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[[File:DQX Monster_Wranglers.png|thumb|right|[[Dwarf]], human, and [[Ogre (race)|Ogre]] Wranglers in Dragon Quest X]]
<div style="text-align: center; font-size:85%;">Not to be confused with the [[Monster Master]] vocation, which does ''not'' allow players to recruit monsters.</div>
The '''Monster Wrangler''' (まもの使い, ''Mamono Tsukai'') is a powerhouse [[vocation]] that relies brute strength in battle and makes up for its shortcoming by [[Monster recruitment|making allies of monsters defeated in battle]].
{{VocationInfo
|Image = [[File:DQX Monster Wrangler Ogre woman.png|300px]]
|Caption = A female [[Ogre (race)|Ogre]] Monster Wranglers in ''Dragon Quest X''.
|Japanese = まもの使い (''Mamono Tsukai'')
|Origin = [[Dragon Quest VI]] (Original version)
|Games = [[Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake]]<br>[[Dragon Quest VI]] (Original version)<br>[[Dragon Quest X]]<br>[[Dragon Quest Tact]]
}}
The '''Monster Wrangler''' (まもの使い or まもの 用, ''{{tt|Mamono Tsukai|Monster Tamer/User}}'') is a vocation in the series. Monster wranglers specialise in training monsters and borrowing their skills. What makes the monster wrangler vocation unique is it's ability to [[Monster recruitment|tame monsters]].
 
This vocation is usually mixed up with two similar but different vocations: [[Monster Master]] and [[Monster Masher]].
 
==Monster master, wrangler and masher==
There is some confusion regarding the monster-focused vocations: Dragon Quest VI for the Super Famicom had the まもの使い (''Mamono Tsukai'') vocation, then the seventh game has 魔物ハンター (''Mamono Hantā''), it was changed to 魔物マスター (''Mamono Masutā'') in the [[Nintendo DS]] remake of DQVI and it's subsequent ports, the まもの使い (''Mamono Tsukai'') vocation returned in the tenth game,  then まものマスター (''Mamono Masutā'') was used in both ''Stars'' and ''Walk'', then まもの使い (''Mamono Tsukai'') was used again in DQIII HD-2D and DQX Offline.
 
In the English side there has been consistency in the translations for the main series since Square Enix started using the Dragon Quest naming conventions: まもの使い is Monster Wrangler, 魔物ハンター is Monster Masher, and 魔物マスター is Monster Master. (Monster Masher used to be known as "Tamer" on the PS1 translation of Dragon Warrior VII).
 
Due to all these vocations being monster-focused, most people tend to mix them up, despite them being different: Monster Wranglers can scout monsters, while Monster Masters cannot, despite both of them using similar fighting styles and skills. Monster Masher, while similar, tames monsters and sends them to the [[Monster Meadows]].
 
In [[Dragon Quest Tact]], [[Terry|young Terry]] introduces himself as being a "Monster ''Scout''", and the {{Hero 5}} of the fifth game has the title of "Legendary Monster ''Wrangler''". Later on, the game introduced a unit based on the female Monster Wrangler from Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
==={{DQ3HD}}===
==={{DQ3HD}}===
The Monster Wrangler was added to the third remake of the third game in the series in 2024, utilizing the design seen in ''X''. Their stats and equipment pool are unknown, but their abilities are based on those of monsters and they can supplement these by recruiting beasts found throughout the world.
The Monster Wrangler was added as a vocation in this version of the game, utilising the design seen in ''Dragon Quest X''. Unlike all other vocation in the game, they have two ways of learning new skills: by leveling up, and by scouting a certain amount of monsters around the world.


