Hammerhood

Dragon Quest monster Hammerhood

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese おおきづち Romaji Ōkidzuchi First appearance Dragon Quest V Old localization HammerMan (Dragon Quest Monsters, Dragon Quest Monsters 2, and Torneko: The Last Hope)

The Hammerhood is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, it is a gnome-like creature armed with a large, wooden mallet.

Characteristics

Hammerhoods are fairly diminutive creatures, often reaching only knee-high to the average person. They have tan-colored bodies and wear purple fur masks, or a hood as its name would suggest, and have small eyes and small limbs. One of their most outstanding traits is the wooden hammer they carry, often considered larger than the Hammerhood holding it.

Since their introduction, Hammerhoods have been portrayed as incompetent monsters that deal laughable damage but, often when given the chance, can inflict crushing blows to their enemies. With this in mind, players have to be genuinely unlucky or very careless for these monsters to pose a threat.

Hammerhoods are typically portrayed as being timid and easily shaken in their resolve, something especially noticeable with the Hammerhood in Waterfall Cave of Dragon Quest VIII. They tend to stutter syllables in their speech, though if this is due to their nerves or done as a form of emphasis is unknown.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Hammerhood (おおきづち Ōkidzuchi)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	18	0	2	2
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
10	6	3	N/A

Bestiary No.	#005
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack (10 fixed damage) Miss
Location(s)	Whealbrook Adit (G1) Roundbeck region (G1) Dwarf's Den Talon Tower region
Item dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄16

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	100%	0%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
20%	0%	0%	0%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
0%	0%	100%	=0%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

The introduction of Hammerhoods where they can first be encountered in the lower reaches of Whealbrook Adit. Their normal attacks can only deal a point or so of damage, while their desperate attacks can deal 10, a devastating amount for players who haven't taken the time to gain a few levels on the first floor of the dungeon.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Hammerhood (おおきづち Ōkidzuchi)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	33	0	32
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
16	10	21	9

Bestiary no.	#022
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Not the largest monster in the world, but amongst the strongest. Their bodies seem even smaller next to the massive wooden mallets they carry. The unwieldness of these weapons mean they frequently miss.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Misses Desperate attack Psyche Up
Location(s)	Alexandria Region
Item(s) dropped	Oaken club1⁄32 Giant mallet1⁄64

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
0%	0%	15%	0%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
0%	0%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Hammerhoods show up in the Alexandria Region and can prove problematic since their normal attacks can deal decent damage, too, though they can still pull out a crippling desperate attack. A single Hammerhood also appears as a guard in the Waterfall Cave but will quickly stand down if the player decides to confront it. Talking to it afterwards will give you the opportunity of fighting it, though there is liable to be no reward beyond spoils and the knowledge of beating a monster that appears in an area not too far off. Additionally, his dialogue is given audio in the Nintendo 3DS version.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Hammerhood (おおきづち Ōkidzuchi)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	20	2	12
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
18	17	20	20

Bestiary no.	#013
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Their huge great hammers have them hitting the dirt more often than not, but if they do score a direct hit... They're discerning fans of good comedy, which is why they think the bag o' laughs' rubbish routine is the biggest joke going.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Misses
Location(s)	Western Stornway Eastern Stornway Zere
Item(s) dropped	Leather kilt1⁄64 Oaken club1⁄64

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	-25%	-25%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
0%	0%	25%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	25%
Charm Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest X

Hammerhoods have appeared from the beginning of the game, naturally having their familiar ability to inflict desperate attacks on unsuspecting adventurers. It is possible to change the appearance of a Brownie monster companion to that of a Hammerhood's with a colour-changing ticket. Starting with Version 5.0 of the game, Vicious hammerhoods can be encountered in the Netherworld, as well.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Hammerhood (おおきづち Ōkidzuchi)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	17	0	17
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
15	4	7	7

Bestiary no.	#009
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	They've got hammers, and they wear hoods... making this description more or less redundant.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack
Location(s)	Heliodor Region (first act) Insula Incognita (first act) The Kingsbarrow B1F (second act)
Item(s) dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄16 Hardy hide1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-10%	0%	-10%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-10%	-10%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	-25%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Malicious

Malicious hammerhood (おおきづち・邪 Ōkidzuchi・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	368	15	181
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
250	97	1,032	286

Bestiary no.	#396
Family	Humanoid
In-game description	Hammerhoods who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Desperate attack
Location(s)	Cobblestone Tor (third act) Heliodor Region (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Strong medicine1⁄16 Hardy hide1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-10%	0%	-10%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-10%	-10%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	25%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters

HammerMan (おおきづち Ōkidzuchi)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	50	3/5	2/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	3/5	5/5	5/5

Family	Beast
In-game description	It has a hammer bigger than itself
Abilities	ChargeUp, EvilSlash, Kamikazee
Habitat	Gate of Judgment, Goopi's Gate #2
Breeding chart	Beast family x Stubsuck

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Weak	Strong
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	Strong	None	Strong
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
None	None	None	Strong
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Strong
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Strong		None

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

HammerMan (おおきづち Ōkidzuchi)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	50	6/10	4/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	6/10	6/10	6/10

Family	Beast
In-game description	Has difficulty with the hammer.
Abilities	ChargeUp, EvilSlash, Kamikaze
Habitat	Ice World
Breeding chart	Beast family x Stubsuck

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Weak	Strong
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	Weak	Strong	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Strong	None	None	None
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Strong	Immune	Immune	Immune
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Strong	Strong	None

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

Hammerhood
HP MP Experience Gold ??? ??? ??? Attack Defense Speed
Game	Caravan Heart

