Martial Artist: Difference between revisions

The '''Martial Artist''' (武闘家, ''Butouka'') is a class in the {{DQSeries}}. Practitioners of the way of the fist possess high {{Agility}}, {{Resilience}}, and {{Strength}}, but zilch for magical capability.

Martial artists have a great amount of {{Agility}} and {{Strength}}, as befitting a life dedicated to physical fitness. They can deal devastating amounts of damage from a single strike, but their equipment pool is much more limited than that of a [[Warrior]]'s. For example, if equipped with any weapon other than a claw in {{III}} a Martial Artist's abilities will actually decrease as his or her {{Attack}} power will lower considerably. Compared to other vocations, Martial Artists have a very limited armor selection, particularly when it comes to shields and headwear. This can be a boon to the party's finances as unlike Warriors, it is not necessary to continuously upgrade the Martial Artist's equipment. Most of their armour consists of lightweight vests and other clothing designed for ease of movement, as heavier armour would interfere with their mobility and hamper their fighting style.

A pugilist has a higher chance of scoring a [[Critical Hit|critical hit]] on an enemy than other vocations, with their ratio being dependent on their level instead of staying at the standard fixed {{fraction|1|64}} chance that is common throughout the series. In all versions of {{III}} the formula is '''LvL/256''', capping once the martial artist reaches level 64 (25%). For {{VI}} and {{VII}} the formula is dependent on the character's rank in the vocation, capping at {{fraction|1|8}} when the vocation is mastered. Critical hits utilize a character's [[Deftness]] in {{IX}} and subsequent titles, with Martial Artists receiving no special treatment other than a high aptitude for the stat.

==={{DQ3}}===

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====Equipment====

====Starting equipment====

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====Vocation trait====

As mentioned above, Martial Artists get higher critical hit rates as their vocation rank rises.

====Stat Changes====

====Abilities====

==={{DQ7}}===

====Vocation trait====

====Stat Changes====

===={{PS1}} Abilities====

|Deals 50% more damage to [[Floating "family"|floating monsters]]

|Attacks one group of enemies with decreasing damage from left to right.

|Chucks a single enemy out of battle. (Works like [[Poof]])

|Does 50% more damage than a regular attack.

|A wind based attack that becomes stronger the higher the user's level.

===={{3DS}} Abilities====

|Deals 50% more damage to [[Floating "family"|floating monsters]]

|Attacks one group of enemies with decreasing damage from left to right.

|Chucks a single enemy out of battle. (Works like [[Poof]])

|Does 50% more damage than a regular attack.

|A wind based attack that becomes stronger the higher the user's level.

====Hybrid Abilities====

|Returns any attack against the user back to the enemy.

====Usefulness====

==={{DQ9}}===

The Martial Artist vocation is available at the start of the game and has the unique skill set "Focus". Martial Artists can also use skill points to learn {{Fan}}s, {{Staves}}, {{Claw}}s, and {{Fisticuff}} skills, having expanded their selection of weapons considerably from the days of ''III''. Their [[Coup-de-Grace]] is [[Roaring Tirade]], which terrorizes all enemies and raises [[tension]] by one level.

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===={{Focus}}====

====Revocation Award====

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==={{SSB5}}===

*[[Morrie]] combines Martial Artist abilities with those of a [[Minstrel]] in the {{3DS}} version of {{VIII}}.