Zoom: Difference between revisions

From Dragon Quest Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
← Older edit
VisualWikitext
Lino49 (talk | contribs)
1,191 edits
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 10: Line 10:
'''Zoom''' (ルーラ, Rūra, Ruler), is a recurring spell in the {{DQSeries}} that allows for instantaneous transportation to previously visited locales.
'''Zoom''' (ルーラ, Rūra, Ruler), is a recurring spell in the {{DQSeries}} that allows for instantaneous transportation to previously visited locales.


The amount of {{MP}} it costs tends to change from game to game, but the functionally remains the same. With one exception, Zoom cannot be used indoors.
The amount of {{MP}} it costs tends to change from game to game, but the functionally remains the same.
Traditionally, Zoom couldn't be used indoors, but this switched starting from {{DQ11}}.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
==={{DQ}}===
==={{DQ}}===
Zoom is learned at level 13, and requires 8 {{MP}} to use. In all versions of the game prior to [[Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake|HD-2D]], Zoom only returns the player back to [[Tantegel]] Castle.
Costs 8 MP (1 starting from smartphone versions) and makes the player teleport to [[Tantegel]] castle.
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Name
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
| {{Hero 1}}
| 13
|}
 
===={{DQ1HD}}====
Costs 0 MP and lets the player go back to any location previously visited.
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Name
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
| {{Hero 1}}
| 13
|}


==={{DQ2}}===
==={{DQ2}}===
Zoom is learned by The [[Prince of Cannock]] at Level 10. In the original versions of the game, Zoom would only return the party to the location where they last saved their game. This was remedied in the [[Cell phone]] versions, and now the player can choose from a list of towns and locations, provided they visited them once. It costs 8 {{MP}} to use in the original versions, 6 {{MP}} in the {{GBC}} version, and 1 {{MP}} in the Cell phone remake.
Costs 6 MP, and lets the player teleport to the last place where [[Spell of Restoration]] was generated.
In the NES localization, or Super Famicom and GameBoy Color versions, it was replaced to the last saved place.


==={{DQ1&2HD}}===
Starting from the mobile phone version, it turned into the effect of later games where the player chooses where to teleport to. Also, on mobile phone release it costs 19 MP. And starting from startphone versions, it costs 1 MP.
===={{DQ1HD}}====
 
Zoom is still learned at level 13. Like other contemporary releases, the spell can be used outdoors and indoors. Also, it lets the player teleport to most specific locations on the map instead of just Tantegel.
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Name
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
| [[Prince of Cannock]]
| 10
|}


===={{DQ2HD}}====
===={{DQ2HD}}====
Zoom is learned by [[Prince of Cannock]] at level 17, and by [[Princess of Moonbrooke]] at starting level. It can be also used indoors, and can teleport to specific locations on the map instead of just towns.
Costs 0 MP and lets the player go back to any location previously visited.
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Name
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
| [[Prince of Cannock]]
| 17
|-
| [[Princess of Moonbrooke]]
| 1
|}


==={{DQ3}}===
==={{DQ3}}===
Zoom is learned by the {{Hero 3}} at Level 7, and both [[Mage]]s & [[Sage]]s at level 12. This is the first installment that allowed players to choose where they wanted to go with Zoom, setting the standard for future {{Main Series}} games.
Costs 8 MP and lets the player return to any previously visited location.
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Name
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
| {{Hero 3}}
| 7
|-
| [[Mage]]
| 12
|-
| [[Sage]]
| 12
|}


Using the spell or [[chimaera wing]] will [[Day-night cycle|reset the time]] to day.
The Hero can learn it in battle with the use of a [[List of glitches in Dragon Quest III#Companion overload glitch|glitch]], though to use it prevents the spell from being learned in the field.


The Hero can learn it in battle with the use of a [[List of glitches in Dragon Quest III#Companion overload glitch|glitch]], though to use it prevents the spell from being learned in the field.
===={{DQ3HD}}====
Uses 0 MP and is used to return to any possible visited location already.


