Tempest shield: Difference between revisions

|image = [[Image:DQV_Tempest_Shield.png|center|275px]]

|games = ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' (remakes only)<br>''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest V]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest X]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest XI]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest Builders 2]]''

The '''Tempest shield''' is a recurring shield in the ''[[Dragon Quest series|Dragon Quest]]'' series, first introduced in {{DQ4}}. Engraved with the face of a furious god, it blows away whole swaths of enemies with the strength of Zephyrus himself.

==={{DQ3}}===

Appearing only in the remakes, the tempest shield increases defence by +35, and can be equipped by every vocation save [[Mage]]s. Compared to other games, the shield has no extra effects aside from its high defence. It also happens to be the most protective shield for [[Martial Artist]]s, [[Merchant]]s, and [[Gadabout]]s. It is found in the [[Romaria]] treasure vault which requires the [[Ultimate key]] to access and can be sold for 577 gold coins, however it is not recommended to do so. In the Game Boy Color and Super Famicom versions, another shield can be in the final [[Treasures n' Trapdoors]] track at [[Jipang]].

==={{DQ4}}===

The tempest shield has a defence bonus of +50 and will attempt to blow away all enemies when used as an item in the NES version and a single group in the remakes. Found in [[Diabolic Hall]], and can only be equipped by [[Ragnar]] and the [[Hero (Dragon Quest IV)|Hero]].

==={{DQ5}}===

The tempest shield has a defence bonus of +35, cuts breath damage by 10, and blows away all enemies when used as an item. It can be equipped by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|Hero]], [[Parry]], [[Sancho]], and select monster recruits. It is sold in [[Gotha]] for 4,700.

==={{DQ6}}===

Grants +35 defence and +18 style (with a bonus of +35 when equipped with the Sunderbolt sword), but has lost its elemental resistance from ''V'' and only targets a single group. Can be equipped by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest VI)|Hero]], [[Carver]], and [[Terry]], and is found in the treasury of [[Castle Graceskull]].

==={{DQ7}}===

The tempest shield has a defence bonus of +32, a style bonus of +18, and casts [[Poof]] when used as a tool in battle. It can be purchased from [[Nottagen]] in the present and [[Aeolus Vale]] and can be equipped by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest VII)|Hero]] and [[Aishe]]. It can also be dropped rarely by [[Damned well]]s and [[Cumulus nix]] in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version from ''The Depths of Darkness'' [[DLC Tablet]]. If the tempest shield is equipped with the [[sunderbolt blade]] when being ranked for the Best Dressed category of the [[Excellence Grading Organisation]], they provide an additional +35 bonus to Style.

==={{DQ9}}===

{{Equipment|header|image=Tempest shield.png|name=Tempest shield|console=DS}}

{{Equipment|stat|name=Rarity|modifier=★☆☆☆☆}}

{{Equipment|stat|name=Defence|modifier=+25}}

{{Equipment|stat|name=Block chance|modifier=+3.5%}}

{{Equipment|stat|name=Style|modifier=+22}}

{{Equipment|stat|name=Recipe|modifier=[[Magic shield]] + [[Flurry feather]] x3 + [[Ruby of protection]]}}

{{Equipment|footer|buyPrice=12,500|sellPrice=6,250|equipableBy=[[Warrior]], [[Priest]], [[Mage]], [[Minstrel]], [[Paladin]], [[Armamentalist]], [[Sage]], [[Luminary]], Omnivocational Shieldmaster

|flavor=A shield that baffles breath attacks if used as an item in battle.

|notes=Casts [[Insulate]] when used as an tool in battle.}}

 

{{Equipment|footer|buyPrice=N/A|sellPrice=N/A|equipableBy={{Hero 11}}, [[Serena (Dragon Quest XI)|Serena]], [[Sylvando]], [[Hendrik]]|class=Shield

|notes=Cuts wind damage by 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%<br>Blows away all enemies

The tempest shield is exclusive to the 3DS and ''S: Definitive edition'' versions of the game, where it is the reward for fixing the flute of revelation that was broken by a cursed [[Sir Roseguardin]] in the [[Echo Chamber]].

 

The recipe for the tempest shield is found on Iridescent Isle and is the reward for defeating the super-strong version of the [[Cumaulus]]. It increases defence by +18, and requires three iron ingots, one gold ingot, and one chunk of mythril to forge.

 

In the original Japanese version of the game, the tempest shield is known as the ''Fujin's shield'', named after the god of wind from Shinto mythology. In earlier English translations, the shield was named the Aeolus shield after the keeper of the wind from Greek mythology, who was sometimes regarded as a god by classical writers.

Image:Ragnar Spiked Armour.png|[[Ragnar]] holding the tempest shield

File:Tempest shield joke dq10.jpg|A two characters in ''Dragon Quest X'' making their own tempest shield