Hunter mech
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Hunter mech | |
Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | メタルハンター |
| Romaji | Metaruhantā |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line |
| Old localisation | MtlHunter |
The Hunter mech is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest II, it is a weaker version of the killing machine that often hints to the presence of metal slimes being in the immediate area.
Characteristics
Hunter mechs are similar to killing machines: they are quadrupedal, one-eyed robots armed with a crossbow and sword. Their color scheme is the only real change in appearance, with hunter mechs sporting a scheme of golds, grays, and purples. Their darker gray areas are more of a dull teal color in their earlier appearances.
As the lesser creature, hunter mechs are typically weaker than killing machines and tend to lack some of the stronger's qualities, such as resistances and the ability to strike more than once per round. They do serve a great purpose in that they tend to appear only in or around areas where metal monsters, such as metal slimes and liquid metal slimes, are known to appear. It should be noted that hunter mechs do not always appear where there are metal monsters: in fact, most titles in the series to feature the monster only have them occurring in single, closely located areas.
In its original appearance the hunter mech did not have a sword and was missing a quiver to hold its crossbow bolts. This was changed in later installments.
Appearances
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line
| Hunter mech (Metal Hunter) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Game | Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The hunter mech's first appearance alongside the killing machine. They can be found inside the Cave to Rhone, close to areas where liquid metal slimes show up.
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
 |
||||||
| Bestiary No. | Family | |||||
| 082 | Machine | |||||
| Experience | Gold | HP | MP | |||
| 76 | 20 | 71 | 0 | |||
| Attack | Defense | Agility | Evasion | |||
| 75 | 106 | 58 | 1⁄64 | |||
| In-Game Description | Deadly machines designed to hunt down and exterminate monsters of the metal family. If you encounter one, chances are a certain highly desirable metal monster may be in the area. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Fire an arrow (125% damage) Slash violently (125% damage) |
| Location(s) | Trodain Castle |
| Item(s) Dropped | Hunter's bow (common) Steel broadsword (rare) |
| Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * |
| 0% | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| Bang Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Ice breath Resistance * |
Woosh Resistance * |
| 0% | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| Ban Dance Resistance | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Snooze resistance * | Stun Resistance * |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Sap Resistance * | |||
| 15% | |||
| Army Resistance * | |||
| 0% | |||
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
| #087 - Hunter Mech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dropped Item | Iron ore (common, 1/32) Hunter's bow (rare, 1/64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locations | The Bad Cave Pluvi Isle Hermany (high ground) Grotto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family | Machine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bestiary # | 087 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Game | Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Console | DS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Robotic seekers of little metal blobs that don't take kindly to adventurers trying to poach their prey. If one of these metal-hunting mechanical marauders is nearby, surely its mark can't be far off... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Quest X
 |
This article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
|
|
This article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
| Hunter mech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Game | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hunter mechs appear as rank C members of the material family and can be found on Celeste Isle where metal slimes may also show up. A hunter mech is necessary to have if one wishes to synthesize a killing machine.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
The hunter mech is a Rank C material monster in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2.
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
| Model | Experience | Gold |
 |
58 | 32g |
| List No. | 037 |
| Field Notes | Machines made to murder metal slimes. Despite their fulsome frames, they pursue prey with spellbinding speed. Steely in spirit and substance, these automated assassins will stop at nothing to see their mercurial marks melted down. |
| Location(s) | Dual Duel Dell (Showdown: Devilish Duo), Grannet (Recruit, Captain), Guardian's Grove (In Search of Elevation), Sylvea (Captain) |
| Item(s) Dropped | Platinum ore, Ice crystal |
Dragon Quest Heroes II
| Model | Experience | Gold | Marked Version? |
|
119 | 32g | Yes |
| List No. | 020 |
| Field Notes | Machines made to murder metal slimes. Despite their fulsome frames, they pursue prey with spellbinding speed. Steely in spirit and substance, these automated assassins will stop at nothing to see their mercurial marks melted down. |
| Location(s) | Greena Pastures, The Battle of Dunisia, The Battle of the Wildwood, The Lumberlands |
| Item(s) Dropped | Silver ore, Adamant pendant |
Dragon Quest Builders
| HP | Attack | Defence | Item(s) Dropped |
| 180~200 | 25~30 | 2432 | Mechrochip (★★★) |
| Location(s) | |||
| Galenholm | |||
| Sprite | File:Hunter mech builders.jpg |
Related Monsters
Similar species
Extended family
Gallery
-
Joker 1 model. -
The Robo-Razor in Dragon Quest Heroes II. -
Terry wielding the Robo-Razor.
- Pages with broken file links
- Stubs
- Dragon Quest II enemies
- Dragon Quest V enemies
- Dragon Quest VIII enemies
- Dragon Quest IX enemies
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker enemies
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 enemies
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Pro enemies
- Dragon Quest Heroes enemies
- Dragon Quest Heroes II enemies
- Dragon Quest Builders enemies