Mandrake marshal

Dragon Quest monster
Mandrake marshal
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	シュプリンガー
Romaji	Shupuringā
First appearance	Dragon Quest V
Variants	Mandrake mangler; Mandrake major; Mandrake marauder; Mandrake mercenary; Mandrake monarch; Red moon warrior; Setesh the Punisher

The Mandrake marshal is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Mandrake marshals are bipedal dragon swordsmen with yellow scales, large wings on their backs, and curved horns on their heads. They wield curved sabres in their right hands and bucklers in their left hands. Starting with Dragon Quest X, mandrake marshals now have duller yellow scales and pale green horns on their heads to differentiate them from mandrake mercenaries. They are elite dragon warriors that are skilled in both swordplay and magic. Their Japanese name comes from the German word "Springer", which is the term for a knight chess piece.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Mandrake marshal (シュプリンガー, Shupuringā )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #156

Sprites			Attributes
SFC	PS2	DS & Mobile	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
			175	16	490	98	190	145	91	⁰⁄₆₄	¹⁄₃₂

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee
0%	20%	20%	0%	0%	0%	20%	20%	67%	0%
Drain Magic	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap
100%	67%	67%	20%	67%	67%	0%	67%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Buff Kasap	Slashes character (125% damage)	Talon Tower Crocodilopolis Mt. Zugzwang Estark's Labyrinth	Steel broadsword¹⁄₃₂
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Mandrake marshal (シュプリンガー, Shupuringā)
Defeated Monster List No. : #185

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Dragon	222	24	2,200	140	163	212	152

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Blast	Earth	Dark	Light	Drain Magic	Whack	Dazzle	Fizzle
0%	50%	0%	50%	-50%	-50%	0%	0%	0%	50%	50%
Confusion	Paralysis	Sleep	Poison	Stun	Blunt	Deceleratle	Sap	Spooky Aura	Charm
50%	75%	50%	25%	50%	50%	50%	0%	50%	85%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped items
Kasap Buff	None	Oubliette Realm of the Mighty Eastern Stornway (island) Western Coffinwell (outside Tower of Nod) Grotto (Caves, rank 6-7)	Dragon scale¹⁄₆₄ Dragonsbane¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		Fierce fighters backed up by an array of support spells. They look scary but don't do well against death spells. They studied with the wight kings to learn the ways of wizardry, and are always up for improving their abilities further.

Dragon Quest X

Mandrake marshal appeared from the beginning of the game. Although it can no longer cast any spells, it can use all five Fource abilities in battle: Fire Fource, Frost Fource, Gale Fource, Funereal Fource, and Life Fource.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Mandrake marshal (シュプリンガー, Shupringa )
Monsterpedia No.: #111

Attributes
Family	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	B	1,340	390	580	530	490	480
Talents		Traits		Large-size exclusive traits		Dropped items
Bobby Dazzler (lv. 1)		Ultra Crafty Debilitator (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Frizzer (lv. 20) Strong Starter (lv. 40)		Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Desperate Measures (lv. 1) Benefaction (lv. 60)		N/A

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

Additional information
Description	After intensive training, mandrake majors rise through the ranks and become specialists in both sword and sorcery. Who knows what these ambitious lizards could achieve if they set their minds to it?
Location	This monster has no natural habitat

Synthesis
Breeding chart
X (Either parent is B-rank.)
Notable fusions
X = X =

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Mandrake marshal (シュプリンガー)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	10359	435g	Yes

List No.	#126
Field Notes	Reptilian all-rounders who aren't only experts in sword and shield, but at slinging spells too. Some say they studied sorcery under a wicked Wight king in their quest to become the strongest saurian soldiers.
Location(s)	The Darkwood, Black Manse
Item(s) Dropped	Large scale, Ruby of protection

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Draconiente	From the Latin draco and the Spanish teniente.
Français	Général mandragor	French for "mandrake general".
Deutsch	Alraunenmarschall	German for "mandrake marshal".
Italiano	Drapocalypse	From the Latin draco and apocalypse.

Gallery

Dragon Quest V monster card
The mandrake marshal's original appearance
A mandrake marshal in X
Rivals card