Editing Monster Wrangler

<div style="text-align: center; font-size:85%;">Not to be confused with the [[Monster Master]] vocation, which does ''not'' allow players to recruit monsters.</div>
{{VocationInfo
|Image = [[File:DQX Monster Wrangler Ogre woman.png|300px]]
|Caption = A female [[Ogre (race)|Ogre]] Monster Wranglers in ''Dragon Quest X''.
|Japanese = まもの使い (''Mamono Tsukai'')
|Origin = [[Dragon Quest VI]] (Original version)
|Games = [[Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake]]<br>[[Dragon Quest VI]] (Original version)<br>[[Dragon Quest X]]<br>[[Dragon Quest Tact]]
}}
The '''Monster Wrangler''' (まもの使い or まもの 用, ''{{tt|Mamono Tsukai|Monster Tamer/User}}'') is a vocation in the series. Monster wranglers specialise in training monsters and borrowing their skills. What makes the monster wrangler vocation unique is it's ability to [[Monster recruitment|tame monsters]].

This vocation is usually mixed up with two similar but different vocations: [[Monster Master]] and [[Monster Masher]].

==Monster master, wrangler and masher==
There is some confusion regarding the monster-focused vocations: Dragon Quest VI for the Super Famicom had the まもの使い (''Mamono Tsukai'') vocation, then the seventh game has  魔物ハンター (''Mamono Hantā''), it was changed to 魔物マスター (''Mamono Masutā'') in the [[Nintendo DS]] remake of DQVI and it's subsequent ports, the まもの使い (''Mamono Tsukai'') vocation returned in the tenth game,  then まものマスター (''Mamono Masutā'') was used in both ''Stars'' and ''Walk'', then まもの使い (''Mamono Tsukai'') was used again in DQIII HD-2D and DQX Offline.

In the English side there has been consistency in the translations for the main series since Square Enix started using the Dragon Quest naming conventions: まもの使い is Monster Wrangler, 魔物ハンター is Monster Masher, and 魔物マスター is Monster Master. (Monster Masher used to be known as "Tamer" on the PS1 translation of Dragon Warrior VII).

Due to all these vocations being monster-focused, most people tend to mix them up, despite them being different: Monster Wranglers can scout monsters, while Monster Masters cannot, despite both of them using similar fighting styles and skills. Monster Masher, while similar, tames monsters and sends them to the [[Monster Meadows]].

In [[Dragon Quest Tact]], [[Terry|young Terry]] introduces himself as being a "Monster ''Scout''", and the {{Hero 5}} of the fifth game has the title of "Legendary Monster ''Wrangler''". Later on, the game introduced a unit based on the female Monster Wrangler from Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ3HD}}===
The Monster Wrangler was added as a vocation in this version of the game, utilising the design seen in ''Dragon Quest X''. Unlike all other vocation in the game, they have two ways of learning new skills: by leveling up, and by scouting a certain amount of monsters around the world.

====Stats====
Calculated using the [[Everyman]] personality.
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|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
!colspan="3"| Appearance B !! colspan="2"| Appearance A
|-
! Stats !! Level 1 !! Level 99 !! Level 1 !! Level 99
|-
|Strength ||7 || 301|| 9||303
|-
|Resilience ||10 ||231 ||10 ||231
|-
|Agility ||10 || 257||10 ||257
|-
|Stamina ||10 ||314 ||10 ||314
|-
|Wisdom ||7 ||186 ||6 ||185
|-
|Luck ||6 ||229 ||5 ||228
|-
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
!colspan="5"| [[Critical Hit|Critical hit mod]] 
|-
!colspan="2"| Mod !! colspan="3"| Level 
|-
|colspan="2"| 2 ||colspan="3"| One through ninety-nine
|-
|}