==={{DQ3HD}}===
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
Zoom is learned by the Hero at level 14 and by Mages and Sages at level 12. The spell is now capable of being used in-doors without bonking the character's head.
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Name
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
| {{Hero 3}}
| 14
|-
| [[Mage]]
| 12
|-
| [[Sage]]
| 12
|}


==={{DQ4}}===
==={{DQ4}}===
Zoom is learned by the {{Hero 4}} at Level 7, [[Borya]] at Level 9, and {{Maya}} at level 8, and is already known by the {{Psaro 9}} upon joining. Note that the destination list resets after each chapter.
Costs 8 MP and lets the player return to any previously visited location.
 
Starting from the PSX release, it costs 4 MP; and on the smartphone release, it costs 1 MP.
Additionally, an {{NPC}} [[minidemon]] attempts to use the spell to chase [[Torneko Taloon]] from [[Pharos Beacon]] to [[Porthtrunnel]], but bumps his head, falls and becomes unconscious.
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Name
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
| {{Hero 4}}
| 7
|-
| [[Borya]]
| 9
|-
| [[Maya]]
| 8
|-
| [[Psaro]] ''(PSX onwards)''
| 1
|}


==={{DQ5}}===
==={{DQ5}}===
Costs 8 MP and lets the player return to any previously visited location.
On the smartphone version, it costs 1MP.
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Name
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Name
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
|-
|{{Hero 5}}||*
| {{Hero 5}}
| ''Story event''
|-
|-
|{{Madchen}}||5
| {{Madchen}}
| 5
|-
|-
|{{Old man of the sea R}}||10
| {{Old man of the sea R}}
| 10
|-
|-
|{{Hawk man R}}||13
| {{Hawk man R}}
| 13
|-
|-
|{{Chimaera R}}||24
| {{Chimaera R}}
| 24
|-
|-
|{{Beastmaster R}}||30
| {{Beastmaster R}}
| 30
|-
|-
|[[Starkers]]||40
| [[Starkers]]
| 40
|}
|}


The {{Hero 5}} learns Zoom after helping [[Prof. Toilen Trubble]] with his research in the town of [[Zoomingale]], and this event is required to advance the plot. None of the other {{Party 5}} members that can learn the spell are encountered until after this. The spell is used as a plot device at certain events, such as if the Hero marries {{Nera}} or {{Debora}}, and is later used by his daughter to carry him home after rescuing him. This marks the first installment that used a spell as a plot event.
The {{Hero 5}} learns Zoom after helping [[Prof. Toilen Trubble]] with his research in the town of [[Zoomingale]], and this event is required to advance the plot. None of the other {{Party 5}} members that can learn the spell are encountered until after this.


==={{DQ6}}===
==={{DQ6}}===
Zoom is learned by [[Ashlynn]] and the {{Hero 6}} at Level 8, and by [[Mercury]] at Level 5. Other characters can learn it by advancing to either rank 3 of the [[Mage]] vocation or rank 4 of the [[Liquid metal slime (vocation)|Liquid metal slime]] vocation.
Costs 1 MP and lets the player return to any previously visited location in the current world the player is.
 
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Character
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
| {{Hero 6}}
| 8
|-
| [[Ashlynn]]
| 8
|-
| [[Mercury]]
| 5
|}
 
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Vocation
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Rank
|-
| [[Mage]]
| 3
|-
| [[Liquid metal slime (vocation)|Liquid metal slime]]
| 4
|}


====''DS version''====
====''DS version''====
Line 70: Line 179:


==={{DQ7}}===
==={{DQ7}}===
Zoom is learned by {{Hero 7}} at Level 8, and at starting level by [[Mervyn]]. Also, it is learned by [[Mage]] vocation at 3 stars.
Costs 1 MP and lets the player return to any previously visited location in the present world.
 
