Monster Wrangler
The Monster Wrangler (まもの使い, Mamono Tsukai) is a powerhouse vocation that relies brute strength in battle and makes up for its shortcoming by making allies of monsters defeated in battle.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit]
The Monster Wrangler was included in the third remake of the third game in the series, utilizing the design seen in X. Their stats and equipment pool are unknown, but they have been shown to use a mixture of monster abilities and healing in preview footage.
The vocation has the inglorious distinction of being the one male design that was censored to satisfy the strictness of the CERO ratings board, with the men now wearing black shirts instead of going bare chested.
Dragon Quest X[edit]
The Monster Wrangler is much more physically robust profession, boasting the third highest strength and fourth highest HP of all vocations. This is balanced by having a pitiful agility and having the bar-none worst MP available.
The Monster Wrangler wields Axes, Claws, Whips in battle, and possesses the exclusive skill tree of まものマスター. This skill set focuses on:
まものマスター (Monster Mastery)[edit]
NOTE:The parenthetical translations of the Japanese names are merely placeholders for convenience and are not to be taken as official Square Enix terms
| Japanese name | English name | Description | MP | Required points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| スカウト成功率アップ (Scout rate up) |
N/A | Raises the chance of recruiting a monster | 0 | 2 |
| かわいがる (Pet) |
N/A | Pet your partner monster, reducing action interval time Increases attack, defence, magical might, magical mending by 20% Increases Critical Hit and evasion by 2%, and raises tension by one stage for 120 seconds |
2 | 12 |
| 全職業でみのまもり+5 | Natural Resilience +5 | Permanently increases resilience by 5 in all vocations | 0 | 26 |
| ブレスクラッシュ | Breathtaking Bash | Damages an enemy at 120% power and attempts to seal it's breath attacks for 60 seconds | 3 | 40 |
| 全職業でみのちから+5 | Natural strength +5 | Permanently increases strength by 5 in all vocations | 0 | 48 |
| HPリンク (HP link) |
N/A | Share HP with an ally for 300 seconds | 0 | 56 |
| 全職業でみの最大 | Natural HP +10 | Permanently increases max HP by 10 in all vocations | 0 | 70 |
| MPリンク (MP link) |
N/A | Shares MP with an ally for 300 seconds | 0 | 80 |
| 全職業でみの最大 | Natural MP +10 | Permanently increases max MP by 10 in all vocations | 0 | 90 |
| エモノ呼び (Call monster) |
N/A | Beckon the same species of monster as the one targeted to join the battle Up to 11 monsters can be called in a single battle A maximum of five monsters can be active at one time |
5 | 100 |
| なつきやすくなる (Easier bonding) |
N/A | Partner monster bonds more easily | 0 | 110 |
| 転生出現率アップ (Rarefied up) |
N/A | Greatly raises the chance of encountering a rarefied monster | 0 | 120 |
| スキルクラッシュ (Skill crush) |
N/A | Damages one enemy at 200% power and attempts to seal its skills for 16~20 seconds | 0 | 130 |
| 行動間隔短縮 (Shorten action interval) |
N/A | Reduces the time between actions by one second | 0 | 140 |
| ウォークライ | War Bellow | Increases all types of damage M.W. deals to enemies by 50% for 45 seconds | 4 | 150 |
| エモノ呼びの咆哮 (Prey summoning roar) |
N/A | Shocks one foe for 12 seconds and summons two of the same species | 10 | 180 |
| ビーストファング (Beast fang) |
N/A | Damage one enemy four times with a normal attack at 180~200% power per strike Critical hit rate reduced by 50% per strike |
12 | 200 |
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]
All characters who train monsters are referred to as Monster Wranglers, with Psaro being forced to take up this vocation due to the curse placed upon him by his father Randolfo.
Dragon Quest Tact[edit]
The Hero of Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride was given the title of "Legendary Monster Wrangler" for his appearance as a unit in Tact, marking the first appearance of the term in English media.
See also[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Female Monster Wrangler, HD-2D artwork
Male Monster Wrangler, HD-2D artwork
Female Monster Wrangler, HD-2D sprite
Male Monster Wrangler, HD-2D sprite
Human stock art of the vocation in X
The Hero of V being dubbed the Legendary Monster Wrangler in Tact
The collector's edition of the HD-2D remake of III, leaking the addition of the vocation prior to release
