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{{VocationInfo

<~~center~~>~~''With snappy comebacks and spontaneous one~~-~~liners, the Jester is always popular.''~~

|Image = [[File:Gadabout Appearance A III HD2D.png|300px]]

~~--Description in ''~~[[Dragon Quest ~~VII~~]]~~''.~~<~~/center~~>

|Caption = Artwork for "Type A" gadabout in DQIII HD-2D.

|Japanese = 遊び人 (''Asobinin'')

|Origin = [[Dragon Quest III]]

|Games = [[Dragon Quest III]] [[Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake]] [[Dragon Quest VI]] [[Dragon Quest X]] [[Dragon Quest of the Stars]] [[Dragon Quest Walk]]

}}

The '''Gadabout''' (遊び人, ''Asobinin'')~~, also known as the '''Jester''' (笑わせ師 ''warawase shi''),~~ is a recurring vocation in the {{DQSeries}}. Design wise, ~~gadabouts were originally~~ split between dressing as clowns for men and bunny girls for women, ~~but with the reintroduction~~ of ~~the~~ profession ~~in ''X''~~ and the ~~3DS remake of ''VII'' this practice has since been retired in lieu of both sexes dressing as clowns~~.

The '''Gadabout''' (遊び人, ''Asobinin'') is a recurring vocation in the {{DQSeries}}. Design wise, Gadabouts are split between dressing as clowns for men and bunny girls for women, a point of difference between this party-going profession and the more obscure [[Jester]].

==Characteristics==

Gadabouts march to the beat of their own drum, often ignoring any commands from the player for their own buffoonery that can have positive or negative ~~impact~~ on the party. The number of possible antics increases with their level or rank, depending on the game, with more extreme actions becoming available. Quite literally a ''joke'' character, the Gadabout is poor in nearly every attribute, save for their incredible luck in ''III'' and a small style boost in ''VI'' and ''VII''.

Gadabouts march to the beat of their own drum, often ignoring any commands from the player for their own buffoonery that can have positive or negative impacts on the party. The number of possible antics increases with their level or rank, depending on the game, with more extreme actions becoming available. Quite literally a ''joke'' character, the Gadabout has poor growth in nearly every attribute, save for their incredible luck in ''III'' and a small style boost in ''VI'' and ''VII''.

=={{DQ3}}==

The female Gadabout's design was censored for the HD2D remake of ''Dragon Quest III'' by placing a thicker line of fabric across the top of her leotard to partially obscure her cleavage and by extending the bottom portion of the leotard over her tushie to mask her mesh pants.

Gadabouts~~, originally localized as goof-offs,~~ are pretty much useless on the battlefield, but do have a great amount of luck. This allows them to avoid the affects of ~~debilitating~~ spells more often than other characters. The trade-off for this is the fact that these clowns have minds of their own, and the player cannot always control their actions. The ~~gadabout~~ is the only class that can turn into a [[Sage]] at {{Alltrades Abbey 3}} without the [[Words of Wisdom]], merely needing to reach level 20 to do so. Rather than take a ~~gadabout~~ from the beginning of the journey with this career advancement in mind, some players opt to instead turn an existing character in to a fop and level them up in the safety of their much stronger peers.

==Appearances==

==={{DQ3}}===

Gadabouts are pretty much useless on the battlefield, but do have a great amount of luck. This allows them to avoid the affects of spells and abilities that cause irritating status ailments more often than other characters, such as [[Sweet Breath]] and [[Fuddle]]. The trade-off for this is the fact that these clowns have minds of their own, and the player cannot always control their actions. The Gadabout is the only class that can turn into a [[Sage]] at {{Alltrades Abbey 3}} without the [[Words of Wisdom]], merely needing to reach level 20 to do so. Rather than take a Gadabout from the beginning of the journey with this career advancement in mind, some players opt to instead turn an existing character in to a fop and level them up in the safety of their much stronger peers.

===Stats===

====Stats====

''NES version''

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===Equipment===

====Equipment====

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Cypress Stick]]|statModifier=Attack +2}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Oaken Club]]|statModifier=Attack +7}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Bronze Knife]]|statModifier=Attack +8}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Copper Sword]]|statModifier=Attack +12}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Divine Dagger]]|statModifier=Attack +14}}

~~{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Wizard's Staff]]|statModifier=Attack +15}}~~

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Chain Sickle]]|statModifier=Attack +16}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Thorn Whip]]|statModifier=Attack +18}}

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*♂ denotes men only.

===Clowning around===

====Clowning around====

A ~~gadabout~~ will only follow the player's instructions 75% of the time, disobeying with a randomly selected action. Every few levels, a new action is added to the list:

A Gadabout will only follow the player's instructions 75% of the time, disobeying with a randomly selected action. Every few levels, a new action is added to the list:

*Level 1 (1/5): struck a defensive pose (Defends), just gawked at the scene(Nothing), yell for help (Nothing), run (Nothing), fell and tripped (Nothing)

*Level 3 (1/7): smiled serenely (Nothing), keeled over (Falls asleep)

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*Level 50 (1/37): run out of things to do (Casts Multiheal on party)

===Skills===

====Skills====

{{CharacterSpellList|header|title=Dragon Quest III|subtitle=Remakes}}

=={{DQ6}}==

==={{DQ3HD}}===

====Stats====

Calculated using the [[everyman]] personality.

