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The '''Ersatz Estark''' is a monster class that is available in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''. Though superficially similar in appearance, it has nothing to do with the [[Estark|infamous demon]].
|Image = [[File:DQVII Esterk.png|270px]]
|Japanese = エビルエスターク (''Ebiruesutāku'')
|Origin = [[Dragon Quest VII]]
|Games = [[Dragon Quest VII]]
}}
The '''Ersatz Estark''' is an advanced monster vocation in {{Dragon Quest VII}}.


==Description==
==Description==
The Ersatz Estark is a palette swap of the [[Slaughtomaton]]. This class offers moderate to sharp boosts in all categories and drops in none of them. Upon mastering the class, characters will gain a strong resistance to all status ailments and elements.
The Ersatz Estark is a purple variant of the [[Slaughtomaton]], being a powerful mechanical monster with a fearsome demonic face that wields a pair of swords. This vocation offers moderate to sharp boosts in all categories and drops in none of them. At rank 8, characters will gain a strong resistance to all status ailments and elements.


==Requirements==
==Requirements==
In order to become an Estark, a character must first master the [[Rashaverak (Vocation)|Rashaverak]] and [[Slaughtomaton (Vocation)|Slaughtomaton]] classes. There is a very low chance of obtaining an Estark Heart from battling the [[Ersatz Estark|monsters with the same name]] in [[Cave to Yet Another World]]
In order to become an [[Ersatz Estark]], a character must first master the [[Rashaverak (Vocation)|Rashaverak]] and [[Slaughtomaton (Vocation)|Slaughtomaton]] vocations. Although the Ersatz Estark Heart exists in the files for the original Sony PlayStation version, it is unobtainable by normal means.
 
*In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version, it became possible to acquire an Ersatz Estark Heart as a reward by creating a [[Traveller's Tablet]] with one as a boss and defeating one.


===Stat Changes===
===Stat Changes===
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|1
|1
|One Enemy
|One Enemy
|Attack causes electric damage
|An attack that channels the potent power of lightning.
|0
|0
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|30
|30
|One Enemy
|One Enemy
|Pierces the defenses of [[Metal Monsters]], does regular damage to all other enemies
|Pierces the defenses of [[Metal slime family|metal monsters]], does regular damage to all other enemies
|0
|0
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|60
|60
|One Enemy
|One Enemy
|Attack causes fire damage
|An attack that channels the potent power of a raging inferno.
|0
|0
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|90
|90
|All Enemies
|All Enemies
|Causes ~130 HP in ice damage to all enemies
|A chafingly chilly breath attack.
|0
|0
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|130
|130
|One Enemy
|One Enemy
|Attack causes ice damage
|An attack that channels the potent power of a terrible ice storm.
|0
|0
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Nisroch, the title of the second tier of the PSX localization, is the name of the Assyrian god of agriculture. In the subject of Demonology, Nisroch is one of the fallen angels.
*Nisroch, the title of the second accolade in the PS1 version, is the name of the Assyrian god of agriculture. In the subject of Demonology, Nisroch is one of the fallen angels.
*Mulciber is another name for the roman god [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_%28mythology%29 Vulcan]. Mulciber is also in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost Paradise Lost] as the architect of Pandemonium.
*Mulciber is another name for the Roman god [[Wikipedia:Vulcan_%28mythology%29|Vulcan]]. Mulciber is also in [[Wikipedia:Paradise_Lost |Paradise Lost]] as the architect of Pandemonium.
*Mammon is a term derived from the New Testament of the Bible. It is mentioned in Matthew 6:24. ''No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Mammon.'' In Demonology, Mammon is a demon of wealth and greed.
*Mammon is a term derived from the New Testament of the Bible. It is mentioned in Matthew 6:24. ''No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Mammon.'' In Demonology, Mammon is a demon of wealth and greed.
*[[Belial]] is the name of a demon found in both Christian and Jewish apocrypha.
*[[Belial]] is the name of a demon found in both Christian and Jewish apocrypha.
*Moloch is the name of a god that is found in the Old Testament. According to the Old Testament, people sacrificed their children to Moloch by passing them through fire.
*Moloch is the name of a god that is found in the Old Testament. According to the Old Testament, people sacrificed their children to Moloch by passing them through fire.
*Beelzebub literally means Lord of the Flies. It is a Semetic deity of the Philistine city of Ekron. It later came to be associated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan Satan].
*Beelzebub literally means Lord of the Flies. It is a Semetic deity of the Philistine city of Ekron. It later came to be associated with [[Wikipedia:Satan|Satan]].
*The word [[Wiktionary:Ersatz|Ersatz]] is originally a German word which means "replacement" or "substitute".
 
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