The vocation was censored to satisfy the CERO ratings board, with the men now wearing black shirts instead of going bare chested.
====Stats====
Calculated using the [[Everyman]] personality.
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|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
!colspan="3"| Appearance B !! colspan="2"| Appearance A
|-
! Stats !! Level 1 !! Level 99 !! Level 1 !! Level 99
|-
|Strength ||7 || 301|| 9||303
|-
|Resilience ||10 ||231 ||10 ||231
|-
|Agility ||10 || 257||10 ||257
|-
|Stamina ||10 ||314 ||10 ||314
|-
|Wisdom ||7 ||186 ||6 ||185
|-
|Luck ||6 ||229 ||5 ||228
|-
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
!colspan="5"| [[Critical Hit|Critical hit mod]]
|-
!colspan="2"| Mod !! colspan="3"| Level
|-
|colspan="2"| 2 ||colspan="3"| One through ninety-nine
|-
|}


====Abilities====
====Abilities====
The following abilities are learnt by leveling up:
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|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
| Level Learned || Original Japanese || English || {{MP}} || Description
| Level Learned || Original Japanese || English || {{MP}} || Description
|- style="font-weight:normal"
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| 1 ||なめまわし<br>Namemawashi || [[Tongue Lashing]] || 2 || Stuns one monster
| 1 ||なめまわし<br>Namemawashi || [[Tongue Lashing]] || 2 || 60% chance to stun one monster for a turn
|-
|-
| 6 || やすらぎの歌<br>Yasoraginoue|| [[Soothing Song]] || 5 ||  Heals party for 20~30 HP
| 6~7 || やすらぎの歌<br>Yasoragi no Uta|| [[Soothing Song]] || 5 ||  Heals party for 20~30 HP
|-
|-
| 10 ||やせいのかん<br>Yaseinokan || [[Animal Instinct]] || 0 || Reveals if recruitable monsters are in the vicinity  
| 10~11 ||やせいのかん<br>Yaseinokan || [[Animal Instinct]] || 0 || Reveals if recruitable monsters are in the vicinity  
|-
|-
| 11 || けづくろい<br>Kezukurei|| [[Emergency Groom]] || 5 ||  Heals one ally for 50~60 HP
| 11~12 || けづくろい<br>Kezukurei|| [[Emergency Groom]] || 5 ||  Heals one ally for 50~60 HP
|-
|-
| 13 || やいばくだき<br>Yaibokudaki|| [[Attack Attacker]] || 6 ||Normal physical damage with a chance to reduce target's attack  
| 13~14 || やいばくだき<br>Yaiba Kudaki|| [[Attack Attacker]] || 6 ||Strike damage with a {{fraction|2|3}}rds chance to reduce target's attack by 25% 
|-
|-
| 18 ||おたけび<br>Otakebi || [[War Cry]] || 4 ||Attempts to stun all foes   
| 18~19 ||おたけび<br>Otakebi || [[War Cry]] || 4 ||33% chance to stun all foes   
|-
|-
| 20 || ひゃくれつなめ<br>Hyakuretsuname|| [[Tongue Bashing]] || 7 ||Stuns one monster and attempts to reduce defence to 1    
| 20~22 || ひゃくれつなめ<br>Hyakuretsu Name|| [[Tongue Bashing]] || 7 ||80% chance to stun one monster for a turn    
|-
|-
| 23 ||かえんのいき<br>Kaen no iki|| [[Flame Breath]] || 5 || Deals 30~40 Fire damage to all foes
| 23~25 ||かえんのいき<br>Kaen no iki|| [[Flame Breath]] || 5 || Inflicts 30~40 Fire damage to all foes
|-
|-
| 27 ||岩石おとし || [[Boulder Toss]] || 14 || Deals 90~130 Earth damage to all foes
| 27~29 ||岩石おとし || [[Boulder Toss]] || 14 || Inflicts 80~120 Strike damage to all foes
|-
|-
| 36 || やけつくいき<br>Yaketsukuiki|| [[Burning Breath]] || 9 || Attempts to paralyse all foes
| 36~38 || やけつくいき<br>Yaketsuku Iki|| [[Burning Breath]] || 9 || 80% chance to paralyse all foes for 3~5 turns
|-
|-
| 44 ||かがやくいき<br>Kagayakuiki|| [[C-c-cold Breath]] || 22 ||   Deals approx. 130 Ice damage to all foes
| 44~46 ||かがやくいき<br>Kagayaku Iki|| [[C-c-cold Breath]] || 22 || Inflicts 120~140 Ice damage to all foes
|-
|-
|}
|}
 
