Gadabout

Goof-Offs from Dragon Quest III.

With snappy comebacks and spontaneous one-liners, the Jester is always popular. --Description in Dragon Quest VII.

The Gadabout (known as Goof-off or Jester in earlier translations) is a recurring vocation in the Dragon Quest series. Quite literally a 'joke' character, the Gadabout is poor in nearly every attribute, save for their incredible luck.

Dragon Quest III

Goof-offs, although pretty much useless on the battlefield, have a great amount of luck. This allows them to deal critical amounts of damage more often than other characters. The trade-off for this is the fact that Goof-offs have minds of their own, and the player cannot always control their actions. Goof-offs are the wild cards of the game, as they sometimes do damage to themselves instead of attacking enemy characters. In Dragon Quest III, Goof-off is the only class that can turn into a Sage at Dharma Temple without a Book of Satori.

Starting equipment and Stats

• Cypress stick (NES Version only)
• Clothes

NES version

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	1	99
HP	11	240
MP	0	0
Strength	5	100
Agility	2	130
Resilience	6	131
Wisdom	2	184
Luck	8	255

Skill

Dragon Quest III (GBC)
Spell	Level Learned
Whistle	13

Dragon Quest VI

Gadabout is one of the basic classes available. It is one of the prerequisites for the Luminary vocation, along with the Dancer.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	155
Strength	-30%
Agility	-30%
Defence	-40%
Wisdom	-20%
Style	+5%
Max HP	-30%
Max MP	-40%
Trait	Sometimes skips a turn

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Goof-off	Lucky Dip	1	Varies	Random effect	0
2	Partygoer	Whistle	12	Self	Summons monsters with a whistle.	0
3	Night Owl	Tongue Lashing	25	One enemy	A slobbery lick to make the enemy cower.	0
4	Freeloader	Puff-Puff	45	One enemy	If performed by a male, it damages the enemy. If performed by a female, it may prevent the enemy from attacking.	0
5	Muckraker	Nap	67	Self	Sleep for a spell to restore HP and MP.	0
6	Heartbreaker	Tongue Bashing	82	One enemy	A punishing lick to reduce the enemy's defence.	0
7	Moodmaker	Follow Suit	118	Self	Gives the enemy back a taste of its own medicine.	0
8	Super Player	Hocus Pocus	155	Varies	Take a chance with Lady Luck! Only she knows what will happen.	20

Dragon Quest VII

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	130
Strength	-30 Percent
Agility	-30 Percent
Resilience	-40 Percent
Wisdom	-20 Percent
Style	+5 Percent
Max HP	-30 Percent
Max MP	-20 Percent

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Beginner	Nothing	0
2	Novice	Puff Puff	7	One Enemy	If performed by a male, it damages the enemy. If performed by a female, it may prevent the enemy from attacking.	0
3	Goof-Off	Silliness	15	Self	Caster avoids physical attacks for one turn	0
4	Buffoon	Point Out	30	Self	Counterattacks physical attacks for one turn	0
5	Stand-up	Quick Joke	58	One Group	Tells a joke which may cause one enemy group to laugh, preventing them from attacking	0
6	Comedian	Tongue Lashing	80	One Enemy	Licks an enemy to cause shuddering, which may prevent an enemy from attacking	0
7	Joker	Tongue Bashing	100	One Enemy	Licks one enemy, lowering its defence to zero	0
8	Fool	Tickle	130	One Enemy	Tickle one enemy, which may prevent it from attacking	0

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learns	Target	Info	MP
Bard	Gag Song	One Group	Has a chance of making one group of enemies laugh, preventing them from attacking	0
Dancer	Boxer Dance	One Group	Causes one group of enemies to laugh, preventing them from attacking	0
Fighter	Retaliate	Self	Returns any attack against the caster back to the enemy	0
Mage	Kafuddle	One Group	Causes confusion to one enemy group	5
Thief	Giggle	Self	Does nothing	0
Warrior	Confuhit	One Enemy	May confuse the enemy it hits	0

Usefulness

The Gadabout's attributes decline in all categories might be hard to deal with at first and the skills aren't worth using, but the vocation is required for a character to become a Luminary and then a Summoner later on.

Notable Gadabouts

• Selectable class in Dragon Quest III
• Torneko can be considered a fusion of the G and Merchant classes.
• Dhoulmagus is referred to by the party and by NPCs as a Jester. Beyond this nomenclature and a superficial resemblance, he has no real relation to the vocation.

Galley

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  Female Goof-Off, Dragon Quest III official artwork.
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  Male Goof-Off, Dragon Quest III official artwork.

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