Dragooner

Dragon Quest monster
Dragooner
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ガーディアン
Romaji	Gādian
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV
Old localisation	Guardian

For the Dragon Quest VI enemy that was previously localized as Dragooner, see Lethal charmour.

The Dragooner is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV. It is a knight that patrols the demon world on the back of its trusty dragon steed.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Dragooners are warriors clad in dark pink armour mounted on the backs of purple winged dragons. They wear horned helmets with a visor that obscures their eyes, their long purple hair flowing in the wind. In their right hands, they wield longswords while they use their left hands to hold on to the reins that control their mounts. Their dragons have curved horns like a bull and solid orange eyes. As the monster is two separate creatures, rider and mount often have the ability to act twice in a single turn. The dragons are able to send parties of adventures to sleep with sweet-smelling breath or exhale ice-cold blasts to freeze them solid. Their dragon mounts also gives them a vulnerability to dragon-slaying measures such as the Dragonsbane or Dragon Slash.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit | edit source]

Dragooner (ガーディアン, Gādian )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #146

Sprites		Attributes
NES	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
		300	35	740	169	175	90	75	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Bang	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap
0%	0%	0%	75%	0%	0%	75%	0%	100%	25%	100%	100%	100%	75%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Acts twice per turn Freezing Blizzard Sweet Breath	Nadiria Castle Nadiria Fungeon	Dragonsbane(¹⁄₁₂₈)
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon-type

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Dragooners don't reappear in the game due to the Guardian vocation appearing in the game from 6.4 onwards.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Dragooner (ガーディアン, Gādian )
Defeated Monster List No. : #352

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Dragon & Floating	296	25	1,132	275	213	210	141

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
-10%	50%	0%	0%	0%	50%	-50%	0%	50%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	25%	0%	25%	25%	0%	25%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	100%	99%	100%	25%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kazam	Occasionally acts twice per turn Unleashes a deadly double attack with its steed (fire breath attack twice to one character) Freezing Blizzard	The Battleground (second act) Fortress of Fear (second act)	Dragon horn¹⁄₁₆ Wyrmfang¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		Dragon-riding defenders of the demon realm. At the sound of monsters in danger, they come riding to the rescue, pink skirts all aflutter.

If a dragooner is sparkling, its mount can be ridden after defeating it in battle. The dragooner's mount allows the player to fly freely in the air by flapping its wings, allowing for movement in all three dimensions. In the Nintendo 3DS version and 2D modes of the Definitive Edition, the mount allows the player to traverse across large holes and can move freely between floors by riding on air currents.

Malicious[edit | edit source]

Malicious dragooner (ガーディアン・邪, Gādian・ja )
Defeated Monster List No. : #525

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Dragon & Floating	565	55	1,478	380	345	359	220

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
-10%	50%	0%	0%	0%	50%	-50%	0%	50%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	25%	50%	25%	25%	0%	25%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	100%	99%	100%	25%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kazammle	Occasionally acts twice per turn Unleashes a deadly double attack with its steed (fire breath attack twice to one character) C-c-cold Breath	The Battleground (third act) Insula Centralis (third act)	Dragon horn¹⁄₁₆ Wyrmfang¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		Dragooners who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

Dragon Quest of the Stars[edit | edit source]

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In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Jinemonio	From a combination of jinete and demonio.
Français	Cavalier des enfers	French for "knight of Hell".
Deutsch	Dragoner	German for "dragoon", a type of mounted infantry that used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot with muskets that were known as dragons.