Hunter mech

Dragon Quest monster
Hunter mech
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	メタルハンター
Romaji	Metaruhantā
First appearance	Dragon Quest II
Old localization	Metal Hunter (II NES) ; MtlHunter (II GBC)

The Hunter mech is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest II, it is a weaker version of the killing machine that often hints to the presence of metal slimes in the immediate area.

Characteristics[edit]

Hunter mechs are quadrupedal, one-eyed robots armed with a crossbow and sword. Their colour scheme is two tones of gray with gold and purple accents. As the less-efficient model, hunter mechs are typically the weakest of the killing machine pallet swaps and tend to lack some of their stronger qualities, such as high resistances and the ability to strike more than once per round. Metal hunters live up to their name and are only encountered in areas that also house metal slimes, tipping players off to the fact that the Experience point bonanzas are near by.

In its original appearance, the hunter mech did not have a sword and was missing a quiver to hold its crossbow bolts. This was changed in later installments.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line[edit]

Hunter mech (メタルハンター Metaruhantā)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	70	0	55
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
80	61	82	150

Abilities	Desperate attack
Location(s)	Sea Cave B5F Cave to Rhone
Item Dropped	Steel broadsword¹⁄₁₆

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
¹⁄₆₄	⁴⁄₇	¹⁄₇	³⁄₇
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
⁵⁄₇	⁷⁄₇	⁰⁄₇

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	70	0	55
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
95	61	150	125

Abilities	Desperate attack
Location(s)	Sea Cave B5F Cave to Rendarak
Item Dropped	Steel broadsword¹⁄₁₆

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
¹⁄₆₄	⁴⁄₇	⁰⁄₇	³⁄₇
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
⁵⁄₇	⁷⁄₇	⁰⁄₇

The hunter mech's first appearance alongside the Killing machine. They can be found inside the Cave to Rendarak, close to areas where Liquid metal slimes show up.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit]

Hunter mech (メタルハンター Metaruhantā)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	72	0	88	90
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
63	140	51	N/A

Bestiary No.	#077
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)
Location(s)	Mount Magmageddon Mostroferrato area Stockenbarrel area Mt. Batten Pass
Item dropped	Seed of wisdom¹⁄₁₆

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
¹⁄₆₄	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%	20%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
20%	100%	0%	20%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (Remake only)[edit]

Hunter mech (メタルハンター Metaruhantā)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	72	0	88	90
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
63	210	77	¹⁄₆₄

Bestiary No.	DLC #124
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Metal Slash
Location(s)	Metal Medley
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of wisdom¹⁄₃₂

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
¹⁄₆₄	25%	25%	15%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	25%	15%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
50%	0%	100%	15%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
80%	100%	80%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	0%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	100%

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit]

Hunter mech (メタルハンター Metaruhantā)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	71	0	75
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
106	58	76	20

Bestiary no.	#082
Family	Machine
In-game description	Deadly machines designed to hunt down and exterminate monsters of the metal family. If you encounter one, chances are a certain highly desirable metal monster may be in the area.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Fire an arrow (125% damage) Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)
Location(s)	Castle Trodain
Item(s) dropped	Hunter's bow¹⁄₆₄ Steel broadsword¹⁄₂₅₆

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
¹⁄₆₄	0%	25%	25%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
25%	0%	50%	100%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
100%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	100%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	15%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

Hunter mech (メタルハンター Metaruhantā)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	95	5	95
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
110	100	450	144

Bestiary no.	#087
Family	Machine
In-game description	Robotic seekers of little metal blobs that don't take kindly to adventurers trying to poach their prey. If one of these metal-hunting mechanical marauders is nearby, surely its mark can't be far off...
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Lets an arrow fly (125% damage) Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage) Attack Attacker
Location(s)	The Bad Cave Pluvi Isle Hermany (high ground) Grotto (Ruins, rank 3, Volcano, rank 4)
Item(s) dropped	Iron ore¹⁄₃₂ Hunter's bow¹⁄₆₄

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
25%	25%	0%	-100%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	25%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
100%	100%	25%	25%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
25%	50%	100%	75%
Charm Resistance *
100%

Dragon Quest X[edit]

Hunter mechs appeared from the beginning of the game. They are able to act twice per turn, make violent slashing attacks, and can use Attack Attacker to weaken their opponents. Starting with Version 5.0 of the game, they are highly sought after as they can drop white treasure chests that can contain a Metal slime sword, Metal slime spear, or Metal wing boomerang. It is possible to change the appearance of a Killing machine monster companion to that of a Hunter mech's with a colour-changing ticket.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]

Hunter mech (メタルハンター Metaruhantā)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	155	0	127
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
197	97	314	51

Bestiary no.	#169
Family	Machine
In-game description	Ruthless robots who mercilessly hunt down metal slimes for molten globules, with which they mend their bodies so they can keep on hunting.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Occasionally acts twice per turn Deflects attacks Makes a violent slashing attack (150% damage) Attack Attacker
Location(s)	The Snærfelt (first act) The Royal Library - Level 3 (first act) Neverglade (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Silver ore¹⁄₈ Molten globules¹⁄₆₄

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	50%	50%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	50%	50%	-50%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	100%	25%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

Malicious[edit]

Malicious hunter mech (メタルハンター・邪 Metaruhantā・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	605	0	276
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
488	200	3,293	509

Bestiary no.	#579
Family	Machine
In-game description	Hunter mechs who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Deflects attacks Makes a violent slashing attack (150% damage) Takes aim and fires (125% damage) Attack Attacker
Location(s)	The Royal Library - Level 3 (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Silver ore¹⁄₈ Molten globules¹⁄₆₄

