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|title = Gale Slash
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|japanese = ふうじんぎり(''Joker'')<br>{{tt|ふうじん斬り|Wind god slash}} (''Joker 2'')<br>{{tt|疾風斬|Gale Slash}} (''Tact'')
|japanese = ふうじんぎり(''Monsters: Joker'')<br>ふうじん斬り (''Monsters: Joker 2'' onward)
|romaji = Fūjin giri (''Joker'')<br>Fūjin kiri (''Joker 2'')<br>Shippūzan (''Tact'')
|romaji = {{tt|Fūjingiri|Wind god slash}}
|old = None
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'''Gale Slash''' is a more powerful version of [[Gust Slash]].
'''Gale Slash''', also known as '''Aeolian Slash''', is a skill in the series.
 
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
==={{DQ10}}===
Making its main series debut, it is used by [[Salamarauder]]s in battle.
==={{DQMJ}}===
==={{DQMJ}}===
Gale Slash costs 4 MP to use and strikes a single enemy with an attack using 130% of the user's normal attack based on the target's [[Woosh]] resistance. It can be learned from:
{{Descriptions
|DQMJ=Slices an enemy with a howling wind slash.<ref>Nintendo DS version.</ref>
}}
Gale Slash costs 4 MP to use and strikes a single enemy with an attack that inflicts 130% of the user's normal attack damage based on the target's [[Woosh]] resistance. It can be learned from:


* [[Firewind Slashes]] (80 points)
* [[Firewind Slashes]] (80 points)
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* [[Woosh & Sizz | Woosh & Sizz III]] (27 points)
* [[Woosh & Sizz | Woosh & Sizz III]] (27 points)


==={{DQM3D}}===
==={{DQTact}}===
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Known as '''Aeolian Slash''' in this game, the skill can be learned by [[Buffalo wing]]s and [[Hoodlum]] at level 20, [[Armful]] and [[Tearwolf]] at level 22, [[Rhinoceraxe]] at level 26, [[Hell gladiator]], [[Robbin' 'oodlum]] at level 31, and [[Cyber slime]] at level 32. It costs 17 MP to use and inflicts 180% potency Woosh-type physical damage to a single enemy. Aeolian Slash can also be taught to any non-Hero unit by using an ability scroll, which can be purchased from the Slime Fest or ''Dragon Quest VII'' event swap shops for 1,500 medals or received as a reward for the first time completion of the Woosh-type Upgrade: Ultra quest and the seventh stage of [[Jade]]'s Battle Road.


==={{DQM23D}}===
There is also an unrelated skill known as [[Gale Slash (Dragon Quest Tact)|Gale Slash]] that can be used by [[Salamarauder]] and [[Sir Roseguardin]].
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==={{DQTact}}===
Gale Slash can be learned by [[Sir Roseguardin]] at level 46 and costs 25 MP to use. It has a range of up to three squares away from him and inflicts 180% potency Woosh-type physical damage to a single enemy.
{{DQTactSkill
{{DQTactSkill
|name=Gale Slash
|name=Aeolian Slash
|kanji=疾風斬
|kanji=ふうじん斬り
|romanji=Shippūzan
|romanji=Fūjin kiri
|role=Attack
|role=Attack
|type=Physical
|type=Physical
|element=[[Image:DQTact Woosh.png]]
|element=[[Image:DQTact Woosh.png]]
|mp=25
|mp=17
|range=[[Image:DQTact_Range1.png|48px]]<br>1-3
|range=[[Image:DQTact_Range1.png|48px]]<br>1
|status=None
|status=None
|description=Deals Woosh-type (180% potency) physical damage to 1 enemy
|description=Deals Woosh-type physical (180% potency) damage to 1 enemy
|monsters=Sir Roseguardin
|monsters=Armful, Buffalo wing, Cyber slime, Hell gladiator, Hoodlum, Rhinoceraxe, Robbin' 'oodlum, Tearwolf
}}
}}


