Yangus

Yangus
Dragon Quest VIII
Japanese name	ヤンガス
Romaji	Yangasu
Title	Merchant (current), Bandit (former)
Race	Human

Yangus is a character in Dragon Quest VIII who accompanies The Hero on his missions. Yangus is also the featured character of Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon spin-off. He serves as a powerful tank character over the course of the game. He refers to the Hero as "Guv" (governor).

History

Originally a bandit from Pickham, Yangus tried to "go straight", as he himself put it, but because of his appearance people didn't give him much of a chance, which brought him back to a life of crime. However, one fateful day, he tried to make some money off of tolling a bridge; the same bridge, which the Hero, King Trode and Medea were about to cross. Trode refused to pay - the bridge being within his kingdom - causing Yangus to attack the group, but his attack failed and he ended up collapsing the bridge while The Hero, Trode and Medea made it to the other side, leaving Yangus hanging on for his life.

Trode insisted the group leave Yangus. But The Hero decided to save Yangus, who thanked the Hero and in turn pledged his loyalty to him. It is during this scene that Yangus gives the Hero the nickname of Guv. When asked by Jessica early in the story, Yangus explains that it was the hero who "helped him go straight".

When the group reaches the town of Pickham, Medea is stolen and sold to Red, a woman who lives on the outskirts of the region. It's revealed that Yangus and Red have history together (strongly implied to be romantic). At the end of the game, after the final boss is defeated, Jessica informs the Hero that Yangus and Red have gone into business together.

Stats

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	1	99
HP	30	781
MP	0	320
Strength	11	385
Agility	5	145
Resilience	7	205
Wisdom	2	210
Initial gear

Abilities

As Yangus has the highest strength throughout the bulk of the game, he will deal the most damage out of any character physically. But Yangus will gain access access to Healing spells and Kabuff if you dabble in his humanity skillset. This will help immensely in the beginning of the game, but as the journey progresses he will be outclassed by Angelo and the Hero. Each of Yangus' weapon paths has high damage modifiers and various bonus attributes: Scythes if you want to steal items or have access to the Big Banga attack. Axes are the most helpful for fighting bosses and metal slimes. Clubs if you want to farm gold easier, as well as pound away pesky material monsters. Humanity will lead to Yangus' more comedic abilities, like Underpants Dance and Golden Oldies. Yangus also has the most useful fisticuffs skillset.

Axe

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Helm Splitter	0	6	One	Yes	Single strike that reduces the defense of the target.
Attack +5	--	12	--	--	Increase attack +5 when equipped with an axe.	--
Hatchet Man	3	19	One	Yes	Single strike with a 50% chance of hitting the enemy and a 50% chance to be a critical hit if it connects.
Critical Hit Up	--	26	--	--	Increases chance of critical hit with axes.	--
Attack +10	--	34	--	--	Increase attack +10 when equipped with an axe.	--
Parallax	2	42	One	Yes	Single strike that does 50% more damage than a normal attack to a single enemy and has an 11% chance of paralyzing the enemy for 5-8 turns.
Axes of Evil	2	54	Group	Yes	Attacks a group of enemies.
Executioner	3	66	One	No	Single strike with a 50% chance of hitting the enemy and is an automatic critical hit if it connects.
Attack +20	--	82	--	--	Increase attack +20 when equipped with an axe.	--
Typhoeus' Maul	6	100	One	Yes	Single strike that does 50% more damage than a normal attack and deals double damage to beasts.

