Champion
| Vocation | |
| Champion | |
 Art for Champion in Dragon Quest Walk | |
| Japanese name: | ゴッドハンド(Godhand) |
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| Introduced in: | Dragon Quest VII |
| Appears in: | Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Dragon Quest of the Stars Dragon Quest Walk |
The Champion (ゴッドハンド, Godhand) is a high ranking physically-oriented vocation in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII. Starting with the Nintendo 3DS remake of VII, the Champion's design is heavily inspired by East Asian mythology.
Appearances
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Description
The power of the heavens flows through the Champion, infusing their very being with divine energies. In order to become a Champion, one must master the Gladiator and Paladin vocations. Champions enjoy the highest strength boost of any vocation, and do not suffer the wisdom reduction that plagued gladiators. This is not to imply that champions can only focus on offense--the class enjoys a surprisingly varied amount of support abilities.
| Rank | Critical Hit Rate |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1/64 |
| 2 | 1/64 |
| 3 | 1/64 |
| 4 | 1/32 |
| 5 | 1/16 |
| 6 | 1/16 |
| 7 | 25/256 |
| 8 | 1/8 |
Stat Changes
| Statistics | Change |
| Battles to Master | 260 |
| Strength | +25% |
| Agility | +10% |
| Resilience | +5% |
| Wisdom | Null |
| Style | Null |
| Max HP | +10% |
| Max MP | -10% |
| Mastery Bonus | +25 Bonus to Strength |
PSX Abilities
| Level | Title | Learns | Battles Needed | Target | Info | MP |
| 1 | Saint | Nothing | 0 | |||
| 2 | Angel | Metal Slash (MetalCut) |
20 | One Enemy | Able to pierce the defenses of metal monsters. Regular damage to all other monsters. | 0 |
| 3 | ArchAngel | Multiheal (HealUs) |
40 | All Allies | Heals ~100 HP to all allies | 10 |
| 4 | Throne | Boulder Toss (RockThrow) |
80 | All Enemies | Throws rocks at all enemies, causing ~110 HP damage | 0 |
| 5 | Cherubim | Kamikazee (Sacrifice) |
120 | Self | Kills all enemies at the cost of the caster's life | 1 |
| 6 | Seraphim | Gigaslash (GigaSlash) |
150 | One Group | Does ~400 HP damage to one group of enemies | 15 |
| 7 | Celestial | Kazing (Revive) |
180 | One Ally | Revives one fallen ally with full HP | 15 |
| 8 | Demigod | Blade of Ultimate Power (UltraHit) |
260 | One Enemy | Does 600-700 HP damage minus the foe's defence value to one enemy | 20 |
3DS Abilities
| Level | Title | Learns | Battles Needed |
| 1 | Cheerful Champion | Boulder Toss Double Up Forbearance Selflessness Thin Air |
0 |
| 2 | Bronze Champion | Double-Edged Slash Gust Slash Helm Splitter Metal Slash Multislice Falcon Slash Toxic Dagger Undead Undoer Weird Whacker |
20 |
| 3 | Silver Champion | Multifists Pearly Gates |
40 |
| 4 | Gold Champion | Drain Magic Magic Barrier |
80 |
| 5 | Platinum Champion | Kabuff Kasap Oomph |
120 |
| 6 | World Champion | Kamikazee Kazing Kerplunk Multiheal |
150 |
| 7 | Undefeated Champion | Gigaslash | 180 |
| 8 | Ultimate Champion | Blade of Ultimate Power | 260 |
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
In Reimagined, the Champion vocation is unlocked exactly the same way as in the classic versions of Dragon Quest VII: by mastering the Gladiator and Paladin vocations.
| Level | Type | Name |
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| 1 |  |
Hand of God |
| 2 |  |
Breezeblocker |
| 3 | |
Blightsplitter |
| 4 | |
Multifists |
| 5 | |
Counter Wait |
| 6 | |
Fatal Flash |
| 7 | |
Big Banga |
| 8 | |
Blade of Ultimate Power |
| Let Loose! Skill | ||
| File:DQVIIR Champeon Icon.png Divide: Creates a pair of doppelgangers of the user, ensuring that the next attacking ability hits with three times the manpower!. | ||
| Maximum HP | Maximum MP | Attack | Defence | Magical Might | Charm |
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| Magical Mending | Strength | Deftness | Resilience | Agility | |
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Dragon Quest of the Stars
Champion is a super vocation in Stars. It requires obtaining the vocational scroll and having leveled up the Gladiator vocation up to level 99 or higher.
As in the other games it appears in, Champion is a very strong yet durable vocation.
Dragon Quest Walk
Champions were added to the game on September 27th, 2022 as the first special vocation that exceeds advanced vocations. A character can become a Champion if they have reached level 70 or higher as both a Gladiator and a Paladin. A banner was also held from September 27th to November 3rd, 2022 with special equipment that allows players to look like the Champion's new design.
Their weapons of choice include one-handed Swords, Axes, Spears, and Claws. The vocation's first trait is God Rage, which gives them a chance to increase their slashing, physical skill, and breath damage by 40% at the start of the turn while their second is God Guard, which allows them to take damage in the place of an ally and potentially survive fatal damage with 1 HP remaining. Their third trait, God Chain, increases the Champion's critical hit rate and guard rate considerably when both God Rage and God Guard are activated.
Gallery
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Auster in DQVII 3DS -
Maribel in DQVII 3DS -
In Stars -
In Walk
Trivia
- For the Nintendo 3DS version of Dragon Quest VII, the Champion's design was based directly on the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhist mythology.
- Many of the PSX accolades come from the hierarchy of angels in Christian tradition.
- Thrones are the givers of God's justice.
- Cherub (plural Cherubim) are a rank of angels second highest in the hierarchy. They are guardians sent by God to protect.
- Seraph (plural Seraphim) are the highest rank of angels. They sing praises to God.