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Character
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
| {{Hero 7}}
| 8
|-
| [[Sir Mervyn]]
| 1
|}
 
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Vocation
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Rank
|-
| [[Mage]]
| 3
|}


==={{DQ7R}}===
===={{DQ7R}}====
In Reimagined, Zoom is instead learned by default by {{Hero 7}}, and he always has it. It also costs 0 {{MP}} like contemporary releases and can be used to travel to any specific location on the map and also works indoors.
Costs 0 MP and can teleport to any location previously visited. Can also be used on the past worlds.
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Character
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
| {{Hero 7}}
| 0
|}


==={{DQ8}}===
==={{DQ8}}===
The {{Eight}} learns this spell after investing 8 points into his "Courage" skill. It costs 1 {{MP}} to cast.
Costs 1 MP and lets the player teleport to any previously visited location.
 
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Character
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Skill/Level
|-
| {{Hero 8}}
| Courage (8 SP)
|-
| [[Angelo]]
| 1 ''(by default)''
|}


==={{DQ9}}===
==={{DQ9}}===
Zoom is learned by {{Hero 9}} through the story after having returned to The [[Observatory]] and having interacted with [[Yggdrasil]].
Costs 0 MP to use for the first time in the series. It is learned by {{Hero 9}} through the story after having returned to The [[Observatory]] and having interacted with [[Yggdrasil]].
It costs 0 {{MP}} to use.


==={{DQ10}}===
==={{DQ10}}===
===={{DQ10|On}}====
Zoom isn't present in itself in the game. Instead, the player will use specific items called [[Zoomstone]]s. Each Zoomstone can be assigned to one specific location, and the player can use those stones to warp to those locations.
Zoom isn't present in itself in the game. Instead, the player will use specific items called [[Zoomstone]]s. Each Zoomstone can be assigned to one specific location, and the player can use those stones to warp to those locations.
More stones are received as the player progresses through the game, through the likes of story progression or side-quests, for example.
More stones are received as the player progresses through the game, through the likes of story progression or side-quests, for example.
Line 94: Line 238:


==={{DQ11}}===
==={{DQ11}}===
Zoom is learned by {{Hero 11}} through story progression, after the events of [[Hotto]]. Starting from this game, the spell can also be used indoors.
Costs 0 MP to use, and is learned by {{Hero 11}} through story progression, after the events of [[Hotto]]. Starting from this game, the spell can also be used indoors.


==={{DQH}}===
==={{DQH}}===
Line 416: Line 560:
<center><gallery>
<center><gallery>
Dq1_return.jpg|Art from the American manual of {{I}}.
Dq1_return.jpg|Art from the American manual of {{I}}.
SF DQ1 Zoom.jpeg|{{I}} (Super Famicom).
DQII Zoom.jpg|{{II}}.
DQ3 Spell Zoom.png|{{III}}.
DQ3 Spell Zoom.png|{{III}}.
SSBU_Zoom.jpg|{{Eight}} casting Zoom in {{Smash Ultimate}}.
SSBU_Zoom.jpg|{{Eight}} casting Zoom in {{Smash Ultimate}}.
Line 438: Line 584:


[[fr:Téléportation]]
[[fr:Téléportation]]
[[es:Telerregreso]]

Latest revision as of 09:42, 15 September 2026

Zoom (ルーラ, Rūra, Ruler), is a recurring spell in the Dragon Quest series that allows for instantaneous transportation to previously visited locales.

The amount of MP it costs tends to change from game to game, but the functionally remains the same. Traditionally, Zoom couldn't be used indoors, but this switched starting from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest[edit | edit source]

Costs 8 MP (1 starting from smartphone versions) and makes the player teleport to Tantegel castle.

Name Level
Hero 13

Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Costs 0 MP and lets the player go back to any location previously visited.

Name Level
Hero 13

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line[edit | edit source]

Costs 6 MP, and lets the player teleport to the last place where Spell of Restoration was generated. In the NES localization, or Super Famicom and GameBoy Color versions, it was replaced to the last saved place.