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!colspan="3"| Female !! colspan="2"| Male

|-

! Stats !! Level 1 !! Level 99 !! Level 1 !! Level 99

|-

|Strength ||7 || 212||7 ||212

|-

|Resilience ||9 ||212 ||10 ||213

|-

|Agility ||7 ||297 ||5 ||295

|-

|Stamina ||9 || 235||11 ||237

|-

|Wisdom ||5 ||118 ||3 ||116

|-

|Luck ||14 ||371 ||15 ||372

|-

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!colspan="5"| [[Critical Hit|Critical hit mod]]

|-

!colspan="2"| Mod !! colspan="3"| Level

|-

|colspan="2"| 4 || colspan="3"| Ten through twenty

|-

|colspan="2"| 5 || colspan="3"| Twenty-one through thirty

|-

|colspan="2"| 6 || colspan="3"| Thirty-one through ninety-nine

|-

|}

===Abilities===

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| Level Learned || Original Japanese || English || {{MP}} || Description

|- style="font-weight:normal"

| 9 ||ツッコミ || [[Sobering Slap]] ||4 ||Knocks sense into an ally

|-

| 13 ||くちぶえ || [[Whistle]] ||0|| Summons a battle

|-

| 22 ||メガザルダンス || [[Kerplunk Dance]] ||All||Sacrifice self to revive party

|-

| 25 ||ぶきみなひかり || [[Spooky Aura]] ||6||One foe take 150% elemental damage for 3~5 turns Cannot miss

|-

| 31 ||おうえん || [[Egg On]] ||3 ||Doubles ally's attack for one turn Stacks with [[Oomph]] & [[war drum]] Does not stack with [[Muster Strength]]

|-

| 32 ||ムーンサルト || [[Harvest Moon]] ||8||Deals ''3/(1 + number of enemies)'' Strike damage

|-

| 38 ||ハッスルダンス || [[Hustle Dance]] ||14||Restores 70~80 HP to the whole party

|-

| 45 ||魔力かくせい || [[Channel Anger]] ||16|| Increases attack and healing spell power by 180% for 3~5 turns

|-

|}

====Equipment====

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Slapstick]]|statModifier=Attack +31}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Beastly bullwhip]]|statModifier=Attack +34}}

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Flametang boomerang]]|statModifier=Attack +65}}

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Rubiss's sword]]|statModifier=Attack +206}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Helmets|

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Hardwood headwear]]|statModifier=Defense +11}}

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Mask of Implacability]]|statModifier=Defense +255}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Armor|

{{CharacterEquipmentList|header|title=Dragon Quest III|subtitle=All|equipmentType=Armor}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Scandalous swimsuit]]♥|statModifier=Defense+1}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Plain clothes]]|statModifier=Defense+5}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Wayfarer's clothes]]|statModifier=Defense+9}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Boxer shorts]]|statModifier=Defense+10}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Leather armour]]|statModifier=Defense+12}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Leather dress]]♥|statModifier=Defense+16}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Silk robe]]♥|statModifier=Defense+22}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Leather kilt]]|statModifier=Defense+25}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Cloak of evasion]]|statModifier=Defense+28}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Magical skirt]]♥|statModifier=Defense+29}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Garish garb]]|statModifier=Defense+45}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Fizzle-retardant suit]]|statModifier=Defense+46}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Glombolero]]|statModifier=Defense+50}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Agility gilet]]|statModifier=Defense+52 Agility+30}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Party dress]]♥|statModifier=Defense+52}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Smart suit]]|statModifier=Defense+54}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Cat suit]]|statModifier=Defense+55}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Magic bikini]]♥|statModifier=Defense+79}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Dark robe]]|statModifier=Defense+97}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Blessed bikini]]♥|statModifier=Defense+101}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Shimmering dress]]♥|statModifier=Defense+105}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Corsair's coat]]|statModifier=Defense+117 Agility+40}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Godbird robe]]|statModifier=Defense+125}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Shields|

{{CharacterEquipmentList|header|title=Dragon Quest III|subtitle=All|equipmentType=Shields}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Pot lid]]|statModifier=Defense+3}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Leather shield]]|statModifier=Defense+4}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Scale shield]]|statModifier=Defense+11}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Silver platter]]|statModifier=Defense+22}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Light shield]]|statModifier=Defense+32}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Magic shield]]|statModifier=Defense+40}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Tempest shield]]|statModifier=Defense+52}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Goddess shield]]|statModifier=Defense+84}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Accessories|

{{CharacterEquipmentList|header|title=Dragon Quest III|subtitle=All|equipmentType=Accessories}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Strength ring]]|statModifier=Attack+9}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Tough guy tattoo]]|statModifier=Attack+11}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Weightlifter's belt]]|statModifier=Attack+13}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Mighty armlet]]|statModifier=Attack+16}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Recovery ring]]|statModifier=Defence +2}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Garter]]♥|statModifier=Defence+3}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Restless heart]]|statModifier=Defence+3}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Care rivière]]|statModifier=Defence+4}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Gold rosary]]|statModifier=Defence+4}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Necklace of immunity]]|statModifier=Defence+4}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Dragon scale]]|statModifier=Defence+5}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Silver rosary]]|statModifier=Defence+5}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Slime earrings]]|statModifier=Defence+5}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Leg warmers]]♥|statModifier=Defence+6}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Ruby wristband]]|statModifier=Defence +8}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Doh-hican]]|statModifier=Defence+11}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Spirit bracer]]|statModifier=Defence+17}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Ten ton toupee]]|statModifier=Defence+18}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Cower ring]]|statModifier=Agility+12}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Skull ring]]|statModifier=Agility+16}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Agility ring]]|statModifier=Agility+`22}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Mercury's bandana]]|statModifier=Agility+36}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Meteorite bracer]]|statModifier=Agilityx2}}

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Anti-freeze earrings]]|statModifier=Wisdom+8}}

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Rousing ring]]|statModifier=Luck+7}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Bunny tail]]♥|statModifier=Luck+8}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Gold chain]]|statModifier=Luck+10}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Golden tiara]]♥|statModifier=Luck+13}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Hen's tooth]]|statModifier=Luck+20}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Sacred amulet]]|statModifier=Luck+30}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Elevating shoes]]|statModifier=Luck+50}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}}}

*♥ denotes female-only equipment.

