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|Games = [[Dragon Quest VI]] [[Dragon Quest IX]] [[Dragon Quest X]] [[Dragon Quest of the Stars]] [[Dragon Quest Walk]] [[Dragon Quest Smash/Grow]]

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The {{translation|'''Ranger'''|レンジャー|Renjā}} is an advanced vocation in the series. Rangers are swift combatants that ~~with high~~ [[Agility]]~~, with~~ various abilities centered around evasiveness and eluding enemy attacks, ~~and~~ have a strong association with wildlife and the natural world.

The {{translation|'''Ranger'''|レンジャー|Renjā}} is an advanced vocation in the series. Rangers are swift combatants that possess [[Agility]] and utilise various abilities centered around evasiveness and eluding enemy attacks, along with have a strong association with wildlife and the natural world.

==Characteristics==

The Ranger's ~~statistics~~ vary from game to game, though there is a consistent focus on evasiveness and providing party support. In ''Dragon Quest VI'', the Ranger increases Agility, Wisdom, and gives the party an increased chance to flee from battle at higher ranks, though it decreases Strength, Resilience, and Max HP. In ''Dragon Quest IX'', the Ranger has the most [[Deftness]] of all vocations, and serves as a physically oriented jack-of-all-trades by providing buffs, healing, and above-average damage output even from the back row. Though the vocation's only high ~~stat~~ is ~~deftness~~, their tool-set is broad enough to cover a wide variety of circumstances while providing relief for the party's main healer, and also inflict tremendous damage through the powerful Wolf Whistle skill.

The Ranger's attributes vary from game to game, though there is a consistent focus on evasiveness and providing party support. In ''Dragon Quest VI'', the Ranger increases Agility, Wisdom, and gives the party an increased chance to flee from battle at higher ranks, though it decreases Strength, Resilience, and Max HP. In ''Dragon Quest IX'', the Ranger has the most [[Deftness]] of all vocations, and serves as a physically oriented jack-of-all-trades by providing buffs, healing, and above-average damage output even from the back row. Though the vocation's only high attribute is Deftness, their tool-set is broad enough to cover a wide variety of circumstances while providing relief for the party's main healer, and also inflict tremendous damage through the powerful Wolf Whistle skill.

Rangers focus on avoiding combat through silently navigating the field and dungeons without detection, having a greater chance to flee from foes, dodging attacks through the use of ~~smoke techniques~~ such as Mist Me. Starting with ''Dragon Quest IX'', they gained the ability to call from the aid of wolves in battle to perform attacks.

Rangers focus on avoiding combat through silently navigating the field and dungeons without detection, having a greater chance to flee from foes, and dodging attacks through the use of abilities such as Mist Me. Starting with ''Dragon Quest IX'', they gained the ability to call from the aid of wolves in battle to perform attacks.

=={{DQ6}}==

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=={{DQ10}}==

Rangers were added to the game in the Version 1.1 update. ~~The stat spread~~ and abilities are similar to the previous game, and the vocation has the highest Deftness by far once again. The biggest difference between ''IX'' and ''X'' for the Ranger is their ability to learn the [[Crag]] series of earth-elemental spells.

Rangers were added to the game in the Version 1.1 update. Their attributes and abilities are similar to the previous game, and the vocation has the highest Deftness by far once again. The biggest difference between ''IX'' and ''X'' for the Ranger is their ability to learn the [[Crag]] series of earth-elemental spells.

'''<big>NOTE:</big>The parenthetical translations of the Japanese names are merely placeholders for convenience and are not to be taken as official Square Enix terms'''

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!style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|Required points

|-

|みのがす

|みのがす (''Minogasu'')

|Mercy

|Spares weaker monsters who flee the battlefield. No experience points or gold is gained, but fleeing monsters can still drop items.

