Hatchet Man: Difference between revisions

|japanese = まじんぎり (''VI'' only)<br>こんしん斬り (''VII'' onwards)<br>魔神斬り (''X'' and ''Tact'')

|romaji = Majin giri<br>{{tt|Majin kiri|Devil/evil spirit slash}}

|old = Magiblade<br>EvilSlash

'''Hatchet Man''' is a recurring ability in the {{DQSeries}}. It attempts to launch an all-or-nothing critical strike, with the accuracy varying between games. This skill is ''strongly'' recommended for hunting [[Metal Slime]]s and their brethren, especially so in games that do not have the [[Hela hammer]].

In the remakes, Hatchet Man is one of the special abilities that [[Psaro (Character)|Psaro]] knows upon joining in Chapter 6. Accuracy is 3/8ths and costs 0 MP.

Hatchet Man is learned by [[Lizzie]] at level 9. Other characters can obtain it by mastering the [[Warrior]] vocation. Accuracy is 3/8ths in all versions for 0 MP.

Exactly as in VI, though in the 3DS remake it costs 3 MP to use. It can also be learned by mastering the [[Automaton (Vocation)|Automaton]] monster vocation.

[[Yangus]] can use Hatchet Man as an axe technique after allocating 19 skill points into the associated skill. The technique has a 25% chance to land a normal blow, 25% to land a critical, and 50% to miss. Once has allocated 66 points, it is replaced by the more accurate '''[[Executioner]]'''. This upgraded form ditches the chance of landing a normal blow for a 50% probability to land a critical. Both skills take 3 MP to use.

This ability is learned with 58 skill points invested into [[List of axe skills in Dragon Quest IX|Axe skill]]. Functionally, it is identical to Executioner and takes 8 MP to use.

Hatchet Man can be learned by [[Gladiator]]s, [[Ranger]]s, and [[Monster Master]]s by investing 76 skill points into the Axe skill. It works nearly identically as the previous game, but costs 6 MP to use. There is also an enemy-only version that is used by certain bosses when their HP falls below a certain percentage.

[[Hendrik]] learns Hatchet Man through the ''Axes'' panel in his character builder, needing 16 points to unlock it. It costs 4 MP to use, but is now unaffected by a monster's evasion and any form of bedazzlement. This gives the skill a true hit ratio of 50% in all situations.

Called EvilSlash in this game, it requires the monster reach level 15 with 106 HP and 90 attack. It is learned naturally by the [[Armorpion]], [[BattleRex]], [[Coatol]], [[Gigantes]], [[HammerMan]], [[LizardMan]], [[MadDragon]], [[Mummy]] and [[RogueNite]].

The requirements to learn EvilSlash are unchanged. It is naturally learned by the [[Orgodemir]] and [[WalrusMan]].

 

* [[Anti-metal]] (50 points)

* [[Berserker (skill) | Berserker]] (50 points)

* [[Champion (skill) | Champion]] (40 points)

* [[Cluboon (skill) | Cluboon III]] (18 points)

* [[Materialist]] (34 points)

* [[Naturalist]] (83 points)

* [[Warrior (skill) | Warrior]] (70 points)

Hatchet Man can no longer be learned from [[Champion (skill) | Champion]]. [[Materialist]] now requires 24 points, and [[Naturalist]] requires 75 points.

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===''[[Dragon Quest Heroes]]'' & ''[[Dragon Quest Heroes II]]''===

Hatchet Man appears as a basic attack that costs no MP to use that can be used by both [[Yangus]] and [[Desdemona]].

Hatchet Man can be learned by [[Tuskateer]] at level 22 and [[Night clubber]] at level 31. It costs 26 MP to use and has a chance to deliver a 100% potency physical damage critical hit to a single enemy, but has a high chance of missing.

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|monsters=Night clubber, Tuskateer

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===

The [[Hero (Super Smash Bros.)|Hero]] can randomly select Hatchet Man from his Command Selection ability, performing it as a weighty over-head slash. It costs 15 MP to execute and has a startup time of roughly one second, but possesses outstanding launching power and inflicts 35% damage. Hatchet Man can kill as early as 45% damage on most stages, and can break a fully-charged shield in one strike.

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