Falcon knife earrings

Falcon knife earrings
Japanese	キラーピアス
Romaji	Kirapiasu
Old localisations	Needle Earrings Stilleto Earrings Falcon Knife
Found in	Dragon Quest IV onwards
Effect	Strikes twice

The Falcon Knife Earrings is a recurring weapon in the Dragon Quest franchise. Like its larger variant, the falcon knife earrings attack twice per turn. However, they can only be wielded by female characters in most installments, and possess a lower attack bonus. To compensate for this, both strikes can inflict critical hits, be amplified by Oomph and Focus Strength, and do not suffer the percentage reduction of the sword.

Though classified as knives, the weapons were a pair of actual earrings before Dragon Quest VIII, in which all attack animations per weapon type were standardized and the piercings were changed to be a pair of knives that just so happened to look like earrings.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

The falcon knife earrings have an attack bonus of +5. It can only be wielded by female characters. When equipped by Alena, both strikes have an equal chance of being critical hits.

Game	Description
	Equip these knife-like earrings to strike twice in a single turn.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

The falcon knife earrings have an attack bonus of +35. It can be purchased as a casino prize for 10,000 tokens. It can only be wielded by female human characters and slime companions (sans the Slime Knight).

Game	Description
	Equip these knife-like earrings to strike twice in a single turn.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

The falcon knife earrings have an attack bonus of +35. It may be equipped by Milly, Ashlynn, and all slime buddies save Goowainn. The weapon is the prize for reaching rank C in the Slimopolis tournament, and is dropped by Juggular jokers and Sail serpents at a rate of 1/128.

Each blow with the earrings can trigger the paladin's instant death trait, doubling the max rate from 1/8 to 1/4.

Game	Description
	Equip these extra-expedient earrings to strike twice in a single turn.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

The needle earrings have an attack bonus of +45 and may be equipped by Maribel Mayde and Aishe. They possess the same traits as in the previous game, and can be purchased at the Sea dragon for 11,000 gold.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

The falcon knife has an attack bonus of +34 and may be equipped by Jessica Albert, as well as Red in the 3DS version.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Falcon knife earrings
Rarity	★★☆☆☆
Attack	+1
Equipable by	Mages, Thieves, Warriors, Omnivocational master
Recipe	Deadly nightblade x 1, Slime earrings x 1, Agility ring x 3
Buy Price	15,000
Sell Price	7,500
Flavor text	A divine earring that delivers a double attack
Notes	Unlike previous games, it is not sex segregated

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Falcon knife earrings

Description
A dagger designed to look like an earring that lets the wielder make two strikes at once
Rarity
D
Stats (Base/+1/2/3)
Attack +45/48/51/54 Charm +13/13/14/15
Notes
Dropped by Sail serpents at 1⁄256
Price (Buy/Sell)	Location
N/A - 3,850	In a chest in Puerto Valor, requires the Magic key
Forging Difficulty
N/A
Ingredients
N/A
Characters

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Gallery

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  Alena wearing the earrings
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  Dragon Quest V
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  Milly wearing the earrings
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  Artwork from Dragon Quest IX