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{{Item | |||
|title = Bamboo pole | |||
|image = [[Image:DQ Bamboo Lance.png|250px]] | |||
|japanese = たけざお | |||
|romaji = {{tt|Takezao|Bamboo pole}} | |||
|names = Bamboo | |||
|games = {{Dragon Quest}}<br>{{DQMSL}} | |||
|effect = Increases the wielder's {{Attack}}. | |||
}} | |||
The '''Bamboo pole''' is a recurring weapon in the {{DQSeries}} that appeared in the original {{Dragon Quest}}. This simple weapon is the weakest weapon in the game. | |||
==Characteristics== | |||
The pole is a simple weapon that consists of little more than a length of bamboo with one end chopped and sharpened to a point. In some illustrations, it has a rudimentary grip made of cloth near the base. The bamboo pole's position as the weakest weapon in the game would be taken over in subsequent games by the [[Cypress stick]]. | |||
==Appearances== | |||
==={{DQ}}=== | |||
Due to text restrictions in the {{Game Boy Color}} remake of {{Dragon Quest}}, the bamboo pole was renamed to '''Bamboo''' with a picture of a pole beside it. Additionally, the {{Hero 1}} starts his quest with it in the [[Cell phone]] and {{Switch}} versions of the game, although it is not equipped. | |||
{{DQEquipment | |||
|name=Bamboo pole | |||
|kanji=たけざお | |||
|romanji=Takezao | |||
|buy=10 [[gold]] coins | |||
|sell=5 [[gold]] coins | |||
|attributes=Attack +2 | |||
|can-equip={{Icon|Hero (Dragon Quest)}} | |||
|type=[[Spear]] | |||
|in-battle=no | |||
|shops=[[Tantegel]], [[Cantlin]] | |||
|locations=N/a | |||
|description=A long spear made of bamboo. | |||
}} | |||
==={{DQMSL}}=== | |||
After a long hiatus, the bamboo pole made a reappearance in this game as a B-rank weapon with an {{Attack}} bonus of +3 and a {{Wisdom}} bonus of +2. It can be received during the game's limited ''Dragon Quest I'' event. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*There is an illustration of the Prince of Cannock wielding the bamboo pole in the Official Guide Book for ''Dragon Quest II'' for the Famicom, despite the weapon not appearing in the game. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<center><gallery> | |||
Plain clothes.jpg|The Hero carrying the bamboo pole | |||
Cannock plain clothes.png|The [[Prince of Cannock]] carrying the bamboo pole | |||
DQMSL Takezao.jpg|The bamboo pole in ''Super Light'' | |||
</gallery></center> | |||
==Related weapons== | |||
*[[Bamboo spear]] | |||
*[[Bamboo lance]] | |||
[[Category:Dragon Quest I weapons]] | |||
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light weapons]] | |||
Revision as of 19:05, 9 September 2023
| Bamboo pole | |
|---|---|
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| Japanese | たけざお |
| Romaji | Takezao |
| Old localisations | Bamboo |
| Found in | Dragon Quest Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light |
| Effect | Increases the wielder's Attack. |
The Bamboo pole is a recurring weapon in the Dragon Quest series that appeared in the original Dragon Quest. This simple weapon is the weakest weapon in the game.
Characteristics
The pole is a simple weapon that consists of little more than a length of bamboo with one end chopped and sharpened to a point. In some illustrations, it has a rudimentary grip made of cloth near the base. The bamboo pole's position as the weakest weapon in the game would be taken over in subsequent games by the Cypress stick.
Appearances
Dragon Quest
Due to text restrictions in the Game Boy Color remake of Dragon Quest, the bamboo pole was renamed to Bamboo with a picture of a pole beside it. Additionally, the Hero starts his quest with it in the Cell phone and Switch versions of the game, although it is not equipped.
| Bamboo pole (たけざお Takezao) |  |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light
After a long hiatus, the bamboo pole made a reappearance in this game as a B-rank weapon with an Attack bonus of +3 and a Wisdom bonus of +2. It can be received during the game's limited Dragon Quest I event.
Trivia
- There is an illustration of the Prince of Cannock wielding the bamboo pole in the Official Guide Book for Dragon Quest II for the Famicom, despite the weapon not appearing in the game.
Gallery
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The Hero carrying the bamboo pole -
The Prince of Cannock carrying the bamboo pole -
The bamboo pole in Super Light
