Hacksaurus

"Ahh, nothing like a battle to get the juices flowing! My axe is ready to sing!"

—Hacksaurus, Dragon Quest Tact

Dragon Quest monster Hacksaurus

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese バトルレックス Romaji Batoru rekkusu First appearance Dragon Quest VI Old localisation BattleRex (Dragon Quest Monsters and Dragon Quest Monsters 2)

The Hacksaurus is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation, they are depicted as a mix between a tyrannosaurid dinosaur and a traditional European dragon wielding a broad axe.

Characteristics

Hacksauri are powerful members of the dragon family, introduced in VI as one of the strongest end-game enemy types. Though later titles would have the species trade positions with the Tyrantosaurus monsters, the Hacksaurus is still considered by most players to be a dangerous foe when first encountered. As demonstrated in the Arkbolt cave, the species exhibits r-type reproductive strategy, with the mother only watching over her offspring until their eggs hatch. Also of note, said eggs will hatch into Diethons when examined by the player. Though this is likely due to game difficulty balancing more than anything, it could suggest a metamorphic relationship between the two types of monsters in a similar to the fan-perceived relationship between Small Fries and Great dragons.

Interestingly, the species has made a name for itself by being one of the most easily recruitable members of the Dragon family. This precedent was set by Lizzie, the very first Hacksaurus introduced in the series and the most popular monstrous companion in the series, outside of the Slime family. This theme was reinforced in VIII by Hackzilla, one of the first infamous monsters (on-screen encounter) new players will stumble upon in the PS2 Version, and by the fact that the species is present in every title that has monster taming.

Taking this into consideration, it can be assumed that Hacksauri have a high regard for physical strength, and will respect anyone who bests them in battle. This notion was picked up by Koei-Tecmo when developing the first Heroes spin-off, and wrote it into the monster's description.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Hacksaurus

Original (SFC)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

157

Recruit Rate

Na

Experience *

698

Gold

110

HP *

416

MP

0

Attack

290

Defence

100

Agility

115

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Falcon Slash
Inferno

Location(s)

Mortamor's Dreadlair
Fungeon

Item(s) dropped

Seed of strength¹⁄₂₅₆

Frizz resistance *

25%

Sizz resistance *

60%

Fire Breath resistance *

60%

Bang resistance *

60%

Crack resistance *

0%

Ice Breath resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

100%

Strike/Rock resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance *

100%

Whack resistance *

100%

Poof resistance *

100%

Ban Dance resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

50%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance *

50%

Paralysis resistance *

100%

Poison resistance *

15%

Snooze resistance *

100%

Stun resistance *

50%

Sap resistance *

15%

Army resistance *

0%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Hacksaurus appears as the boss of the DLC Tablets "Here be Dragons" and "Scary Lair" in the Nintendo 3DS Version of the game.

Hacksaurus

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	416	0	285	100
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
115	1044	165	1/32

Bestiary No.	DLC #081
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Falcon Slash Inferno
Location(s)	Here Be Dragons Scary Lair
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of strength1⁄256

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	25%	60%	60%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
60%	0%	0%	100%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *
100%	100%	50%	100%
Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance*	Poison Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
100%	100%	15%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	15%	25%

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

While a normal hacksaurus won't be encountered until the player reaches the Royal Hunting Grounds, it is possible to run into a special roaming one near Farebury at the very start of the game. It is ill-advised to fight this hacksaurus until much later on since she can easily wipe out a low-level party using its fire breath and falcon slash techniques, though having a monster team will enable one to recruit the powerful monster after defeating it.

Hacksaurus (バトルレックス batoru rekkusu)

Bestiary No.		Family
150		Dragon
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
216	55	171	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
155	108	65	0⁄64

In-Game Description	Giant axe-toting dragons. Fond of using their scorching flame-breath to roast hapless travelers.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flame Breath Falcon Slash
Location(s)	Arcadia Region Royal Hunting Ground
Item(s) Dropped	Dragon's scale (1⁄32) Dragon dung (1⁄64)

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	50%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	100%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
50%	15%	50%	50%
Sap Resistance *
15%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X

Reappearing from the start of Version 2 onwards, they can also be recruited once again, similar to past entires. They first appear in the False Renshinda.

