Saber

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{{Character
|Name=Saber
|Game={{DQ5}}
|Image=[[File:DQV Saber DS.png|270px]][[Image:DQV_Purrcy.png|180px]]
|Sprite=[[Image:Dq5 youngsaber.gif]]
|Japanese name= ボロンゴ
|Roumaji=Borongo
|Title=
|Class=
|Race=[[Great sabrecub]]/[[Great Sabrecat]]
|Age=
|}}
'''Saber''' is a character in {{DQ5}}. He is a monster the {{Hero 5}} will always recruit, first as a cub then as a full grown adult. He is a [[Great sabrecub]] in the first generation and then becomes a [[Great Sabrecat]], a large sabertooth leopard monster in the last couple of generations.

==Bio==
Saber is one of the names that [[Bianca Whitaker]] will suggest when you first recruit Saber. Players first see Saber in the child part of the game where several children are bullying a small cat in [[Roundbeck]]. They will only stop it if The Hero and Bianca fight the ghosts in the castle north of the village. After accomplishing this, the kids complete their end of the deal and leave the cat alone.

As gratitude, Saber emotionally bonds to The Hero to become a party member for the rest of the child section of the game. Bianca gives him an equippable [[Bianca's clothing#Bianca's ribbon|Ribbon]] before she leaves the party. The Hero and Saber become separated at the end of the first part of the game.

They would meet again years later as adults, when The Hero is called on to save [[Hay|a village]] from a monster. The Hero learns that the "monster" has its lair in a dark cave. Saber, now an adult, will not quite remember The Hero and is considered impossible to defeat with infinite HP, though he does not attack, due to The Hero's scent being familiar to him. The only way to end the battle is to use Bianca's Ribbon on him. Thus, he will recognize The Hero and rejoin him for the rest of the game.

==Stats==
As a permanent member of the team, Saber is a very powerful ally to use. He can not use magic, but has incredible attack and defense as well as some very powerful techniques. Saber is also one of the fastest characters in the game and often can strike before anyone else.

As the [[Nintendo DS]] port of game allows four members, Saber becomes a matter of choice on usage depending on the player's styles. The {{Hero 5}} and [[Hero's Son (Dragon Quest V)|his son]] are the strongest characters in the game and [[Hero's Daughter (Dragon Quest V)|the daughter]] can learn the best spells in the game so many players are suggested to use them. Players who like focusing on attacking opt to use Saber or {{Bianca}}/[[Debora Briscoletti]] as their fourth character while players who prefer to use magic will use [[Nera Briscoletti]].
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| Attribute || Starting Stats || Maximum Stats
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| Level || 15 || 99
|-
| HP || 115 || 530
|-
| MP || 0 || 0
|-
| Strength || 67 || 255
|-
| Resilience || 52 || 150
|-
| Agility || 62 || 255
|-
| Wisdom || 21 || 100
|-
| Luck || 45 || 100
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| colspan=2| Resistances
|- style="font-weight:normal"
|align="left"| Flame breath ||width="150"| 1
|-
|align="left"| Ice breath || 1
|-
|align="left"| Frizz || 1
|-
|align="left"| Sizz || 1
|-
|align="left"| Bang || 1
|-
|align="left"| Woosh || 1
|-
|align="left"| Crack || 1
|-
|align="left"| Zap || 1
|-
|align="left"| Death/Paralysis || 4/5
|-
|align="left"| Kamikazee || 1
|-
|align="left"| Poof || 1/3
|-
|align="left"| Dazzle || 1/3
|-
|align="left"| Snooze || 1/3
|-
|align="left"| Drain Magic || 0
|-
|align="left"| Fizzle || 0
|-
|align="left"| Fuddle || 1/3
|-
|align="left"| Sap || 4/5
|-
|align="left"| Poison || 1/3
|-
|align="left"| Stun || 4/5
|}
|}

==Skills==
''These abilities are only learned after the timeskip:''
{{CharacterSpellList|header|title=Dragon Quest V|subtitle=DS}}
{{CharacterSpellList|entry|spell=[[Focus Strength]]|level=17}}
{{CharacterSpellList|entry|spell=[[War Cry]]|level=21}}
{{CharacterSpellList|entry|spell=[[Disruptive Wave]]|level=33}}
{{CharacterSpellList|entry|spell=[[Lightning]]|level=40}}
{{CharacterSpellList|footer}}

==Equipment==
{{VersionTabs|Weapons|{{CharacterEquipmentList|header|title=Dragon Quest V|subtitle=All|equipmentType=Weapon}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Bone stake]]|statModifier=Attack +6}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Stone fangs]]|statModifier=Attack +12}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Iron claw]]|statModifier=Attack +19}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Steel fangs]]|statModifier=Attack +35}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Fire claw]]|statModifier=Attack+53}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Icicle dirk]]|statModifier=Attack +70}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Cobra claw]]|statModifier=Attack +90}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Orichalcum fangs]]|statModifier=Attack +115}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|note|text=}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Helmets|
{{CharacterEquipmentList|header|title=Dragon Quest V|subtitle=All|equipmentType=Helmet}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Leather hat]]|statModifier=Defense +2}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Hardwood headwear]]|statModifier=Defense +6}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Iron helmet]]|statModifier=Defense +16}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Happy hat]]|statModifier=Defense +35}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Great helm]]|statModifier=Defense +45}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Metal king helm]]|statModifier=Defense +70}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|note|text=}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Armor|
{{CharacterEquipmentList|header|title=Dragon Quest V|subtitle=All|equipmentType=Armor}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Rags]]|statModifier=Defense+3}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Handwoven cape]]|statModifier=Defense+6}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Leather kilt]]|statModifier=Defense+12}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Iron cuirass]]|statModifier=Defense+23}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Silver cuirass]]|statModifier=Defense+40}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Flowing dress]]|statModifier=Defense+55}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Metal king armour]]|statModifier=Defense+95}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|note|text=}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Accessories|
{{CharacterEquipmentList|header|title=Dragon Quest V|subtitle=All|equipmentType=Accessories}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Bianca's clothing#Bianca's ribbon|Bianca's ribbon]]|statModifier=Wisdom+10}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}}}

==Trivia==
*Saber is called '''Purrcy''' in {{DQH}} and {{Your Story}} and is featured when Bianca uses her [[Bianca's clothing#Bianca's ribbon|Ribbon]] during her High Tension super move.
*Bianca suggests ten names for Saber: Saber, Leo, Spot, Mahicat, Tom, Purrcy, Mogy, Punk, Pyjamas and Baumren. If the player rejects all of them, she'll cycle through the list again.
**In the the [[Sony PlayStation#PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]] version, there are eight possible names: Rusty, Borongo, Andre, Fluffy, Lynx, Growly, Peach, Zorro
*All the names Bianca picks out for the sabrecat (including Purrcy) are derived from a children's book at her home in Roundbeck.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:Saber_recruit.png|
Image:DQV_Hero_and_Saber.png|With his master.
Image:Saber_falling.png|
Image:DQV Saber Young PS2.png|PS2 art.
Image:Saber Young PS2.png|
Image:DQV Saber PS2.png|PS2 art.
Image:Bianca Hero and Saber.png|
Image:In_Sabers_Lair.png|Together, in the cave, after a long separation.
Image:003 sabrecub companion card.jpg|Sabrecub companion card.
Image:016 great sabrecat companion card.jpg|Great sabrecat companion card.
</gallery></center>

{{DQV}}

[[Category:Dragon Quest V characters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest V recruitable monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below characters]]
[[Category:Party members]]

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