Thief

If you become a thief, you'll be able to steal your enemy's belongings. You will also be able to tell how much treasure is in the vicinity. --Description in Dragon Quest VII

The Thief is a class in the Dragon Quest series. It was not available in the original Famicom version of Dragon Quest III, being added later to the Super Famicom version of the game as a bonus class.

Thieves have high agility and balanced physical stats with decent attack and defensive power making them nimble melee combatants. What makes them vital to a party is their ability to steal items from the last monster defeated at the end of a fight. Outside of dungeons and caves they possess abilities such as Eye for Distance that allow the player to locate villages and nearby towns.

Dragon Quest III

Starting equipment

• Clothes

Skills

Dragon Quest III (SNES,GBC, Mobile Phone)
Spell	Level Learned
Eye for Distance	8
Storyteller	10
Nose for Treasure	13
Padfoot	17
MapMagic	20

Thieves may steal from the last enemy vanquished in an encounter, with the success probability being calculated thus: {(LVL x item drop rate)/8}.

Dragon Quest VI

Thief is one of the prerequisites for the Ranger vocation (along with Monster Master and Merchant). Their auto-stealing rate improves with each Rank increase, doubling at Rank 8. This means a party of thieves will have an 8 times higher chance to nab an item.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	140
Strength	-10%
Agility	+20%
Defence	-30%
Wisdom	-10%
Style	-20%
Max HP	-10%
Max MP	-40%
Trait	Auto-Steal

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Pickpocket	Sandstorm	1	One group	Summons a sandstorm that blinds enemies.	0
2	Purse Snatcher	Eye for Distance	8	Self	Locates nearby settlements.	0
3	Pilferer	Stone's Throw	17	One group	Hurls rocks at a single group of enemies.	0
4	Henchman	Shove	30	One enemy	A powerful push that propels enemies out of the picture.	0
5	Cat Burglar	Storyteller	48	Self	Reveals which level of a building or dungeon the user is currently on.	2
6	Criminal Genius	Padfoot	66	Self	Lowers the risk of being detected by monsters for a while.	0
7	Crime Boss	Nose for Treasure	110	Self	Reports the number of nearby treasures.	0
8	Kingpin	Snoop	140	Self	Locates hidden curiosities through the power of magic.	2

Dragon Quest VII

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	140
Strength	-10 Percent
Agility	+20 Percent
Guard	-30 Percent
Intelligence	-10 Percent
Appearance	-20 Percent
Max HP	-10 Percent
Max MP	-40 Percent

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Beginner	Nothing	0
2	Novice	Sandstorm	8	One Group	Causes reduces accuracy of one group of enemies	0
3	Cut Purse	Shove	17	One Enemy	Removes a single enemy from battle. (Works like Expel)	0
4	Pilferer	Stone's Throw	30	One Group	Throws rocks at one group of enemies, causing ~15HP damage.	0
5	Brigand	Muster Strength	48	Self	Takes one turn. Next turn, physical attack will do double damage	0
6	Rouge	Storyteller	70	Field	Tells player where the party is and what floor they are on	2
7	Scoundrel	Padfoot	110	Field	Allows party to avoid weaker monsters	0
8	Big Boss	Nose for Treasure	140	Field	Tells the player how many treasure chests are in an area. (Only works in dungeons and caves)	0

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learns	Target	Info	MP
Dancer	Tap Dance	One Enemy	Steals MP from one enemy	0
Fighter	Pressure Pointer	One Enemy	Has the chance of killing a single enemy	0
Gadabout	Giggle	Self	Does nothing	0
Mage	Drain Magic	One Enemy	Steals ~25MP from one enemy	0
Warrior	Thief Hit	One Enemy	Attacks the enemy and has a chance of stealing its item	0

Usefulness

The Thief's best skill is Nose for Treasure which allows treasure hunters to know how much treasure is left on a particular floor. As for hybrid skills, Thief Hit, the hybrid skill of a Warrior and a Thief, is probably one of the useful hybrid skills to learn as it has the chance of taking one item from a monster regardless of whether or not it is defeated. However, the default stealing rate is quite low. To this end, the character must have a high rank in the vocation to steal reliably.

Regarding evolution, the Thief can combine a mastered Shepherd class to become a Tamer. They will learn all sorts of breath skills and have a chance at taming monsters for the Monster Park. The Thief can also combine a mastered Mariner class to become a Pirate. The Pirate learns sea based attacks which is useful as most monsters, save the aquatic ones, don't have resistance to these skills. Plus they are cost effective.

Dragon Quest IX

The Thief vocation is available at the start of the game and has the unique skillset "Acquisitivess". Thieves can also use skill points to learn Sword, Knife, Claw, and Fisticuffs skills. Their Coup-de-Grace is "Itemized Kill," which guarantees treasure dropped after the battle.

Acquisitiveness

Accolades	Required points	Name	Effects
Secret Seeker	4	Natural Deftness +20	Permanently adds 20 to deftness
Gold Digger	10	Half-Inch	Attempts to steal an item from one enemy
Booty Uprooter	16	Natural Agility +20	Permanently adds 20 to agility
Trovehound	22	Pitfall	Sets a trap for monsters on the field
Treasure Hunter	32	Natural Max HP +20	Permanently adds 20 to Max HP
Recoverer of Riches	42	Nose For Treasure	Detect treasure in the room (red chests only)
Cache Machine	55	Natural Deftness +40	Permanently adds 40 to deftness
Bonanzer	68	Eye for Trouble	Adds extra monster information to Battle Records
Hoard Lord	82	Natural Agility +40	Permanently adds 40 to agility
Bullion Billionaire	100	Treasure Eye Land	Reveal treasure (red chests only) and grotto stairs in dungeon map

Spells

Name	Level	MP	Description
Squelch	4	2	Cures a single ally of the effects of poison.
Heal	9	2	Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally.
Evac	12	3	Exit instantly from dungeons, caves, and towers.
Accelerate	16	2	Raises the agility of a single party member.

Notable Thieves

• In the remake versions for IV, Torneko Taloon has a few skills from the thief class.
• Flower
• Yangus
• Red
• Patty

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