==={{DQ6}}===

Gadabout is one of the basic vocations available. It is one of the prerequisites for the [[Luminary (Vocation)|Luminary]] vocation, along with the [[Dancer]].

===Stat Changes===

====Stat Changes====

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===Abilities===

====Abilities====

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==~~{{DQ7}}==~~

==={{DQ10}}===

~~[[File:DQVII Jester class.png|right|border]]~~

Once again, Jester is one of the basic vocations available. Mastering it is a prerequisite to unlock the [[Luminary]] vocation, along with [[Dancer]] and [[Troubadour]]. The Jester's attributes decline in all categories save for style which might be hard to deal with at first and the skills aren't worth using, but the vocation is required for a character to become a [[Luminary (Vocation)|Luminary]] and then a [[Druid]] later on. When [[Ruff]] is a jester, his wolf has a clown's red nose.

=~~==Stat Changes===~~

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~~|width="25%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Statistics'''~~

~~|width="25%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Change'''~~

|-

~~|rowspan=2|Battles to Master~~

~~|PS1: 133~~

|-

~~|3DS: 71~~

|-

~~|Strength~~

~~| -30%~~

|-

~~|Agility~~

~~| -30%~~

|-

~~|Resilience~~

~~| -40%~~

|-

~~|Wisdom~~

~~| -20%~~

|-

~~|Style~~

~~| +5%~~

|-

~~|Max HP~~

~~| -30%~~

|-

~~|Max MP~~

~~| -20%~~

|}

~~===PS1 Abilities===~~

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~~|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Level'''~~

~~|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Title'''~~

~~|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Learns'''~~

~~|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Battles Needed'''~~

~~|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Target'''~~

~~|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Info'''~~

~~|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''MP'''~~

|-

|1

~~|Beginner~~

~~|Nothing~~

|0

|

|-

|2

~~|Novice~~

~~|[[Puff-Puff]]~~

|7

~~|One Enemy~~

~~|If performed by a male, it damages the enemy. If performed by a female, it may prevent the enemy from attacking.~~

|0

|-

|3

~~|Goof-Off~~

~~|[[Pratfall|Silliness]]~~

~~|15~~

~~|Self~~

~~|Caster avoids physical attacks for one turn~~

|0

|-

|4

~~|Buffoon~~

~~|[[Point Out]]~~

~~|30~~

~~|Self~~

~~|Counterattacks physical attacks for one turn~~

|0

|-

|5

~~|Stand-up~~

~~|[[One-Liner]]~~

~~|58~~

~~|One Group~~

~~|Tells a joke which may cause one enemy group to laugh, preventing them from attacking~~

|0

|-

|6

~~|Comedian~~

~~|[[Tongue Lashing]]~~

~~|80~~

~~|One Enemy~~

~~|Licks an enemy to cause shuddering, which may prevent an enemy from attacking~~

|0

|-

|7

~~|Joker~~

~~|[[Tongue Bashing]]~~

~~|100~~

~~|One Enemy~~

~~|Licks one enemy, lowering its defence to zero~~

|0

|-

|8

~~|Fool~~

~~|[[Rib-Tickler]]~~

~~|133~~

~~|One Enemy~~

~~|Tickle one enemy, which may prevent it from attacking~~

|0

|}

~~===3DS Abilities===~~

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~~|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Level'''~~

~~|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Title'''~~

~~|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Learns'''~~

~~|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Battles Needed'''~~

~~|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Target'''~~

~~|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Info'''~~

~~|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''MP'''~~

|-

|1

~~|Open Mic-Er~~

~~|[[Pratfall]]~~

|1

~~|User~~

~~|Dodge all damage for one turn.~~

|0

|-

|2

~~|Clown~~

~~|[[Sobering Slap]]~~

|4

~~|Self~~

~~|Turn an enemy attack back onto them. Doesn't seem to work.~~

|0

|-

~~|rowspan=2|3~~

~~|rowspan=2|Fall Guy~~

~~|[[Weird Leer]]~~

~~|rowspan=2|9~~

|

~~|Does nothing~~

|0

|-

~~|[[Puff-Puff]]~~

~~|One enemy~~

~~|If performed by a male, it damages the enemy. If performed by a female, it may prevent the enemy from attacking.~~

|0

|-

|4

~~|Gag Merchant~~

~~|[[One-Liner]]~~

~~|16~~

~~|One group~~

~~|User tells a joke, can make the enemy laugh and skip a turn.~~

|0

|-

|5

~~|Jobbing Comedian~~

~~|[[Tongue Lashing]]~~

~~|24~~

~~|One enemy~~

~~|Licks an enemy to cause shuddering, which may prevent an enemy from attacking~~

|0

|-

~~|rowspan=2|6~~

~~|rowspan=2|Bill-Topper~~

~~|[[Underpants Dance]]~~

~~|rowspan=2|34~~

~~|One group~~

~~|May startle enemies, which make them skip a turn.~~

|0

|-

~~|[[Tongue Bashing]]~~

~~|One enemy~~

~~|Licks one enemy, lowering its defence to zero.~~

|0

|-

|7

~~|Household Name~~

~~|[[Rib-Tickler]]~~

~~|46~~

~~|One enemy~~

~~|May make an enemy skip a turn.~~

|0

|-

|8

~~|Comic Genius~~

~~|[[Weird Whacker]]~~

~~|71~~

~~|One group~~

~~|Attempt to confuse enemies, also deals damage~~

|0

|}

==~~=Hybrid Abilities===~~

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~~|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Hybrid'''~~

