Mandrake mercenary

Dragon Quest monster
Mandrake mercenary
	File:DQV Mandrake Marshal.png
Japanese	りゅうき兵
Romaji	Ryūki-hei
First appearance	Dragon Quest VII
Old localisation	DragonMan

The Mandrake mercenary is both a regular and boss monster that players fight in Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, as well as a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. The English version of the game differentiates between the two by naming the boss Skraw.

Characteristics

Mandrake mercenaries are yellow-scaled bipedal anthropomorphic dragon soldiers that wield a cutlass and shield into battle. They have a large pair of wings on their back with blue webbing and a blue pair of horns on their head. Their weapons and armor are all silver. They appear as a regular enemies in the past versions of Nottagen Cavern and Hubble area, and as a boss in Providence. Note that these regions can be done in any order once accessible, so which variant players encounter first will vary. The boss version is unwinnable due to plotline restrictions, but the second fight is a regular battle.

Of the three Mandrake monsters that can be found in Dragon Quest VII, the regular enemy variant of Mandrake mercenary is weaker and encountered earlier than both the Mandrake major and the Mandrake monarch (the latter being the strongest of the three).

Mandrake mercenaries reappears in X, being slightly stronger than the majors, but outclassed by the Mandrake marshals and the newly appearing Ash lizards and Red moon warriors. Previously, mercenaries shared a near identical appearance with marshals, but in X, marshals were given darker golden scales instead of bright yellow.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII

Mandrake mercenary (りゅうき兵 Ryūki-hei)

Sprite: File:Mandrakemarshal DQVII PSX.gif
Bestiary No.: #087
Recruit Rate: 1/32
Experience: 50 (PS1)
75 (3DS)
Gold: 32 (PS1)
48 (3DS)
HP: 77
MP: 0
Attack: 92
Defence: 72
Agility: 78
Evasion: ¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Calls for Help
Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)
Location(s): Nottagen Cavern
Hubble (past)
Item(s) Dropped: Iron lance¹⁄₆₄

Frizz resistance *: 0%
Sizz resistance *: 0%
Fire Breath resistance *: 0%
Bang resistance *: 0%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Ice Breath resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Strike/Rock resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance *: 100%
Whack resistance *: 50%
Poof resistance *: 80%
Ban Dance resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 15%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 15%
Paralysis resistance *: 80%
Poison resistance *: 0%
Snooze resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 15%
Sap resistance *: 50%
Army resistance *: 0%

3DS version changes: None

Dragon-type

Skraw

Boss version

Sprite: File:Mandrakemarshal DQVII PSX.gif
Bestiary No.: Unnumbered boss
Recruit Rate: N/A
Experience: 850
Gold: 1,200
HP: 1,500
MP: 255
Attack: 98
Defence: 52
Agility: 43
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): Kaswoosh
Skill(s): Acts twice per turn
Critical Hit
Multifists
Location(s): Providence
Item(s) Dropped: None

Frizz resistance *: 0%
Sizz resistance *: 0%
Fire Breath resistance *: 0%
Bang resistance *: 0%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Ice Breath resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Strike/Rock resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance *: 100%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance *: 100%
Ban Dance resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 0%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 100%
Paralysis resistance *: 100%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 50%
Stun resistance *: 100%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Army resistance *: 100%

3DS version changes: None

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Dragon Quest Tact

Mandrake mercenary appears as a C-rank monster of the Dragon family. It can learn Helichopter and Blizzard Rush naturally.

Mandrake Mercenary

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Dragon				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
95		?	?	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
?	?	?	?	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Helichopter		Blizzard Rush - level 16		-

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 / Stats Up	Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Blizzard Rush Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Blizzard Rush Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First
None

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +3	Blizzard Rush Potency +2%	-

Perk Details

First
Move +1

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Super Weak