Club

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	9	--	--	Increase attack +5 when equipped with a club.	--
Heart Breaker	2	19	One	Yes	Single strike that deals normal damage and has a chance of stunning an enemy for one turn.
Penny Pincher	2	25	One	Yes	Single strike that deals normal damage and has a chance of stealing a small amount of gold from the enemy.
Monster Masher	3	32	One	Yes	Single strike that deals slightly more damage than a normal attack and deals 50% more damage to enemies of the material family.
Attack +10	--	48	--	--	Increase attack +10 when equipped with a club.	--
Critical Hit Up	--	59	--	--	Increases chance of critical hit with clubs.	--
Mind Breaker	2	71	One	Yes	Single strike that deals 25% more damage than a normal attack and has a chance of causing an enemy to lose one turn with a higher success rate than Heart Breaker.
Attack +25	--	82	--	--	Increase attack +25 when equipped with a club.	--
Gold Rush	2	93	One	Yes	Single strike causes 25% more damage than a normal attack and has a chance of stealing a small amount of gold from the enemy, has a higher success rate than Penny Pincher and steals more gold.
Devil Crusher	5	100	One	Yes	Single strike that deals double damage to enemies of the demon or material family, and slightly more damage to all other types.

Scythe

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	12	--	--	Increase attack +5 when equipped with a scythe.	--
Steal Sickle	0	22	One	Yes	Single strike with a chance of stealing an item from the target. Success rate is the normal item's drop rate divided by 4.
Wind Sickles	0	32	One	Yes	Deals damage based on level to a single target.
Attack +10	--	42	--	--	Increases attack +10 when equipped with a scythe.	--
Grim Reaper	3	50	Group	Yes	Attacks a group of enemies with a small chance of instantly killing the targets.
Critical Hit Up	--	60	--	--	Increases chance of critical hit with scythes.	--
Stainless Steal Sickle	0	70	One	Yes	Single strike with a chance of stealing an item from the target; success rate is the item's normal drop rate divided by 2 and damage is 25% higher than a normal blow.
Attack +25	--	80	--	--	Increase attack +25 when equipped with scythe.	--
Grimmer Reaper	3	90	Group	Yes	Attacks a group of enemies with a small chance of instantly killing the targets; higher success rate than Grim Reaper & bonus vs. zombie family.
Big Banga	30	100	All	Yes	Heavy damage to all enemies.

Fisticuffs

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	3	--	--	Increase attack +5 when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Agility +10	--	7	--	--	Increases Yangus' agility by 10 points.	--
Knuckle Sandwich	2	12	one	no	Inflicts 150% damage to a single enemy.	yes
Critical Hit Up	--	18	--	--	Increases chance of critical hit with no weapon equipped.	--
Attack +20	--	25	--	--	Increase attack +20 when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Padfoot	4	33	--	--	Field spell that reduces the chance of random battles.	--
Thin Air	2	42	all	yes	Inflicts up to 132 points of damage on all enemies.	no
Multifists	0	60	1-4	yes	4 blows per attack each at approx: 33%.	yes
Attack +45	--	77	--	--	Increase attack +45 when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Boulder Toss	4	100	all	yes	Inflicts 72-104 damage on all enemies.	no

Humanity

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Whistle	0	4	--	--	Loud whistle that immediately initiates a random battle (where applicable).	--
Heal	2	10	Ally	Yes	Heals a single party member for 30-40 HP.	--
Nose for Treasure	0	16	--	--	Field skill that gives the number of nearby treasure chests, but not their location.	--
Warcry	0	22	All	--	Deals no damage, but can cause all enemies to lose their next turn.	--
Share Magic	0	32	Ally	Yes	Gives about 40% of Yangus' MP to the targeted party member.	--
Kabuff	3	42	Party	--	Raises all party members' defence by 25%.	--
Underpants Dance	0	55	All	--	Deals no damage, but can cause all enemies to lose their next turn. Has a higher success rate than Warcry.	--
Midheal	3	68	Ally	Yes	Heals a single party member for 70-80 HP.	--
Kerplunk	All	82	Party	--	Causes Yangus to perish, but resurrects and heals all other party members.	--
Golden Oldies	15	100	1-4	No	Summons a bunch of geezers who strike random enemies four times. Damage per strike is Yangus' level multiplied by 1.5.

Gallery

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  Yangus concept art

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  Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon

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