====Abilities====
The following abilities are learnt by leveling up:
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|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
| Level Learned || Original Japanese || English || {{MP}} || Description
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| 1 ||なめまわし<br>Namemawashi || [[Tongue Lashing]] || 2 || 60% chance to stun one monster for a turn
|-
| 6~7 || やすらぎの歌<br>Yasoragi no Uta|| [[Soothing Song]] || 5 ||  Heals party for 20~30 HP
|-
| 10~11 ||やせいのかん<br>Yaseinokan || [[Animal Instinct]] || 0 || Reveals if recruitable monsters are in the vicinity 
|-
| 11~12 || けづくろい<br>Kezukurei|| [[Emergency Groom]] || 5 ||  Heals one ally for 50~60 HP
|-
| 13~14 || やいばくだき<br>Yaiba Kudaki|| [[Attack Attacker]] || 6 ||Strike damage with a {{fraction|2|3}}rds chance to reduce target's attack by 25%  
|-
| 18~19 ||おたけび<br>Otakebi || [[War Cry]] || 4 ||33% chance to stun all foes   
|-
| 20~22 || ひゃくれつなめ<br>Hyakuretsu Name|| [[Tongue Bashing]] || 7 ||80% chance to stun one monster for a turn   
|-
| 23~25 ||かえんのいき<br>Kaen no iki|| [[Flame Breath]] || 5 || Inflicts 30~40 Fire damage to all foes
|-
| 27~29 ||岩石おとし || [[Boulder Toss]] || 14 || Inflicts 80~120 Strike damage to all foes
|-
| 36~38 || やけつくいき<br>Yaketsuku Iki|| [[Burning Breath]] || 9 || 80% chance to paralyse all foes for 3~5 turns
|-
| 44~46 ||かがやくいき<br>Kagayaku Iki|| [[C-c-cold Breath]] || 22 || Inflicts 120~140 Ice damage to all foes
|-
|}
The following abilities are tied to scouting a certain number of monsters:
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|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
| Monsters Recruited || Original Japanese || English || {{MP}} || Description
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| 3 ||とおぼえ<br>Toobae || [[Call of the Wild]] || 3 ||  Summons wolves to attack four random foes for 10~20 damage per strike
|-
| 10 ||まものよび <br>Mamono Yobi|| [[Monster Pile-On]] || 8 || Summons 3~5 monsters to attack random foes<br>Power scales to number of recruited monsters 
|-
| 30 || 愛のムチ<br>Ai no Muchi|| [[Lashings of Love]] || 5 || Strike damage to one enemy group, 130% damage to [[Humanoid family|humanoids]]
|-
| 50 ||ビーストモード<br>Bisutomodo || [[Wild Side]] || 30 || Unleash the beast and act twice in a row for several turns
|-
| 80 ||せいしんとういつ<br>Saishintouitsu || [[Focus Pocus]] || 3 ||  Recovers ''Level x 0.2'' MP for 3~5 turns 
|-
| 100 ||黒いきり<br>Kuroi Kiri || [[Fog of War]] || 11 ||   Voids all buffs, debuffs, and ailments for allies & enemies for 3 turns<br>Fizzles allies & enemies for 3 turns
|-
|}

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*♥ denotes equipment exclusive to Appearance B.
==={{DQ6}} (Super Famicom version)===
This vocation only appears in the SFC version of Dragon Quest VI. In the remakes, it's replaced by the [[Monster Master]] vocation and the recruitable slime buddies. Both appear similar, but they are slightly different: the wranglers can scout monsters while the masters cannot.

Mastering this vocation alongside with [[Thief]] and [[Merchant]] unlocks the [[Ranger]] vocation.

The Monster Wrangler vocation takes 164 battles to master, and reduces strength by 15%, the resilience by 20%, the max HP by 20%, and the max MP by 30%. While its a net negative on the stats side, the bonus of using this vocation is being able to scout monsters. Monster scouting is randomly decided at the end of the battle. Ranking up the vocation allows the player to have access to a bigger variety of monsters:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank !! Skills learnt !! Number of battles (total) !! Recruitable Monsters
|-
| 1 || - || - (-)|| [[Slime (Recruit)|Slime]] (1/2), [[Feralball (Recruit)|Feralball]] (1/8), [[Lips (Recruit)|Lips]] (1/64)
|-
| 2 || [[Sweet Breath]] || 17 (17) || [[Mud mannequin (Recruit)|Mud Mannequin]] (1/64), [[Walking corpse (Recruit)|Walking Corpse]] (1/32), [[Healslime (Recruit)|Healslime]] (1/16), [[Slime knight (Recruit)|Slimeknight]] (1/4)
|-
| 3 || [[Poison Breath]] || 15 (32) || [[Lesser Demon (Recruit)|Lesser demon]] (1/4), [[Sluggernaut (Recruit)|Sluggernaut]](1/4), [[Gustbluster (Recruit)|Gustbluster]] (1/64)
|-
| 4 || [[Tongue Bashing]] || 25 (57) || [[Rockbomb (Recruit)|Rockbomb]] (1/32), [[Dreamaera (Recruit)|Dreamaera]] (1/32), [[Battering ram (Recruit)|Battering ram]] (1/16), [[King slime (Recruit)|King slime]] (1/64), [[Liquid metal slime (Recruit)|Liquid metal slime]] (1/256)
|-
| 5 || [[Cool Breath]] || 19 (76) || [[Boss troll (Recruit)|Boss troll]] (1/16)
|-
| 6 || [[Flame Breath]] || 16 (92) || -
|-
| 7 || [[Burning Breath]] || 32 (124) || [[Overkilling machine (Recruit)|Overkilling machine]] (1/64)
|-
| 8 || [[Puff!]] || 40 (164) || [[High djinks (Recruit)|High djinks]] (1/256)
|}

