Bodkin fletcher

Dragon Quest monster Bodkin fletcher
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese どくやずきん Romaji Dokuyazukin First appearance Dragon Quest IV Old localisation Poison arrop (IV NES)
Toxarrop (Torneko 2 PS1)

The Bodkin fletcher is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV. It is a stronger variant of the Bodkin archer armed with deadly, Poison-tipped arrows.

Characteristics

Bodkin fletchers are goblin-like creatures with dark purple skin that don green hoods and blue robes. Their specialty is in launching arrows laced with toxins at unsuspecting adventurers. The fletchers have extracted these toxins from the poisonous bodies of Bubble slimes for their own use.

Thankfully, the archers often carry around Antidotal herbs to cure any party member that has been poisoned. The archers are quite cowardly and will often call for help from their own kind or flee when the odds are against them.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#066

Experience

18

Gold

16

HP

17

MP

0

Attack

21

Defence

18

Agility

10

Evasion

¹⁄₁₆

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Flees
Poison Attack

Location(s)

Ballymoral region (Chapters 5 & 6)
Lakanaba region (Chapters 5 & 6)

Item Dropped

Antidotal herb(¹⁄₆₄)

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

75%

Woosh resistance *

25%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

0%

Kamikazee Bracer resistance

0%

Poof resistance

25%

Dazzle resistance

25%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance

25%

Snooze resistance

25%

Sap resistance *

0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin)

Bestiary No.		Family
#097		Humanoid
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
86	23	88	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
78	89	60	0⁄64

In-Game Description	Capable of firing huge volleys of poisoned arrows simultaneously, these monsters also carry antidotal herbs in case they accidentally stick themselves.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Poison Attack Fires a flurry of poison needles (3-4 random Poison Attacks at 50% Strength each) Flee
Location(s)	Baccarat Region (night) Princess Minnie's Castle region Small island west of Maella Abbey
Item(s) Dropped	Antidotal herb1⁄8 Hunter's bow1⁄64

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

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyakuzin)

Model

Bestiary no.

#025

Family

Humanoid

Experience

62

Gold

44

HP

36

MP

4

Attack

42

Defence

30

Agility

53

In-game description

Forest hunters who can call on more of their kind in a pinch to pepper foes with poisoned arrows.

Their arrowheads are doused in the bubble slime's deadly dribble, and they have to take great care not to get it on their hands.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Poison Attack
Psyche Up
Call for backup. (Bodkin fletcher)

Location(s)

Zere
Doomingale Forest

Item(s) dropped

Antidotal herb¹⁄₈
Leather gauntlets¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

0%

Ice resistance *

0%

Wind resistance *

0%

Blast/Lightning resistance *

0%

Earth resistance *

0%

Dark resistance *

-25%

Light resistance *

-25%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

0%

Dazzle resistance *

0%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

0%

Snooze resistance *

25%

Poison resistance *

100%

Stun resistance *

0%

Blunt resistance *

0%

Deceleratle resistance *

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Spooky Aura resistance *

0%

Charm resistance *

0%

Dragon Quest X

Bodkin fletchers have appeared since the beginning of the game. As always, they are capable of inflicting Poison with their attacks and will call upon more fletchers as backup in battle.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin )

Sprite

Bestiary no.

#120

Family

Humanoid

Experience

81

Gold

30

HP

61

MP

6

Attack

70

Defence

67

Agility

60

In-game description

Master archers who make their own poison by hand, harvesting bubble slime secretions and boiling them down to form potent toxins.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Poison Attack
Call for backup. (Bodkin fletcher)
Flee

Location(s)

The Costa Valor (first act)
Northern Champs Sauvage (first act, 3DS version only)

Item(s) Dropped

Strong antidote¹⁄₁₆
Poison moth knife¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

0%

Ice resistance *

0%

Wind resistance *

0%

Earth resistance *

0%

Light resistance *

-10%

Dark resistance *

-10%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

0%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

0%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

0%

Poison resistance *

100%

Sleep resistance *

0%

Blunt resistance

0%

Deceleratle resistance

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Spooky Aura
Anathematise resistance

0%

Stumble resistance *

0%

Stun resistance *

0%

Charm resistance *

0%

Beguile resistance *

0%

Double Down resistance *

0%

Elemental resistance *

0%

Vicious

Vicious bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん・強 Dokuyazukin・kyō )

Sprite

Bestiary no.