Dragon Quest Monsters

BattleRex

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	60	3/5	2/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/5	2/5	4/5	5/5

Family	Dragon
In-game description	Attacks by swinging its powerful giant ax
Abilities	Gate of Anger
Habitat	FireAir, MetalCut, EvilSlash
Breeding chart	Dragon family x EvilArmor, KingLeo, Lionex, MadKnight, Ogre

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Immune	Strong
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Strong	Weak
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Strong	Weak	None	Weak
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Strong	Immune	Weak	Strong
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Weak	Strong	Weak	Weak
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Weak		Weak

A BattleRex appears as the boss of Gate of Anger.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

BattleRex

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	60	7/10	6/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
8/10	5/10	6/10	6/10

Family	Dragon
In-game description
Abilities	EvilSlash, FireAir, MetalCut
Habitat
Breeding chart	Dragon family x EvilArmor, KingLeo, Lionex, MadKnight, Ogre

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Immune	Strong
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Strong	Weak
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	Strong	Weak	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Immune	Weak
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	Weak	Strong	Weak
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Hacksaurus
Family	Dragon
Rank	C
Description	With axe in hand, they are dedicated to chopping everything they find into tiny pieces.
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Claws, Staves
Traits	Critical Massacre
Resistances	Confusionproof
Skill	Dragon Lore
Location	Celeste Isle (Temple of the Moon), Fert Isle
Breeding chart	Dragurn x Gryphon

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Hacksaurus
Family	Dragon
Rank	C
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Claws, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Giant Killer
Resistances	Immune to Confusion
Skill	Dragon Lore
Location	Bemusoleum
Breeding chart	Red dragon x Behemoth slime Gasbagon x Firn fiend

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Hacksaurus

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,320	300
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
680	480	550	380

Bestiary No.	#113
Rank	B
In-game description	Though these rude and rowdy reptiles are unrepentantly rough-tempered, they respect any creature, even humans, who can best them in battle
Talents	Firebrand (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Rando-Muster (lv. 1) Critical Triumph (lv. 20) Frizzmeistr (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Metal Medley (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	Yggdrasil leaf (Common) N/A (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
50%	-25%	25%	25%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
50%	0%	0%	25%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
0%	25%	50%	0%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
-25%	0%	25%	-25%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
50%		50%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Hacksaurus (バトルレックス Batoru rekkusu)

Model	Experience	Gold
	67	55g

List No.	#025
Field Notes	Reptilian rogues who like nothing more than to flambé foes with blazing breath and then cut them into cubes. They're known to admire enemies deft enough to defeat them, and are often found fighting for former foes.
Location(s)	Grannet (Captain), Pinnacle of Light (Recruit), Pinnacle of Light (Captain), Sylvea (Hero), The Lion's Den (Showdown: Feral Feline)
Item(s) Dropped	Dragon horn, Dragon hide

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Hacksaurus (バトルレックス Batoru rekkusu)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	976	145g	Yes

List No.	#056
Field Notes	Reptilian rogues who like nothing more than to flambé foes with blazing breath and then cut them into cubes. They're known to admire enemies deft enough to defeat them, and are often found fighting for former foes.
Location(s)	Redrock Ravine
Item(s) Dropped	Small scale, Titan belt

Dragon Quest Builders 2

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Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Tact

Hacksaurus appears as a B-rank monster of the Dragon family, first being recruitable in the second part of the limited "Dragon Fest" event. It will join the player in Chapter 3, Episode 2 of the event quests and it can participate in Bobonga's Battle Road as a party member. The hacksaurus can be fully awakened by completing the Scalewood Entrance stage of the Dragon Island: Forest at any difficulty. Prior to that, they were a C-rank monster. It can also be recruited from Chapter 2, Episode 2: Carver during the limited Dragon Quest VI event at any difficulty and it can participate in Carver's Battle Road as a party member. Hacksaurus can participate in Baran and Maldragora the Worldbreaker's Battle Road as a party member, as well.

Hacksaurus (バトルレックス Batoru rekkusu)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Dragon				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
110		782	201	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
390	338	307	106	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Defensive Stance		Searing Breath*		Falcon Armour Hammer*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 / Stats Up	Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Falcon Armor Hammer Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Falcon Armour Hammer Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +5	Falcon Armour Hammer Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Super Weak

Similar species

• Axesaurus
• Halberdsaurus
• Paladinos
• Tyrantosaurus

Gallery

• 
  Super Famicom artwork.
• 
  Terry confronting Lizzie.
• 
  Watching Cobi and Tara move some monster eggs.
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  DQM I & II sprite.
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  Caravan Heart sprite.
• 
  Joker model.
• 
  Joker 2 model.
• 
  Battle Road Victory cut-in.
• 
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  T-Rax tank in Rocket Slime.
• 
  Appearing in VII's Big Book of Beasts in the remake.
• 
  Appearance in Stars.
• 
  Rivals card.
• 
  A Hacksaurus and other monsters in "Expedition! World of Illusions" in Tact.