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'''Gigaslash''' is a recurring ability in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. It slices through a group of enemies with a blade made of ferocious lightning, dealing incredible damage in every appearance.

===''[[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai]]''===

A prototype of Gigaslash appears in this series in the form of Zapple Strash, a maneuver where Dai enhances the power of his finishing move [[Avan Strash]] by first channeling the power of a [[Zapple]] spell into his sword.

 

A second prototype appears during [[Baran]]'s battle with Dai: Baran attempts to cast a [[Kazap]] spell into his sword to perform his finishing move [[Gigabreak]], but is so exhausted that he's forced to use the weaker [[Zapple]] spell instead, resulting in an unnamed attack functionally identical to Gigaslash. Dai himself later uses this attack instinctively in order to fend off [[Hadlar]] (where it is again identified only as an imperfect Gigabreak).

A variant of Gigaslash appears in the remakes of DQ V, Starker's Slash (プチスラッシュ) is learned by [[Starkers]] once he reaches level 65 and deals 150~330 Lighting damage.  

Gigaslash is learned by reaching rank 6 of the [[Hero (vocation)|Hero profession]]. It deals 350~410 Lighting damage to one group for 20 MP.

Gigaslash has the same properties as in ''VI'' and is learned by reaching rank 7 as a Hero, rank 6 as a [[Champion]], and rank 8 as a [[Ersatz Estark (vocation)|Ersatz Estark]]. In the 3DS remake, Gigaslash is now a class-exclusive ability and a character can only memorize it by mastering the monster vocation.

[[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)|The hero]] can learn Gigaslash as a sword-only technique after fully investing 100 skill points into either the "Sword" or "Courage" skills. If both skill are at maximum, he obtains [[Gigagash]] instead. The electrified slice targets one enemy group for 20 MP, and damage is calculated as (lvl+180 +/- [20+lvl]) for a cap of 207~239.

[[Angelo]] cannot learn this skill; he obtains [[Lightning Storm]] after mastering his sword skill instead.

In ''Dragon Quest IX'', the Gigaslash ability is obtained by allocating 88 skill points to Sword Skill, and can only be used by a character who currently has a sword-class weapon equipped. Its damage output has a base of 140~180 and a maximum of 340~380, reached when the sum of the character's magical might and strength reach 300.

The [[Hero (Dragon Quest XI)|Hero]] will learn gigaslash for 25 points in his ''Swordmastery'' skill tree. It costs 16 MP to use, targets '''all''' enemies, and deals up to 210~250 Lightning damage.

This ability requires the monster to reach level 33 with 231 HP, 164 MP, 198 attack, 198 agility and 198 intelligence. It is naturally learned by the [[Estark | Esterk]], [[LizardMan]] and [[MadKnight]]. It can also be learned by monsters with [[FireSlash]], [[BoltSlash]], [[VacuSlash]], and [[IceSlash]].

GigaSlash now requires 608 intelligence to learn. It is naturally learned by the [[AsuraZoma]], [[BeastNite]], [[FooHero]], [[Octoraid]], [[Roboster2]] and [[WarMantis]].

Gigaslash is described as "a legendary technique for cutting down a single enemy." It costs 16 MP to use and is learned from:

 

* [[Captain Crow (skill) | Captain Crow]] (55 points)

* [[Cleric (skill) | Cleric]] (45 points)

* [[Cluboon (skill) | Cluboon III]] (53 points)

* [[Diamagon (skill) | Diamagon III]] (70 points)

* [[Über Knight]] (76 points)

Gigaslash can be learned from all the skills it could be previously, as well as from [[Bjorn (skill) | Bjorn]] for 70 points, or from [[Ruin (skill) | Ruin]] for 100 points.

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===''[[Dragon Quest Swords]]''===

Gigaslash is a [[master stroke]] in ''Dragon Quest Swords and is obtained lategame

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

===''[[Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End]]''===

Gigaslash is the Coup de Grâce of [[Teresa]] when she is wielding a sword.

===''[[Dragon Quest of the Stars]]''===

==Other Appearances==

Gigaslash is the [[Hero (Super Smash Bros.)|Hero]]'s Final Smash. This time, it's powered by the non-playable Heroes from other ''Dragon Quest'' games.

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DQVIII Gigaslash.jpg|The Hero using Gigaslash in ''VIII''

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