Mandrake mercenary

Dragon Quest monster Mandrake mercenary

Japanese りゅうき兵 Romaji Ryūki-hei First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localisation DragonMan Variants Mandrake mangler
Mandrake major
Mandrake marauder
Mandrake marshal
Mandrake monarch
Red moon warrior
Setesh the Punisher

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.

Characteristics

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.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Mandrake mercenary (りゅうき兵, Ryūki-hei ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #087

Sprite Attributes File:Mandrakemarshal DQVII PSX.gif HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 77 0 50 (PS1) 75 (3DS) 32 (PS1) 48 (3DS) 92 72 78 1⁄64 1⁄32

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 80% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 0% 0% 15% 80% 15% 100% 100% 15% 50% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Calls for Help Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage) Nottagen Cavern Hubble (past) Iron lance1⁄64 Notable changes in the remakes None

• Dragon-type

Skraw

Boss version Big Book of Beasts No. : Unnumbered boss

Sprite Attributes File:Mandrakemarshal DQVII PSX.gif HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 1,500 255 850 1,200 98 52 43 0⁄64 N/A

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 50% 100% 100% 0% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Kaswoosh Acts twice per turn Critical Hit Multifists Providence None Notable changes in the remakes None

Dragon Quest Tact

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.

Mandrake mercenary (りゅうき兵 Ryūki-hei)

Image Attributes Role Max level HP MP Move Attack 105 682 202 2 Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight 316 287 235 123 20 Resistances Frizz Sizz Crack Woosh Bang Half Res Half Res Normal Very Weak Normal Zap Zam Snooze Poison Physical Lock Very Weak Normal Normal Super Weak Normal Spell Lock Martial Lock Breath Lock Hobble * Stun * Normal Normal Half Res Normal Normal Dazzle Curse Paralysis Confusion Charm Normal Normal Half Res Immune Super Weak Skills Basic skills Awakening skills Helichopter Blizzard Rush* Talent Blossoming: Rolling Break Move +1 / Stats Up Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up Blizzard Rush Potency +5% / Stats Up Rolling Break Potency +5% Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up Blizzard Rush Potency +5% / Stats Up Rolling Break Potency +5% Perks Basic perks ATK +3 Blizzard Rush Potency +2% N/a Leader perk None Awakening perk Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Gallery

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  Skraw in the 3DS Version of Dragon Quest VII.
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  A mandrake mercenary in Dragon Quest X.
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  Skraw in Stars.
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  Rivals card
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  Tact model.