The following abilities are tied to scouting a certain number of monsters:
 
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{| style="width:80%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1"  
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
| Monsters Recruited || Original Japanese || English || {{MP}} || Description
| Monsters Recruited || Original Japanese || English || {{MP}} || Description
|- style="font-weight:normal"
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| 3 ||とおぼえ<br>Toobae || [[Call of the Wild]] || 3 ||  Summons wolves to attack four random foes
| 3 ||とおぼえ<br>Toobae || [[Call of the Wild]] || 3 ||  Summons wolves to attack four random foes for 10~20 damage per strike
|-
| 10 ||まものよび <br>Mamono Yobi|| [[Monster Pile-On]] || 8 || Summons 3~5 monsters to attack random foes<br>Power scales to number of recruited monsters
|-
| 30 || 愛のムチ<br>Ai no Muchi|| [[Lashings of Love]] || 5 || Strike damage to one enemy group, 130% damage to [[Humanoid family|humanoids]]
|-
| 50 ||ビーストモード<br>Bisutomodo || [[Wild Side]] || 30 || Unleash the beast and act twice in a row for several turns
|-
| 80 ||せいしんとういつ<br>Saishintouitsu || [[Focus Pocus]] || 3 ||  Recovers ''Level x 0.2'' MP for 3~5 turns
|-
| 100 ||黒いきり<br>Kuroi Kiri || [[Fog of War]] || 11 ||  Voids all buffs, debuffs, and ailments for allies & enemies for 3 turns<br>Fizzles allies & enemies for 3 turns
|-
|}
 
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==={{DQ6}} (Super Famicom version)===
This vocation only appears in the SFC version of Dragon Quest VI. In the remakes, it's replaced by the [[Monster Master]] vocation and the recruitable slime buddies. Both appear similar, but they are slightly different: the wranglers can scout monsters while the masters cannot.
 
Mastering this vocation alongside with [[Thief]] and [[Merchant]] unlocks the [[Ranger]] vocation.
 
The Monster Wrangler vocation takes 164 battles to master, and reduces strength by 15%, the resilience by 20%, the max HP by 20%, and the max MP by 30%. While its a net negative on the stats side, the bonus of using this vocation is being able to scout monsters. Monster scouting is randomly decided at the end of the battle. Ranking up the vocation allows the player to have access to a bigger variety of monsters:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| 10 ||まものよび <br>Mamonoyobi|| [[Monster Pile-On]] || 8 || Summons four monsters to attack random foes<br>Power scales to number of recruited monsters
! Rank !! Skills learnt !! Number of battles (total) !! Recruitable Monsters
|-
|-
| 30 || 愛のムチ<br>Ainomuchi|| [[Lashings of Love]] || 5 || Damages one enemy group, heavy damage to [[Humanoid family|humanoids]]
| 1 || - || - (-)|| [[Slime (Recruit)|Slime]] (1/2), [[Feralball (Recruit)|Feralball]] (1/8), [[Lips (Recruit)|Lips]] (1/64)
|-
|-
| 50 ||ビーストモード<br>Bisutomodo || [[Wild Side]] || 9 || Unleash the beast and act twice in a row for several turns
| 2 || [[Sweet Breath]] || 17 (17) || [[Mud mannequin (Recruit)|Mud Mannequin]] (1/64), [[Walking corpse (Recruit)|Walking Corpse]] (1/32), [[Healslime (Recruit)|Healslime]] (1/16), [[Slime knight (Recruit)|Slimeknight]] (1/4)
|-
|-
| 80 ||せいしんとういつ<br>Saishintouitsu || [[Focus Pocus]] || 3 ||  Recovers MP based on user's level
| 3 || [[Poison Breath]] || 15 (32) || [[Lesser Demon (Recruit)|Lesser demon]] (1/4), [[Sluggernaut (Recruit)|Sluggernaut]](1/4), [[Gustbluster (Recruit)|Gustbluster]] (1/64)
|-
|-
| 100 ||黒いきり<br>Kuruikiri || [[Fog of War]] || 11 ||   Voids all buffs, debuffs, and ailments for allies & enemies for 3 turns<br>Fizzles allies & enemies for 3 turns
| 4 || [[Tongue Bashing]] || 25 (57) || [[Rockbomb (Recruit)|Rockbomb]] (1/32), [[Dreamaera (Recruit)|Dreamaera]] (1/32), [[Battering ram (Recruit)|Battering ram]] (1/16), [[King slime (Recruit)|King slime]] (1/64), [[Liquid metal slime (Recruit)|Liquid metal slime]] (1/256)
|-
|-
| 5 || [[Cool Breath]] || 19 (76) || [[Boss troll (Recruit)|Boss troll]] (1/16)
|-
| 6 || [[Flame Breath]] || 16 (92) || -
|-
| 7 || [[Burning Breath]] || 32 (124) || [[Overkilling machine (Recruit)|Overkilling machine]] (1/64)
|-
| 8 || [[Puff!]] || 40 (164) || [[High djinks (Recruit)|High djinks]] (1/256)
|}
|}
==={{DQ9}}===
This vocation was originally planned to be a playable vocation in ''IX'', but this was scrapped at some point in development. The conceptual art depicts a boy wearing an outfit consisting entirely of animal hides and holding a gnarled staff. This design was later repurposed as the vocational outfit for monster wranglers in Dragon Quest X.


