Gladiator

Vocation
Gladiator
Art of the female gladiator in Dragon Quest IX.
Japanese name:	バトルマスター (Batorumasutā)
Introduced in:	Dragon Quest VI
Appears in:	Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest of the Stars Dragon Quest Walk

This article is about the vocation spanning the franchise. For the vocation from Dragon Quest of the Stars, see Gladiator (Stars).

An expert fighter who's mastered the way of the warrior and the martial artist. --Description from Dragon Quest VII

The Gladiator (バトルマスター, Batorumasutā) is a recurring, full-frontal offensive vocation in the Dragon Quest series. A gladiator is a fierce fighter who rains continuous carnage on the foes who face them, even at the cost of their own life.

When used by female characters, this vocation is sometimes called Gladiatrix.

Characteristics

Gladiators eschew the balance of offense and defense that warriors display for pure power. This means that a Gladiator will always be able to deal the most damage among the party, but at the cost of being deceptively frail for all their might. Thus, a Gladiator needs ample support from its party members to stay alive long enough to crush the opposition and should be the first recipient of Buff in any battle.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

In addition to increases in Strength, HP, and Agility, Gladiators also gain a variety of powerful skills that allow them to deal with many different enemies. A character requires mastering both the Warrior and Martial Artist vocations to become a Gladiator. A unique trait of Gladiators is their ability to brush-off an attack, essentially being an additional evasion boost that goes up along with their rank.

Vocation trait

Rank	Ignore Damage Rate
1	1/256
2	1/64
3	1/48
4	1/32
5	1/32
6	1/16
7	1/16
8	1/8

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	250
Strength	+15%
Agility	+10%
Resilience	+10%
Wisdom	-20%
Max HP	+20%
Max MP	-40%
Trait	Chance of shrugging off an attack
Mastery Bonus	+20 Strength

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Flyweight	Gust Slash	1	One enemy	An attack that channels the power of a destructive whirlwind.	0
2	Featherweight	Undead Undoer	15	One enemy	An attack that excels at expelling the undead.	0
3	Lightweight	Cop Out	35	Self	Palms off an enemy attack on a random friend or foe.	0
4	Welterweight	Multislice	65	All enemies	A flurry of sword slashes that strike all enemies.	0
5	Middleweight	Flying Knee	100	One enemy	A jumping attack that delivers a bone-crunching knee.	0
6	Cruiserweight	Dragon Slash	140	One enemy	An attack that pierces even dragon's scales.	0
7	Heavyweight	Boulder Toss	190	All enemies	Showers all enemies with enormous boulders.	0
8	Champion	Metal Slash	250	One enemy	An attack that carves through even metal-bodied enemies.	0

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Gladiators are the prerequisite for the Champion vocation, alongside Paladins. Though they no longer shrug-off blows, they now have the high critical hit rate of the martial artist.

Vocation trait

Rank	Critical Hit Rate
1	1/64
2	1/64
3	1/64
4	1/32
5	1/16
6	1/16
7	25/256
8	1/8

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	200 (PS1)
	169 (3DS)
Strength	+15%
Agility	+10%
Resilience	+10%
Wisdom	-20%
Style	Null
Max HP	+20%
Max MP	-40%
Mastery Bonus	+15 Bonus to Strength.

PSX Abilities

While the American PSX release of the game used the old localization, the current names are also written for better navigation clarity.

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Gladiator		0
2	Fencer	Gust Slash (VacuSlash)	15	One Enemy	Attacks one enemy with wind damage.	0
3	Swordsman	Undead Undoer (ZombieCut)	35	One Enemy	Does 50 percent extra damage to Zombies, regular damage to all other enemies.	0
4	Ronin	Double-Edged Slash (2EdgeHit)	60	One Enemy	Does 50 percent more damage to one enemy, 25 percent of the damage is reflected to the user.	0
5	Mercenary	Frenzy (Massacre)	90	One Enemy or Ally	Instant Critical Hit to one enemy or ally.	0
6	Duelist	Falcon Slash (FalconCut)	120	One enemy	Attacks one enemy twice with 75 percent power.	0
7	Champion		150
8	Avenger	Multifists (QuadHits)	200	All Enemies	Four attacks to random enemies at 50 percent power.	0

