Editing Bamboo pole

{{Item
|title = Bamboo pole
|image = [[Image:DQ Bamboo Lance.png|250px]]
|japanese = たけざお
|romaji = {{tt|Takezao|Bamboo pole}}
|names = Bamboo Stick
|games = {{Dragon Quest}}<br>{{DQI&IIHD}}<br>{{DQMSL}}
|effect = Increases the wielder's {{Attack}}.
}}

The '''Bamboo pole''' is a [[Spear (weapon type)|spear]] in the series.

==Characteristics==
The pole is a simple weapon that consists of little more than a length of bamboo with one end chopped and sharpened to a point. In some illustrations, it has a rudimentary grip made of cloth near the base. The bamboo pole's position as the weakest weapon in the game would be taken over in subsequent games by the [[Cypress stick]].

==Appearances==
==={{DQ}}===
{{DQEquipment
|name=Bamboo pole
|kanji=たけざお
|romanji=Takezao
|buy=10 gold
|sell=5 gold
|attributes=Attack +2
|can-equip={{Icon|Hero (Dragon Quest)}}
|type=[[Spear]]
|in-battle=no
|shops=[[Tantegel]], [[Cantlin]]
|locations=Carried by the Hero in the mobile and Nintendo Switch versions.
|description=A long spear made of bamboo.<ref>Mobile and Nintendo Switch versions.</ref>
}}

==={{DQIHD}}===
{{DQIHDEquipment
|header=[[Image:Bamboo pole HD icon.png]]
|name=Bamboo pole
|kanji=たけざお
|description=A simple spear, made from a length of bamboo roughly snapped down to size.<ref>Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Sony PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam versions.</ref>
|attributes=Attack +3
|characters=[[Image:DQI&IIHD Hero icon.png|35px|link=Hero (Dragon Quest)]]
|notes=-
|buy=10 gold
|sell=4 gold
|location=Sold at [[Tantegel]].<br>Sparkly spot east of [[Galenholm]].<br>Barrel at [[Rimuldar]].
}}

==={{DQIIHD}}===
{{DQIIHDEquipment
|header=[[Image:Bamboo pole HD icon.png]]
|name=Bamboo pole
|kanji=たけざお
|description=A simple spear, made from a length of bamboo roughly snapped down to size.
|attributes=Attack +3
|characters=[[File:DQI&IIHD Prince of Midenhall icon.png|42px|link=Prince of Midenhall]][[File:DQI&IIHD Princess of Moonbrooke icon.png|35px|link=Princess of Moonbrooke]]
|notes=-
|buy=10 gold
|sell=6 gold
|location=Sold at [[Leftwyne]], [[Moonahan]], and [[Tantegel]].<br>Sparkly spot on the open waters northeast of the Fire Shrine, requires the ship.<br>Found at [[Midenhall]].<br>Found in a pot at [[Cannock]].<br>Found in a barrel at [[Kol]].<br>Found in a wardrobe at [[Cantlin]].<br>Found in a barrel at [[Beran]].
}}

==={{DQMSL}}===
After a long hiatus, the bamboo pole made a reappearance in this game as a B-rank weapon with an {{Attack}} bonus of +3 and a {{Wisdom}} bonus of +2. It can be received during the game's limited ''Dragon Quest I'' event.

==Trivia==
*There is an illustration of the Prince of Cannock wielding the bamboo pole in the Official Guide Book for ''Dragon Quest II'' for the Famicom, despite the weapon not appearing in the original version of the game.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Plain clothes.jpg|The Hero carrying the bamboo pole
Cannock plain clothes.png|The [[Prince of Cannock]] carrying the bamboo pole
DQMSL Takezao.jpg|The bamboo pole in ''Super Light''
</gallery></center>

==Related weapons==
*[[Bamboo spear]]
*[[Bamboo lance]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Spears]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest I weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light weapons]]

[[fr:Perche de bambou]]