==={{DQ10}}===
==={{DQ10}}===
The Monster Wrangler is much more physically robust profession, 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 Monster Wrangler vocation returns to the main series with the first expansion of Dragon Quest X, exaclty in the 2.0 patch. The vocation is a much more physically robust profession, boasting the third highest {{Strength}} and fourth highest HP of all vocations. This is balanced by having poor {{Agility}} and max MP. It is one of the two vocations capable of scouting monsters as companions, along with the [[Item Master]].
 
They can scout: [[Slime]], [[Teeny sanguini|Teeny Sanguini]], [[Jailcat]], [[Healslime]], [[Slime knight|Slime Knight]], [[Chimaera]], [[Meowgician]], [[Mandrake major|Mandrake Major]], [[Imp]], [[Hacksaurus]], [[Brownie]], [[Small fry|Small Fry]], [[Dracky]], [[Mischievous Mole]], and [[Great Sabrecat]].


The Monster Wrangler wields [[Axes]], [[Claw Weapon Family|Claws]], [[Whips]] in battle, and possesses the exclusive skill tree of ''まものマスター''. This skill set focuses on:
The Monster Wrangler wields [[Axes]], [[Claw (weapon type)|Claws]], [[Whips]], and [[Greatsword (weapon type)|Greatswords]] in battle, and possesses the exclusive skill tree of ''まものマスター''. This skill set focuses on:
====まものマスター (Monster Mastery)====
 
'''<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'''
'''<big>NOTE:</big>The parenthetical translations of the Japanese names in the following table are merely placeholders for convenience and are not to be taken as official Square Enix terms.'''
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|+まものマスター (Monster Mastery)
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|-
!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|Description
!Japanese name
!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|MP
!English name
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!Description
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|スカウト成功率アップ<br>(Scout rate up)
|スカウト成功率アップ<br>(Scout rate up)
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|かわいがる<br>(Pet)
|かわいがる<br>(Pet)
|N/A
|N/A
|Pet your partner monster, reducing action interval time<br>Increases attack, defence, magical might, magical mending by 20%<br>Increases [[Critical Hit]] and evasion by 2%, and raises [[tension]] by one stage for 120 seconds
|Pet your partner monster, reducing action interval time<br>Increases Attack, Defence, Magical Might, Magical Mending by 20%<br>Increases [[Critical Hit]] and evasion by 2%, and raises [[Tension]] by one stage for 120 seconds
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|2
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|全職業でみのまもり+5
|全職業でみのまもり+5
|Natural Resilience +5
|Natural Resilience +5
|Permanently increases resilience by 5 in all vocations
|Permanently increases Resilience by 5 in all vocations
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|0
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|ブレスクラッシュ
|ブレスクラッシュ
|[[Breathtaking Bash]]
|[[Breathtaking Bash]]
|Damages an enemy at 120% power and attempts to seal it's breath attacks for 60 seconds
|Damages an enemy at 120% power and attempts to seal its breath attacks for 60 seconds
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|3
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|全職業でみのちから+5
|全職業でみのちから+5
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|Natural strength +5
|Permanently increases strength by 5 in all vocations
|Permanently increases Strength by 5 in all vocations
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(Note: The fantranslation uses the name "Monster Master" for this vocation.)


