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[[File:DQX Monster_Master.png|thumb|right|Monster Masters in Dragon Quest X]]
<div style="text-align: center; font-size:85%;">Not to be confused with the [[Monster Wrangler]] vocation, which allows players to [[Monster recruitment|recruit monsters]].</div>
<center><small>For the similarly named skill, see [[Monster Masher (skill)]]</small></center>
{{VocationInfo
<center>''A master of monsters, able to commune with them, wield their abilities, and win their affection.'' --Description in ''Dragon Quest VII''</center>
|Image = [[File:DQotS Monster Master.png|300px]]
|Caption = Monster Masters as they appear in Dragon Quest of the Stars.
|Japanese = 魔物マスター (''Mamono Masutā'')
|Origin = [[Dragon Quest VI]] (DS Remake)
|Games = [[Dragon Quest VI]] (Remakes only)<br>[[Dragon Quest of the Stars]]<br>[[Dragon Quest Walk]]
}}
The '''Monster Master''' (魔物マスター ''Mamono Masutā'') is a [[vocation]] first introduced in the remake of ''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''. This vocation can sometimes put monsters to sleep or cause them to flee.


The '''Monster Master''' (魔物使い ''Mamono Tsukai'') is a [[vocation]] in ''[[Dragon Quest VI]]'' and ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''.  Also known as the Monster ''Masher'' (魔物ハンター, ''Mamono Hantā'') in the seventh game, the class allows players to walk on the wild side and focuses on taming and making allies of monsters defeated in battle.
==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.


==Description==
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).
The M.M. suffers considerable reductions to their strength, resilience, HP, and MP in all versions of ''VI'', befitting a starting vocation characters are not meant to spend too long in. Various [[Breath attack|breath skills]] are learned through the profession, in addition to the [[Puff!]] spell upon mastery.


With the job's upgrade to an advanced vocation in ''VII'', the reductions to the mentioned stats are much less harsh, and enjoys a substantial boost to wisdom on top of a minor raise to agility and style. The [[Sony PlayStation]] version keeps the breath skills from before, but the [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake adds several support spells to give the vocation more utility.
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 ''X'', the M.M. is much more physically robust than before, boasting the third highest strength and fourth highest HP of all vocations. This is balanced by having a pitiful agility and having the bar-none worst MP available. The breath abilities are put aside in favor of skills that support their monster ally.
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.
==''[[Dragon Quest V]]''==
While the [[Madason|Hero]] of Dragon Quest V has attributes more akin to a physically stronger [[Priest]], he is referred to in peripheral media as the legendary monster tamer and is the first protagonist in the series' history to be able to recruit monsters.


==''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''==
==Appearances==
In the original version of ''VI'', having a master in the party activates the chance that a monster [[Monster recruitment|will join you upon its defeat]], however this function was dropped in the [[Nintendo DS]] remake in lieu of Slime Buddies. Monster Master is one of the prerequisites for the [[Ranger]] vocation (along with [[Merchant]] and [[Thief]]).
==={{DQ6}}===
===Stat Changes===
The Monster Master suffers considerable reductions to their strength (-15%), resilience (-20%), HP (-20%), and MP (-30%), befitting a starting vocation characters are not meant to spend too much time in. Various [[Breath attack|breath skills]] are learned through the profession, in addition to the [[Puff!]] spell upon mastery. Monster masters have a small chance to put monsters to sleep at the start of the battle.
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Monster Master is one of the prerequisites for the [[Ranger]] vocation (along with [[Merchant]] and [[Thief]]).
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|-
In the original version of ''VI'', the Monster Master vocation didn't exist yet. Instead, the [[Monster Wrangler]] vocation filled its gap. Having a wrangler in the party activated the chance that a monster [[Monster recruitment|would join you upon its defeat]], however this function was dropped in the [[Nintendo DS]] remake in lieu of Slime Buddies.
|Battles to Master
|165
|-
|Strength
| -15%
|-
|Agility
|Null
|-
|Resilience
| -20%
|-
|Wisdom
|Null
|-
|Style
|Null
|-
|Max HP
| -20%
|-
|Max MP
| -30%
|-
|Trait
| Low chance for a randomly selected enemy to be asleep during the first round
|}