Starting from the mobile phone version, it turned into the effect of later games where the player chooses where to teleport to. Also, on mobile phone release it costs 19 MP. And starting from startphone versions, it costs 1 MP.

Name Level
Prince of Cannock 10

Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Costs 0 MP and lets the player go back to any location previously visited.

Name Level
Prince of Cannock 17
Princess of Moonbrooke 1

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

Costs 8 MP and lets the player return to any previously visited location.

Name Level
Hero 7
Mage 12
Sage 12

The Hero can learn it in battle with the use of a glitch, though to use it prevents the spell from being learned in the field.

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Uses 0 MP and is used to return to any possible visited location already.

Name Level
Hero 14
Mage 12
Sage 12

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit | edit source]

Costs 8 MP and lets the player return to any previously visited location. Starting from the PSX release, it costs 4 MP; and on the smartphone release, it costs 1 MP.

Name Level
Hero 7
Borya 9
Maya 8
Psaro (PSX onwards) 1

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit | edit source]

Costs 8 MP and lets the player return to any previously visited location. On the smartphone version, it costs 1MP.

Name Level
Hero Story event
Madchen 5
Old man of the sea 10
Hawk man 13
Chimaera 24
Beastmaster 30
Starkers 40

The Hero learns Zoom after helping Prof. Toilen Trubble with his research in the town of Zoomingale, and this event is required to advance the plot. None of the other party members that can learn the spell are encountered until after this.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit | edit source]

Costs 1 MP and lets the player return to any previously visited location in the current world the player is.

Character Level
Hero 8
Ashlynn 8
Mercury 5
Vocation Rank
Mage 3
Liquid metal slime 4

DS version[edit | edit source]

After acquiring Ra's Mirror the spell can be upgraded by Madame Luca Luminista to enable warping between worlds.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit | edit source]

Costs 1 MP and lets the player return to any previously visited location in the present world.

Character Level
Hero 8
Sir Mervyn 1
Vocation Rank
Mage 3

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined[edit | edit source]

Costs 0 MP and can teleport to any location previously visited. Can also be used on the past worlds.

Character Level
Hero 0

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit | edit source]

Costs 1 MP and lets the player teleport to any previously visited location.

Character Skill/Level
Hero Courage (8 SP)
Angelo 1 (by default)

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Costs 0 MP to use for the first time in the series. It is learned by Hero through the story after having returned to The Observatory and having interacted with Yggdrasil.

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Zoom isn't present in itself in the game. Instead, the player will use specific items called Zoomstones. Each Zoomstone can be assigned to one specific location, and the player can use those stones to warp to those locations. More stones are received as the player progresses through the game, through the likes of story progression or side-quests, for example. Once a certain point of the story is reached, a quest can be completed to obtain a Mega Zoomstone, which initially allows travel to any of the major locations to each of the five continents of Astoltia. Later in the story, the Mega Zoomstone can be upgraded to a Bazoomstone, which lets the player travel to even more locations, and allows for indoors traveling.

Dragon Quest X Offline[edit | edit source]

Like on Online, Zoom isn't present in itself in the game, and the player will receive a Zoomstone. However, the player will only receive one Zoomstone, although it can register as many locations as possible. Thus, it functionally works as if the player directly had Zoom.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Costs 0 MP to use, and is learned by Hero through story progression, after the events of Hotto. Starting from this game, the spell can also be used indoors.

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below[edit | edit source]

This article is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

Dragon Quest Heroes II[edit | edit source]

This article is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Zoom can be learned by the Scion of Erdrick through his Character Builder and costs 40 MP to cast. It transports the Hero to the selected space with a range of up to 5 spaces away from his current position. Although it can only be cast one time per battle. Upgrading the spell reduces the amount of MP it costs to cast.

