Bodkin archer

Dragon Quest Monster Bodkin archer
Art by Akira Toriyama Kanji リリパット, アローインプ First Appearance Dragon Quest IV Old Localization Lilypa

The Bodkin Archer is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Debuting in IV, they only appeared in spin offs until reemerging in VIII.

Characteristics

Squat little munchkins, the Bodkin family resembles goblins of Welsh myth. Bodkins perfer to fight from a distance, letting fly with long-distances arrows while supporting their front-line friends with Buff. Their complexion changes as they become more deft with their bow, and gain new accolades to reflect this.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV

Bodkin archer

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
	21	3	26	20	20	13	15

Bestiary No.	011
Spell(s)	Buff
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Strathbaile Tower
Item Dropped	Plain clothes(1⁄64)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	75%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance
0%	0%	25%	75%	0%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Sap Resistance *
25%	0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VIII

Bodkin archer

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	21	2	10	8	22	18	12

Bestiary No.	14
Family	Humanoid
In-Game Description	Diminutive but resourceful monsters. Upon encountering an enemy, they keep their distance and let fly with long-range bow and arrow attacks.
Spell(s)	Buff
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Alexandria Region
Item(s) Dropped	Bandana1⁄32 Plain cheese1⁄256

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Stone/Strike Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Troop Resistance *	Death Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Shock Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%	15%	15%	15%	0%
Sleep *	Confusion *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Dance Sealing Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
15%	0%	0%	100%	15%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Sprite	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest IX

#007 - Bodkin archer
HP MP Experience Gold 17 5 9 16 Attack Defense Speed 16 12 10
Dropped Item	Plain clothes (common, 1/16) Leather hat (rare, 1/64)
Locations	Angel Falls The Hexagon
Skills	Use herb buff flee
Family	Humanoid
Bestiary #	007
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS

These can be found outside Angel Falls and the Hexagon. }}

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Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
20	6	0	Broken branch (★★★)
Location(s)
Swamps of Sickness

Sprite

The Archers act as normal enemies in the first area of chapter 2, but also appear as NPCs in the Prickly Plains section accessed through the blue teleportal. Several are friendly towards humans, and will reward the Builder for countering their own parlaying perils.

The fishing Archer explains that, being newcomers to Alefgard and the Dargonlord's legion, his kind are bullied by other monsters on the regular. In particular, the Killerpillars cause great strife for the little goblins, to the point that a duo of sharpshooters mount an attack on the main nest in the area out of fear that their village will be wiped out if they don't.

Etymology

A bodkin defines a small, blunt needle with a large eye used to punch through cloth and leather. In terms of archery, it means the archer is using less than ideal ammunition.

Lilliputian are a diminutive, humanoid race described in Gulliver's travels.

Related monsters

• Bodkin fletcher
• Bodkin bowyer
• Bodkin bloodbow

Gallery

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  Kenshin Dragon Quest.

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  DQM Joker model

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  Dragon Quest: Monster Battle card.

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  Short Shooter tank in Rocket Slime.