~~|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Learns'''~~

~~|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Target'''~~

~~|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Info'''~~

~~|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''MP'''~~

|-

~~|[[Bard]]~~

~~|[[Silly Song|GagSong]]~~

~~|One Group~~

~~|Has a chance of making one group of enemies laugh, preventing them from attacking~~

|0

|-

~~|[[Dancer]]~~

~~|[[Underpants Dance|BoxerDanc]]~~

~~|One Group~~

~~|Causes one group of enemies to laugh, preventing them from attacking~~

|0

|-

~~|[[Martial Artist]]~~

~~|[[Follow Suit|Retaliate]]~~

~~|Self~~

~~|Returns any attack against the caster back to the enemy~~

|0

|-

~~|[[Mage]]~~

~~|[[Fuddle|PanicAll]]~~

~~|One Group~~

~~|Causes confusion to one enemy group~~

|5

|-

~~|[[Thief]]~~

~~|[[Weird Leer|Giggle]]~~

~~|Self~~

~~|Does nothing~~

|0

|-

~~|[[Warrior]]~~

~~|[[Confusion Attack|ConfuHit]]~~

~~|One Enemy~~

~~|May confuse the enemy it hits~~

|0

|}

~~=={{DQ10}}~~==

Gadabouts were added to the game in the Version 4.3 update. They are the frailest profession in the game as per series tradition, and can make use of {{Sword}}s {{Boomerang}}s, {{Hammer}}s, {{Knives}}, Fisticuffs, Shields, and their personal skillset. Unlike the controlled chaos of the [[Fortune Teller]] vocation, the Gadabout is a genuine gambling class where the player puts their fate in the hands of [[Rubiss]]. Their clown antics can range from mundane jokes to elaborate performances straight out of a gag manga, and are just as likely to affect their allies as they do the enemy. A Gadabout's [[Coup de Grâce]] technique is [[Hocus Pocus]], which has been altered to never hinder the party while still selecting a random effect for enemies.

'''<big>NOTE:</big>The parenthetical translations of the Japanese names are merely placeholders for convenience and are not to be taken as official Square Enix terms'''

===遊び (Play)===

====遊び (Play)====

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!style="background:#4682B4; color:white;"|Japanese name

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===きまぐれな action list===

====きまぐれな action list====

As mentioned above, these translations are not official and are presented purely as a convenience for English-speaking fans. Each action activates a text box that describes the jest, and the character will make one of three awful puns when performed: this is one of the few times in which the player's avatar speaks in any Dragon Quest game.

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===まじめにきまぐれ action list===

====まじめにきまぐれ action list====

The まじめにきまぐれ (''seriously whimsical'') are 11 actions that become available once the player has allocated 200 points into the Gadabout's 遊び (''play'') skill tree, expanding the total number of random actions the character may perform to 26. These japes include:

*Increasing physical damage by 30% for 60 seconds

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None of these eleven gags have actual names, the notation for when one activates is simply a text box that states "まじめにきまぐれ!" before describing the effect. The Gadabout will make a pun based on the action, however.

==''[[Dragon Quest Walk]]''==

===''[[Dragon Quest Walk]]''===

[[Image:Walk Jesters Dancers.png|right|thumb|Gadabouts and Dancers as they appear in ''Walk''.|200px]]

Gadabouts, along with Dancers, were added to the game in a September 2020 update. It is available as a basic vocation to players and their weapons of choice are [[Staves]], [[Spear]]s, and [[Boomerang]]s. In battle, they have a chance to completely ignore the player's commands and do a random action instead. As a reference to their first appearance in ''Dragon Quest III'', a gadabout that reaches level 55 is able to become a [[Sage]] and they gain some passive bonuses to their magic attributes. In order to become a [[Luminary (vocation)|Luminary]], a character must have reached level 50 as a gadabout and dancer.

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*[[Dhoulmagus]] is referred to by the party and by NPCs as a Jester. Beyond this nomenclature and a superficial resemblance, he has no real relation to the vocation.

*Known as Player (loose translation) in ''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart]]''.

==Trivia==

*In a 2024 interview in the [[V-jump]] guide book for the HD remake of ''Dragon Quest III'', [[Yuji Horii]] revealed that he created Gadabouts on a whim and that the vocation originally had nothing to do with [[Sage]]s; they were purely meant to give the game more character. Push back from the [[Chunsoft]] staff on the vocation's dubious utility led to him recanting and it was decided to make the goof-offs a shortcut to unlocking to advanced vocation for players who couldn't find the [[words of wisdom]].

==Gallery==

Gadabout concept sketch by Yuji Horii.png|Concept sketch by Yuji Horii

File:Gadabout_concept_art_DQ_III.jpg|Gadabout concept art, circa 1987

Image:DQIII Gadabout Female Famicom.png|Female gadabout, Famicom artwork

Image:DQIII Gadabout Male Famicom.png|Male gadabout, Famicom artwork

~~Image:DQIII Gadabout Female Famicom.png|Female gadabout, Famicom artwork~~

Image:DQIIIGadaboutClass.png|Male and female gadabouts, Famicom artwork

DQIII_Ethereal_Serpent_Flying.png|Flying with an [[~~Ethereal~~ serpent]].

Gadabout3female.png|Super Famicom artwork

Gadabout3male.png|Super Famicom artwork

Image:Yumiko_Murakami_Gadabout_female_III_GBC.png|Female gadabout, Gameboy Color artwork

Image:Yumiko_Murakami_Gadabout_male_III_GBC.png|Male gadabout, Gameboy Color artwork

Gadabout Appearance A III HD2D.png|Appearance A, HD-2D artwork

Gadabout Appearance B III HD2D.png|Appearance B, HD-2D artwork

Gadabout female IIIHD2-D.png|Female gadabout, HD-2D sprite

Gadabout male IIIHD2-D.png|Male gadabout, HD-2D sprite

Gadabout female style 1 III HD2D.png

Gadabout female style 2 III HD2D.png

Gadabout female style 3 III HD2D.png

Gadabout female style 4 III HD2D.png

Gadabout male style 1 III HD2D.png

Gadabout male style 2 III HD2D.png

Gadabout male style 3 III HD2D.png

Gadabout male style 4 III HD2D.png

DQIII_Ethereal_Serpent_Flying.png|Flying with an [[ethereal serpent]]