Zoom (ルーラ Ruura)
Ability information
Zoom
Role * Type * Element MP cost
Support Spell 40
Times usable: 1
Range Additional effects

1-5		 None
Description
Moves to selected space.
Naturally learnt by
Scion of Erdrick

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai[edit | edit source]

Zoom is not learned through a magical contract like standard spells. Instead Matoriv teaches Popp to cast Zoom by releasing magical energy from his entire body while picturing a destination. In addition to a means of fast travel like in the games, short-range Zooms can also be used for tactical repositioning in battle. Dai later learns to cast Zoom as well, and "Hero of the North" Nova can cast it at his introduction. It is also a common spell among Dark King Vearn's higher-ranking subordinates.

If the user casts Zoom while distracted or not thinking of a destination, they will subconsciously travel to a place of emotional significance. This includes Popp attempting to transport Maam with Zoom only to worry about her leaving the party and arrive at the forest where they first met, and later a distraught Dai using a blind Zoom and arriving at the place where he first met his father.

With sufficient practice, this technique can refined into the flight spell Levizoom.

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai[edit | edit source]

Zoom is a technique in which a spellcaster (typically a Mage, Sage or Hero) releases mana from their entire body, surrounding them in a white aura and causing them to fly at high speed towards a location they are familiar with. Aside from being a means of fast travel, short-range Zoom spells can also be used for quick repositioning in combat.

A caster with sufficient mastery of Zoom can perform the Levizoom (JP: Toberuura) technique, which allows slower, fully-controllable flight and does not require calling a spell name.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit | edit source]

Zoom is one of the spells that can be used by the Hero through his Down special, Command Selection. This costs 8 MP to use, and allows the Hero to quickly fly back to the main platform of the stage, provided he isn't obstructed by a ceiling overhead. Compared to the Hero's up-special attack (Woosh, which can be further charged-up to Swoosh and Kaswoosh), Zoom provides a greatly increased vertical-recovery distance and a period of invincibility with a much lower MP cost than Kaswoosh, but has the notable downsides of not damaging opponents, the ascent being followed by a swift and uncontrollable descent with very little horizontal movement, and the inherent unreliability of the Command Selection menu's randomly-chosen options. However, if the Hero is close to the blast line, the chance of Zoom appearing in the command list is tripled.

Destinations reached with the spell[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line[edit | edit source]

(Cell phone versions only)

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit | edit source]

(Note: Zoom locations that appear in multiple chapters do not transfer from chapter to chapter, and must be revisited when arriving in a new chapter.)

Chapter 1 locations:

Chapter 2 locations:

Chapter 3 locations:

Chapter 4 locations:

Chapters 5 & 6 locations:

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit | edit source]

(Bolded locations refer to areas found in both the Upper World and Lower World that can be visited.)

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit | edit source]

(Note: the Zoom spell can only be used in the present in this game)

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

This section is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • A common gag with Zoom is that using the spell indoors will cause the user to hit their head on the ceiling, making them plummet straight back down.
    • This gag is also featured in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where casting Zoom indoors or below a hard platform will cause the same thing to happen.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • Chapters 55 and 56 of Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken elaborate on the Ruura spell and explain it as the ability to go to a place if you can form an image of it in your mind.
  • In V, it's suggested that transporting too many people with this spell at once causes physical strain or even unconsciousness, as the Hero blacks out after transporting the wedding entourage to Ventuno Casino Ship.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language Translation Meaning
EspañolTelerregresoFrom tele- and regreso
FrançaisTéléportationFrom Téléportation
DeutschTeleportaion
ItalianoTeletrasporto

See Also[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Spells in the Dragon Quest series
Master list
Fire magic
Ice magic
Explosive magic
Wind magic
Lightning magic
Death and Banishing magic
Darkness magic
Burst magic
Earth magic
Gravity magic
Non-elemental magic
Siphoning magic
Water magic
Recovery magic
Support magic
Transformation magic
Field magic
Miscellaneous magic
Retrieved from "https://dragonquest-wiki.com/index.php?title=Zoom&oldid=280035"