3DS Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Flyweight	Gust Slash	1	One enemy	Deals 130% melee damage with the Woosh element.	0
2	Featherweight	Undead Undoer	10 (11)	One enemy	Deals bonus damage on undead targets.	0
		Mean Sweep		One enemy	Attempts to trip an enemy, also deals damage.	0
3	Lightweight	Gritty Ditty	16 (27)	Party	Increases defense of entire party.	2
		Double-Edged Slash		One enemy	Deals high damage but inflicts recoil on the user.	0
4	Welterweight	Toxic Dagger	20 (47)	One enemy	Attempt to Poison an enemy, also deals damage.	2
		Helm Splitter		One enemy	Reduces enemy Defence.	0
5	Middleweight	Weird Whacker	24 (71)	One group	Attempt to confuse enemies, also deals damage.	0
		Klepto Clobber		One enemy	Higher item drop chance from the hit enemy.	0
6	Cruiserweight	Falcon Slash	24 (95)	One enemy	It attacks twice in one turn, each strike at 75% power.	2
		Metal Slash		One enemy	Damage a metal opponent by dealing one extra point of damage.	0
7	Heavyweight	Multislice	24 (119)	All enemies	Damages all enemies.	2
8	Undisputed Champion	Multifists	50 (169)	All enemies	Throws four strikes at random targets for 75% damage per hit.	2

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined

Gladiator is an intermediate vocation unlocked by mastering Warrior and Martial Artist. This vocation offers great physical might and skills that deal great damage to one enemy, like Cutting Edge, Punch in a Pinch, or Unbridled Blade.

Mastering Gladiator and Paladin unlocks the Champion vocation. Mastering Gladiator and two other intermediate vocations unlocks the Hero vocation.

Proficiency

Level	Type	Name
1		Blind Man's Biff
2		Mercurial Slash
3		Cutting Edge
4		Falcon Slash
5		Double-Edged Slash
6		Boulder Toss
7		Punch in a Pinch
8		Unbridled Blade
Let loose skill
Flashback: Abandons all attempts at defence in order to dramatically increase the power of physical attacks.

Attribute Adjustments

Maximum HP	Maximum MP	Attack	Defence	Magical Might	Charm
					-
Magical Mending	Strength	Deftness	Resilience	Agility

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Gladiators can wield Swords, Axes, and Hammers as weapons. The main selling point of Gladiators is their extremely high Attack, allowing for powerful strikes. However, their Defense is lower than that of the other melee classes, and many of their best abilities will either lower their Defense further or deal recoil damage. Fortunately, they can equip the heavier armor that Warriors and Paladins wear, but are unable to equip a shield without investing 100 skill points into the Shield skill line while in another vocation.

Statistically, Gladiators far outstrip even Warriors in terms of raw attack power, boasting a monstrous base 500 Strength at Level 99 compared to the Warrior's 404. This is balanced by the fact that Gladiators suffer from comparatively lower HP, MP, and Resilience. However, Gladiators also have more Agility and Deftness, as well as a negligible lead in Charm (only a single point; Warriors have a base 89 Charm at Level 99 while Gladiators have 90).

In battle, Gladiators will usually be the target of initial Attack-boosting spells such as Oomph, and will typically attack every turn if able. For maximum damage, Gladiators can equip the Über Falcon Blade and repeatedly use Falcon Slash to deal immense single-target damage, which makes Sword-wielding Gladiators highly valuable in boss battles.

Gladiators have the unique skill set "Guts." Their Coup-de-Grace is "Tension Boost," which increases their Tension to at least 50 (if not 100). In other words, it is equivalent to using Psyche Up four times, but like Psyche Up, the final "use" may fail to boost the user into the 100 Tension level.

Unlock method

This vocation is unlocked by completing Quest 103 "Gladiator Graduator" at Alltrades Abbey. Afterwards, characters may change into the Gladiator vocation.

Stats

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	1	99
HP	32	540
MP	2	41
Strength	30	500
Agility	7	124
Resilience	19	322
Magical Might	0	0
Magical Mending	0	0
Deftness	15	256
Charm	5	90

Guts

Accolades	Required points	Name	Effects
Bruiser	4	Natural Max HP +10	Permanently adds 10 to Max HP.
Brawler	10	Clap Trap	Strikes an enemy.
Battler	16	Natural Strength +10	Permanently adds 10 to Strength.
Challenger	22	Double Up	Increases Attack by two levels, but lowers Defense by one level.
Winner	32	Natural Max HP +20	Permanently adds 20 to Max HP.
Champion	42	Double-Edged Slash	Deals high damage but harms user with recoil damage.
Vanquisher	55	Natural Strength +30	Permanently adds 30 to Strength.
Conqueror	68	Blind Man's Biff	Attacks one random opponent for high damage.
Decimator	82	Natural Max HP +30	Permanently adds 30 to Max HP.
Annihilator	100	Feel the Burn	Increases Tension every time the user is hit.

Revocation Award

• Critical Acclaim

Dragon Quest X

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The Gladiator was added in the version 1.3 update of the game, and gains the unique ability to wield two weapons at once. The attack power of the left hand is exactly half of the Gladiator's right hand. Beyond this, Gladiators remain the glass canons that they were in the previous game.

