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{{Character
|Name = Trode
|Game = ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''
|Image = [[Image:Trode.png|250px|center|Trode in his cursed form.]]
|Japanese name = 王トロデ
|Roumaji = Ō Torode
|Title = King
|Race = Human (cursed)
|Family = [[Medea]] (daughter)<br>{{spoiler|start}}[[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)|Hero]] (potential son-in-law){{spoiler|end}}
|Voice Actor = [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0323140/ Jon Glover] (English)<br>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2326304/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t39 Hiroshi Iwasaki] (Japanese)
}}
{{quote|style=1|quote='''''I see your mouth is as vulgar as your face! Yes, I'M the King! And who exactly do you think YOU are!?'''''|source=|console=|align=center|bgcolor=74DF00}}
'''Trode''' is a major character and the eponymous "Cursed King" from [[Square Enix|Square Enix's]] ''[[Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King]]''. He is the king of [[Trodain]], and [[Medea]]'s father.  Both he and his daughter were cursed by [[Dhoulmagus]] after he stole the [[Scepter|Godbird sceptre]] from Castle Trodain's sealed chamber. Although he is not a combatant, the player can control him at certain parts of the game.
  
==Appearance and personality==
Trode is a good monarch, consumed with the well-being of his kingdom and especially of [[Princess Medea|his daughter]], but shows little concern for anything else. After being cursed with a hideous, toad-like from, Trode travels via a wagon hitched to his now turned horse daughter (a fact that he often is upset by).  After the defeat of Dhoulmagus, Trode is almost heartbroken by the fact that his and Medea's curse still lingers. However, once the demon [[Rhapthorne]] is finally defeated, the two are restored to normal. In the epilogue, King Trode decides to disrupt the arranged marriage of his daughter to Prince [[Charmles]] of [[Argonia]], and is hinted to be quite pleased with the romantic nature between Medea and the Hero. In the special ending, he can become the Hero's father-in-law after the revelation of the Hero being revealed to be of noble birth. 

Contrary to his physical appearance, Trode is shown to be quite stealthy and he can even hold his own in combat, being able to fend off an armed guard in the ending with nothing more than a stick. He and [[Yangus]] have a recurring routine in which Trode will often appear out of nowhere during a scene, scaring the ex-thief witless. Trode is something of a pervert as well, commenting frequently on the physical appearance of [[Jessica]], particularly when she changes her outfit.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ8}}===
Throughout the story, Trode offers wisdom and insight for the party as they travel the world, on the [[Battle Records]] menu. He also refurbishes an [[Alchemy Pot]] he managed to recover from Castle Trodain, as it is an important and invaluable item for crafting new items and weapons. 

===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
Trode appears at the [[Quester's Rest]] as a special guest, and will give the [[Hero (Dragon Quest IX)|hero]] various equipment when certain inn requirements are met. His physical appearance is identical to that of his cursed self from ''Dragon Quest VIII''.

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]]''===
{{DQMJmonster
|name = Trode 
|image =  
|family = [[Slime family | Slime]]
|rank = X
|description = ''My word! Where am I? And just where is my precious Medea!?''
|weapons = Swords, Whips, Claws, Staves
|traits = [[List of Traits in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Psycho]], [[List of Traits in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Counterstriker]]
|resistances = Whackproof
|skill = [[Trickster]]
|location = -
|breeding chart = -
}}
{{clear}}

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2]]''===
{{DQMJ2monster
|name = Trode 
|image =  
|family = [[Nature family | Nature]]
|rank = X
|size = S
|weapons = Swords, Whips, Claws, Staves
|traits = [[List of Traits in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Psycho]], [[List of Traits in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Counterstriker]], [[List of Traits in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Escape Artist]], [[List of Traits in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Heckling Hector]]
|resistances = Immune to [[Abiliterator]], [[Fire Breath]], [[Whack]], and [[Fizzle]]
|skill = [[Trickster]]
|location = -
|breeding chart = [[Nokturnus]] x [[Xenlon]] x [[Gem slime]] x [[Dual duellers]], [[Dorsal fiend]], or [[Canzar]]
}}
{{clear}}

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional]]''===
{{Stub}}
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:Trode DQMJ DS.png|DQM Joker polygon model
Image:TrodeConceptArt.png|Concept art.
Image:DQVIII_Trode_laughing.png|''Dragon Quest VIII''.
Image:DQMJ2_Trode.png|''Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2''.
Image:ISP Trode.png|''Itadaki Street Portable''.
Image:ISP Meena Trode and Maya.png|''Itadaki Street Portable'' with [[Meena]] and [[Maya]].
Image:Trode_Human.png|Human again.
</gallery></center>

==Trivia==
*Trode can be summoned in battle with the use of Yangus's ultimate Humanity skill, '''Golden Oldies''', which summons a stampede of people composed by various side characters to crush the enemy, in this case with Trode leading the charge.
{{DQVIII}}
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