==Etymology==
==Trivia==
The skill's name in Japanese references [[Wikipedia:Fūjin|Fūjin]], the Japanese god of wind and one of the eldest gods in Shinto mythology. He is often depicted together with Raijin, the god of lightning and thunder.  
The skill's name in Japanese references [[Wikipedia:Fūjin|Fūjin]], the Japanese god of wind and one of the eldest gods in Shinto mythology. He is often depicted together with Raijin, the god of lightning and thunder. In the English version of ''Dragon Quest Tact'', the skill is named after [[Wikipedia:Aeolus|Aeolus]], the ruler of the winds in Greek mythology. He is sometimes interpreted as a god by classical writers.  


==Related skills==
==Related skills==
*'''[[Aeolian Slash]]'''
*[[Air Slash]]
*'''[[Air Slash]]'''
*[[Gale Slash (Dragon Quest Tact)]]
*'''[[Gust Slash]]'''
*'''[[Skysplitter]]'''
*'''[[Squall Slash]]'''
*'''[[Windy Slice and Dice]]'''
*[[Aqua Slash]]
*[[Bomb Slash]]
*[[Flame Slash]]
*[[Frost Slash]]
*[[Gravity Slash]]
*[[Gust Slash]]
*[[Gust Slash]]
*[[Kacrackle Slash]]
*[[Skysplitter]]
*[[Lightning Slash]]
*[[Squall Slash]]
*[[Rock Slash]]
*[[Windy Slice and Dice]]
*[[Sacred Slash]]
 
*[[Shade Slash]]
==References==
*[[Sundown Slash]]
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*[[Sunrise Slash]]


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[[Category:Skills]]
[[Category:Skills]]

Latest revision as of 16:30, 12 October 2025

Gale Slash, also known as Aeolian Slash, is a skill in the series.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit | edit source]

GameDescription
Slices an enemy with a howling wind slash.[1]

Gale Slash costs 4 MP to use and strikes a single enemy with an attack that inflicts 130% of the user's normal attack damage based on the target's Woosh resistance. It can be learned from:

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit | edit source]

Gale Slash's damage was reduced to 120% and it can no longer be learned from Speedster. It also now deals a combination of Woosh and Zam-elemental damage. The point requirements for Firewind Slashes and Thunderwind Slashes have changed. It can now be learned from:

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Known as Aeolian Slash in this game, the skill can be learned by Buffalo wings and Hoodlum at level 20, Armful and Tearwolf at level 22, Rhinoceraxe at level 26, Hell gladiator, Robbin' 'oodlum at level 31, and Cyber slime at level 32. It costs 17 MP to use and inflicts 180% potency Woosh-type physical damage to a single enemy. Aeolian Slash can also be taught to any non-Hero unit by using an ability scroll, which can be purchased from the Slime Fest or Dragon Quest VII event swap shops for 1,500 medals or received as a reward for the first time completion of the Woosh-type Upgrade: Ultra quest and the seventh stage of Jade's Battle Road.

There is also an unrelated skill known as Gale Slash that can be used by Salamarauder and Sir Roseguardin.

Aeolian Slash (ふうじん斬り Fūjin kiri)
Ability information
Aeolian Slash
Role * Type * Element MP cost
Attack Physical 17
Range Additional effects

1
None
Description
Deals Woosh-type physical (180% potency) damage to 1 enemy
Naturally learnt by
Armful, Buffalo wing, Cyber slime, Hell gladiator, Hoodlum, Rhinoceraxe, Robbin' 'oodlum, Tearwolf

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The skill's name in Japanese references Fūjin, the Japanese god of wind and one of the eldest gods in Shinto mythology. He is often depicted together with Raijin, the god of lightning and thunder. In the English version of Dragon Quest Tact, the skill is named after Aeolus, the ruler of the winds in Greek mythology. He is sometimes interpreted as a god by classical writers.

Related skills[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Nintendo DS version.