Dragon_Quest_III_GBC_box_art.png|Clinging to Ramia's tail feathers on the cover of the GBC version

DQ Carnival 2025 banner.jpg|Gadabouts as depicted on the main artwork for the [https://archive.is/zypQJ| 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival]

Image:DQIII Male Gadabout Figure.jpg|''Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou'' series

Image:DQIII Female Gadabout Figure.jpg|''Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou'' series

Image:DQIII Luck.png|Feeling [[List of character statistics#Luck|lucky]]

~~Image~~:~~Dq3gbart13~~.jpg|~~Female gadabout, Gameboy Color artwork~~

File:Gadabout_DQVI_official_guide_book_profile.jpg|[[Ashlynn]] showing the details for the vocation for the official guidebook for ''VI''

~~Image:Dq3gbart14.jpg|Male gadabout, Gameboy Color artwork~~

File:Gadabout v-jump VI.jpg|Ashlynn showing the details for the vocation in the V-Jump guide for ''VI''

File:Gadabout v-jump VI.jpg|[[Ashlynn]] showing the details for the vocation in the V-Jump guide for ''VI''

Image:DQMCH Player.png|''Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart''.

Image:Gadabout DQX art.jpeg|''Dragon Quest X''

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[[Category:Dragon Quest III vocations]]

[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake vocations]]

[[Category:Dragon Quest VI vocations]]

~~[[Category:Dragon Quest VII vocations]]~~

[[Category:Dragon Quest X vocations]]

[[Category:Dragon Quest Walk vocations]]

[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars vocations]]

