Defender

Defender Japanese ぼうぎょ Rōmaji Bōgyo Translation Defence/protection Type Skillset / Talent

Defender is a skill set and talent introduced in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker. It teaches various defensive skills to the user.

Appearances

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Defender is learned by the Crabid, Jum and Komodo. It grants the following abilities:

Ability	Skill Points	Description
Buff	5	Increases the defence of a single ally.
Heal	11	Restores around 30 HP to a single ally.
Dazzleflash	17	Emits a glaring light that reduces all enemies' accuracy.
Kabuff	27	Slightly increases the defence of all allies.
Defending Champion	42	A defensive ability that greatly reduces damage taken.
Midheal	57	Restores around 75 HP to a single ally.
Weakening Wallop	77	An attack that can decrease the target's attack power.
Sap Guard	100	Increases resistance against sap.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Defender's abilities are very similar to the previous game, but the point requirements have been changed and one new skill has been added. It now grants the following abilities:

Ability	Skill Points	Description
Buff	5	Increases the defence of a single ally.
Heal	11	Restores around 30 HP to a single ally.
Dazzleflash	17	Emits a glaring light that reduces all enemies' accuracy.
Kabuff	27	Slightly increases the defence of all allies.
Defending Champion	40	A defensive ability that greatly reduces damage taken.
Midheal	53	Restores around 75 HP to a single ally.
Weakening Wallop	66	An attack that can decrease the target's attack power.
Selflessness	80	Protects allies from all attacks by taking damage in their place.
Sap Guard	100	Increases resistance against sap.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Defender is learned naturally by Komodo, Leery lout, Shell slime, Armoured wartoise, Bagworm, Crabid, and Tortoceratops.

Ability	Talent Points	Description	Effects
Buff	3	Greatly increases the defence of a single ally for 4 to 7 turns.	Increases a single ally's Defence by 80% for 4~7 turns.
Heal	10	Restores 28 or more HP to a single ally.	Restores around 28 HP to an ally, increasing to around 70 HP at 299 Wisdom.
Attack Attacker	20	Damages a single enemy and occasionally lowers its attack for 2 to 5 turns.	An attack that can lower a single enemy's Attack by 50% for 2~5 turns, based on the target's Debilitation resistance.
Dazzleflash	30	Unleashes a blinding light that lowers the accuracy of enemy attacks for 2 to 5 turns.	Attempts to bedazzle all enemies for 2~5 turns.
Kabuff	50	Increases the defence of all allies for 4 to 7 turns.	Increases the entire party's Defence by 40% for 4~7 turns.
Intense Defence	70	Assumes an impenetrable defensive stance that reduces most damage received by 9⁄10. Can only be used once per battle.	Reduces all damage taken by the user by 90%, activating at the beginning of the turn.
Midheal	85	Restores 76 or more HP to a single ally.	Restores around 76 HP to an ally, increasing to around 215 HP at 499 Wisdom.
Selflessness	100	Received all incoming attacks in place of allies for 1 round, but suffers greater damage in doing so.	Allows the user to take all attacks in the place of the entire party for a single turn, taking 25% more damage than normal per attack.

Trivia

• Defender shares a name, Defence (ぼうぎょ, Bōgyo^?), with the recurring Defend command in Japanese.