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Hammerhood
Family	Beast
Rank	F
Description	It's not the size of the hammer that counts. It's how you wield it.
Weapons	Spears, Axes, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Psycho
Resistances	Dazzleproof
Skill	Huntsman, Attack Boost
Location	Xeroph Isle (Ruins)
Breeding chart	Mischievous mole x Satyr

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Hammerhood
Family	Beast
Rank	F
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Psycho, Rabble Rouser
Resistances	Vulnerable to Abiliterator, Immune to Dazzle
Skill	Huntsman
Location	Iceolation
Breeding chart	Satyr x Killer pillar Healslime x Funghoul

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Hammerhood (おおきづち Ōkidzuchi)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,390	310
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
660	520	440	310

Bestiary No.	#208
Rank	G
In-game description	The wodden hammers weilded by these diminutive chaps are one hundred percent handmade. In fact, each hammerhood meticulously makes its own mallet as a mark of manhood
Talents	Power Player (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Critical Triumph (lv. 1) Metal Beater (lv. 20) Insta-Oomph (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Close Scraper (lv. 1) Dodge Denier (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
50%	0%	50%	25%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
25%	-25%	0%	25%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
0%	-25%	50%	50%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
50%		0%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%

Dragon Quest: Monster Parade

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Hammerhood
HP MP Experience Gold 3 ??? ??? Attack Defense Speed
Game	Rocket Slime

Hammerhoods can be encountered early on in the game and can prove to be formidable both in and outside of tank battles, provided they lose their hammer amidst the battle. While an armed Hammerhood is capable of slow strikes with its hammer, one which has had its hammer knocked from its hands, typically by collision, will proceed to bawl and rush after enemies in a hand-flailing tantrum that can send piles of bricks flying and utterly demolish the insides of an opponent's tank.

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Hammerhood (おおきづち Ōkidzuchi)

Model	Experience	Gold
	8	13g

List No.	#008
Field Notes	Their heavy hammers mostly miss their mark, but when they hit home, they pack a proper punch. Beware! Some suspect them of being aspiring comics, and that all their slapstick swinging is actually an act.
Location(s)	Arba Castle (Recruit, Hero), Big-Eye Boulevard (Things for a Fabulous Ring), Caliburgh (Recruit), Caliburgh Meadow (Recruit), Colissea (Recruit), Colissean Desert (Recruit)
Item(s) Dropped	Magic beast hide, Sturdy stick, Classic beckoning bell recipe, Luxury beckoning bell recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Hammerhood (おおきづち Ōkidzuchi)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	42	22g	Yes

List No.	#023
Field Notes	Their heavy hammers mostly miss their mark, but when they hit home, they pack a proper punch. Beware! Some suspect them of being aspiring comics, and that all their slapstick swinging is actually an act.
Location(s)	The Lumberlands
Item(s) Dropped	Fine fur, Sturdy stick

Dragon Quest Builders

Hammerhood (おおきづち Ōkidzuchi)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
18~88	12~26	4~8	Fur (★★★), Whopping needle (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Hammerhood Heights

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
28~84	13~26	0~10	Fur (★★★)
Location(s)
Prickly Wilds

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
16~100	11~26	5~16	Fur (★★★) Whopping needle (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Bleak and Burning Badlands Island of Lava

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
25~65	11~35	3~17	Fur (★★★)
Location(s)
Tantegel Moor

Sprite

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Dragon Quest Treasures

A statue of a Hammerhood is Treasure No. 537 in the Monster Statues category and can be found on the Maneland. Its base value is 80,000 gold.

Game	Description
	A model of a monster from some faraway world.

Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Tact

Hammerhood appears as a F-rank monster of the Beast family. It can be recruited from Chapter 5, Episode 8: Find the walking corpses II of the main storyline, as well as the Rhinoceraxe Nun stage of The Beastliest Beast of Bravas Qualifiers during the limited "Beast Fest" event at any difficulty. It can participate in the Battle Roads of the Brownie, Troll, Yangus, and Red Robbin' Hood as a party member.

Hammerhood (おおきづち Ōkidzuchi)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Beast				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
100		498	103	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
230	155	118	105	5

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Helichopter		Helm Splitter*		Talent Blossoming: Megaton Hammer

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
ATK +5 / Stats Up	Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Helm Splitter Potency +5% / Stats Up Megaton Hammer Potency +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Helm Splitter Potency +5% / Stats Up Megaton Hammer Potency +5%

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Helm Splitter Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

ATK +5: Raises ATK by 5.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Half Res
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Super Weak
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Immune	Super Weak	Half Res	Normal

Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi

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Similar species

• Brownie
• Dark brownie
• Spiked club

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Macero	Spanish for "mace-bearer".
Français	Marteleur	French for "hammerman".
Deutsch	Hämmerling	From the German Hämmer and the suffix -ling.

Gallery

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  Super Famicom art.

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  A hammerhood in X.

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  A vicious hammerhood.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Malicious hammerhood.

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  Monsters sprite.

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  Monsters 2 sprite.

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  DQM1·2 sprite.

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  Caravan Heart sprite.

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  Lone Hammerhood at the Waterfall Cave in VIII. (Cell phone)

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  Joker model

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  Joker 2 model.

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.

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  Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest: Shougeki no Shippo Dan.

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  Joker 2. (far right)

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  Hammerhoods and other monsters in Dragon Quest Heroes.

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  Icon for the Hammerhood Statue in Treasures.

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  Jaming out.

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  Getting worn out.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  Tact party icon.

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  A Hammerhood about to attack a Great dragon.

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  Sofubi Monster.

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  DQ Trading Card.