==={{DQM3}}===
===[[Dragon Quest Builders 2]]===
All characters who train monsters are referred to as Monster Wranglers, with {{Psaro C}} being forced to take up this vocation due to the curse placed upon him by his father [[Randolfo]].
While the vocation does not appear in this game, the "wrangler" terminlogy was first alluded to by the [[wrangler's ring]] item in {{DQB2}} in 2019. Once the builder gets this ring, they can scout [[List of recruitable monsters in Dragon Quest Builders 2|some friendly monsters]].
 
===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters (series)|Dragon Quest Monsters series]]''===
All characters who train monsters are referred to as Monster Wranglers. The "Monster Wrangler" designation officially replaced the older [[Monster Master]] starting in ''Dragon Quest Tact'', and the term was given wider exposure to English-speaking fans through {{DQM3}} in 2023, with the adolescent {{Psaro C}} being forced to take up the vocation due to the curse placed upon him by his father [[Randolfo]].


==={{DQTact}}===
==={{DQTact}}===
The {{Hero 5}} of {{DQ5}} was given the title of "Legendary Monster Wrangler" for his appearance as a unit in ''Tact'', marking the first appearance of the term in English media.
The {{Hero 5}} of {{Dragon Quest V}} was given the title of "Legendary Monster Wrangler" for his appearance as a unit in ''Tact'', marking the first appearance of the term in English media.
 
On July 25th, 2025 the unit "Monster Wrangler (Female)" (まもの使い(女)) was added into the Japanese version of the game. She appears as an S-rank member of the [[Hero family]] as part of the limited ''Dragon Quest III HD-2D'' event.


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


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Latest revision as of 15:54, 29 March 2026

Not to be confused with the Monster Master vocation, which does not allow players to recruit monsters.
Vocation
Monster Wrangler

A female Ogre Monster Wranglers in Dragon Quest X.
Japanese name: まもの使い (Mamono Tsukai)
Introduced in: Dragon Quest VI (Original version)
Appears in: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Dragon Quest VI (Original version)
Dragon Quest X
Dragon Quest Tact

The Monster Wrangler (まもの使い or まもの 用, Mamono Tsukai) is a vocation in the series. Monster wranglers specialise in training monsters and borrowing their skills. What makes the monster wrangler vocation unique is it's ability to tame monsters.

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

Monster master, wrangler and masher[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

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

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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

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

Stats[edit | edit source]

Calculated using the Everyman personality.

Appearance B Appearance A
Stats Level 1 Level 99 Level 1 Level 99
Strength 7 301 9 303
Resilience 10 231 10 231
Agility 10 257 10 257
Stamina 10 314 10 314
Wisdom 7 186 6 185
Luck 6 229 5 228
Critical hit mod
Mod Level
2 One through ninety-nine

Abilities[edit | edit source]

The following abilities are learnt by leveling up:

