The bamboo lance or bamboo spear is a recurring spear weapon in the Dragon Quest series. It is cheap, but not very powerful.
Characteristics[]
This spear is a primitive weapon made from a length of bamboo sharpened to a point at the end. In some of the games, the spear or pole has some cloth wrapped around it as a rudimentary grip for ease of use. Typically, it is one of the weakest, if not the weakest, weapon that appears in the game. Eventually, this position would be taken by the cypress stick in later games.
In the Japanese versions of the games, the bamboo pole from the original Dragon Quest, the bamboo spear from V to VII, and the bamboo lance that appeared in IX and X are considered three different weapons, but for the sake of simplicity, all three weapons have been combined for this article.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest[]
Due to text restrictions in the Gameboy Color remake of Dragon Quest, the bamboo pole was renamed to Bamboo with a picture of a pole beside it. Additionally, the Hero starts his quest with it in the Mobile, Android, and iOS versions of the game, though it's unequipped.
| Dragon Quest (NES) | ||
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| Item | Price | Attributes |
| Bamboo Pole | 10 G | Attack +2 |
Dragon Quest II[]
Although the bamboo pole does not appear in this game, there is a piece of artwork of the Prince of Cannock carrying what appears to be the bamboo pole.
Dragon Quest V[]
The bamboo spear has an attack bonus of +5. It can be purchased in Whealbrook at the beginning for 50 gold.
Dragon Quest VI[]
- Attack
- +5
- Style
- +1
- Equipped by
- Hero, Carver, Nevan, Terry, Lizzie
- Buy Price
- 50 gold
- Sell Price
- 37 gold
- Location
- Shop:Weaver's Peak (both), Haggleton
Initially equipped by Carver, Port Haven - Dropped by
- Babygoyle, Darkgoyle
Dragon Quest VII[]
The bamboo spear has an attack bonus of +5 and a style bonus of +1. It can be bought at Estard and Ballymolloy in the past for 50 gold. All characters can equip it.
Dragon Quest IX[]
| Bamboo Lance | |
|---|---|
| Attack | +6 |
| Rarity | 
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| Weapon Class | Spear |
| Equipable by |   
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| Buy Price | 85 |
| Sell Price | 8 |
| Flavor text | A simple spear fashioned from fresh bamboo. |
Dragon Quest X[]
The Bamboo lance has an Attack bonus of +6, a Style bonus of +1, and increases the wielder's Weight by 12. It can be equipped by Priests, Martial Artists, Paladins, and Item Masters, as well as Prince Laguas in the Offline version of the game.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[]
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Dragon Quest Treasures[]
The Bamboo spear is Treasure No. 191 in the Weapons category and can be found on Cinderback Ridge. Its base value is 20,000 gold.
Gallery[]
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Lance de bambou |
| German | Bambusspeer (V,VI,VII,TR) Bambuslanze (IX,Stars) |
| Spanish | Lanza de bambú |
| Italian | Lancia di bambù |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | Unknown |
| Korean | Unknown |