Editing Dragooner

<center><small>For the {{Dragon Quest VI}} enemy that was previously localized as ''Dragooner'', see [[Lethal charmour]].</small></center>
{{Monster Infobox
|title=Dragooner
|image=[[File:DQIV Dragooner art.png|300px]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=ガーディアン
|romanji={{tt|Gādian|Guardian}}
|old=Guardian
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest IV}}
}}
The '''Dragooner''' is a recurring monster in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest IV}}. It is a knight that patrols the demon world on the back of its trusty dragon steed.

==Characteristics==
Dragooners are warriors clad in dark pink armour mounted on the backs of purple winged [[Dragon family|dragon]]s. They wear horned helmets with a visor that obscures their eyes, their long purple hair flowing in the wind. In their right hands, they wield longswords while they use their left hands to hold on to the reins that control their mounts. Their dragons have curved horns like a bull and solid orange eyes. As the monster is two separate creatures, rider and mount often have the ability to act twice in a single turn. The dragons are able to send parties of adventures to sleep with sweet-smelling breath or exhale ice-cold blasts to freeze them solid. Their dragon mounts also gives them a vulnerability to dragon-slaying measures such as the [[Dragonsbane]] or [[Dragon Slash]].

==Appearances==
==={{DQ4}}=== 
{{DQ4Enemy
|name=Dragooner
|kanji=ガーディアン
|romanji=Gādian
|bestiaryNumber=#146
|sprite=[[File:Dragooner DQIV NES.gif]]
|hp=300
|mp=35
|attack=175
|defense=90
|agility=75
|exp=740
|gold=169
|spells=None
|skills=Acts twice per turn<br>[[Freezing Blizzard]]<br>[[Sweet Breath]]
|item=[[Dragonsbane]]({{fraction|1|128}})
|locations=[[Nadiria]]<br>[[Castle Nadiria]]<br>{{Fungeon 4}}
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|frizz-resist=0%
|sizz-resist=0%
|bang-resist=0%
|crack-resist=75%
|woosh-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
|whack-resist=75%
|kamikazee-resist=0%
|poof-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|snooze-resist=100%
|drain-magic-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=75%
|sap-resist=0%
|remake-sprites=[[File:Sprite DQIV PSX Dragooner.png]]
|remake-changes=None
}}
*'''[[Dragon family|Dragon-type]]'''

==={{DQ10}}===
Dragooners don't reappear in the game due to the Guardian vocation appearing in the game from 6.4 onwards.

==={{DQ11}}===
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Dragooner
|kanji=ガーディアン
|romanji=Gādian
|bestiaryNumber=#352
|family={{Dragon}} & {{Floating}}
|description=Dragon-riding defenders of the demon realm. At the sound of monsters in danger, they come riding to the rescue, pink skirts all aflutter.
|sprite=[[File:Dragooner XI sprite.png]]
|hp=296
|mp=25
|attack=213
|defense=210
|agility=141
|exp=1,132
|gold=275
|spells=[[Kazam]]
|skills=Occasionally acts twice per turn<br>Unleashes a deadly double attack with its steed (fire breath attack twice to one character)<br>[[Freezing Blizzard]]
|items=[[Dragon horn]]{{fraction|1|16}}<br>[[Wyrmfang]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|locations=[[The Battleground]] (second act)<br>[[Fortress of Fear]] (second act)
|evasion=N/A
|fire-resist=-10%
|ice-resist=50%
|wind-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|light-resist=-50%
|dark-resist=50%
|zap-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=50%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=25%
|fuddle-resist=25%
|snooze-resist=25%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|sap-resist=0%
|blunt-resist=0%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=0%
|stun-resist=99%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=25%
|double-down-resist=0%
|elemental-resist=0%
}}*If a dragooner is sparkling, its [[Horse and monster riding|mount]] can be ridden after defeating it in battle. The dragooner's mount allows the player to fly freely in the air by flapping its wings, allowing for movement in all three dimensions. In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version and 2D modes of the ''Definitive Edition'', the mount allows the player to traverse across large holes and can move freely between floors by riding on air currents.
====Malicious====
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Malicious dragooner
|kanji=ガーディアン・邪
|romanji={{tt|Gādian・ja|Guardian・evil}}
|bestiaryNumber=#525
|family={{Dragon}} & {{Floating}}
|description=Dragooners who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil. 
|sprite=[[File:Dragooner XI sprite.png]]
|hp=565
|mp=55
|attack=345
|defense=359
|agility=220
|exp=1,478
|gold=380
|spells=[[Kazammle]]
|skills=Occasionally acts twice per turn<br>Unleashes a deadly double attack with its steed (fire breath attack twice to one character)<br>[[C-c-cold Breath]]
|items=[[Dragon horn]]{{fraction|1|16}}<br>[[Wyrmfang]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|locations=[[The Battleground]] (third act)<br>[[Insula Centralis]] (third act)
|evasion=N/A
|fire-resist=-10%
|ice-resist=50%
|wind-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|light-resist=-50%
|dark-resist=50%
|zap-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=50%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=25%
|fuddle-resist=25%
|snooze-resist=25%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|sap-resist=0%
|blunt-resist=0%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=50%
|stun-resist=99%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=25%
|double-down-resist=0%
|elemental-resist=0%
}}

==={{DQStars}}===
{{Stub}}

==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Jinemonio|es-meaning=From a combination of ''{{tt|jinete|horseman, rider}}'' and ''{{tt|demonio|demon}}''.
|fr=Cavalier des enfers|fr-meaning=French for "knight of Hell".
|de=Dragoner|de-meaning=German for "[[Wikipedia:Dragoon|dragoon]]", a type of mounted infantry that used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot with muskets that were known as dragons.
}}

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DQIV_Dragooner.png|Famicom art
Dragooner XI model.jpg|{{XI}} polygon model.
DQXI Malicious dragooner.jpg|A malicious dragooner
DQotS Dragooner.jpg|''Stars'' model
DQ Stars Android Dragooner 1.jpg|Appearance in {{Stars}}.
</gallery></center>

==Similar species==
*[[Dragon rider]]
*[[Dread dragooner]]

[[Category:Dragons]]
[[Category:Floating enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IV enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Walk enemies]]

[[fr:Cavalier des enfers]]