Editing Mad cap

{{Item
|title = ''Mad cap''
|image = [[File:Madcap VII artwork.png|250px]]
|japanese = {{tt|ふしぎなぼうし|Mysterious hat}}
|romaji=Fushigina bōshi
|names = Mysterious hat<br>Magic helmet
|games = {{Dragon Quest II}}<br/>{{Dragon Quest III}}<br/>{{DQ3HD}}<br>{{Dragon Quest VII}}<br>{{DQ7R}}<br>{{Dragon Quest VIII}}<br>
|buy = N/A
|sell = N/A
|effect = Reduces {{MP}} required for magic
}}
The '''mad cap''' is a rather unique headgear mainly found in the early entries of the {{DQSeries}} that cuts the cost of spells. Its name is a pun based on the term "madcap".

==Characteristics==
The mad cap is a wide-brimmed pointed blue hat of the same kind typically worn by wizards and witches in fiction. It has a band of yellow cloth around it with a red gemstone in the center. The hat's most distinctive feature is the series of eyes with vertical pupils with yellow sclera and either red or orange pupils running up the length of the hat.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ2}}===
{{Descriptions
|DQ2=Reduces the amount of MP consumed by spells<ref>[[Cell phone]] version</ref>
}}
The hat reduces {{MP}} consumption in battle by 25% (rounded up) and provides a {{Defence}} of +4 (+8 in the remakes.)

They are dropped by [[tyrannodactyl]]s, [[Pazuzu]], and [[Hargon]] at a rate of {{fraction|1|128}}, and at a rate of {{fraction|1|16}} by [[liquid metal slime]]s in the Android/iOS version. Fortunately, each of the remake versions also feature a mad cap obtainable in a chest found in the [[Cave to Rendarak]]. It is the only helmet equippable by both the [[Prince of Cannock]] and the [[Princess of Moonbrooke]].

[[Image:MysteriousHat.png|right|200px|thumb|A female Priest wearing the hat. The mad cap is characterized by a series of eyes running along the front.]]

==={{DQ3}}===
The hat reduces {{MP}} consumption by 25% (rounded up) as before, and provides {{Defence}} of +8. They are dropped by [[hocus chimaera]] at a rate of 1/64 and by [[firn fiend]] at a rate of 1/128, and may be equipped by [[Priest]]s, [[Mage]]s, [[Merchant]], [[Gadabout]]s, and [[Sage]]s, as well as [[Thief|Thieves]] in remake versions. The {{MP}} reduction rate can be combined with the [[Glombolero]] for extra-economic casting. Because of the minuscule drop rate and the absence of any {{chest}}s that contain the topper, it is '''strongly''' recommended to bring a thief when attempting to snag one.

==={{DQ3HD}}===
{{DQIIIHDEquipment
|header=[[File:Mad cap III HD icon.png]]
|name=<big>Mad cap</big>
|description=A helpful hat that reduces the amount of MP needed to cast spells
|stats=Defence +18
|vocation=[[File:Gadabout iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Gadabout]][[File:Mage iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Mage]][[File:Merchant iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Merchant]][[File:Priest iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Priest]][[File:Sage iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Sage]][[File:Thief iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Thief]]
|notes=MP cost reduced by 25%
|price=NA/6
|location=Dropped by:<br>[[Hocus chimaera]] (1/64)<br>[[Firn fiend]] (1/128)
}}

==={{DQ7}}===
Returning after a long absence, the mad cap can be equipped by everyone except for [[Kiefer]], increases defence by +8, style by +5, and now cuts {{MP}} costs by '''50%'''. One can be found in the [[Cave to Another World]] and more can be acquired by winning them as prizes from the Lucky Panel at the [[Casino]]s found at [[Buccanham]] and [[The Haven]].

==={{DQ7R}}===
The mad cap boosts defence by 32 oints and the magical might by 27 points, and reduces MP consumption by 25%. It can be equipped by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest VII)|Hero]], [[Maribel]], [[Ruff]], [[Aishe]], and [[Sir Mervyn]]. It cannot be purchased nor sold, and it is only dropped by [[Baron von Bellycose]].

==={{DQ8}}===
{{Descriptions
|DQ8=A helpful hat that magically cuts '''MP''' consumption.<ref>Nintendo 3DS version</ref>
}}
The mad cap only appears in the {{3DS}} port of {{Dragon Quest VIII}}, with only two being available; one in the [[bonus dungeon]], the [[Dragovian Path]] and another in the [[Altar of Wroth]]. It may be equipped by everyone, meaning that if the {{Hero 8}} has mastered his Courage skillset, he can cast [[Omniheal]] for a scant '''14 {{MP}}'''. It bolsters {{Defence}} by +32.

==See also==
* [[Raving Mad Cap]]
* [[Glombolero]]

==Influence on Pokémon==
In a 1998 interview, ''[[Pokémon]]'' creator Satoshi Tajiri revealed that his frustrations over obtaining the mad cap were one of the main inspirations for the data exchanging feature his series would become famous for. To wit, he explained he felt a great deal of envy when his childhood friend (and ''Pocket Monster'' illustrator) Ken Sugimori managed to get two of them on his save file, and had absolutely no way to share the unneeded one with Tajiri<ref>''ポケットモンスター図鑑 - '' ISBN: 9784893664945</ref>.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Mad cap old.jpg|The [[Princess of Moonbrook]] wearing the cap, from the official guidebook
DQIII Mad cap.png|The mad cap from {{Dragon Quest III}}
DQVIIR Mad Cap.png|Artwork for ''VII Reimagined''
ChainSickleMadCap.jpg|The mad cap as featured in the [[Dragon Quest Legend Items Gallery]]
</gallery></center>

==Reference==
<references/>
[[Category:Dragon Quest II helmets]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake helmets]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III helmets]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake helmets]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII helmets]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII Reimagined helmets]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII helmets]]