Dragon Quest of the Stars

In Dragon Quest of the Stars, the vocation usually translated as Gladiator (バトルマスター, "Batorumasutā") is called Battlemaster and coexists with a new vocation that is called Gladiator in Japanese (グラディエーター, "Guradiētā"). The former is a powerful yet fragile offensive vocation while the later is more well rounded, if less powerful.

Battlemaster as they appear in Stars

Known as Battlemaster this game, this vocation combines the knowledge of Warriors and Martial Artists and offers one of the most aggressive vocations in the game. This vocation has the highest strength among specialist vocations, but it's Defense and HP are its main weaknesses.

The preferred weapons for battlemaster include: Swords, Axes, Spears, Fans, Clubs, and Claws.

Anger boosts the user's Attack and Critical Hit rate for two turns, highly increasing the damage output of the Battlemaster who uses it while also lowering their Defenses and barring them from defending themselves. Anger works greatly in conjunction with a Paladin's Battle Buddy, as it protects the target from all attacks.

Charge Crash is a good skill for dealing damage, reducing the enemy's charge time. It can also deal Critical Hits.

Battle masters have the lowest Defense among all specialist vocations, so it should be used alongside other vocations that can cover their low defense, be it with the selflessness-like skills of the paladins, or with the shanties sung by Pirates. Battlemasters can also somewhat compensate their low defense with their passive parry skill, which gives them a slight evasion boost.

Level	Non-revocated 1-99	Revocation 1 1-99	Revocation 2 1-99	Revocation 3 1-99
1	Anger Lv 1 Strength +5 With Preferred Weapon	-	-	Angry Charge
5	Parry	-	-	-
10	Shortens Abilities Skill Gauge by 3% with preferred weapon.	Max HP +3	Max HP +3	Max HP +3
20	Anger Lvl 3	Resilience +3	Resilience +2	Resilience +2
30	Charge Crash Lvl 1	Anger Lvl 6	Anger Lvl 7	Anger Lvl 8
40	Critical Rate +1%	Strength +4	Resilience +2	Strength +2
50	Anger Lvl 5	Max HP +4	Max HP +3	Max HP +3
60	Charge Crash Lvl 3	Strength +4	Resilience +2	Strength +2
70	Strength +5	Charge Crash Lvl 6	Charge Crash Lvl 7	Charge Crash Lvl 8
80	Max HP +5	Abilities Skill Gauge -1% with preferred weapon.	Resilience +2	Resilience +2
90	Charge Crash Lvl 5	Max HP +3	Max HP +3	Max HP +2
99	-	Luck +5	Luck +5	Luck +5

The previous skills and perks are only available while using this vocation, and only for the character who unlocked them.

Leveling up the Battlemaster's corresponding basic vocations give it the following bonuses to the character:

Level	Warrior	Martial Artist
50	Warrior's Essence	Martial Artist's Essence
60	Max HP +10	Max HP +10
70	Shortens Charge Crash Skill Gauge by 3% with preferred weapon.	Shortens Anger Skill Gauge by 3% with preferred weapon.
80	Strength +5 with preferred weapon.	Critical Rate +1% with preferred weapon.
90	Shortens Charge Crash Skill Gauge by 5% with preferred weapon.	Shortens Anger Skill Gauge by 5% with preferred weapon.
99	Luck +5	Luck +5

Leveling an Battlemaster unlocks the following perks for the character, even when not using this vocation:

Level	Perk
60	Attack Down resistance +5%.
70	Strength +3
80	Auto Attack Critical Rate +3%.

Additionally, the following perk will be active only when using the battlemaster vocation:

Level	Vocational perk
80	Auto Attack Critial Rate +3%.

Dragon Quest Walk

Gladiators as they appear in Walk

Gladiators were added to the game in the January 2020 update, and require that a character has already reached Level 50 in the warrior and martial artist vocations to unlock. They can equip Axes, Claws, [[Spear}}s, and Swords.

Trivia

• The Gladiator's rank names in the remake versions of VI and VII refer to weight classes in combat sports, ranging from lightest to heaviest.

See also

• Brawling byrnie
• Tactical vest

Gallery

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  Terry displaying the capabilities of the vocation in the official guidebook
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  V-Jump guide for VI using Terry to detail the vocation
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  Auster as a gladiator in VII
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  Maribel as a gladiatrix in VII
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  Gladiator in IX
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  Gladiatrix in IX
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  Discarded gladiatrix concept art for IX
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  Gladiator man in X
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  Gladiators in Dragon Quest X
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  Battlemaster as they appear in Stars
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  Walk