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|Image = [[File:Gadabout Appearance A III HD2D.png|300px]] | |||
|Caption = Artwork for a Gadabout with "Appearance A" in DQIII HD-2D. | |||
The '''Gadabout''' | |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]] | |||
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The {{translation|'''Gadabout'''|遊び人|Asobinin|Playboy}} 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== | ==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 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''. | 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''. | ||
The female Gadabout's design | The female Gadabout's design in ''Dragon Quest III'' and ''Dragon Quest of the Stars'' wears a blue bunny suit. while the male counterpart wears a pink and purple clown outfit. In Dragon Quest X, both wear the clown outfit. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
==={{DQ3}}=== | ==={{DQ3}}=== | ||
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|Luck ||14 ||371 ||15 ||372 | |Luck ||14 ||371 ||15 ||372 | ||
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!colspan="5"| [[Critical Hit|Critical hit mod]] | |||
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!colspan="2"| Mod !! colspan="3"| Level | |||
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|colspan="2"| 4 || colspan="3"| Ten through twenty | |||
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|colspan="2"| 5 || colspan="3"| Twenty-one through thirty | |||
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|colspan="2"| 6 || colspan="3"| Thirty-one through ninety-nine | |||
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====Equipment==== | ====Equipment==== | ||
{{VersionTabs|Weapons|{{CharacterEquipmentList|header|title=Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake|subtitle=|equipmentType=Weapon}} | {{VersionTabs|Weapons|{{CharacterEquipmentList|header|title=Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake|subtitle=|equipmentType=Weapon}} | ||
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Cypress Stick]]|statModifier=Attack +2}} | |||
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Oaken Club]]|statModifier=Attack +5}} | |||
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Bronze Knife]]|statModifier=Attack +8}} | |||
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Copper Sword]]|statModifier=Attack +10}} | |||
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Boomerang]]|statModifier=Attack +11}} | |||
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Divine Dagger]]|statModifier=Attack +12}} | |||
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Chain Sickle]]|statModifier=Attack +16}} | |||
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Thorn whip]]|statModifier=Attack +19}} | {{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Thorn whip]]|statModifier=Attack +19}} | ||
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Edged boomerang]]|statModifier=Attack +24}} | {{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Edged boomerang]]|statModifier=Attack +24}} | ||
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*♥ denotes female-only equipment. | *♥ denotes female-only equipment. | ||
==={{DQ6}}=== | ==={{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]]. | Gadabout is one of the basic vocations available. It is one of the prerequisites for the [[Luminary (Vocation)|Luminary]] vocation, along with the [[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. | *[[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]]''. | *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== | ==Gallery== | ||
<center><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 | 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 Female Famicom.png|Female gadabout, Famicom artwork | ||
Image:DQIII Gadabout Male Famicom.png|Male gadabout, Famicom artwork | Image:DQIII Gadabout Male Famicom.png|Male gadabout, Famicom artwork | ||
Image:DQIIIGadaboutClass.png|Male and female gadabouts, Famicom artwork | Image:DQIIIGadaboutClass.png|Male and female gadabouts, Famicom artwork | ||
Image: | Gadabout3female.png|Super Famicom artwork | ||
Image: | Gadabout3male.png|Super Famicom artwork | ||
Gadabout | Image:Yumiko_Murakami_Gadabout_female_III_GBC.png|Female gadabout, Gameboy Color artwork | ||
Gadabout | 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 female IIIHD2-D.png|Female gadabout, HD-2D sprite | ||
Gadabout male IIIHD2-D.png|Male gadabout, HD-2D sprite | Gadabout male IIIHD2-D.png|Male gadabout, HD-2D sprite | ||
DQIII_Ethereal_Serpent_Flying.png|Flying with an [[ | 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 | 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 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 Female Gadabout Figure.jpg|''Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou'' series | ||