#225

Family

Humanoid

Experience

288

Gold

67

HP

128

MP

10

Attack

129

Defence

118

Agility

99

In-game description

Bodkin fletchers driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Poison Attack
Call for backup (Vicious bodkin fletcher)
Flee

Location(s)

The Costa Valor (second act)
Insula Australis (second act)
Mount Pang Lai (second act)
The Sage's Trial - The Fierce Forest (third act)

Item(s) Dropped

Strong antidote¹⁄₁₆
Poison moth knife¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

0%

Ice resistance *

0%

Wind resistance *

0%

Earth resistance *

0%

Light resistance *

-10%

Dark resistance *

-10%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

0%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

0%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

0%

Poison resistance *

100%

Sleep resistance *

0%

Blunt resistance

0%

Deceleratle resistance

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Spooky Aura
Anathematise resistance

0%

Stumble resistance *

0%

Stun resistance *

0%

Charm resistance *

0%

Beguile resistance *

0%

Double Down resistance *

0%

Elemental resistance *

0%

Torneko: The Last Hope

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,300	400
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
610	440	550	540

Bestiary No.	#380
Rank	E
In-game description	Bowmen who coat the tips of their arrows in deadly bubbleslime toxin to ensure they bag their prey
Talents	Toxicologist (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Beastsbane (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Poisoner (lv. 20) Last Legs (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Poisonous Touch (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Temper - Upper Echelon () Grimclow Cave
Items	Antidotal herb (Common) Spirit bracer (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

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Dragon Quest Heroes II

Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	26	22g	Yes

List No.	#032
Field Notes	Eagle-eyed archers who hunt in the woods. They dip their darts in a powerful poison to fell their foes in a flash. They're often found around bubble slimes, to whose toxic trails they turn for the venom they venerate.
Location(s)	The Battle of the Wildwood
Item(s) Dropped	Horse manure Ring of immunity

Dragon Quest Builders

Bodkin fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin)

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defence	Item(s) Dropped
30	8	4	Frogstool (★★★), Healing cream (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Swamps of Sickness, Ancient Palace

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defence	Item(s) Dropped
1	26	0	Broken branch (★★★), Healing cream (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Tantegel moor

Sprite

Dragon Quest Builders 2

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Dragon Quest Tact

The bodkin fletcher is a C-rank monster of the Demon family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in the Battle Roads of the Leery lout, Blossom Slime, and Blossom Ghost as a party member.

Bodkin Fletcher (どくやずきん Dokuyazukin)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
115		727	246	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
342	181	297	162	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Poison Arrow		Rain of Pain*		Talent Blossoming: Envenomating Arrow

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Physical Potency +5% / Stats Up	Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Rain of Pain Potency +5% / Stats Up Envenomating Arrow Potency +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Frizz Res +25/Stats Up	Rain of Pain Potency +5% / Stats Up Envenomating Arrow Potency +5%

Leader Perks

First

None

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +3	Rain of Pain Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Physical Potency +5%: Raises physical potency by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Very Weak	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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In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Flechero punzante	Spanish for "sharp/prickly fletcher".
Français	Dardeur	From the French dard and ardeur.
Deutsch	Pfeilwicht	German for "arrow creature/goblin".
Italiano	Robin Good	A play on Robin Hood, a legendary outlaw from English folklore often depicted as an expert archer.

Trivia

A bodkin is a small, blunt needle with a large eye used to punch through cloth and leather. In terms of archery, it means the archer is using less than ideal ammunition.

• A fletcher is an occupational term that refers to one who crafts arrows.

Gallery

• 
  A Bodkin fletcher in X.
• 
  XI polygon model.
• 
  A Vicious bodkin fletcher.
• 
  Rivals card.
• 
  A Bodkin fletcher in Keshi Keshi.

Similar species

• Bodkin archer
• Bodkin bowyer
• Bodkin bloodbow