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| | |title=Brownie |
| | |image=[[Image:Brownie_DQVIII_PS2.png]] |
| | |caption=Brownie model from ''Dragon Quest VIII'' |
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| | |firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest V]]'' |
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| :<small>'''Brownie''' ''links here. For the chocolate fudge confection, see'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_brownie chocolate brownie].</small> | | :<small>'''Brownie''' ''links here. For the chocolate fudge confection, see'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_brownie chocolate brownie].</small> |
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| | The '''brownie''' is a recurring monster in the ''[[Dragon Quest series|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'', is a stronger version of the [[hammerhood]], a small, hammer-wielding monster. |
| The '''Brownie''' is a recurring monster in the ''[[Dragon Quest series|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'', is a stronger version of the [[Hammerhood]], a small, hammer-wielding monster. | |
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| ==Characteristics== | | ==Characteristics== |
| Brownies are palette swaps of Hammerhoods, bearing an orange-brown coloring and wielding a dark, grayish blue hammer. | | Brownies are palette swaps of hammerhoods, bearing an orange-brown coloring and wielding a dark, grayish blue hammer. |
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| Comparatively, Brownies aren't too different from Hammerhoods, the two monsters essentially having the same purpose as being mostly incompetent creatures that occasionally get off a lucky shot. Brownies tend to have more HP and greater attack power since they have to fulfill this role against players that are no longer troubled by Hammerhoods. | | Comparatively, brownies aren't too different from hammerhoods, the two monsters essentially having the same purpose as being mostly incompetent creatures that occasionally get off a lucky shot. Brownies tend to have more HP and greater attack power since they have to fulfill this role against players that are no longer troubled by hammerhoods. |
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| ==Appearances== | | ==Appearances== |
| ===''[[Dragon Quest V]]''=== | | |
| | ===Main series=== |
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| | Brownies make their first appearance, likely to be encountered around the time the player obtains the wagon and can start recruiting certain monsters. The brownie is one of these possible monsters, though it is nothing spectacular beyond having extremely high HP and attack strength growth. |
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| {{Enemy | | {{Enemy |
| |name = Brownie | | |name = Brownie |
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| |captureRate= [[Brownie (Recruit)|1/2]] | | |captureRate= [[Brownie (Recruit)|1/2]] |
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| Brownies make their first appearance, likely to be encountered around the time the player obtains the wagon and can start recruiting certain monsters. The Brownie is one of these possible monsters, though it is nothing spectacular beyond having extremely high HP and attack strength growth.
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| {{Enemy | | {{Enemy |
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| |image=[[Image:Brownie.png]] | | |image=[[Image:Brownie_DQVIII_PS2.png]] |
| |name=Brownie | | |name=Brownie |
| |game=Dragon Quest VIII | | |game=Dragon Quest VIII |
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| |location=Ascantha Region | | |location=Ascantha Region |
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| The player is liable to encounter Brownies while traveling between Maella and Ascantha. They are capable of psyching up to 100 in a single turn, though they usually waste this on trying to perform a desperate attack that seems to always fail. A roaming Brownie that can be recruited to the player's monster team can also be found north of Peregrin Quay. | | The player is liable to encounter brownies while traveling between Maella and Ascantha. They are capable of psyching up to 100 in a single turn, though they usually waste this on trying to perform a desperate attack that seems to always fail. A roaming brownie that can be recruited to the player's monster team can also be found north of Peregrin Quay. |
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| |location=[[Zere]], [[Doomingale Forest]] | | |location=[[Zere]], [[Doomingale Forest]] |
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| | | Brownies are notable in ''Dragon Quest IX'' as being a source of [[seed of strength|seeds of strength]], though the drop rate is ''quite'' low. |
| Brownies are notable in Dragon Quest IX as being a source of [[Seeds]] of Strength, though the drop rate is ''quite'' low. | | }} |
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| Brownies appear as rank D members of the Beast family and must be synthesized using a Hammerhood and a member of the Nature family. | | Brownies appear as rank D members of the Beast family and must be synthesized using a hammerhood and a member of the Nature family. |
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| ==Related Monsters== | | ==Related Monsters== |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *In the DS release of ''Dragon Quest V'', recruited Brownies might be named Mash or Bangerz, the names of two minor characters from ''Dragon Quest VIII''. | | *In the DS release of ''Dragon Quest V'', a recruited brownie might be named Bangerz, the name of a minor character from ''Dragon Quest VIII''. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
- Brownie links here. For the chocolate fudge confection, see chocolate brownie.
The brownie is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest V, is a stronger version of the hammerhood, a small, hammer-wielding monster.
Characteristics
Brownies are palette swaps of hammerhoods, bearing an orange-brown coloring and wielding a dark, grayish blue hammer.
Comparatively, brownies aren't too different from hammerhoods, the two monsters essentially having the same purpose as being mostly incompetent creatures that occasionally get off a lucky shot. Brownies tend to have more HP and greater attack power since they have to fulfill this role against players that are no longer troubled by hammerhoods.
Appearances
Main series
Brownies make their first appearance, likely to be encountered around the time the player obtains the wagon and can start recruiting certain monsters. The brownie is one of these possible monsters, though it is nothing spectacular beyond having extremely high HP and attack strength growth.
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Psyche Up
Desperate Attacks
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| Usually calm and timid, these monsters psyche themselves up to be vicious foes when provoked. Their tiny bodies conceal incredible power.
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The player is liable to encounter brownies while traveling between Maella and Ascantha. They are capable of psyching up to 100 in a single turn, though they usually waste this on trying to perform a desperate attack that seems to always fail. A roaming brownie that can be recruited to the player's monster team can also be found north of Peregrin Quay.
Brownies are notable in Dragon Quest IX as being a source of seeds of strength, though the drop rate is quite low.
Brownies appear as rank D members of the Beast family and must be synthesized using a hammerhood and a member of the Nature family.
Related Monsters
Trivia
- In the DS release of Dragon Quest V, a recruited brownie might be named Bangerz, the name of a minor character from Dragon Quest VIII.
Gallery