==={{DQ9}}===
This vocation was originally planned to be a playable vocation in ''IX'', but this was scrapped at some point in development. The conceptual art depicts a boy wearing an outfit consisting entirely of animal hides and holding a gnarled staff. This design was later repurposed as the vocational outfit for monster wranglers in Dragon Quest X.

==={{DQ10}}===
The Monster Wrangler vocation returns to the main series with the first expansion of Dragon Quest X, exaclty in the 2.0 patch. The vocation is a much more physically robust profession, boasting the third highest {{Strength}} and fourth highest HP of all vocations. This is balanced by having poor {{Agility}} and max MP. It is one of the two vocations capable of scouting monsters as companions, along with the [[Item Master]].

They can scout: [[Slime]], [[Teeny sanguini|Teeny Sanguini]], [[Jailcat]], [[Healslime]], [[Slime knight|Slime Knight]], [[Chimaera]], [[Meowgician]], [[Mandrake major|Mandrake Major]], [[Imp]], [[Hacksaurus]], [[Brownie]], [[Small fry|Small Fry]], [[Dracky]], [[Mischievous Mole]], and [[Great Sabrecat]].

The Monster Wrangler wields [[Axes]], [[Claw (weapon type)|Claws]], [[Whips]], and [[Greatsword (weapon type)|Greatswords]] in battle, and possesses the exclusive skill tree of ''まものマスター''. This skill set focuses on:

'''<big>NOTE:</big>The parenthetical translations of the Japanese names in the following table are merely placeholders for convenience and are not to be taken as official Square Enix terms.'''
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|+まものマスター (Monster Mastery)
|-
!Japanese name
!English name
!Description
!MP
!Required points
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|スカウト成功率アップ<br>(Scout rate up)
|N/A
|Raises the chance of recruiting a monster
|0
|2
|-
|かわいがる<br>(Pet)
|N/A
|Pet your partner monster, reducing action interval time<br>Increases Attack, Defence, Magical Might, Magical Mending by 20%<br>Increases [[Critical Hit]] and evasion by 2%, and raises [[Tension]] by one stage for 120 seconds
|2
|12
|-
|全職業でみのまもり+5
|Natural Resilience +5
|Permanently increases Resilience by 5 in all vocations
|0
|26
|-
|ブレスクラッシュ
|[[Breathtaking Bash]]
|Damages an enemy at 120% power and attempts to seal its breath attacks for 60 seconds
|3
|40
|-
|全職業でみのちから+5
|Natural strength +5
|Permanently increases Strength by 5 in all vocations
|0
|48
|-
|HPリンク<br>(HP link)
|N/A
|Share HP with an ally for 300 seconds
|0
|56
|-
|全職業でみの最大
|Natural HP +10
|Permanently increases max HP by 10 in all vocations
|0
|70
|-
|MPリンク<br>(MP link)
|N/A
|Shares MP with an ally for 300 seconds
|0
|80
|-
|全職業でみの最大
|Natural MP +10
|Permanently increases max MP by 10 in all vocations
|0
|90
|-
|エモノ呼び<br>(Call monster)
|N/A
|Beckon the same species of monster as the one targeted to join the battle<br>Up to 11 monsters can be called in a single battle<br>A maximum of five monsters can be active at one time
|5
|100
|-
|なつきやすくなる<br>(Easier bonding)
|N/A
|Partner monster bonds more easily
|0
|110
|-
|転生出現率アップ<br>(Rarefied up)
|N/A
|Greatly raises the chance of encountering a [[rarefied monster]]
|0
|120
|-
|スキルクラッシュ<br>(Skill crush)
|N/A
|Damages one enemy at 200% power and attempts to seal its skills for 16~20 seconds
|0
|130
|-
|行動間隔短縮<br>(Shorten action interval)
|N/A
|Reduces the time between actions by one second
|0
|140
|-
|ウォークライ
|[[War Bellow]]
|Increases all types of damage M.W. deals to enemies by 50% for 45 seconds
|4
|150
|-
|エモノ呼びの咆哮<br>(Prey summoning roar)
|N/A
|Shocks one foe for 12 seconds and summons two of the same species
|10
|180
|-
|ビーストファング<br>(Beast fang)
|N/A
|Damage one enemy four times with a normal attack at 180~200% power per strike<br>Critical hit rate reduced by 50% per strike
|12
|200
|-
|}
(Note: The fantranslation uses the name "Monster Master" for this vocation.)

