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''--Description from the Dragon Quest VII instructional manual.''

'''Ruff''' (formerly '''Gabo''') is a playable character in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''. He is a [[White Wolves|White Wolf]] that was turned into a human.

When the player gains Ruff as a party member in the beginning, he is unable to communicate because he was originally a white wolf. However, due to a spell by [[Deathpal]], he is able to speak. [[Maribel]] says that he is "quite the talker".

Ruff carries over traits from being a White Wolf, including agility and enhanced senses. He is a fast runner on two feet. He can also bite an enemy and paralyze them, however this was only shown after the battle against Deathpal and not since.

Ruff doesn't understand human behavior such as love and tact. During the quest in [[Verdham]], Ruff speaks of his confusion concerning [[Pepe]] and [[Linda]]. In [[Dharma]], Ruff asks [[Kasim]] why legs are so short.

Ruff was born to a white wolf who just finished fighting Deathpal. The fight injured her to the point where, after she gave birth to him, she died.

Ruff was taken in by a farmer in the town of [[Orph]] and was chained to a wall for both the farmer's protection and the comfort of Ruff. However, Deathpal came to the town. To spite the White Wolves, he turned all of the residents of Orph into animals and vice versa (meaning Ruff is transformed into a human). The chain, which was probably comfortable in his wolf form, was now choking him.

[[Hero (Dragon Quest VII)|The hero]], [[Kiefer]], and [[Maribel]] reach Orph after Deathpal's spell. Inside a shack, they find Ruff chained to a wall by his neck. The Hero and his party is unable to free him.

As the party begin to fight Deathpal, Ruff arrives and bites the monster. The party, along with the woodcutter, engage the monster in combat. The party defeats Deathpal and Ruff bites him again. With this bite, Deathpal is paralyzed. He realizes that Ruff is actually a white wolf who was caught in the spell that he cast in Orph. As a final spite, Deathpal casts his final spell on him. This spell curses him to remain in human form forever. The party reseals Deathpal in the coffin again, undoing the spell in Orph.

The party returns to Orph to see the spell undone. They visit the farmer who took care of Ruff to find his disbelief that the wolf had disappeared. Leaving the shack, they see Ruff and his wolf friend outside the building. The woodcutter understands that he wanted to thank the man for his kindness. It is in this moment that the woodcutter decides to adopt Ruff.

They party, along with the white wolf, the woodcutter and Ruff, return to the portal and step through it, finding themselves back in the Estard Ruins. The woodcutter tries to bring Ruff with him but he refuses, saying that the seal on Deathpal could have only been broken on the outside and that whomever broke the seal was very powerful. Therefore, he wanted to defeat the evil that broke the seal in Mt. Ceide. The woodcutter acknowledges this request and allows Ruff to go with the party.

The party goes to Mt. Ceide in the present and returns to the place where the monster was previously sealed. They hear a voice telling them to "run away or face the consequences". Instead, they opened up the coffin once more. Deathpal is revealed to be in a human form now. He figures that it is punishment for what he did before. He recognizes the party and wants to make up what he did to Ruff in the past. He tries using magic to return Ruff to his wolf form, but he fails. Instead, he makes him more human and gives Ruff the power to speak the human language. Ruff is ecstatic that he is finally able to communicate with the party. Deathpal also gives the party an Aquashard to the party. The party leaves Mt. Ceide to continue on their adventure.

'''''For a detailed synopsis of Gabo's adventures, click on the Dragon Quest VII navigational tool.'''''

Gabo learns the following abilities naturally.

|Bark

|If successful, prevents one group of enemies from acting for one turn.

|Bite

|Tackle

|Rip

|Howl

|0

|Summons wolves to attack enemies four times. Player doesn't have control over which enemy is hit. Chance it might fail.

When the player obtains Ruff after Orph, he starts at level 1. Therefore, it is advisable to keep him in the back until he gains levels. After level 2, he gains Bark which will allow him to participate in battle. As he gains levels, he can move to third position until he is on the same levels as the rest of the party.