===Abilities===
====Abilities====
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===Monster Recruitment===
===''[[Dragon Quest VII Reimagined]]''===
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In the Reimagined version, Monster Master replaces Monster Masher, as the [[Monster Meadows]] are not present in this version of the game, and thus monsters cannot be tamed and sent there.
|-
 
! Rank !! Recruitable Monsters
Monster Masters can summon friendly monsters of four families (slime, zombie, beast, and dragon) to aid them during battle for one turn. They can also cast spells from the [[Zam]] line and use spells and skills such as [[Dazzle]] and [[Sow Chaos]] to cause some ailments to their enemies.
|-
| 1 || [[Slime (Recruit)|Slime]] (1/2), [[Feralball (Recruit)|Feralball]] (1/8), [[Lips (Recruit)|Lips]] (1/64)
|-
| 2 || [[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 || [[Lesser Demon (Recruit)|Lesser demon]] (1/4), [[Sluggernaut (Recruit)|Sluggernaut]](1/4), [[Gustbluster (Recruit)|Gustbluster]] (1/64)
|-
| 4 || [[Rockbomb (Recruit)|Rockbomb]] (1/32), [[Dreamaera (Recruit)|Dreamaera]] (1/32), [[Battering ram (Recruit)|Battering ram]] (1/16)
|-
| 5 || [[King slime (Recruit)|King slime]] (1/64), [[Boss troll (Recruit)|Boss troll]] (1/16)
|-
| 6 || [[Liquid metal slime (Recruit)|Liquid metal slime]] (1/256)
|-
| 7 || [[Overkilling machine (Recruit)|Overkilling machine]] (1/64)
|-
| 8 || [[High djinks (Recruit)|High djinks]] (1/256)
|}


==''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''==
To unlock this vocation, a character must master the [[Thief]] and [[Shepherd]] vocations. Mastering Monster Master and two other intermediate vocations can help a character unlock the [[Hero (vocation)|Hero]] vocation.
[[Image:3DS Monster Master.png|border|right]]
In ''VII'' the vocation will instead give players a greater chance to send defeated monsters off to [[The Haven|the Haven]], a wildlife preserve of sorts where monsters can interact with the party as NPCs. To become a Master, characters need to master the [[Thief]] and [[Shepherd]] vocations.


Appearance-wise, the costume of the Master looks the same for both genders, with a green cape, a purple sash tied about the waist like a belt and magenta pants, but [[Hero (Dragon Quest VII)|the Hero]] is shirtless and has yellow gloves and boots.
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===Stat Changes===
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|+ Proficiency
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|-
|Battles to Master
|165 (PS1) / 143 (3DS)
|-
|Strength
| Null
|-
|Agility
| +10%
|-
|Resilience
| Null
|-
|Wisdom
| +20%
|-
|-
|Style
! Level !! Type !! Name
| +5%
|-
|-
|Max HP
| 1 || [[File:DQVIIR Damage Skill.png|32px]] || [[Summon Slime]]
| -5%
|-
|-
|Max MP
| 1 || [[File:DQVIIR Debuff Skill.png|32px]] || [[Animal Magnetism]]
| -5%
|-
|-
|Mastery Bonus
| 2 || [[File:DQVIIR Damage Skill.png|32px]] || [[Zam]]
| +15 Bonus to Resilience
|}
 
