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{{Item | {{Item | ||
|title = Headsman's axe | |title = Headsman's axe | ||
|image = [[File: | |image = [[File:Headman's axe IX art.png]] | ||
|japanese = まじんのオノ (III & VII)<br>はしゃのオノ (IX) | |japanese = {{tt|まじんのオノ|Majin no Ono}} (III & VII)<br>{{tt|はしゃのオノ|Hajya no Ono}} (IX) | ||
|names = Demon axe | |names = Demon axe | ||
|games = | |games = ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'' | ||
| buy = various, see article | | buy = various, see article | ||
| sell = various, see article | | sell = various, see article | ||
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The '''Headsman's axe''' is a recurring weapon in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)| Dragon Quest]]'' series. It is a ferocious-looking axe that provides melee-oriented characters with considerable boon in the late-game part of their journey. It is the first of the low-accuracy-but-always-[[Critical Hit|critical]] category of weapons, | The '''Headsman's axe''' is a recurring weapon in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)| Dragon Quest]]'' series. It is a ferocious-looking axe that provides melee-oriented characters with considerable boon in the late-game part of their journey. It is the first of the low-accuracy-but-always-[[Critical Hit|critical]] category of weapons, succeeded by the [[Hela's hammer]]. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
=== | ==={{DQ3}}=== | ||
Found in the [[Castle of Baramos|Castle]] of [[Baramos]], the Headsman's axe gives an attack bonus of +90 (+105 in the remakes) to [[Warrior]]s, and will land a critical hit exactly 12.5% ({{fraction|1|8}}) of the time. A chance to miss the target entirely, also 12.5%, balances this out. | Found in the [[Castle of Baramos|Castle]] of [[Baramos]], the Headsman's axe gives an attack bonus of +90 (+105 in the remakes) to [[Warrior]]s, and will land a critical hit exactly 12.5% ({{fraction|1|8}}) of the time. A chance to miss the target entirely, also 12.5%, balances this out. | ||
It can be sold for 375 [[gold]] coins. | It can be sold for 375 [[gold]] coins. | ||
=== | ==={{DQ7}}=== | ||
[[Aishe]] is the only one who can equip the axe in either version of ''VII''. It provides +108 attack, +20 [[Style]], and a reduced accuracy of {{fraction|3|8}} (37.5%). As it is not cursed and does not consume MP upon use, it is more convenient to use than the normal Hela Hammer and [[Hatchet Man]]. | [[Aishe]] is the only one who can equip the axe in either version of ''VII''. It provides +108 attack, +20 [[Style]], and a reduced accuracy of {{fraction|3|8}} (37.5%). As it is not cursed and does not consume MP upon use, it is more convenient to use than the normal Hela Hammer and [[Hatchet Man]]. | ||
The axe is '''incredibly''' hard to come by in a normal playthrough, being dropped only by [[Vulgarian]]s at a {{fraction|1|256}} rate. | The axe is '''incredibly''' hard to come by in a normal playthrough, being dropped only by [[Vulgarian]]s at a {{fraction|1|256}} rate. | ||
=== | ==={{DQ9}}=== | ||
Much like the Hela Hammer, the Headsman's Axe has lost its special critical hit rate, and is simply an incredibly powerful weapon. | Much like the Hela Hammer, the Headsman's Axe has lost its special critical hit rate, and is simply an incredibly powerful weapon. | ||
{{Equipment|header|image=Headsmans axe icon IX.png|name=Headsman's Axe|console=DS}} | {{Equipment|header|image=Headsmans axe icon IX.png|name=Headsman's Axe|console=DS}} | ||
{{Equipment|stat|name=Rarity|modifier=★★☆☆☆}} | |||
{{Equipment|stat|name=Attack|modifier=98}} | {{Equipment|stat|name=Attack|modifier=98}} | ||
{{Equipment|stat|name=Found|modifier=Sold in [[Dourbridge]]'s secret shop}} | {{Equipment|stat|name=Found|modifier=Sold in [[Dourbridge]]'s secret shop}} | ||
{{Equipment|footer|buyPrice=28,800|sellPrice=14,400|equipableBy=[[Gladiator]]s, [[Ranger]]s, Omnivocational Axemaster|flavor=An enormous axe of frankly fearsome force.|note=|class=Axe}} | {{Equipment|footer|buyPrice=28,800|sellPrice=14,400|equipableBy=[[Gladiator]]s, [[Ranger]]s, Omnivocational Axemaster|flavor=An enormous axe of frankly fearsome force.|note=|class=Axe}} | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
'''Headsman''' is an antiquated term for a judicial executioner. Specifically, it refers to one who executes convicted criminals via decapitation by a large axe. These axes would be inscribed with the words ''Cast in the name of God, ye not guilty'', to show that the executioner was not guilty of murder in the eyes of God. | '''Headsman''' is an antiquated term for a judicial executioner. Specifically, it refers to one who executes convicted criminals via decapitation by a large axe. These axes would be inscribed with the words ''Cast in the name of God, ye not guilty'', to show that the executioner was not guilty of murder in the eyes of God. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:DQIII_Headsmans_Axe.png|III design | |||
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