Pirate

Vocation
Pirate
A pirate dwarf in Dragon Quest X.
Japanese name:	海賊 (Kaizoku)
Introduced in:	Dragon Quest VII
Appears in:	Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest of the Stars Dragon Quest Walk

A privateer who's at his best when doing battle on the high seas. A master of both attack and defence. --Description from Dragon Quest VII

The Pirate (海賊, Kaizoku) is one of the intermediate vocations introduced in Dragon Quest VII. Keeping with the title's nautical theme, they embody the ferocity and unpredictability of the seven seas.

Description

The pirate is toughened by the high seas and a life of banditry, marooning monsters with salty skills and plundering items after battle. The pirate combines the skills of a Sailor and a Thief and requires mastery of both to unlock. Pirates are unique among VII's vocation in that they possess two traits: becoming highly resistant to Maelstrom and more prone to pilfer as they advance in rank.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	200 (PS1) / 166 (3DS)
Strength	+10%
Agility	+10%
Resilience	+20%
Wisdom	-10%
Style	Null
Max HP	+5%
Max MP	-10%
Mastery Bonus	+15 Bonus to Agility

Rank	Resistance Rate
1	204/256
2	204/256
3	204/256
4	179/256
5	179/256
6	179/256
7	153/256
8	50%

Rank	Steal Rate
1	100%
2/3/4	400%
5/6/7	625%
8	800%

PSX Abilities

While the American PSX release of the game used the old localization, the current names are also written for better navigation clarity.

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	ShipWreck	Squelch (Antidote)	1	One Ally	Cures one ally of poison	2
2	Barnacle	Backdraft (FairWind)	20	Self	Reflects fire and ice breath once	0
3	Swab	Jolly Rager (Hurricane)	50	One group	Causes ~60HP in wind damage to one group of enemies	0
4	Cutthroat	Safe Passage (StepGuard)	80	Field	Protects the party from swamp and trap damage on the field	2
5	Buccaneer	Snoop (MapMagic)	110	Field	Makes hidden treasure sparkle on the screen	2
6	Smuggler	Defending Champion (StrongD)	140	Self	Reduces damage dealt to the user by 90 percent for one turn	0
7	Marauder	Coral Grief (CoralRain)	170	All Enemies	Causes ~90HP damage	8
8	Sea Dog	Maelstrom (Whirlpool)	200	One Group	Causes ~140HP in wind damage	12

3DS Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	'MP
1	Bilge Rat	Squelch	1	One Ally	Cures a single ally of the effects of poison.	2
		Midheal		One Ally	Restores at least 75 HP to a single ally.	4
2	Deck Swabber	Jolly Rager	16 (17)	One Group	Summons a staggering storm that smashes into a group of enemies.	0
3	Scurvy Dog	Coral Grief	24 (41)	All Enemies	Whirling swirls of coral-filled water cut into all enemies at once.	8
		Backdraft		Self	Whips up a tailwind that bounces breath attacks back at the enemy.	0
4	Salty Seadog	Defending Champion	24 (65)	Self	Greatly reduces the damage infliced by physical attacks.	0
		Thin Air		All Enemies	Summons a sea of vacuum vortexes to savagely slice into the enemy.	0
5	Buccaneer	Kaswoosh	24 (89)	One Group	A twister that terrorises a group of enemies.	8
		Lifeboat		All Allies	A vestal vessel floats your crew up and out of harm's way.	10
6	Swashbuckler	Kamikazee	24 (113)	All Enemies	Go out with a bang...and have a blast doing it!	1
		Oomph		One Ally	Doubles a single party member's attack power.	6
7	Dread Pirate	Maelstrom	24 (137)	One Group	Whips up a group of enemies into an enormous whirlpool.	12
8	Scourge of the Sea	Sword Dance	30 (167)	All Enemies	Attacks enemies randomly with successive sword slashes.	2

Dragon Quest X

Two player characters as Pirates.

Pirate is an advanced vocation that began appearing in Version 6.0 of the game and starts out at level 50 like all unlockable vocations. Pirates specialize in setting up cannon attacks to use against the enemy, the usage of a gun, and has access to wind magic and various auxiliary spells. They can equip Knives, Bows, Boomerangs, and Axes.

Spells

Name	Level	MP	Description
Drain Magic	50	0	Steals MP from a single enemy.
Sap	50	2	Reduces the defence of a single enemy.
Woosh	50	2	Slices through a group of enemies with a small whirlwind.
Swoosh	50	5	Slices a group of enemies with a powerful whirlwind.
Evac	54	3	Creates a portal that allows the party to return to the entrance of caves and dungeons. Can only be cast outside of battle.
Kasap	58	4	Reduces the defence of a group of enemies.
Acceleratle	62	4	Reduces the waiting time between actions for the entire party.
Kaswoosh	65	12	Slices a group of enemies with a ferocious whirlwind.
Kaswooshle	69	16	Flays a group of enemies with a ferocious whirlwind.
Coral Grief	72	20	Whirling swirls of coral-filled water cut into a group of enemies at once.
Maelstrom	80	24	Whips up a group of enemies into an enormous whirlpool.

Dragon Quest of the Stars

Pirate is a specialist vocation that combines Sailor and Dancer. Pirates are balanced fighters who can boost their allies's protection against breath attacks with their Sea Shandies and extend the duration of buffs with their Ocean Bond.

Getting this vocation to level 99 is a requisite to unlock the Space Pirate vocation.

Dragon Quest Walk

Pirates as they appear in Walk.

Pirates were added to the game in a February 2021 update. A character must have first reached level 50 in the warrior and thief vocations to unlock the Pirate, and the weapon choices are Axes, Knives, Spears, and Boomerangs.

Notable Pirates

• Sharkeye is a brave pirate who sails the high seas against the Demon King and his forces
• Red owns a sailing vessel and has been known to go out on treasure raids
• Captain Crow

Gallery

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  Promotional art of the Pirate vocation in X
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  Different races as Pirates
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  Human Pirate art
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  Pirates as in Stars