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{{Item
|title = ''Great bow''
|image = [[Image:GreatBow.png|220px]]
|japanese = ビッグボウガン
|romaji = Biggu bougan
|names = Bow gun<br>Big bowgun
|games = ''[[Dragon Quest V]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest Heroes]]''
| buy = Varies
| sell = Varies
|effect = None
}}


The '''Great Bow''' is a recurring weapon in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' franchise. The weapon was depicted as a colossal crossbow in past games, but as of ''VIII'' the great bow has since been redesigned as a traditional longbow.  
The '''great bow''' is a recurring weapon in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' franchise. The weapon was depicted as a colossal crossbow in past games, but as of ''VIII'' the great bow has since been redesigned as a traditional longbow.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest V]]''===
==={{DQ5}}===
The Great bow has an attack bonus of +100. It can be purchased in [[Precaria]] for 37,000 gold. [[Sancho]] can equip them.
The great bow has an attack bonus of +100. It can be purchased in [[Precaria]] for 37,000 gold. [[Sancho]] and [[Dwight]] can equip it, along with assorted monsters.


===''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''===
==={{DQ6}}===
Great bows can be bought in [[Greedmore Valley]] for 37,000 gold and sold for 27,750 gold. They have attack bonuses of +110 and [[Style]] bonuses of +25. Great bows can also be upgraded for 20,000 gold to have an increased Style bonus of +65. Once the bow has been upgraded, it will sell for 31,500 gold. [[Carver]], [[Terry]], and [[Goowain]] can equip them.
Great bows can be bought in [[Greedmore Valley]] for 37,000 gold and sold for 27,750 gold. They have attack bonuses of +110 and [[Style]] bonuses of +25. Great bows can also be upgraded for 20,000 gold to have an increased Style bonus of +65. Once the bow has been upgraded, it will sell for 31,500 gold. [[Carver]], [[Terry]], and [[Goowain]] can equip them.
===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===
The Great bow has an attack bonus of +95. They can be bought for 28,000 gold in [[Tryan Gully]] and sold for 14,000 gold. [[Angelo]] can equip them.


===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
==={{DQ7}}===
Great bows can be bought in [[Upover]] for 31,500 gold and sold for 15,750 gold. They have an attack bonus of +99 and a 2 star rarity. [[Armamentalist|Armamentalists]], [[Ranger|Rangers]], and [[Sage|Sages]] can equip them.  
The great bow has an attack bonus of +110 and a style bonus of +25. It can be purchased for 37,000 gold but only from the Premium Bazaar final evolution of the [[Immigrant Town (Dragon Quest VII)|Immigrant Town]] in the original [[Sony PlayStation]] version of the game and can be sold for 18,500 gold. The [[Hero (Dragon Quest VII)|Hero]] and [[Aishe]] can equip it, as well as [[Kiefer]], but it is not possible through normal means to obtain one early enough in the game.
* In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of the game, the great bow can only be acquired as a normal drop from [[lumberdrak]]s or an [[Überkilling machine]] as a boss by accessing some of the [[DLC Tablet]]s. Kiefer loses the ability to equip it.
 
==={{DQ8}}===
The great bow has an attack bonus of +95 and can only be equipped by [[Angelo]]. It can be purchased for 28,000 gold in [[Tryan Gully]] and sold for 14,000 gold. The great bow can also be used to make the [[odin's bow]], the strongest bow in the game.
 
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[File:DQVIII Odin's bow.png|link=Odin's bow]]<br>Odin's bow
|i1=[[File:DQVIII Great bow.png]]<br>Great bow
|i2=[[File:DQVIII Cheiron's bow.png|link=Cheiron's bow]]<br>Cheiron's bow
|i3=[[File:DQVIII Eros' bow.png|link=Eros' bow]]<br>Eros' bow
}}
 
 
==={{DQ9}}===
{{DQIXEquipment
|header=[[File:Great bow DQIX icon.png]]
|name=Great bow
|kanji=ビッグボウガン
|icon=[[File:Great bow IX artwork.png]]
|description=A big bow built to fire brawny bolts
|rarity=★★☆☆☆
|stats=Attack +99
|vocation=[[File:IXarmamentalisticon.png|link=Armamentalist]][[File:IXrangericon.png|link=Ranger]][[File:IXsageicon.png|link=Sage]]
|notes=N/A
|price=31,500/15,750
|location=Sold in:<br>[[Upover]]
|i1=-
|i2=-
|i3=-
}}
 
Upgrades into the [[purblind bow]] when combined with one flask of [[mystifying mixture]] and three [[enchanted stone]]s. Downgrades into the cursed [[oh-no bow]] when combined with [[malicite]]
 
==={{DQH}}===
The great bow has an attack bonus of +95 and a defence bonus of +25. It can be purchased for 28,000 gold, sold for 14,000 gold, and can only be equipped by [[Bianca]]. It can only be purchased in the postgame.
 
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Great bow VII artwork.png|The great bow in ''Dragon Quest VII''
DQH Great bow.png|The great bow in ''Dragon Quest Heroes''
Big bowgun.jpg|The great bow as featured in the ''[[Dragon Quest Legend Items Gallery]]''
</gallery></center>
 
{{DQWeapons}}
{{DQWeapons}}
[[Category:Bows]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest V weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest V weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VI weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VI weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes weapons]]
[[fr:Grand arc]]