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|Image = [[File:Gadabout Appearance A III HD2D.png|300px]] | |||
|Caption = Artwork for "Type A" gadabout in DQIII HD-2D. | |||
|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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====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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{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}}} | {{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}}} | ||
*♥ 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 [[ethereal serpent]] | 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] | DQ Carnival 2025 banner.jpg|Gadabouts as depicted on the main artwork for the [https://archive.is/zypQJ| 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival] | ||