels on the first floor of the dungeon.

Dragon Quest VIII

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Original (PS2)
Sprite HP MP Attack
Hammerhood.png 33 0 32
Defense Agility Experience Gold
16 10 21 9
Bestiary no. 22
Family Humanoid
In-game description Not the largest monster in the world, but amongst the strongest. Their bodies seem even smaller next to the massive wooden mallets they carry. The unwieldness of these weapons mean they frequently miss.
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Desperate attack
Location(s) Alexandria Region
Item(s) dropped
Evasion Attack Resistance Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance *
064 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% 0%
Snooze resistance * Dazzle Resistance Fizzle Resistance Ban Dance Resistance
0% 0% 100% 100%
Stun Resistance * Sap Resistance * Army Resistance *
15% 0% 0%
Remake (3DS, Mobile)
Notable Changes
None



Hammerhoods show up in the Alexandria region and can prove problematic since their normal attacks can deal decent damage, too, though they can still pull out a crippling desperate attack. A single Hammerhood also appears as a guard in the Waterfall Cave but will quickly stand down if the player decides to confront it. Talking to it afterwards will give you the opportunity of fighting it, though there is liable to be no reward beyond spoils and the knowledge of beating a monster that appears in an area not too far off. Additionally, his dialogue is given audio in the Nintendo 3DS Version.

Dragon Quest IX

#013 - Hammerhood
HP MP Experience Gold
20 20 20
Attack Defense Speed
12 18 17
Dropped Item Leather kilt (common, 1.56%)
Oaken club (rare, 1.56%)
Locations Western Stornway, Zere
Family Humanoid
Bestiary # 013
Game Dragon Quest IX
Console DS

Dragon Quest X

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Dragon Quest Monsters

Hammerhood (Hammerman)
Hammerman.png
HP MP Experience Gold
??? ??? ???
Attack Defense Speed
Game Dragon Quest Monsters

Hammerhoods appear as members of the Beast family. A beast pedigree bred with a Stump Chump will result in a Hammerhood egg.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Hammerhood (Hammerman)
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HP MP Experience Gold
??? ??? ???
Attack Defense Speed
Game Dragon Quest Monsters 2



Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

Hammerhood (Hammerman)
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HP MP Experience Gold
??? ??? ???
Attack Defense Speed
Game Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart



Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Hammerhood
File:Beast-hammerhood.jpg
HP MP Experience Gold
??? ??? ???
Attack Defense Speed
Game Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Hammerhoods appear as rank F members of the Beast family and can be found inside the shrine on Xeroph Isle. They are noteworthy as being one of a select few monsters in the game that can psyche themselves up, increasing the damage they can deal and their effectiveness when scouting monsters. Synthesizing a Hammerhood with a member of the Nature family can be done to obtain a Brownie.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

The hammerhood is a Rank F monster in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2.

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Hammerhood
Nopic.png
HP MP Experience Gold
3 ??? ???
Attack Defense Speed
Game Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Hammerhoods can be encountered early on in the game and can prove to be formidable both in and outside of tank battles, provided they lose their hammer amidst the battle. While an armed Hammerhood is capable of slow strikes with its hammer, one which has had its hammer knocked from its hands, typically by collision, will proceed to bawl and rush after enemies in a hand-flailing tantrum that can send piles of bricks flying and utterly demolish the insides of an opponent's tank.

Dragon Quest Heroes

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Dragon Quest Builders

Hammerhood DQB-LOGO-ICON.png
Chapter 1
HP Attack Defense Item(s) Dropped
18~88 12~26 4~8 Fur (★★★), Whopping needle (★☆☆)
Location(s)
?
Chapter 2
HP Attack Defense Item(s) Dropped
28~84 13~26 0~10 Fur (★★★)
Location(s)
?
Chapter 3
HP Attack Defense Item(s) Dropped
16~100 11~26 5~16 Fur (★★★) Whopping needle (★☆☆)
Location(s)
?
Final Chapter
HP Attack Defense Item(s) Dropped
25~65 11~35 3~17 Fur (★★★)
Location(s)
?
Sprite



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