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-[[Image:Gadabout3male.png|right|border|280px]][[Image:Gadabout3female.png|right|border|240px]]
+{{VocationInfo
-<center>''With snappy comebacks and spontaneous one-liners, the Jester is always popular.''
+|Image = [[File:Gadabout Appearance A III HD2D.png|300px]]
---Description in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''.</center>
+|Caption = Artwork for "Type A" gadabout in DQIII HD-2D.
+|Japanese = 遊び人 (''Asobinin'')
+|Origin = [[Dragon Quest III]]
+|Games = [[Dragon Quest III]]<br>[[Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake]]<br>[[Dragon Quest VI]]<br>[[Dragon Quest X]]<br>[[Dragon Quest of the Stars]]<br>[[Dragon Quest Walk]]
+}}
-The '''Gadabout''' (遊び人, ''Asobinin''), also known as the '''Jester''' (笑わせ師 ''warawase shi''), is a recurring vocation in the {{DQSeries}}. Design wise, gadabouts were originally split between dressing as clowns for men and bunny girls for women, but with the reintroduction of the profession in ''X'' and the 3DS remake of ''VII'' this practice has since been retired in lieu of both sexes dressing as clowns.
+The '''Gadabout''' (遊び人, ''Asobinin'') is a recurring vocation in the {{DQSeries}}. Design wise, Gadabouts are split between dressing as clowns for men and bunny girls for women, a point of difference between this party-going profession and the more obscure [[Jester]].
 ==Characteristics==
-Gadabouts march to the beat of their own drum, often ignoring any commands from the player for their own buffoonery that can have positive or negative impact on the party. The number of possible antics increases with their level or rank, depending on the game, with more extreme actions becoming available. Quite literally a ''joke'' character, the Gadabout is poor in nearly every attribute, save for their incredible luck in ''III'' and a small style boost in ''VI'' and ''VII''.
+Gadabouts march to the beat of their own drum, often ignoring any commands from the player for their own buffoonery that can have positive or negative impacts on the party. The number of possible antics increases with their level or rank, depending on the game, with more extreme actions becoming available. Quite literally a ''joke'' character, the Gadabout has poor growth in nearly every attribute, save for their incredible luck in ''III'' and a small style boost in ''VI'' and ''VII''.
-=={{DQ3}}==
+The female Gadabout's design was censored for the HD2D remake of ''Dragon Quest III'' by placing a thicker line of fabric across the top of her leotard to partially obscure her cleavage and by extending the bottom portion of the leotard over her tushie to mask her mesh pants.
-Gadabouts, originally localized as goof-offs, are pretty much useless on the battlefield, but do have a great amount of luck. This allows them to avoid the affects of debilitating spells more often than other characters. The trade-off for this is the fact that these clowns have minds of their own, and the player cannot always control their actions. The gadabout is the only class that can turn into a [[Sage]] at {{Alltrades Abbey 3}} without the [[Words of Wisdom]], merely needing to reach level 20 to do so. Rather than take a gadabout from the beginning of the journey with this career advancement in mind, some players opt to instead turn an existing character in to a fop and level them up in the safety of their much stronger peers.
+==Appearances==
+==={{DQ3}}===
+Gadabouts are pretty much useless on the battlefield, but do have a great amount of luck. This allows them to avoid the affects of spells and abilities that cause irritating status ailments more often than other characters, such as [[Sweet Breath]] and [[Fuddle]]. The trade-off for this is the fact that these clowns have minds of their own, and the player cannot always control their actions. The Gadabout is the only class that can turn into a [[Sage]] at {{Alltrades Abbey 3}} without the [[Words of Wisdom]], merely needing to reach level 20 to do so. Rather than take a Gadabout from the beginning of the journey with this career advancement in mind, some players opt to instead turn an existing character in to a fop and level them up in the safety of their much stronger peers.
-===Stats===
+====Stats====
 ''NES version''
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-|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#A3AB47"
+|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
 | Attribute || Starting Stats || Maximum Stats
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-===Equipment===
+====Equipment====
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 {{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Cypress Stick]]|statModifier=Attack +2}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Oaken Club]]|statModifier=Attack +7}}
 {{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Bronze Knife]]|statModifier=Attack +8}}
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-{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Wizard's Staff]]|statModifier=Attack +15}}
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 *♂ denotes men only.
-===Clowning around===
+====Clowning around====
-A gadabout will only follow the player's instructions 75% of the time, disobeying with a randomly selected action. Every few levels, a new action is added to the list:
+A Gadabout will only follow the player's instructions 75% of the time, disobeying with a randomly selected action. Every few levels, a new action is added to the list:
 *Level 1 (1/5): struck a defensive pose (Defends), just gawked at the scene(Nothing), yell for help (Nothing), run (Nothing), fell and tripped (Nothing)
 *Level 3 (1/7): smiled serenely (Nothing), keeled over (Falls asleep)
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 *Level 50 (1/37): run out of things to do (Casts Multiheal on party)
-===Skills===
+====Skills====
 {{CharacterSpellList|header|title=Dragon Quest III|subtitle=Remakes}}
-{{CharacterSpellList|entry|spell=Whistle|level=13}}
+{{CharacterSpellList|entry|spell=[[Whistle]]|level=13}}
 {{CharacterSpellList|footer}}
-=={{DQ6}}==
+==={{DQ3HD}}===
+====Stats====
+Calculated using the [[everyman]] personality.
+{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1"
+|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
+!colspan="3"| Female !! colspan="2"| Male
+|-
+! Stats !! Level 1 !! Level 99 !! Level 1 !! Level 99
+|-
+|Strength ||7 || 212||7 ||212
+|-
+|Resilience ||9 ||212 ||10 ||213
+|-
+|Agility ||7 ||297 ||5 ||295
+|-
+|Stamina ||9 || 235||11 ||237
+|-
+|Wisdom ||5 ||118 ||3 ||116
+|-
+|Luck ||14 ||371 ||15 ||372
+|-
+|-<---!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"| 4 || colspan="3"| Ten through twenty
+|-
+|colspan="2"| 5 || colspan="3"| Twenty-one through thirty
+|-
+|colspan="2"| 6 || colspan="3"| Thirty-one through ninety-nine
+|-
+|}
+===Abilities===
+{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1"
+|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
+| Level Learned || Original Japanese || English || {{MP}} || Description
+|- style="font-weight:normal"
+| 9 ||ツッコミ || [[Sobering Slap]] ||4 ||Knocks sense into an ally
+|-
+| 13 ||くちぶえ || [[Whistle]] ||0|| Summons a battle
+|-
+| 22 ||メガザルダンス || [[Kerplunk Dance]] ||All||Sacrifice self to revive party
