Heartless hunter
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Heartless hunter | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | デビルウェポン |
| Romaji | Debiru wepon |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest Treasures |
| Old localization | None |
Heartless hunters are modified killing machines designed to function equally well as solo combatants when in a deployment. The gaudy paint job is an intentional deterrent that keeps enemies from getting too close.
Appearances
Dragon Quest Treasures
| Heartless hunter |  |
| Portrait | Forte | Treasure Capacity | Safekeeping Score |
 |
Glide | 3 | 90% |
| Bestiary no. | #54 |
| Family | Machine |
| Trivia | A customized bot designed purely to slay It keeps cool when outnumbered or stuck in a fray Its peculiar colours keep monsters at bay |
| Favorite foods | Crude oil cordial Refined oil cordial Concentrated curry Highly concentrated curry |
| Habitats | See below |
| Item(s) dropped | None |
| Starting HP | Starting MP | Starting Strength |
| 60 | 19 | 15 |
| Starting Defence | Starting Deftness | Starting magic |
| 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Max HP | Max MP | Max Strength |
| 787 | 360 | 400 |
| Max Defence | Max Deftness | Max magic |
| 433 | 390 | 333 |
| First | Second | Third |
| Bomb Slash | Cut-Throat Laser | Frightnin' Lightnin' |
| Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
| Rain of Pain | None | None |
| Name | Target(s) | Element |
| Full Beam | Area | Light |
| First | Second | ||
| Healthy Advantage | Stunner | ||
| Third | Fourth | ||
| Thick Skin | None | ||
| Fifth | |||
| None | |||
| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| Quite strong | Weak | Quite strong | Normal |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Gravity Resistance * |
| Strong | Strong | Weak | Normal |
| Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Slash Resistance | Impact Resistance |
| Weak | Strong | Normal | Weak |
| Piercing Resistance | Sleep Resistance | Stun Resistance | Poison Resistance |
| Normal | Strong | Normal | Very strong |
| Debilitation Resistance * | |||
| Weak | |||
A single heartless hunter is fist encountered in The Forgotten Factory section of the The Paternoggin, just south east of Snouterhorn Station. It attacks Erik and Mia upon reactivating, serving as the first boss battle of the game and is meant to teach new players the importance of ranged combat with the Catapult.
Much later into the game, the player will have the option to reboot and recruit one of these mechs. The first step in doing so is speaking to the Soggy hand hanging out by the bonfire at Sweetshade Glade Station on The Maneland. The soggy hand will state that he can repair the damaged droid, but he will need ten Brighten rocks, ten Enchanted stones, and ten Lucida shards to cover the necessary materials. Once repaired, the heartless hunter will only respond if the player is controlling Erik, and it will explain that it mistook Mia as an aggressive monster targeting the lad; introducing itself as PR0TEKTER-iK, the heartless hunter heads off to Miss Cecily's waiting room.