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|2

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|全職業できようさ+20

|全職業できようさ+20 (''Zen shokugyō de Kiyōsa +20'')

|Natural Deftness +20

|Permanently increases Deftness by 20 in all vocations

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|12

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|てなずける (~~To tame, to win over, etc~~)

|てなずける (''Tenazukeru'')

|N/A

|Targeted monster fights on the party's behalf for one minute

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|22

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|全職業でみりょく+20

|全職業でみりょく+20 (''Zen shokugyō de Miryoku + 20'')

|Natural Charm +20

|Permanently increases Charm by 20 in all vocations

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|34

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|メタルトラップ (~~Metal trap~~)

|メタルトラップ (''Metarutorappu'')

|N/A

|Sets a trap that prevents enemies from fleeing for 15 seconds Works on all monsters, including [[Metal slime family|Metal slimes]]

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|全職業できようさ+20

|全職業できようさ+20 (''Zen shokugyō de Kiyōsa +20'')

|Natural Deftness +20

|Permanently increases Deftness by 20 in all vocations Total of +40

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|54

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|まもりのきり

|まもりのきり (''Mamori no kiri'')

|[[Mist Me]]

|Clouds user in mist that voids breath skills for 120 seconds This includes status ailment breath skills

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|68

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|全職業でかいふく魔力+20

|全職業でかいふく魔力+20 (''Zen shokugyō de Kaifuku Maryoku +20'')

|Natural Magical Mending +20

|Permanently increases Magical Mending by 20 in all vocations

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|78

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|全職業できようさ+20

|全職業できようさ+20 (''Zen shokugyō de Kiyōsa +20'')

|Natural Deftness +20

|Permanently increases Deftness by 20 in all vocations Total of +60

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|オオカミアタック

|オオカミアタック (''Ōkamiatakku'')

|Wolf ~~whistle~~

|[[Wolf Whistle]]

|Summons a wolf to attack one enemy twice Damage is ''(Deftness x 0.18) +53.5'', limit is 500 deftness for 175~185<ref>https://archive.fo/duf0p</ref> Ignores defence stat, but is effected by defending & defensive skills

|6

|100

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|先制攻撃率アップ (~~Preemptive strike chance up~~)

|先制攻撃率アップ (''Sensei kōgeki-ritsu appu'')

|N/A

|~~Raises~~ the chance ~~to get~~ the ~~drop on enemies~~

|Increases the chance of getting a preemptive strike on the enemy

|N/A

|110

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|きようさ+30

|きようさ+30 (''Kiyōsa +30'')

|Deftness +30

|Increases Deftness by 30 as a Ranger Total of +90

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|120

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|あんこくのきり

|あんこくのきり (''Ankoku no kiri'')

|[[Air Pollution]]

|A fog is produced that lowers the [[Strength]] and [[Magical Might]] of all enemies in range by one stage, as well as bedazzling them Duration is 120 seconds

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|130

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|ジバルンバ

|ジバルンバ (''Jibarunba'')

|[[Kacraggle]]

|Unlocks the Kacraggle/Ridgeraiser spell

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|140

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|フェンリルアタック (~~Fenrir attack~~)

|フェンリルアタック (''Fenriruatakku'')

|[[Ruff Rider]]

|Summons a white wolf to attack a random enemy four times Damage is ''(~~deftness~~ x 0.32) + 216''<ref>https://archive.fo/duf0p</ref> Unaffected by Dazzle & blinding skills Ignores defence stat, but is effected by defending & defensive skills

|Summons a white wolf to attack a random enemy four times Damage is ''(Deftness x 0.32) + 216''<ref>https://archive.fo/duf0p</ref> Unaffected by Dazzle & blinding skills Ignores defence stat, but is effected by defending & defensive skills

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|150

|-

|ケルベロスロンド (~~Cerberus rondo~~)

|テンション消費しな1% (''Tenshon shōhi-shina 1%'')

|Maintain Tension 1%

|After building up [[Tension]], there is a certain chance the player can perform an action without consuming it.

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|160

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|ターン消費しない1.5% (''ターン消費しない1.5%'')

|Free Turn 1.5%

|After selecting a command, there is a certain probability that the player will be able to select another command without consuming the turn gauge.

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|170

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|ケルベロスロンド (''Keruberosurondo'')

|N/A

|Summons the hound of Hades to attack one enemy three times, with a chance to Sap the target per strike Damage based on deftness, cap of approximately 320 per strike at 700 Each strike ignores defence stat, but has a 50% chance to miss.

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|~~紅蓮蝶のきり~~(~~Mist of~~ the ~~crimson~~-~~lotus butterfly~~)

|特技のダメージ強化+20 (''Tokugi no damēji kyōka +20'')

|Skill Damage +20

|Increases the damage inflicted by skills.