+|-
+| 25 ||ぶきみなひかり || [[Spooky Aura]] ||6||One foe take 150% elemental damage for 3~5 turns<br>Cannot miss
+|-
+| 31 ||おうえん || [[Egg On]] ||3 ||Doubles ally's attack for one turn<br>Stacks with [[Oomph]] & [[war drum]]<br>Does not stack with [[Muster Strength]]
+|-
+| 32 ||ムーンサルト || [[Harvest Moon]] ||8||Deals ''3/(1 + number of enemies)'' Strike damage
+|-
+| 38 ||ハッスルダンス || [[Hustle Dance]] ||14||Restores 70~80 HP to the whole party
+|-
+| 45 ||魔力かくせい || [[Channel Anger]] ||16|| Increases attack and healing spell power by 180% for 3~5 turns
+|-
+|}
+====Equipment====
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+{{CharacterEquipmentList|note|text=}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Helmets|
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+{{CharacterEquipmentList|note|text=}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Armor|
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+{{CharacterEquipmentList|note|text=}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Shields|
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|header|title=Dragon Quest III|subtitle=All|equipmentType=Shields}}
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+{{CharacterEquipmentList|note|text=}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Accessories|
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+{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Rousing ring]]|statModifier=Luck+7}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Bunny tail]]♥|statModifier=Luck+8}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Gold chain]]|statModifier=Luck+10}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Golden tiara]]♥|statModifier=Luck+13}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Hen's tooth]]|statModifier=Luck+20}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Sacred amulet]]|statModifier=Luck+30}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Elevating shoes]]|statModifier=Luck+50}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Dummy]]|statModifier=}}
+{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}}}
+*♥ denotes female-only equipment.
+==={{DQ6}}===
 Gadabout is one of the basic vocations available. It is one of the prerequisites for the [[Luminary (Vocation)|Luminary]] vocation, along with the [[Dancer]].
-===Stat Changes===
+====Stat Changes====
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 |}
-===Abilities===
+====Abilities====
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 |}
-=={{DQ7}}==
+==={{DQ10}}===
-[[File:DQVII Jester class.png|right|border]]
-Once again, Jester is one of the basic vocations available. Mastering it is a prerequisite to unlock the [[Luminary]] vocation, along with [[Dancer]] and [[Troubadour]]. The Jester's attributes decline in all categories save for style which might be hard to deal with at first and the skills aren't worth using, but the vocation is required for a character to become a [[Luminary (Vocation)|Luminary]] and then a [[Druid]] later on. When [[Ruff]] is a jester, his wolf has a clown's red nose.
-===Stat Changes===
-{|width="50%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="text-align:center"
-|width="25%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Statistics</font>'''
-|width="25%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Change</font>'''
-|-
-|rowspan=2|Battles to Master
-|PS1: 133
-|-
-|3DS: 71
-|-
-|Strength
-| -30%
-|-
-|Agility
-| -30%
-|-
-|Resilience
-| -40%
-|-
-|Wisdom
-| -20%
-|-
-|Style
-| +5%
-|-
-|Max HP
-| -30%
-|-
-|Max MP
-| -20%
-|}
-===PS1 Abilities===
-{|width="85%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="text-align:center"
-|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Level</font>'''
-|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Title</font>'''
-|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Learns</font>'''
-|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Battles Needed</font>'''
-|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
-|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Info</font>'''
-|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
-|-
-|1
-|Beginner
-|Nothing
-|0
-|
-|
-|
-|-
-|2
-|Novice
-|[[Puff-Puff]]
-|7
-|One Enemy
-|If performed by a male, it damages the enemy. If performed by a female, it may prevent the enemy from attacking.
-|0
-|-
-|3
-|Goof-Off
-|[[Pratfall|Silliness]]
-|15
-|Self
-|Caster avoids physical attacks for one turn
-|0
-|-
-|4
-|Buffoon
-|[[Point Out]]
-|30
-|Self
-|Counterattacks physical attacks for one turn
-|0
-|-
-|5
-|Stand-up
-|[[One-Liner]]
-|58
-|One Group
-|Tells a joke which may cause one enemy group to laugh, preventing them from attacking
-|0
-|-
-|6
-|Comedian
-|[[Tongue Lashing]]
-|80
-|One Enemy
-|Licks an enemy to cause shuddering, which may prevent an enemy from attacking
-|0
-|-
-|7
-|Joker
-|[[Tongue Bashing]]
-|100
-|One Enemy
-|Licks one enemy, lowering its defence to zero
-|0
-|-
-|8
-|Fool
-|[[Rib-Tickler]]
-|133
-|One Enemy
-|Tickle one enemy, which may prevent it from attacking
-|0
-|}
-===3DS Abilities===
-{|width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="text-align:center"
-|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Level</font>'''
-|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Title</font>'''
-|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Learns</font>'''
-|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Battles Needed</font>'''
-|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
-|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Info</font>'''
-|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
-|-
-|1
-|Open Mic-Er
-|[[Pratfall]]
-|1
-|User
-|Dodge all damage for one turn.
-|0
-|-
-|2
-|Clown
-|[[Sobering Slap]]
-|4
-|Self
-|Turn an enemy attack back onto them. Doesn't seem to work.
-|0
-|-
-|rowspan=2|3
-|rowspan=2|Fall Guy
-|[[Weird Leer]]
-|rowspan=2|9
-|
-|Does nothing
-|0
-|-
-|[[Puff-Puff]]
-|One enemy
-|If performed by a male, it damages the enemy. If performed by a female, it may prevent the enemy from attacking.
-|0
-|-
-|4
-|Gag Merchant
-|[[One-Liner]]
-|16
-|One group
-|User tells a joke, can make the enemy laugh and skip a turn.
-|0
-|-
-|5
-|Jobbing Comedian
-|[[Tongue Lashing]]
-|24
-|One enemy
-|Licks an enemy to cause shuddering, which may prevent an enemy from attacking
-|0
-|-
-|rowspan=2|6
-|rowspan=2|Bill-Topper
-|[[Underpants Dance]]
-|rowspan=2|34
-|One group
-|May startle enemies, which make them skip a turn.
-|0
-|-
-|[[Tongue Bashing]]
-|One enemy
-|Licks one enemy, lowering its defence to zero.
-|0
-|-
-|7
-|Household Name
-|[[Rib-Tickler]]
-|46
-|One enemy
-|May make an enemy skip a turn.
-|0
-|-
-|8
-|Comic Genius
-|[[Weird Whacker]]
-|71
-|One group
-|Attempt to confuse enemies, also deals damage
-|0
-|}
-===Hybrid Abilities===
-{|width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="text-align:center"
-|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Hybrid</font>'''
-|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Learns</font>'''
-|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
-|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Info</font>'''
-|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
-|-
-|[[Bard]]
-|[[Silly Song|GagSong]]