===PS1 Abilities===
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|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>'''
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1
| 2 || [[File:DQVIIR Debuff Skill.png|32px]] || [[Dazzle]]
|rowspan=2|Pet Owner
|[[PoisonGas]]
|rowspan=2|1
|One Group
|Has a chance to poison one group of enemies
|0
|-
|-
|[[Tamer]]
| 3 || [[File:DQVIIR Damage Skill.png|32px]] || [[Summon Zombie]]
|One Group
|Increases the chance of taming one group of enemies
|0
|-
|-
|2
| 4 || [[File:DQVIIR Damage Skill.png|32px]] || [[Zammle]]
|Groomer
|Nothing
|18
|
|
|
|-
|-
|3
| 5 || [[File:DQVIIR Debuff Skill.png|32px]] || [[Sow Chaos]]
|Ranch Hand
|[[SleepAir]]
|33
|One Group
|Has a chance of putting one group of enemies to sleep
|0
|-
|-
|4
| 6 || [[File:DQVIIR Damage Skill.png|32px]] || [[Summon Beast]]
|Tracker
|[[FrigidAir]]
|58
|All Enemies
|Causes ~15HP in ice damage
|0
|-
|-
|5
| 7 || [[File:DQVIIR Damage Skill.png|32px]] || [[Kazam]]
|Hunter
|[[PalsyAir]]
|77
|One Group
|Has a chance of cause paralysis to one group of enemies
|0
|-
|-
|6
| 8 || [[File:DQVIIR Damage Skill.png|32px]] || [[Summon Dragon]]
|Handler
|[[BlazeAir]]
|93
|All Enemies
|Causes ~40HP in fire damage
|0
|-
|-
|7
! colspan=3| [[Let loose]] skill
|Trainer
|[[PoisonFog]]
|125
|One Group
|Severely poisons one group of enemies, causing them to lose 1/6 of their HP every round
|0
|-
|-
|8
| colspan=3| [[File:DQVIIR Monster Master Icon.png|32px]] '''Positive Reinforcement''': Makes it more likely that a powerful monster will answer the call when performing a summon.
|Beast Lord
|[[Puff!|BeDragon]]
|165
|Self
|Turns the caster into an uncontrollable dragon
|18
|}
|}
 
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===3DS Abilities===
|+ Attribute Adjustments
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|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>'''
|-
|rowspan=2|1
|rowspan=2|Slime Stalker
|[[Poison Breath]]
|rowspan=2|1
|One Group
|Poisons a group of enemies.
|0
|-
|[[Animal Magnetism]]
|One Group
|Makes it more likely that monsters will come make friends with you.
|0
|-
|rowspan=2|2
|rowspan=2|Animal Assailer
|[[Kabuff]]
|rowspan=2|14
|All Allies
|Raises the defence of all party members.
|3
|-
|[[Sweet Breath]]
|One Group
|A fragrant sigh that lulls a group of enemies to sleep.
|0
|-
|rowspan=3|3
|rowspan=3|Zombie Zapper
|[[Insulatle]]
|rowspan=3|12
|All Allies
|Protects the party from fire and ice attacks.
|3
|-
|-
|[[Fire Breath]]
! Maximum HP !! Maximum MP !! Attack !! Defence !! Magical Might !! Charm
|One Group
|A fiery breath attack.
|0
|-
|-
|[[Cool Breath]]
| - || - || [[File:DQVIIR Stats Up Icon.png|20px]] || - || [[File:DQVIIR Stats Up Icon.png|20px]] || [[File:DQVIIR Stats Up Icon.png|20px]]
|One Group
|A chilly breath attack.
|0
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|4
! Magical Mending !! Strength !! Deftness !! Resilience !! Agility
|rowspan=2|Metal Mauler
|[[Magic Barrier]]
|rowspan=2|20
|All Allies
|Forms a fortification that impedes the efficacy of enemy spells.
|3
|-
|-
|[[Burning Breath]]
| [[File:DQVIIR Stats Down Icon.png|20px]] || [[File:DQVIIR Stats Up Icon.png|20px]] || [[File:DQVIIR Stats Up Icon.png|20px]] || - || [[File:DQVIIR Stats Down Icon.png|20px]]
|One Group
|Paralyzes the enemy with a torrid sigh.
|0
|-
|rowspan=2|5
|rowspan=2|Demon Defeater
|[[Kasap]]
|rowspan=2|20
|One Group
|Reduces the defence of a group of enemies.
|4
|-
|[[Flame Breath]]
|One Group
|A fiercely fiery breath attack.
|0
|-
|rowspan=2|6
|rowspan=2|Troll Trouncer
|[[Puff!]]
|rowspan=2|12
|Self
|Transforms the caster into a fire-breathing dragon.
|18
|-
|[[Venom Mist]]
|One Group
|Envenomates a group of enemies.
|0
|-
|rowspan=2|7
|rowspan=2|Dragon Destroyer
|[[Inferno]]
|rowspan=2|25
|All Enemies
|A ferociously fiery breath attack.
|0
|-
|[[Chilly Breath]]
|All Enemies
|A frigidly chilly breath attack.
|0
|-
|8
|Master Masher
|[[Scorch]]
|40
|All Enemies
|A scorching inferno of burning breath.
|0
|}
|}
</div>


=={{DQ9}}==
The monster master 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.