Level Learned Original Japanese English MP Description
1 なめまわし
Namemawashi		 Tongue Lashing 2 60% chance to stun one monster for a turn
6~7 やすらぎの歌
Yasoragi no Uta		 Soothing Song 5 Heals party for 20~30 HP
10~11 やせいのかん
Yaseinokan		 Animal Instinct 0 Reveals if recruitable monsters are in the vicinity
11~12 けづくろい
Kezukurei		 Emergency Groom 5 Heals one ally for 50~60 HP
13~14 やいばくだき
Yaiba Kudaki		 Attack Attacker 6 Strike damage with a 2⁄3rds chance to reduce target's attack by 25%
18~19 おたけび
Otakebi		 War Cry 4 33% chance to stun all foes
20~22 ひゃくれつなめ
Hyakuretsu Name		 Tongue Bashing 7 80% chance to stun one monster for a turn
23~25 かえんのいき
Kaen no iki		 Flame Breath 5 Inflicts 30~40 Fire damage to all foes
27~29 岩石おとし Boulder Toss 14 Inflicts 80~120 Strike damage to all foes
36~38 やけつくいき
Yaketsuku Iki		 Burning Breath 9 80% chance to paralyse all foes for 3~5 turns
44~46 かがやくいき
Kagayaku Iki		 C-c-cold Breath 22 Inflicts 120~140 Ice damage to all foes

The following abilities are tied to scouting a certain number of monsters:

Monsters Recruited Original Japanese English MP Description
3 とおぼえ
Toobae		 Call of the Wild 3 Summons wolves to attack four random foes for 10~20 damage per strike
10 まものよび
Mamono Yobi		 Monster Pile-On 8 Summons 3~5 monsters to attack random foes
Power scales to number of recruited monsters
30 愛のムチ
Ai no Muchi		 Lashings of Love 5 Strike damage to one enemy group, 130% damage to humanoids
50 ビーストモード
Bisutomodo		 Wild Side 30 Unleash the beast and act twice in a row for several turns
80 せいしんとういつ
Saishintouitsu		 Focus Pocus 3 Recovers Level x 0.2 MP for 3~5 turns
100 黒いきり
Kuroi Kiri		 Fog of War 11 Voids all buffs, debuffs, and ailments for allies & enemies for 3 turns
Fizzles allies & enemies for 3 turns

Equipment[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake  
Weapon Modifier(s)
Cypress stick Attack +2
Oaken club Attack +5
Bronze knife Attack +8
Boomerang Attack +11
Divine dagger Attack +12
Thorn whip Attack +19
Edged boomerang Attack +24
Iron lance Attack +24
Chain whip Attack +27
Iron claws Attack +27
Beastly bullwhip Attack +34
Holy lance Attack +34
Morning star Attack +38
Spiked steel whip Attack +40
Gusterang Attack +46
Swallowtail Attack +52
Battle fork Attack +56
Dragontail whip Attack +62
Flametang boomerang Attack +65
Sandstorm spear Attack +76
Scourge whip Attack +77
Fire claws Attack +80
Dragonsbane claws Attack +87
Empress's whip♥ Attack +94
Dragon claws Attack +95
Demon spear Attack +96
Metal wing boomerang Attack +102
Beast claws Attack +107
Gringham whip Attack +118
Hunter's moon Attack +131
Poker Attack +139
Orichalcum claws Attack +150
Destructiball Attack +155
Conqueror's axe Attack +162
Rubiss's sword Attack +206

Dragon Quest III (All) 
Armour Modifier(s)
Scandalous swimsuit♥ Defense+1
Plain clothes Defense+5
Wayfarer's clothes Defense+9
Boxer shorts Defense+10
Tortoise shell Defense+15
Leather dress♥ Defense+16
Shell armour Defense+17
Leather cape Defense+19
Silk robe♥ Defense+22
Leather kilt Defense+25
Magical skirt♥ Defense+29
Fur vest Defense+43
Agility gilet Defense+52
Agility+30
Cat suit Defense+55
Silver cuirass Defense+66
Earthenwear Defense+68
Epic apron Defense+72
Magic bikini♥ Defense+79
Dragon mail Defense+80
Blessed bikini♥ Defense+101
Bandit mail Defense+104
Shimmering dress♥ Defense+105
Yggdrasil dress coat Defense+112
Exotoga Defense+132