===[[Dragon Quest Builders 2]]===
While the vocation does not appear in this game, the "wrangler" terminlogy was first alluded to by the [[wrangler's ring]] item in {{DQB2}} in 2019. Once the builder gets this ring, they can scout [[List of recruitable monsters in Dragon Quest Builders 2|some friendly monsters]].

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters (series)|Dragon Quest Monsters series]]''===
All characters who train monsters are referred to as Monster Wranglers. The "Monster Wrangler" designation officially replaced the older [[Monster Master]] starting in ''Dragon Quest Tact'', and the term was given wider exposure to English-speaking fans through {{DQM3}} in 2023, with the adolescent {{Psaro C}} being forced to take up the vocation due to the curse placed upon him by his father [[Randolfo]].

==={{DQTact}}===
The {{Hero 5}} of {{Dragon Quest V}} was given the title of "Legendary Monster Wrangler" for his appearance as a unit in ''Tact'', marking the first appearance of the term in English media.

On July 25th, 2025 the unit "Monster Wrangler (Female)" (まもの使い(女)) was added into the Japanese version of the game. She appears as an S-rank member of the [[Hero family]] as part of the limited ''Dragon Quest III HD-2D'' event.

==See also==
*[[Monster recruitment]]
*[[Item Master]]
*[[Monster Masher]]
*[[Monster Master]]

==Gallery==
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File:Monster wrangler Appearance A III HD2D.png|Monster Wrangler with Appearance A, HD-2D artwork
File:Monster wrangler Appearance B III HD2D.png|Monster Wrangler with Appearance B, HD-2D artwork
File:Monster wrangler A IIIHD2-D.png|Monster Wrangler with Appearance A sprite
File:Monster Wrangler B IIIHD2-D.png|Monster Wrangler with Appearance B sprite
File:Heroine and Ramia III HD2D illustration.jpg|A Monster Wrangler hanging off of Ramia's talon
File:DQ Carnival 2025 banner.jpg|Monster Wranglers in the main artwork for the [https://archive.is/zypQJ| 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival]
File:DQX human monster wrangler default.png|A human Monster Wrangler in ''X''
File:DQX Monster Wrangler Ogre woman.png|An ogre woman Monster Wrangler in ''X''
File:DQX Monster Wrangler Dwarf Woman.png|A dwarf woman Monster Wrangler in ''X''
File:DQX Monster Wrangler Healsime buddy.png|A healslime buddy tamed by a Monster Wrangler in ''X''
File:DQX Monster Wranglers.png|Wranglers in ''X''
File:Hero V Tact Legendary Monster Wrangler.jpg|Legendary Monster Wrangler in ''Tact''
File:DQT Monster Wrangler art.png|Female Monster Wrangler in ''Tact''
File:DQT Monster Wrangler.png|Portrait in ''Tact.''
File:DQ3 HD2D Collector's Edition.jpg|The collector's edition of the HD-2D remake of ''III'', leaking the addition of the vocation prior to release 
</gallery>

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