Amos

Amos
Dragon Quest VI
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Sprite(s)
Japanese name	アモス
Romaji	Amosu
Title	Village Hero
Race	Human
Age	Early 30's

"You never know how life's goin' to change! I've been goin' through a lot of changes of my own recently! "

—Amos, in Amor (DS)

Amos (アモス Amosu) is an optional party member in Dragon Quest VI. After being bitten on the backside while saving some townsfolk from monsters, he has developed a terrible case of nightly transfiguration and becomes an unwitting menace to the very town he protects.

Appearance and Personality

Amos is a burly man whose attire consists of a blue, sleeveless gambeson that terminates into Roman-style flaps at his waist. Underneath that is form-fitting black tights that extend past his head to form a hood underneath a blue, gold-rimmed helmet accessorized with two small wings. Around his waist are two brown belts from where a dull green traveller's bag at his right hip and a sheathe at his left are attached. He wears baggy beige pants that are tucked into black leather boots taped over with yellow bandages. He has light blue eyes, brown hair, and is usually seen wielding a saber.

Despite his status as an optional character, Amos is fully compatible with party chat in the remakes of Dragon Quest VI. This greatly expands upon his personality, revealing a chipper, candid folk hero who makes up for his lack of sophistication with a strong desire to help and protect others. Though by no means dull, Amos has a simplistic view on life and naturally sees the brighter side of situations and people. Being the oldest human member of the party, he sometimes displays surprising wisdom that rivals that of Nevan and Milly. Amos will reveal after speaking with the queen of Howcastle that he was regarded as a coward in his early days, which drove him to grow stronger. He has a bit of a fascination with royalty, and is always excited to meet the king and/or queen of any realms that the party visits. He is also very fond of his mother, and will frequently mention her when talking about his past life.

In all localizations done by 8-4, Amos has a speech quirk where he will sometimes refer himself in the third person.

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Appearances

Dragon Quest VI

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When the party arrives in Scrimsley, the townspeople make it clear that the party should leave town. After talking to some of the yokels, the party learns about Amos, who is the town's local hero. If the party stays at the inn, they will wake at night finding a monster attacking the town. When defeated, the monster is revealed to be Amos. In the morning, the party can go to Amos and if they tell him that he is periodically transforming into a monster, he will leave so that he will no longer threaten the lives of his contemporaries in town. However, if the party does not tell Amos about his condition and instead acquires the seeds of reason from the nearby mountain peak and makes him eat them, he will involuntarily transform. After the party seemingly engages his beastly form in battle once more, Amos will reveal that he can shapeshift at will and returns to his normal form. He will then join the party, heading out of town to hop into the wagon.

Strangely, Amos will not be given an ending cinematic even if the player recruits him. He will be present at castle Somnia during the finale, however, and can be spoken to as with any other party member present.

Base stats

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	15	99
HP	150	800
MP	37	500
Strength	70	380
Agility	66	190
Resilience	68	250
Wisdom	60	260
Style	24	80
Initial gear	Cautery sword, Full plate armour, Iron shield, Iron mask

Spells and Skills

Aside from vocation abilities, Amos learns a few spells and skills on his own:

Name	MP	Level	Target	Description
Heal	2	-	One ally	Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally.
Megamorphosis	0	-	Self	Transform into a monstrous monstrosity.

Lucky Dip antics

Unlike other party members, Amos does not have any Lucky Dip antics that are exclusive to him.

Rank	Antic
1	Merrily dances and sings!
2	Amos remembers a funny joke he heard once! "Ha ha ha!" Amos is laughing too hard to think about fighting right now!
3	Amos begins drawing the enemy's caricature! Wow, what a likeness! Mistaking Amos for an ally, the enemy heals his wounds! Amos recovers 50 HP! ≈≈≈ But it doesn't look anything like the enemy!
4	Amos begins singing to himself! "Laaa la laaa..." The enemy listens intensely to the song! The enemy is lost in Amos' sweet voice.
5	Amos begins singing loudly! His voice is terribly off-key! The enemies flee!
6	Amos takes a swig of some booze he smuggled along! "(glug glug glug)...Hic!" Amos gets a little tipsy! Amos falls asleep!
7	Inexplicably, Amos begins dancing wildly! The weapon in his hand flails to and fro!
8	Amos takes a swig of powerful booze and brings a flame to his mouth! (Fwoooosssh!) Flaming breath shoots from his mouth!