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|190

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|紅蓮蝶のきり (''Guren chō no kiri'')

|N/A

|Produces a fog that raises the party's ~~attack~~ by two stages (40%) Voids one enemy breath skill

|Produces a fog that raises the party's Attack by two stages (40%) Voids one enemy breath skill

|8

|200

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==Trivia==

*The rank accolades for the Japanese version of ''Dragon Quest VI'' are taken from the Super Sentai series of tokusatsu television programs. They are:

:*White ~~ranger (~~シロレンジャー)

:*{{translation|'''White Ranger'''|シロレンジャー|Shirorenjā}}

:*Yellow ~~ranger (~~キレンジャー)

:*{{translation|'''Yellow Ranger'''|キレンジャー|Kirenjā}}

:*Red ~~ranger (~~アカレンジャー)

:*{{translation|'''Red Ranger'''|アカレンジャー|Akarenjā}}

:*Blue ~~ranger (~~アオレンジャー)

:*{{translation|'''Blue Ranger'''|アオレンジャー|Aorenjā}}

:*Black ~~ranger (~~クロレンジャー)

:*{{translation|'''Black Ranger'''|クロレンジャー|Kurorenjā}}

:*Power ~~ranger (~~パワーレンジャー)

:*{{translation|'''Power Ranger'''|パワーレンジャー|Pawārenjā}}

:*Mega ~~ranger (~~メガレンジャー)

:*{{translation|'''Mega Ranger'''|メガレンジャー|Megarenjā}}

:*King ~~ranger (~~キングレンジャー)

:*{{translation|'''King Ranger'''|キングレンジャー|Kingurenjā}}

*Due to their natural deftness and the alterations done to stealing mechanics in ''Dragon Quest IX'', a Ranger will typically be better at stealing items from monsters than a Thief if no stat boosting items are equipped.

