Crone ranger

Dragon Quest monster
Crone ranger
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	まほうおばば
Romaji	mahō obaba (Magic Hag)
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localization	OldHag

Crone rangers have a sickly shade of purple skin, wear dark orange robes and hats, and ride on green-handled besoms. Their usage of the Blasto spell makes them more of a nuisance compared to their olive-garbed sisters.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake[edit]

Crone ranger (まほうおばば Mahō obaba)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #120
Family: Humanoid & Floating
Experience: 724
Gold: 19
HP: 200
MP: 300
Attack: 151
Defence: 240
Agility: 122
Evasion: N/A

In-game description: These woebegone witches have mastered malign modes of magic, but are consumed by envy upon seeing capable human conjurers younger than they are
Spell(s): Bazoom
Midheal
Sizzle
Skill(s): N/A
Location(s): Den of Inequity
Dropped Item: Seed of wisdom (1/128)
Stolen Item: Silk robe (1/16)

Frizz resistance *: 75%
Sizz resistance *: 75%
Explosion resistance *: 75%
Ice resistance *: 75%
Wind resistance *: 0%
Strike resistance *: 0%
Dark resistance *: 0%
Lightning resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance: 25%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance *: 0%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 0%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 0%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 0%
Deceleratle resistance *: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]

Crone ranger (まほうおばば Mahō obaba)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #081
Level: 12
Experience: 463
Gold: 63
HP: 70
MP: 100
Attack: 65
Defense: 50
Agility: 85
Evasion: ¹⁄₁₆

Spell(s): Bazoom
Midheal
Sizzle
Skill(s): Flee
Location(s): Castle of the Dragon Queen region
Manoza region
Item Dropped: Fading Jenny¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *: 70%
Crack resistance *: 70%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 70%
Whack resistance *: 70%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance: 25%
Fizzle resistance: 25%
Fuddle resistance: 25%
Snooze resistance: 25%
Deceleratle resistance *: 25%
Sap resistance *: 25%

Remakes sprites

SFC
GBC
Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit]

Crone ranger (まほうおばば Mahō obaba)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #086
Family: Floating
Experience: 601
Gold: 26
HP: 112
MP: 300
Attack: 104
Defence*: 200
Agility: 119
Evasion: 1/16

In-game description: These woebegone witches have mastered malign modes of magic, but are consumed by envy upon seeing capable human conjurers younger than they are
Spell(s): Blasto
Midheal Sizzle
Skill(s): Spooky Aura
Location(s): Manoza region
Near the Shrine of the Dwarf
Item Dropped: Fading jenny¹⁄₆₄

Frizz resistance *: 75%
Sizz resistance *: 75%
Explosion resistance *: 75%
Ice resistance *: 75%
Wind resistance *: 0%
Strike resistance *: 0%
Lightning resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 25%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance *: 25%
Dazzle resistance: 0%
Fizzle resistance: 0%
Fuddle resistance *: 0%
Paralysis resistance *: 0%
Snooze resistance *: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 0%
Deceleratle resistance *: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%

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Etymology[edit]

The crone ranger's name is a pun based on the American fictional character and TV series, The Lone Ranger.

In other languages[edit]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español castellano	Jorguina	Witch, a variant of jorguina, ultimately related to Basque sorgin
Español latinoamericano	Jorguina	Witch, a variant of jorguina, ultimately related to Basque sorgin
Français	Mamie sorcière	Grandma witch
Deutsch	Alte Kräxe	Old Kräxe, with Kräxe being the German name of the Crone
Italiano	Megera viola	Purple Megera, with Megera being the Italian name of the Crone
한국어	마법 할멈, Mabeop Halmeom	Magic granny
简体中文	魔法婆婆, Mófǎ Pópo	Magic granny
繁體中文	魔法婆婆, Mófǎ Pópo	Magic granny