Bamboo pole

Bamboo pole
Japanese	たけざお
Romaji	Takezao
Old localisations	Bamboo Stick
Found in	Dragon Quest Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light
Effect	Increases the wielder's Attack.

The Bamboo pole is a spear in the series.

Characteristics

The pole is a simple weapon that consists of little more than a length of bamboo with one end chopped and sharpened to a point. In some illustrations, it has a rudimentary grip made of cloth near the base. The bamboo pole's position as the weakest weapon in the game would be taken over in subsequent games by the Cypress stick.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Bamboo pole (たけざお Takezao)

Buy	Sell	Attributes
10 gold	5 gold	Attack +2

Can Be Equipped By	Equipment Type	Can Be Used As Tool In Battle?
	Spear	NO

Shop(s)	Tantegel, Cantlin
Location(s)	Carried by the Hero in the mobile and Nintendo Switch versions.

In-Game Description
Mobile	A long spear made of bamboo.

Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake

Bamboo pole (たけざお)

Description
A simple spear, made from a length of bamboo roughly snapped down to size.
Attributes	Characters
Attack +3
Notes
-
Purchase Price	Sell Price	Location
10 gold	4 gold	Sold at Tantegel. Sparkly spot east of Galenholm. Barrel at Rimuldar.

Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake

Bamboo pole (たけざお)

Description
A simple spear, made from a length of bamboo roughly snapped down to size.
Attributes	Characters
Attack +3
Notes
-
Purchase Price	Sell Price	Location(s)
10 gold	6 gold	Sold at Leftwyne, Moonahan, and Tantegel. Sparkly spot on the open waters northeast of the Fire Shrine, requires the ship. Found at Midenhall. Found in a pot at Cannock. Found in a barrel at Kol. Found in a wardrobe at Cantlin. Found in a barrel at Beran.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

After a long hiatus, the bamboo pole made a reappearance in this game as a B-rank weapon with an Attack bonus of +3 and a Wisdom bonus of +2. It can be received during the game's limited Dragon Quest I event.

Trivia

• There is an illustration of the Prince of Cannock wielding the bamboo pole in the Official Guide Book for Dragon Quest II for the Famicom, despite the weapon not appearing in the original version of the game.

Gallery

• 
  The Hero carrying the bamboo pole
• 
  The Prince of Cannock carrying the bamboo pole
• 
  The bamboo pole in Super Light

Related weapons

• Bamboo spear
• Bamboo lance