Mandrake mercenary
The Mandrake mercenary is both a regular and boss monster that players fight in Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, as well as a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. The English version of the game differentiates between the two by naming the boss Skraw.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
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| Mandrake mercenary | |
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| Japanese | りゅうき兵 |
| Romaji | Ryūki-hei |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest VII |
| Old localization | DragonMan |
CharacteristicsEdit
Mandrake mercenaries are yellow-scaled bipedal anthropomorphic dragon soldiers that wield a cutlass and shield into battle. They have a large pair of wings on their back with blue webbing and a blue pair of horns on their head. Their weapons and armor are all silver. They appear as a regular enemies in the past versions of Nottagen Cavern and Hubble area, and as a boss in Providence. Note that these regions can be done in any order once accessible, so which variant players encounter first will vary. The boss version is unwinnable due to plotline restrictions, but the second fight is a regular battle.
Of the three Mandrake monsters that can be found in Dragon Quest VII, the regular enemy variant of Mandrake mercenary is weaker and encountered earlier than both the Mandrake major and the Mandrake monarch (the latter being the strongest of the three).
Mandrake mercenaries reappears in X, being slightly stronger than the majors, but outclassed by the Mandrake marshals and the newly appearing Ash lizards and Red moon warriors. Previously, mercenaries shared a near identical appearance with marshals, but in X, marshals were given their old SNES appearance instead of their bright yellow coloring.
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastEdit
SkrawEdit
Dragon Quest TactEdit
Mandrake mercenary appears as a C-rank monster of the Dragon family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in the Green dragon and Bobonga's Battle Roads as a party member.
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| Family | Rank | Role | ||
 Dragon |
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| Max Level | HP | MP | Move | |
| 105 | 682 | 202 | 2 | |
| Attack | Defense | Agility | Wisdom | Weight |
| 316 | 287 | 235 | 123 | 20 |
| First | Second | Third | ||
| Helichopter | Blizzard Rush* | Talent Blossoming: Rolling Break | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Move +1 / Stats Up | Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up | Blizzard Rush Potency +5% / Stats Up Rolling Break Potency +5% |
| Fourth | Fifth | |
| Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up | Blizzard Rush Potency +5% / Stats Up Rolling Break Potency +5% |
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| First | |
| None | |
| First | Second | Third |
| ATK +3 | Blizzard Rush Potency +2% | N/a |
| First | |
| Move +1: Raises Move by 1. | |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | |
| Half Res | Half Res | Normal | Very Weak | |
| Bang Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Zam Resistance * | Snooze Resistance | |
| Normal | Very Weak | Normal | Normal | |
| Poison Resistance | Physical Lock Resistance | Spell Lock Resistance | Martial Lock Resistance | |
| Super Weak | Normal | Normal | Normal | |
| Breath Lock Resistance | Hobble Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | |
| Half Res | Normal | Normal | Normal | |
| Curse Resistance | Paralysis Resistance | Confusion Resistance | Charm Resistance | |
| Normal | Half Res | Immune | Super Weak |
Related MonstersEdit
Similar speciesEdit
- Mandrake mangler (Dragon Quest IX)
- Mandrake major (Dragon Quest V)
- Mandrake marauder (Dragon Quest V)
- Mandrake marshal (Dragon Quest V)
- Mandrake monarch (Dragon Quest VII)
- Setesh the Punisher (Dragon Quest VII boss)
- Red moon warrior (Dragon Quest X)