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	50%	50%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	50%	50%	-50%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	100%	25%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit]

Hunter mech

Family	Material
Rank	C
Description	A fearsome, four-legged machine created to hunt metal monsters.
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Metal Beater
Resistances	Whackproof, Poisonproof, Paralysisproof
Skill	Anti-metal, Defense Boost
Location	Celeste Isle
Breeding chart	Metal slime knight x Lethal armour

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit]

Hunter mech

Family	Material
Rank	C
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Hammers, Staves
Traits	Metal Beater, Tactical Trooper
Resistances	Vulnerable to Bang, Immune to Whack and Poison
Skill	Anti-metal
Location	Bemusoleum, Metal menagerie
Breeding chart	Metal slime knight x Lethal armour

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[edit]

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3[edit]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]

Hunter mech (メタルハンター Metaruhantā)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,330	300
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
680	540	510	360

Bestiary No.	#300
Rank	F
In-game description	Merciless mechs made to hunt metallic slimes. Sick of their swift and cowardly quarry, they hope they'll be upgraded into killing machines one day
Talents	Blade Maven (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Metal Beater (lv. 20) Static Discharge (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Dodge Denier (lv. 1) Critical Sensation (lv. 1) Stunning Touch (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis	X = X =

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[edit]

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Dragon Quest: Monster Parade[edit]

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

Hunter mech (メタルハンター Metaruhantā)

Model	Experience	Gold
	58	32g

List No.	#037
Field Notes	Machines made to murder metal slimes. Despite their fulsome frames, they pursue prey with spellbinding speed. Steely in spirit and substance, these automated assassins will stop at nothing to see their mercurial marks melted down.
Location(s)	Dual Duel Dell (Showdown: Devilish Duo), Grannet (Recruit, Captain), Guardian's Grove (In Search of Elevation), Sylvea (Captain)
Item(s) Dropped	Platinum ore, Ice crystal, Classic wrecklace recipe, Luxury wrecklace recipe

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

Hunter mech (メタルハンター Metaruhantā)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	119	32g	Yes

List No.	#020
Field Notes	Machines made to murder metal slimes. Despite their fulsome frames, they pursue prey with spellbinding speed. Steely in spirit and substance, these automated assassins will stop at nothing to see their mercurial marks melted down.
Location(s)	Greena Pastures, The Battle of Dunisia, The Battle of the Wildwood, The Lumberlands
Item(s) Dropped	Silver ore, Adamant pendant

Dragon Quest Builders[edit]

Hunter mech (メタルハンター Metaruhantā)

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
180~200	25~30	2432	Mechrochip (★★★)
Location(s)
Galenholm

Sprite

Dragon Quest Builders 2[edit]

They return in the sequel as a Super Strong Monster. If the player defeats this robot in Rimey Reef they get the recipe for the Falcon Blade. If the player defeats it again they can drop 10 iron ingots or 5 ingots of gold or silver. Sometimes the play can befriend it. They can farm faster than humans in the Isle of Awakening.

Dragon Quest Treasures[edit]

Hunter mech

Portrait	Forte	Treasure Capacity	Safekeeping Score
		3	90%

Bestiary no.	#52
Family	Machine
Trivia	A machine that was made to hunt metal foes They ceaselessly search through the highs and the lows Non-stop frequent system errors just add to their woes
Favorite foods
Habitats	The Maneland The Snarl
Item(s) dropped

Stats

Starting HP	Starting MP	Starting Strength
60	15	17
Starting Defence	Starting Deftness	Starting magic
7	11	8
Max HP	Max MP	Max Strength
790	280	476
Max Defence	Max Deftness	Max magic
360	435	33

Potential abilities *

First	Second	Third
Crash Landing	Hatchet Man	Head Trimmer
Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Laser Cannon	Rain of Pain	Widget Spinner

Dragon Attack

Name	Target(s)	Element
Full Beam	Area	Light

Traits

First		Second
Counter-Debilitator		Daredevil
Third		Fourth
Idealist		Stunner
Fifth
Thick Skin

Resistances

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
Quite strong	Weak	Quite strong	Normal
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Gravity Resistance *
Strong	Normal	Weak	Normal
Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Slash Resistance	Impact Resistance
Quite strong	Quite strong	Normal	Weak
Piercing Resistance	Sleep Resistance	Stun Resistance	Poison Resistance
Normal	Strong	Normal	Very strong
Debilitation Resistance *
Weak

Hunter mech appears as a C-rank monster of the Inorganic family. It can be recruited from Chapters 10-4, 11-5, 11-7, 12-1, and 12-7 of the main storyline and it can participate in the Battle Roads of the Dancing flame, Slon the Rook, Purrcival, Gyldenbritches, and Stella as a party member.

Hunter mech (メタルハンター Metaruhantā)

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
115		751	186	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
328	316	187	187	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Paralysis Attack		Tempest Slash*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Zap-type Physical Potency +5% / Stats Up	Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Tempest Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Tempest Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First
N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +3	Tempest Slash Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First
Zap-type Physical Potency +5%: Raises Zap-type physical potency by 5%.

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

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In Other Languages[edit]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Roboarmadura guerrera	Spanish for "robotic armour warrior".
Français	Mécachasseur	From the French mécanique and chasseur.
Deutsch	Jagdroboter	German for "hunter robot".
Italiano	Mechacentauro grigio	Italian for "grey killing machine". Derived from the English mecha- and centauro, a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a man and the lower body and legs of a horse.