=={{DQ10}}==
===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters (series)|Monsters series]]''===
The M.M. wields [[Claw Weapon Family|Claws]], [[Whips]], and [[Axes]] in battle, ans possesses the exclusive skill tree of ''Monster Mastery'' (rough translation). This skill set focuses on:
Generally speaking, the protagonist of every game in the ''Monsters'' sub series was referred to as a Monster Master until the younger [[Terry]] made an appearance in {{DQTact}}, where he dubbed himself as a Monster Scout. With the release of {{DQM3}}, the term has been retired in the spinoff series for Monster Wrangler.
*Improving the chance for a slain monster to join the party
Certain titles will place more emphasis on this profession than others, such as treating it as a societal class in it's own right.
*かわいがる--Raising the monster's non-HP/MP stats by 20% for thirty seconds
*ブレスクラッシュ--Sealing an enemy's breath attacks
*HPリンク--Sharing HP with a monster (prevents death until user's HP is exhausted)
*MPリンク--Sharing MP with a monster (user MP acts as a reserve for monsters)
*エモノ呼び--Summons a monster of the same family as the target for an extra ally


==''[[Dragon Quest Monsters (series)|Monsters series]]''==
===''[[Dragon Quest of the Stars]]''===
Generally speaking, the protagonist of every game in the ''Monsters'' sub series is an M.M.
The Monster Master utilizes breath attacks and enjoys excellent HP growth, but has mediocre growth in all other stats. It was a prerequisite to unlock the [[Druid]] vocation.
Certain titles will place more emphasis on this profession than others, such as treating it as a societal class in it's own right.


==''[[Dragon Quest Monsters+]]''==
===''[[Dragon Quest Walk]]''===
The basis of the manga is an exploration of what it really means to be a master of monsters, focusing on the bonds a tamer makes with their companions and how this strengthens the beasts will to fight.
[[Image:DQ Walk Monster Masters.jpg|right|200px]]
Monster Masters were added in a March 2022 update as part of the game's 2.5 year anniversary. Unlike the other advanced vocations, a character is able to become a Monster Master after befriending more than 35 types of monsters. Their weapons of choice are [[Wand]]s, [[Spear]]s, [[Claw Weapon Family|Claws]], and [[Whip]]s.


==Etymology==
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The vocation's nomenclature was changed from '''魔物使い''' to  '''魔物マスター''' in the DS remake of VI. The reason for this is presumably due to the removal of catchable monsters for slime buddies, and the original name was restored for the reintroduction of the class in DQX's version 2.00 update.


==See Also==
==See also==
*[[Monster recruitment]]
*[[Monster Masher]]
*[[Monster Wrangler]]


==Trivia==
==Gallery==
*The name "Monster Master" is a title used for both [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|the Hero]] in ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'' and [[Psaro (Character)|Psaro]] in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''.
<gallery>
*The vocation's design is based directly on the Hero of ''V'', wearing tattered rags with capes instead of normal clothing. This was changed slightly in ''X'', where the cape was exchanged for an animal hide.
Monster_Master_DQVI_official_guide_book_profile.jpg|[[Milly]] detailing the capabilities of the vocation in the official guidebook for ''VI''
*The vocation has received the most name changes of any job in the original Japanese versions.
Monster master v-jump VI.jpg|Milly taming a [[metal slime]] in the V-Jump guide for ''VI'', an impossibility in every version of the game
Dragon_Quest_IX_male_monster_master_concept_art.jpg|Concept art of the M.M. for ''IX''. The vocation was scrapped in development and repurposed for ''X''
DWM_Game_manual_monster_master.png| The "Monster Master" terminology used in Dragon Warrior Monsters
Stars Young Terry Monster Scout.jpg|Terry referring to himself as a scout in ''Tact''
DQotS Monster Master.png|In ''[[Dragon Quest of the Stars|Stars]]''
</gallery>


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