-|One Group
-|Has a chance of making one group of enemies laugh, preventing them from attacking
-|0
-|-
-|[[Dancer]]
-|[[Underpants Dance|BoxerDanc]]
-|One Group
-|Causes one group of enemies to laugh, preventing them from attacking
-|0
-|-
-|[[Martial Artist]]
-|[[Follow Suit|Retaliate]]
-|Self
-|Returns any attack against the caster back to the enemy
-|0
-|-
-|[[Mage]]
-|[[Fuddle|PanicAll]]
-|One Group
-|Causes confusion to one enemy group
-|5
-|-
-|[[Thief]]
-|[[Weird Leer|Giggle]]
-|Self
-|Does nothing
-|0
-|-
-|[[Warrior]]
-|[[Confusion Attack|ConfuHit]]
-|One Enemy
-|May confuse the enemy it hits
-|0
-|}
-=={{DQ10}}==
 Gadabouts were added to the game in the Version 4.3 update. They are the frailest profession in the game as per series tradition, and can make use of {{Sword}}s {{Boomerang}}s, {{Hammer}}s, {{Knives}}, Fisticuffs, Shields, and their personal skillset. Unlike the controlled chaos of the [[Fortune Teller]] vocation, the Gadabout is a genuine gambling class where the player puts their fate in the hands of [[Rubiss]]. Their clown antics can range from mundane jokes to elaborate performances straight out of a gag manga, and are just as likely to affect their allies as they do the enemy. A Gadabout's [[Coup de Grâce]] technique is [[Hocus Pocus]], which has been altered to never hinder the party while still selecting a random effect for enemies.
 '''<big>NOTE:</big>The parenthetical translations of the Japanese names are merely placeholders for convenience and are not to be taken as official Square Enix terms'''
-===遊び (Play)===
+====遊び (Play)====
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 |}
-===きまぐれな action list===
+====きまぐれな action list====
 As mentioned above, these translations are not official and are presented purely as a convenience for English-speaking fans. Each action activates a text box that describes the jest, and the character will make one of three awful puns when performed: this is one of the few times in which the player's avatar speaks in any Dragon Quest game.
@@ Line 721: / Line 670: @@
 |}
-===まじめにきまぐれ action list===
+====まじめにきまぐれ action list====
 The まじめにきまぐれ (''seriously whimsical'') are 11 actions that become available once the player has allocated 200 points into the Gadabout's 遊び (''play'') skill tree, expanding the total number of random actions the character may perform to 26. These japes include:
 *Increasing physical damage by 30% for 60 seconds
@@ Line 737: / Line 686: @@
 None of these eleven gags have actual names, the notation for when one activates is simply a text box that states "まじめにきまぐれ!" before describing the effect. The Gadabout will make a pun based on the action, however.
-==''[[Dragon Quest Walk]]''==
+===''[[Dragon Quest Walk]]''===
 [[Image:Walk Jesters Dancers.png|right|thumb|Gadabouts and Dancers as they appear in ''Walk''.|200px]]
 Gadabouts, along with Dancers, were added to the game in a September 2020 update. It is available as a basic vocation to players and their weapons of choice are [[Staves]], [[Spear]]s, and [[Boomerang]]s. In battle, they have a chance to completely ignore the player's commands and do a random action instead. As a reference to their first appearance in ''Dragon Quest III'', a gadabout that reaches level 55 is able to become a [[Sage]] and they gain some passive bonuses to their magic attributes. In order to become a [[Luminary (vocation)|Luminary]], a character must have reached level 50 as a gadabout and dancer.
@@ Line 747: / Line 696: @@
 *[[Dhoulmagus]] is referred to by the party and by NPCs as a Jester. Beyond this nomenclature and a superficial resemblance, he has no real relation to the vocation.
 *Known as Player (loose translation) in ''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart]]''.
+==Trivia==
+*In a 2024 interview in the [[V-jump]] guide book for the HD remake of ''Dragon Quest III'', [[Yuji Horii]] revealed that he created Gadabouts on a whim and that the vocation originally had nothing to do with [[Sage]]s; they were purely meant to give the game more character. Push back from the [[Chunsoft]] staff on the vocation's dubious utility led to him recanting and it was decided to make the goof-offs a shortcut to unlocking to advanced vocation for players who couldn't find the [[words of wisdom]].
 ==Gallery==
 <center><gallery>
+Gadabout concept sketch by Yuji Horii.png|Concept sketch by Yuji Horii
+File:Gadabout_concept_art_DQ_III.jpg|Gadabout concept art, circa 1987
+Image:DQIII Gadabout Female Famicom.png|Female gadabout, Famicom artwork
 Image:DQIII Gadabout Male Famicom.png|Male gadabout, Famicom artwork
-Image:DQIII Gadabout Female Famicom.png|Female gadabout, Famicom artwork
 Image:DQIIIGadaboutClass.png|Male and female gadabouts, Famicom artwork
-DQIII_Ethereal_Serpent_Flying.png|Flying with an [[Ethereal serpent]].
+Gadabout3female.png|Super Famicom artwork
+Gadabout3male.png|Super Famicom artwork
+Image:Yumiko_Murakami_Gadabout_female_III_GBC.png|Female gadabout, Gameboy Color artwork
+Image:Yumiko_Murakami_Gadabout_male_III_GBC.png|Male gadabout, Gameboy Color artwork
+Gadabout Appearance A III HD2D.png|Appearance A, HD-2D artwork
+Gadabout Appearance B III HD2D.png|Appearance B, HD-2D artwork
+Gadabout female IIIHD2-D.png|Female gadabout, HD-2D sprite
+Gadabout male IIIHD2-D.png|Male gadabout, HD-2D sprite
+Gadabout female style 1 III HD2D.png
+Gadabout female style 2 III HD2D.png
+Gadabout female style 3 III HD2D.png
+Gadabout female style 4 III HD2D.png
+Gadabout male style 1 III HD2D.png
+Gadabout male style 2 III HD2D.png
+Gadabout male style 3 III HD2D.png
+Gadabout male style 4 III HD2D.png
+DQIII_Ethereal_Serpent_Flying.png|Flying with an [[ethereal serpent]]
+Dragon_Quest_III_GBC_box_art.png|Clinging to Ramia's tail feathers on the cover of the GBC version
+DQ Carnival 2025 banner.jpg|Gadabouts as depicted on the main artwork for the [https://archive.is/zypQJ| 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival]
 Image:DQIII Male Gadabout Figure.jpg|''Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou'' series
 Image:DQIII Female Gadabout Figure.jpg|''Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou'' series
 Image:DQIII Luck.png|Feeling [[List of character statistics#Luck|lucky]]
-Image:Dq3gbart13.jpg|Female gadabout, Gameboy Color artwork
+File:Gadabout_DQVI_official_guide_book_profile.jpg|[[Ashlynn]] showing the details for the vocation for the official guidebook for ''VI''
-Image:Dq3gbart14.jpg|Male gadabout, Gameboy Color artwork
+File:Gadabout v-jump VI.jpg|Ashlynn showing the details for the vocation in the V-Jump guide for ''VI''
-File:Gadabout v-jump VI.jpg|[[Ashlynn]] showing the details for the vocation in the V-Jump guide for ''VI''
 Image:DQMCH Player.png|''Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart''.
 Image:Gadabout DQX art.jpeg|''Dragon Quest X''
@@ Line 773: / Line 744: @@
 {{DQIIIClasses}}
 {{DQVIClasses}}
-{{DQVIIClasses}}
 {{DQXClasses}}
 {{DQotSClasses}}
 [[Category:Dragon Quest III vocations]]
+[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake vocations]]
 [[Category:Dragon Quest VI vocations]]
-[[Category:Dragon Quest VII vocations]]
 [[Category:Dragon Quest X vocations]]
 [[Category:Dragon Quest Walk vocations]]
 [[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars vocations]]