Strength

Strength (ちから, Chikara^?, lit. Strength/force) is an attribute in the series. In some games, it is also shortened to the abbreviation STR. It represents a character's physical power and determines their attack power. It is increased either by leveling up or by having a character use a Seed of strength.

A character's Strength plus their weapon's Attack and any Attack bonuses from accessories will equal their total Attack.

Since enemies do not possess the Strength attribute themselves, their attack damage will only be determined by their Attack attribute.

Details

Dragon Quest to Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

From this game until the fifth, the highest amount that Strength can go is 255. In both Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest II, it is not possible to reach this limit through normal means, even with the help of seeds of strength, since there are a limited amount in each game and no monsters drop them.

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake & Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

The Strength limit of both games is 999, just like later games in the series.

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

It is now possible starting in this game for characters to reach the Strength limit of 255 since there are multiple monsters that drop seeds of strength. In remake versions of the game, a character's Personality will influence the growth rate of their Strength. The Paragon personality has the highest Strength growth rate in the game at 140%, while Contrarian has the lowest at only a 70% growth rate.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

In both this game in Dragon Quest VII, a character's Strength can be influenced by their vocation. Vocations such as the Gladiator have a higher Strength growth rate than normal. Mastering the Gladiator or Dragon vocations will grant a permanent bonus to a character's Strength.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Once again, mastering certain vocations will grant a permanent bonus to the character's Strength.

Vocation	Mastery bonus
Gladiator	+15 Bonus
Golem	+15 Bonus
Draguar	+10 Bonus
Seasaur	+15 Bonus
Rashaverak	+10 Bonus
Champion	+25 Bonus
Galumph	+20 Bonus
Djinn genie	+20 Bonus

Also, starting from this game, Strength can reach a total of 999.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Warriors, Martial Artists, Gladiators, and Armamentalists all have skills in their unique vocation skill that will permanently increase their Strength, even if they change to another vocation, up to a total of +100 extra Strength if each skill is learned.

Vocation	Skill	Skill Name	Skill Points
Warrior	Courage	Natural Strength +10 Natural Strength +30	16 56
Martial Artist	Focus	Natural Strength +10	22
Gladiator	Guts	Natural Strength +10 Natural Strength +30	16 55
Armamentalist	Fource	Natural Strength +10	10

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Fuerza	Spanish for "strength".
Français	Force	French for "strength".
Deutsch	Stärke	German for "strength".
Italiano	Potenza	Italian for "strength/power".
中文	力量	Simplified Chinese for "strength".