The headhunter is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Introduced in Dragon Quest II, it's a wild, leaping Humanoid that wields its weapon with reckless abandon.

Description edit

Headhunters are green humanoid monsters with wild blond hair and a set of jagged fangs lining their mouths. They wield small hatchets and shields and wear blue tunics and sandals with a purple cape. They also wear silver circlets around their head decorated with a blue gem. Headhunters attack wildly in combat, swinging their axes in quick succession to overwhelm their enemies. The headhunters did not carry shields with them until remake versions of II. When they originally appeared, headhunters had a completely black head but VIII introduced a design where the monsters have green heads like the rest of their bodies for consistency's sake. Their original design still makes in appearance in some modern games such as X and Stars.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line edit


Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past edit

Headhunter (くびかりぞく, Kubikarizoku )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #032
Sprite Attributes
  HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate
48 0 21 (PSX)
32 (3DS)
10 (PSX)
15 (3DS)
54 40 33 164 132
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 50%
Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance
0% 0% 15% 90% 15% 15% 100% 15% 0% 100% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Flails its weapon about fiercely. (125% damage) Roamer Encampment region (past)
Poolside Cave (past)
Al-Balad region (past)
Oaken club1128
Notable changes in the remakes


Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King edit

Headhunter (くびかりぞく, Kubikarizoku )
Defeated Monster List No. : #058
Image Attributes
  Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
Humanoid 54 0 62 18 56 53 43 164
Resistances
Attack Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack
0% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 15%
Army Poison Stun Paralysis Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance
25% 50% 15% 15% 15% 50% 100% 50% 15% 100% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Attacks while defending
Uses Medicinal herb
Pickham Region Medicinal herb18
Scale shield164
Description Known for their jumping ability, these monsters wait for the best opportunity to attack their enemies. Watch out for their vicious slashes and formidable defence abilities.
Notable changes in the remake


Dragon Quest X edit

Headhunters began appearing in the game starting with Version 3.3, this time stronger than in previous titles. They can swing about their weapons with reckless abandon to damage characters in the surrounding area, use Helm Splitter, cast Kazam, and are able to land desperate attacks.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker edit

  Headhunter (くびかりぞく, Kubikarizoku )
Bestiary number: #071
Sprite Attributes
  Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
D 900 620 990 880 650 560
Traits Skills Resistances
Metal Beater Berserker, Attack Boost Whackproof
Additional information
Description These hyperactive hooligans often hyperbolise about how many heads they've hunted.
Weapons Spears, Axes, Hammers, Staves
Location Celeste Isle
Breeding chart Dancing devil x Jumping jackal

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 edit

  Headhunter (くびかりぞく, Kubikarizoku )
Bestiary number: #054
Sprite Attributes
  Rank Size Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
E S 500 300 570 490 350 270
Traits Skills Resistances
Metal Beater Berserker Vulnerable to Sap, Immune to Whack
Additional information
Weapons Axes, Spears, Hammers, Staves
Location Treepidation (night)
Breeding chart Frogface x Rockbomb or Dracky

Dragon Quest Rivals edit

Headhunter first appeared in the second card pack, "Roar of Unleashed Power" as a rare card exclusive for Warrior leaders.

  • A second card known as the Robbing headhunter appeared in the ten card pack, "Frontier of Creation and Destruction" as a normal card exclusive for Priest leaders.

In Other Languages edit

Language Translation Meaning
  EspañolBárbaro decapitadorSpanish for "barbarian decapitator".
  FrançaisChasseur de têtesFrench for "headhunter".
  DeutschKopfjägerGerman for "headhunter".
  ItalianoCacciatesteItalian for "headhunter".
  中文猎首族Simplified Chinese for "headhunter".
  中文 (繁體)獵首族Traditional Chinese for "headhunter".

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