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'''Whack''' | '''Whack''' is a recurring spell in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. It instantly reduces the target's HP to 0, causing instant death. Whack and its [[Thwack|advanced]] [[Kathwack|forms]] are in most games only learned by the pious and sagacious, implying that the spell is not common knowledge even among sorcerers. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===''[[Dragon Quest III]]''=== | ===''[[Dragon Quest III]]''=== | ||
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In a nostalgic move, [[Psaro the Manslayer]] will cast the spell in his legacy battle. | In a nostalgic move, [[Psaro the Manslayer]] will cast the spell in his legacy battle. | ||
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===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters]]''=== | ===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters]]''=== | ||
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===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters 2]]''=== | ===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters 2]]''=== | ||
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===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart]]''=== | ===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart]]''=== | ||
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===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]]''=== | ===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]]''=== | ||
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===''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below]]''=== | ===''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below]]''=== | ||
Whack can be learned by Kiryl for 4 skill points and costs 5 MP to cast. Naturally, it is one of his iconic spells. When used, Kiryl will send out a dark incantation that tracks down a random monster and has a small chance to kill them instantly. Kiryl can upgrade the spell and cast Thwack by charging up Whack for a few seconds. | Whack can be learned by Kiryl for 4 skill points and costs 5 MP to cast. Naturally, it is one of his iconic spells. When used, Kiryl will send out a dark incantation that tracks down a random monster and has a small chance to kill them instantly. Kiryl can upgrade the spell and cast Thwack by charging up Whack for a few seconds. | ||
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The [[Hero (Super Smash Bros.)|Hero]] can cast Whack through his Command Selection ability. The spell costs 10 MP to cast and will send a purple orb forward horizontally. Contact with an opponent will result in either 1% damage being dealt or the foe dying on the spot, depending on how high that character's damage percentage is upon connecting with the projectile. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In an interview with ''Nintendo Power'' magazine, series creator [[Yuji Horii]] noted that the AI in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'' was built such that in its original version, [[Kiryl]]'s algorithms would always conclude Whack (called Beat in this version) was the character's best offensive option against foes with high HP and the character would end up casting it turn after turn, simply because it "could not get over the power of the spell". The problem was halfway corrected in the balance-adjusted [[Sony PlayStation|PS1]] remake, except that Kiryl almost ''never'' casts Whack. | *In an interview with ''Nintendo Power'' magazine, series creator [[Yuji Horii]] noted that the AI in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'' was built such that in its original version, [[Kiryl]]'s algorithms would always conclude Whack (called Beat in this version) was the character's best offensive option against foes with high HP and the character would end up casting it turn after turn, simply because it "could not get over the power of the spell". The problem was halfway corrected in the balance-adjusted [[Sony PlayStation|PS1]] remake, except that Kiryl almost ''never'' casts Whack. A happy medium would be found in the AI for the DS version, carried forward for the cell phone ports. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII spells]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest VIII spells]] | ||
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX spells]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest IX spells]] | ||
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[[Category:Dragon Quest XI spells]] | |||
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes spells]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes spells]] | ||
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spells]] | |||