Dragon Quest III (All) 
Accessories Modifier(s)
Strength ring Attack+9
Tough guy tattoo Attack+11
Weightlifter's belt Attack+13
Mighty armlet Attack+16
Recovery ring Defence +2
Garter♥ Defence+3
Restless heart Defence+3
Care rivière Defence+4
Gold rosary Defence+4
Necklace of immunity Defence+4
Dragon scale Defence+5
Silver rosary Defence+5
Slime earrings Defence+5
Leg warmers♥ Defence+6
Ruby wristband Defence +8
Doh-hican Defence+11
Spirit bracer Defence+17
Ten ton toupee Defence+18
Cower ring Agility+12
Skull ring Agility+16
Agility ring Agility+`22
Mercury's bandana Agility+36
Meteorite bracer Agilityx2
Restless heart Resilience+10
Aerofoil earrings Wisdom+8
Anti-freeze earrings Wisdom+8
Asbestos earrings Wisdom+8
Care ring Wisdom+15
Scholar's specs Wisdom+15
Goddess ring Wisdom+33
Full moon ring Luck+7
Ring of clarity Luck+7
Rousing ring Luck+7
Bunny tail♥ Luck+8
Gold chain Luck+10
Golden tiara♥ Luck+13
Hen's tooth Luck+20
Sacred amulet Luck+30
Elevating shoes Luck+50
Dummy

  • ♥ denotes equipment exclusive to Appearance B.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (Super Famicom version)[edit | edit source]

This vocation only appears in the SFC version of Dragon Quest VI. In the remakes, it's replaced by the Monster Master vocation and the recruitable slime buddies. Both appear similar, but they are slightly different: the wranglers can scout monsters while the masters cannot.

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

The Monster Wrangler vocation takes 164 battles to master, and reduces strength by 15%, the resilience by 20%, the max HP by 20%, and the max MP by 30%. While its a net negative on the stats side, the bonus of using this vocation is being able to scout monsters. Monster scouting is randomly decided at the end of the battle. Ranking up the vocation allows the player to have access to a bigger variety of monsters:

Rank Skills learnt Number of battles (total) Recruitable Monsters
1 - - (-) Slime (1/2), Feralball (1/8), Lips (1/64)
2 Sweet Breath 17 (17) Mud Mannequin (1/64), Walking Corpse (1/32), Healslime (1/16), Slimeknight (1/4)
3 Poison Breath 15 (32) Lesser demon (1/4), Sluggernaut(1/4), Gustbluster (1/64)
4 Tongue Bashing 25 (57) Rockbomb (1/32), Dreamaera (1/32), Battering ram (1/16), King slime (1/64), Liquid metal slime (1/256)
5 Cool Breath 19 (76) Boss troll (1/16)
6 Flame Breath 16 (92) -
7 Burning Breath 32 (124) Overkilling machine (1/64)
8 Puff! 40 (164) High djinks (1/256)

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

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

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

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

They can scout: Slime, Teeny Sanguini, Jailcat, Healslime, Slime Knight, Chimaera, Meowgician, Mandrake Major, Imp, Hacksaurus, Brownie, Small Fry, Dracky, Mischievous Mole, and Great Sabrecat.

The Monster Wrangler wields Axes, Claws, Whips, and Greatswords in battle, and possesses the exclusive skill tree of まものマスター. This skill set focuses on:

NOTE:The parenthetical translations of the Japanese names in the following table are merely placeholders for convenience and are not to be taken as official Square Enix terms.