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 |Games = [[Dragon Quest VI]]<br>[[Dragon Quest IX]]<br>[[Dragon Quest X]]<br>[[Dragon Quest of the Stars]]<br>[[Dragon Quest Walk]]<br>[[Dragon Quest Smash/Grow]]
 }}
-The {{translation|'''Ranger'''|レンジャー|Renjā}} is an advanced vocation in the series. Rangers are swift combatants that with high [[Agility]], with various abilities centered around evasiveness and eluding enemy attacks, and have a strong association with wildlife and the natural world.
+The {{translation|'''Ranger'''|レンジャー|Renjā}} is an advanced vocation in the series. Rangers are swift combatants that possess [[Agility]] and utilise various abilities centered around evasiveness and eluding enemy attacks, along with have a strong association with wildlife and the natural world.
 ==Characteristics==
-The Ranger's statistics vary from game to game, though there is a consistent focus on evasiveness and providing party support. In ''Dragon Quest VI'', the Ranger increases Agility, Wisdom, and gives the party an increased chance to flee from battle at higher ranks, though it decreases Strength, Resilience, and Max HP. In ''Dragon Quest IX'', the Ranger has the most [[Deftness]] of all vocations, and serves as a physically oriented jack-of-all-trades by providing buffs, healing, and above-average damage output even from the back row. Though the vocation's only high stat is deftness, their tool-set is broad enough to cover a wide variety of circumstances while providing relief for the party's main healer, and also inflict tremendous damage through the powerful Wolf Whistle skill.
+The Ranger's attributes vary from game to game, though there is a consistent focus on evasiveness and providing party support. In ''Dragon Quest VI'', the Ranger increases Agility, Wisdom, and gives the party an increased chance to flee from battle at higher ranks, though it decreases Strength, Resilience, and Max HP. In ''Dragon Quest IX'', the Ranger has the most [[Deftness]] of all vocations, and serves as a physically oriented jack-of-all-trades by providing buffs, healing, and above-average damage output even from the back row. Though the vocation's only high attribute is Deftness, their tool-set is broad enough to cover a wide variety of circumstances while providing relief for the party's main healer, and also inflict tremendous damage through the powerful Wolf Whistle skill.
-Rangers focus on avoiding combat through silently navigating the field and dungeons without detection, having a greater chance to flee from foes, dodging attacks through the use of smoke techniques such as Mist Me.  Starting with ''Dragon Quest IX'', they gained the ability to call from the aid of wolves in battle to perform attacks.
+Rangers focus on avoiding combat through silently navigating the field and dungeons without detection, having a greater chance to flee from foes, and dodging attacks through the use of abilities such as Mist Me.  Starting with ''Dragon Quest IX'', they gained the ability to call from the aid of wolves in battle to perform attacks.
 =={{DQ6}}==
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 =={{DQ10}}==
-Rangers were added to the game in the Version 1.1 update. The stat spread and abilities are similar to the previous game, and the vocation has the highest Deftness by far once again. The biggest difference between ''IX'' and ''X'' for the Ranger is their ability to learn the [[Crag]] series of earth-elemental spells.
+Rangers were added to the game in the Version 1.1 update. Their attributes and abilities are similar to the previous game, and the vocation has the highest Deftness by far once again. The biggest difference between ''IX'' and ''X'' for the Ranger is their ability to learn the [[Crag]] series of earth-elemental spells.
 '''<big>NOTE:</big>The parenthetical translations of the Japanese names are merely placeholders for convenience and are not to be taken as official Square Enix terms'''
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 !style="background:#4682B4; color: white;"|Required<br>points
 |-
-|みのがす
+|みのがす<br>(''Minogasu'')
 |Mercy
 |Spares weaker monsters who flee the battlefield. No experience points or gold is gained, but fleeing monsters can still drop items.
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 |2
 |-
-|全職業できようさ+20
+|全職業できようさ+20<br>(''Zen shokugyō de Kiyōsa +20'')
 |Natural Deftness +20
 |Permanently increases Deftness by 20 in all vocations
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 |12
 |-
-|てなずける<br>(To tame, to win over, etc)
+|てなずける<br>(''Tenazukeru'')
 |N/A
 |Targeted monster fights on the party's behalf for one minute
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 |22
 |-
-|全職業でみりょく+20
+|全職業でみりょく+20<br>(''Zen shokugyō de Miryoku + 20'')
 |Natural Charm +20
 |Permanently increases Charm by 20 in all vocations
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 |34
 |-
-|メタルトラップ<br>(Metal trap)
+|メタルトラップ<br>(''Metarutorappu'')
 |N/A
 |Sets a trap that prevents enemies from fleeing for 15 seconds<br>Works on all monsters, including [[Metal slime family|Metal slimes]]
