The Warrior (戦士,Senshi?, lit. lit. Soldier) is a recurring character vocation in the Dragon Quest series that was introduced in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation. Warriors typically have high HP, Strength, and Resilience, but low Agility, and also possess no magical capability whatsoever.
A master of weapon-based combat, able to learn a variety of cutting-edge sword techniques.
Warriors specialize in armed combat in battle, being capable of wielding the strongest weapons and wearing the heaviest armor, shields, and helmets available. They boast incredible growths in Strength, Resilience, and maximum HP, but are often the slowest party member in the group: it would be a wise idea to have them equip Agility-boosting accessories whenever available to keep them on par with other party members. Warriors typically share most of their equipment choices with the Hero, as well as having access to some weapons that are unique to them such as heavy axes and hammers. They will sometimes forgo weapon accuracy in favor of wielding weapons that have a higher chance of inflicting critical hits, such as Hela's hammer and the Headsman's axe. Warriors are sometimes troublesome to the party's finances, as it can quickly become expensive to keep them equipped with the newest and best equipment in each town.
Warrior is one of the basic professions available. It is one of the prerequisites for the Gladiator, (along with Martial Artist), and for the Armamentalist vocation along with Mage.
Warrior is once again one of the basic vocations available after the events at Alltrades Abbey. Mastering it is a prerequisite to unlock both the Gladiator and Armamentalist vocations. In the 3DS version, the outfit for Warriors is very similar to those seen in IX
Attacks the enemy and has a chance of stealing its item
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Strategy
The Warrior is a useful class to become because of the strength increase that it affords. Among the skills that the warrior learns, Hatchet Man is by far the most useful. Although it misses half the time, when it does connect it will always be a critical hit, making short work of Metal Slimes. The Dragon Slash is also good for dragon bosses that the player encounters.
For hybrid skills, the two most useful ones are Sword Dance, which requires both a mature warrior and a mature Dancer, and Kelpto Clobber, which requires a mature warrior and a mature Thief. Sword Dance attacks four times with 0.75% power, making it useful for boss fights as it will hit for 300% more attack power than normal attacks. It is also the most cost effective skill in the game as it doesn't require any MP to use. Klepto Clobber is useful because it steals from enemies, making it a nice skill to have if the player is looking for a particular item. However, the chance of stealing is rather low.
Regarding evolution, the Warrior can combine the mastered Mage class and become an Armamentalist. The 'mentalist has access to some elemental slashes and the extremely powerful spell Kafrizzle. The Warrior can also combine the mastered Martial Artist class and become a Gladiator. The Gladiator has stronger attacks including Multifists. After the Gladiator class is mastered, the Gladiator can then become a Champion as long as the Paladin class is also mastered. The Champion has several powerful attacks culminating with Blade of Ultimate Power, a must for beating the final bosses in the game.
The Warrior Class is available at the start of the game and has the unique skillset 'Courage'. Warriors can also use skill points to learn Sword, Spear, Knife, and Shield skills. Their Coup-de-Grace is "Critical Claim," an attack that always lands a Critical Hit.
Warriors are considered the preliminary to Gladiators, and when the two are compared, Warriors aren't as agile or as strong. They also cannot equip heavier armor sets. However, Warriors have the advantage having more HP, Resilience, MP, and are able to wield Shields. They also have options to draw aggro and protect other party members. Thus, parties who need a reliable tank should stick with a Warrior, or at least obtain Omnivocational Shieldmaster to help smooth over the transition to a Gladiator.
The female Warrior from Dragon Quest III has made cameo appearances as an NPC in other games in the series, such as Monsters, VIII, and XI. However, her outfit was altered to be less revealing starting with the 3DS remake of Terry's Wonderland; they now wear a pair of short shorts rather than bikini bottoms. Male Warriors also appeared as NPCs in XI as well.
Gallery
Male Warrior, Dragon Quest III Famicom artwork.
Female Warrior, Dragon Quest III Famicom artwork.
Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou series.
Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou series.
Male Warrior, Dragon Quest III Famicom artwork.
Female Warrior, Dragon Quest III Famicom artwork.
Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou series.
Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou series.
High resilience.
Male Warrior, Dragon Quest III Gameboy Color artwork.
Female Warrior, Dragon Quest III Gameboy Color artwork.
DQIII Warrior wearing a gold chain.
DQIII Warrior bashing into a wall.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart.
Looking at the Heroine and Princess Gwaelin.
Appearance in Stars.