まものマスター (Monster Mastery)
Japanese name English name Description MP Required points
スカウト成功率アップ
(Scout rate up) 		N/A Raises the chance of recruiting a monster 0 2
かわいがる
(Pet) 		N/A Pet your partner monster, reducing action interval time
Increases Attack, Defence, Magical Might, Magical Mending by 20%
Increases Critical Hit and evasion by 2%, and raises Tension by one stage for 120 seconds 		2 12
全職業でみのまもり+5 Natural Resilience +5 Permanently increases Resilience by 5 in all vocations 0 26
ブレスクラッシュ Breathtaking Bash Damages an enemy at 120% power and attempts to seal its breath attacks for 60 seconds 3 40
全職業でみのちから+5 Natural strength +5 Permanently increases Strength by 5 in all vocations 0 48
HPリンク
(HP link) 		N/A Share HP with an ally for 300 seconds 0 56
全職業でみの最大 Natural HP +10 Permanently increases max HP by 10 in all vocations 0 70
MPリンク
(MP link) 		N/A Shares MP with an ally for 300 seconds 0 80
全職業でみの最大 Natural MP +10 Permanently increases max MP by 10 in all vocations 0 90
エモノ呼び
(Call monster) 		N/A Beckon the same species of monster as the one targeted to join the battle
Up to 11 monsters can be called in a single battle
A maximum of five monsters can be active at one time 		5 100
なつきやすくなる
(Easier bonding) 		N/A Partner monster bonds more easily 0 110
転生出現率アップ
(Rarefied up) 		N/A Greatly raises the chance of encountering a rarefied monster 0 120
スキルクラッシュ
(Skill crush) 		N/A Damages one enemy at 200% power and attempts to seal its skills for 16~20 seconds 0 130
行動間隔短縮
(Shorten action interval) 		N/A Reduces the time between actions by one second 0 140
ウォークライ War Bellow Increases all types of damage M.W. deals to enemies by 50% for 45 seconds 4 150
エモノ呼びの咆哮
(Prey summoning roar) 		N/A Shocks one foe for 12 seconds and summons two of the same species 10 180
ビーストファング
(Beast fang) 		N/A Damage one enemy four times with a normal attack at 180~200% power per strike
Critical hit rate reduced by 50% per strike 		12 200

(Note: The fantranslation uses the name "Monster Master" for this vocation.)

Dragon Quest Builders 2[edit | edit source]

While the vocation does not appear in this game, the "wrangler" terminlogy was first alluded to by the wrangler's ring item in Dragon Quest Builders 2 in 2019. Once the builder gets this ring, they can scout some friendly monsters.

Dragon Quest Monsters series[edit | edit source]

All characters who train monsters are referred to as Monster Wranglers. The "Monster Wrangler" designation officially replaced the older Monster Master starting in Dragon Quest Tact, and the term was given wider exposure to English-speaking fans through Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince in 2023, with the adolescent Psaro being forced to take up the vocation due to the curse placed upon him by his father Randolfo.

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

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

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

See also[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Monster Wrangler with Appearance A, HD-2D artwork
    Monster Wrangler with Appearance A, HD-2D artwork
  • Monster Wrangler with Appearance B, HD-2D artwork
    Monster Wrangler with Appearance B, HD-2D artwork
  • Monster Wrangler with Appearance A sprite
    Monster Wrangler with Appearance A sprite
  • Monster Wrangler with Appearance B sprite
    Monster Wrangler with Appearance B sprite
  • A Monster Wrangler hanging off of Ramia's talon
    A Monster Wrangler hanging off of Ramia's talon
  • Monster Wranglers in the main artwork for the 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival
    Monster Wranglers in the main artwork for the 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival
  • A human Monster Wrangler in X
    A human Monster Wrangler in X
  • An ogre woman Monster Wrangler in X
    An ogre woman Monster Wrangler in X
  • A dwarf woman Monster Wrangler in X
    A dwarf woman Monster Wrangler in X
  • A healslime buddy tamed by a Monster Wrangler in X
    A healslime buddy tamed by a Monster Wrangler in X
  • Wranglers in X
    Wranglers in X
  • Legendary Monster Wrangler in Tact
    Legendary Monster Wrangler in Tact
  • Female Monster Wrangler in Tact
    Female Monster Wrangler in Tact
  • Portrait in Tact.
    Portrait in Tact.
  • The collector's edition of the HD-2D remake of III, leaking the addition of the vocation prior to release
    The collector's edition of the HD-2D remake of III, leaking the addition of the vocation prior to release
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