| Dragon Quest monster
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| Bodkin archer
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 Art by Akira Toriyama
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| Japanese
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リリパット
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| Romaji
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Lilipatto
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| First appearance
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Dragon Quest IV
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| Old localisation
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Lilypa
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The Bodkin Archer is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Debuting in Dragon Quest IV, they only appeared in spin offs until reemerging in Dragon Quest VIII.
Characteristics
Squat little munchkins, the Bodkin family resembles goblins of Welsh myth. Bodkins perfer to fight from a distance, letting fly with long-distances arrows while supporting their front-line friends with Buff. Their complexion changes as they become more deft with their bow, and gain new accolades to reflect this.
Appearances
Bodkin archer (リリパット, Lilipatto ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #011
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[[File:DQ8 Humanoid Family Icon.png|link= Humanoid family]] Bodkin archer ( リリパット, Lilipatto ) Defeated Monster List No. : #014
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| Additional information
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| Spells
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Skills
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Locations
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Dropped item
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| Buff
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None
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Alexandria Region
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Bandana1⁄32 Plain cheese1⁄256
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| Description
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Diminutive but resourceful monsters. Upon encountering an enemy, they keep their distance and let fly with long-range bow and arrow attacks.
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Plain clothes1⁄16 Leather hat1⁄64
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Angel Falls The Hexagon
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Use medicinal herb Buff Flee
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| Humanoid
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| #007
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| Dragon Quest IX
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| リリパット
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| Lilipatto
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Able archers who attack from afar, use medicinal herbs when in need, and aren't too proud to flee from more formidable foes.
Their bodkin betters tease them that they're terrible shots, so they target unlucky travellers to try and prove them wrong.
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These can be found outside Angel Falls and the Hexagon.
Bodkin archer (リリパット, Lilipatto ) Defeated Monster List No. : #017
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Skills
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Locations
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Dropped item
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| Buff
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Call for help (Bodkin archer) Flee
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Heliodorian Foothills (first act) The Kingsbarrow (second act)
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Plain clothes1⁄64 Leather hat1⁄64
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| Description
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They often brag about their perfect aim, but truth be told, if they're managing seventy percent accuracy, they're doing better than usual.
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Malicious bodkin archer (リリパット・邪, Lilipatto・ja ) Defeated Monster List No. : #435
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Skills
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Locations
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Dropped item
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Call for help (Malicious bodkin archer) Flee
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Heliodorian Foothills (third act)
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Plain clothes1⁄64 Leather hat1⁄64
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Bodkin archers who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
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[[File:DQMJ Icon Beast.png|link= Beast family|20x20px|class=pixels]] Bodkin archer
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| Description
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Denizens of the forest who live in trees, targeting those who pass beneath the canopy.
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| Weapons
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Spears, Hammers, Whips, Staves
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| Location
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Fert Isle
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| Breeding chart
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Weartiger x Flyguy
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[[File:DQMJ2 Icon Beast.png|link= Beast family|14px|class=pixels]] Bodkin archer
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Bodkin archer (リリパット Lilipatto))
Defeated Monster List No. : #009
| Field Notes |
These wary warriors stay well away from the action, preferring to fire on their foes from afar. The other bodkins constantly belittle their basic bow skills, so they vent their resentment on passing adventurers. |
| Location(s) |
The Battle of Dunisia |
| Item(s) Dropped |
Snakeskin Gold ring |
Bodkin archer (リリパット Lilipatto})
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The Archers act as normal enemies in the first area of chapter 2, but also appear as NPCs in the Prickly Plains section accessed through the blue teleportal. Several are friendly towards humans, and will reward the Builder for countering their own parlaying perils.
The fishing Archer explains that, being newcomers to Alefgard and the Dragonlord's legion, his kind are bullied by other monsters on the regular. In particular, the Killerpillars cause great strife for the little goblins, to the point that a duo of sharpshooters mount an attack on the main nest in the area out of fear that their village will be wiped out if they don't.
Bodkin archer appears as an E-rank monster of the Demon family. It can be recruited from Chapters 3-3, 8-3, 8-7, and 15-3 of the main storyline and it can participate in Dracky and Leery lout's Battle Roads as a party member. The bodkin archer and its variants have the distinction of being able to attack from one square away in any cardinal direction.
Other Languages
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Español | Arquero punzante | Spanish for "sharp archer" |
Français | Archer vert | French for "green archer" |
Deutsch | Schützenwicht | German for "archer creature/goblin" |
Etymology
A bodkin defines a small, blunt needle with a large eye used to punch through cloth and leather. In terms of archery, it means the archer is using less than ideal ammunition.
- Lilliputian are a diminutive, humanoid race described in Gulliver's travels.
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Gallery
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A bodkin archer in X
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XI polygon model
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A malicious bodkin archer
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