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 |46
 |-
-|全職業できようさ+20
+|全職業できようさ+20<br>(''Zen shokugyō de Kiyōsa +20'')
 |Natural Deftness +20
 |Permanently increases Deftness by 20 in all vocations<br>Total of +40
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 |54
 |-
-|まもりのきり
+|まもりのきり<br>(''Mamori no kiri'')
 |[[Mist Me]]
 |Clouds user in mist that voids breath skills for 120 seconds<br>This includes status ailment breath skills
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 |68
 |-
-|全職業でかいふく魔力+20
+|全職業でかいふく魔力+20<br>(''Zen shokugyō de Kaifuku Maryoku +20'')
 |Natural Magical Mending +20
 |Permanently increases Magical Mending by 20 in all vocations
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 |78
 |-
-|全職業できようさ+20
+|全職業できようさ+20<br>(''Zen shokugyō de Kiyōsa +20'')
 |Natural Deftness +20
 |Permanently increases Deftness by 20 in all vocations<br>Total of +60
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 |82
 |-
-|オオカミアタック
+|オオカミアタック<br>(''Ōkamiatakku'')
-|Wolf whistle
+|[[Wolf Whistle]]
 |Summons a wolf to attack one enemy twice<br>Damage is ''(Deftness x 0.18) +53.5'', limit is 500 deftness for 175~185<ref>https://archive.fo/duf0p</ref><br>Ignores defence stat, but is effected by defending & defensive skills
 |6
 |100
 |-
-|先制攻撃率アップ<br>(Preemptive strike chance up)
+|先制攻撃率アップ<br>(''Sensei kōgeki-ritsu appu'')
 |N/A
-|Raises the chance to get the drop on enemies
+|Increases the chance of getting a preemptive strike on the enemy
 |N/A
 |110
 |-
-|きようさ+30
+|きようさ+30<br>(''Kiyōsa +30'')
 |Deftness +30
 |Increases Deftness by 30 as a Ranger<br>Total of +90
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 |120
 |-
-|あんこくのきり
+|あんこくのきり<br>(''Ankoku no kiri'')
 |[[Air Pollution]]
 |A fog is produced that lowers the [[Strength]] and [[Magical Might]] of all enemies in range by one stage, as well as bedazzling them<br>Duration is 120 seconds
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 |130
 |-
-|ジバルンバ
+|ジバルンバ<br>(''Jibarunba'')
 |[[Kacraggle]]
 |Unlocks the Kacraggle/Ridgeraiser spell
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 |140
 |-
-|フェンリルアタック<br>(Fenrir attack)
+|フェンリルアタック<br>(''Fenriruatakku'')
 |[[Ruff Rider]]
-|Summons a white wolf to attack a random enemy four times<br>Damage is ''(deftness x 0.32) + 216''<ref>https://archive.fo/duf0p</ref> <br>Unaffected by Dazzle & blinding skills<br>Ignores defence stat, but is effected by defending & defensive skills
+|Summons a white wolf to attack a random enemy four times<br>Damage is ''(Deftness x 0.32) + 216''<ref>https://archive.fo/duf0p</ref> <br>Unaffected by Dazzle & blinding skills<br>Ignores defence stat, but is effected by defending & defensive skills
 |
 |150
 |-
-|ケルベロスロンド<br>(Cerberus rondo)
+|テンション消費しな1%<br>(''Tenshon shōhi-shina 1%'')
+|Maintain Tension 1%
+|After building up [[Tension]], there is a certain chance the player can perform an action without consuming it.
+|
+|160
+|-
+|ターン消費しない1.5%<br>(''ターン消費しない1.5%'')
+|Free Turn 1.5%
+|After selecting a command, there is a certain probability that the player will be able to select another command without consuming the turn gauge.
+|
+|170
+|-
+|ケルベロスロンド<br>(''Keruberosurondo'')
 |N/A
 |Summons the hound of Hades to attack one enemy three times, with a chance to Sap the target per strike<br>Damage based on deftness, cap of approximately 320 per strike at 700<br>Each strike ignores defence stat, but has a 50% chance to miss.
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 |180
 |-
-|紅蓮蝶のきり(Mist of the crimson-lotus butterfly)
+|特技のダメージ強化+20<br>(''Tokugi no damēji kyōka +20'')
+|Skill Damage +20
+|Increases the damage inflicted by skills.
+|
+|190
+|-
+|紅蓮蝶のきり<br>(''Guren chō no kiri'')
 |N/A
-|Produces a fog that raises the party's attack by two stages (40%)<br>Voids one enemy breath skill
+|Produces a fog that raises the party's Attack by two stages (40%)<br>Voids one enemy breath skill
 |8
 |200
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 ==Trivia==
 *The rank accolades for the Japanese version of ''Dragon Quest VI'' are taken from the Super Sentai series of tokusatsu television programs. They are:
-:*White ranger (シロレンジャー)
+:*{{translation|'''White Ranger'''|シロレンジャー|Shirorenjā}}
-:*Yellow ranger (キレンジャー)
+:*{{translation|'''Yellow Ranger'''|キレンジャー|Kirenjā}}
-:*Red ranger (アカレンジャー)
+:*{{translation|'''Red Ranger'''|アカレンジャー|Akarenjā}}
-:*Blue ranger (アオレンジャー)
+:*{{translation|'''Blue Ranger'''|アオレンジャー|Aorenjā}}
-:*Black ranger (クロレンジャー)
+:*{{translation|'''Black Ranger'''|クロレンジャー|Kurorenjā}}
-:*Power ranger (パワーレンジャー)
+:*{{translation|'''Power Ranger'''|パワーレンジャー|Pawārenjā}}
-:*Mega ranger (メガレンジャー)
+:*{{translation|'''Mega Ranger'''|メガレンジャー|Megarenjā}}
-:*King ranger (キングレンジャー)
+:*{{translation|'''King Ranger'''|キングレンジャー|Kingurenjā}}
 *Due to their natural deftness and the alterations done to stealing mechanics in ''Dragon Quest IX'', a Ranger will typically be better at stealing items from monsters than a Thief if no stat boosting items are equipped.