Equipment

WeaponsHelmetsArmorShieldsAccessories

Dragon Quest VI (All)
Weapon	Modifier(s)
Oaken Club	Attack +9
Giant Mallet	Attack +10
Copper Sword	Attack +12
Boomerang	Attack +15
Stone Axe	Attack +19
Iron Claw	Attack +21
Edged Boomerang	Attack +25
Chain Sickle	Attack +27
Sledgehammer	Attack +30
Steel Broadsword	Attack +33
Staff of Antimagic	Attack +40
Cautery Sword	Attack+42
Battleaxe	Attack+49
Fire Claw	Attack+53
Gracos's Trident	Attack+58
Platinum Sword	Attack+60
War Hammer	Attack +64
Flametang Boomerang	Attack +65
Dream Blade	Attack +65
Falcon Blade	Attack +67
Zombiesbane	Attack +80
Fire Blade	Attack +87
Massacre Sword	Attack +95
Dragonsbane	Attack +95
Sunderbolt Blade	Attack +95
Miracle Sword	Attack +100
Blizzard Blade	Attack +105
Hela's Hammer	Attack +115
Flail of Destruction	Attack +125
Metal King Sword	Attack +130

Dragon Quest VI (All)
Helmet	Modifier(s)
Leather Hat	Defense +2
Hardwood Headwear	Defense +6
Iron Helmet	Defense +16
Iron Mask	Defense +25
Platinum Headgear	Defense +38
Thinking Cap	Defense +40
Great Helm	Defense +50
Helmet of Max Wynne	Defense +55
Metal King Helm	Defense +70

Dragon Quest VI (All)
Armor	Modifier(s)
Rags	Defense+3
Plain Clothes	Defense+4
Wayfarer's Clothes	Defense+7
Silk Tuxedo	Defense+10
Leather Armour	Defense+11
Leather Kilt	Defense+12
Boxer Shorts	Defense+13
Scale Armour	Defense+15
Fur Cape	Defense+18
Chain Mail	Defense+19
Bronze Armour	Defense+21
Iron Cuirass	Defense+23
Iron Armour	Defense+25
Full Plate Armour	Defense+30
Tortoise Shell	Defense+33
Silver Cuirass	Defense+36
Silver Mail	Defense+43
Heavy Armour	Defense+50
Magic Armour	Defense+50
Enchanted Armour	Defense+55
Spiked Armour	Defense+55
Dragon Mail	Defense+60
Platinum Mail	Defense+66
Flame Armour	Defense+70
Sacred Armour	Defense+75
Hela's Armour	Defense+85
Armour of Max Wynne	Defense+90
Gigant Armour	Defense+92
Mirror Armour	Defense+95
Metal King Armour	Defense+115

Dragon Quest VI (All)
Shields	Modifier(s)
Leather Shield	Defense+4
Scale Shield	Defense+7
Bronze Shield	Defense+11
Iron Shield	Defense+16
Magic Shield	Defense+20
Platinum Shield	Defense+25
Dragon Shield	Defense+30
Tempest Shield	Defense+35
Flame Shield	Defense+40
Power Shield	Defense+45
Ogre Shield	Defense+48
Shield of Max Wynne	Defense+60
Ruinous Shield	Defense+62
Metal King Shield	Defense+70

Dragon Quest VI (All)
Accessories	Modifier(s)
Raging Ruby	Strength+20
Bow Tie	Defense+2
Kerplunk Bracer	Defense+10
Meteorite Bracer	Agilityx2
Kamikaze Bracer	Style+10

Remake changes

• In the Super Famicom version, Amos had a 25% resistance to Woosh and wind skills.
• In the Super Famicom version, Amos shared his sprite with the generic warrior NPCs. The sprites of these armed townsfolk were changed, allowing Amos to keep his design and make it his own.

Selected quotes

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Quote "I've caused the good folk of this town a lot of grief. I'll try to make it up to the lot of 'em!" (Amos, in Scrimsley) (DS)

Quote "It's hard to credit now, but when old Amos was a nipper, folks used to call me a coward. That's why I rolled my sleeves up and trained myself in the arts of scrappin' and adventurin' and so on. ...Beg your pardon! Old Amos got a bit carried away down memory lane. Don't mind me!" Amos, in Howcastle) (DS)

Quote "A kiss from a bunny girl!? Old Amos is green with envy... Why can't I transform into a slime...?" (Amos, in Slimopolis) (DS)

Quote "I'm not one to sing my own praises, but I'm gettin' the hang of bashin' an assortment of mighty monsters. I reckon I could take on a couple of Murdaws without the least bit of bother!" (Amos, in the overworld) (DS)

Quote "Well, we can't promise victory... Hang on – maybe we should! Old Amos promises we'll be victorious! ...How's that?" (Amos, in the Gallows Moor) (DS)

Etymology

Amos is a hebrew name that means Carried, in the sense of being carried by God through hardship and turmoil.

Gallery

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  Super Famicom art