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{{EquipmentInfo
|Name = Falcon blade
|Japanese = はやぶさのけん<br>はやぶさの剣{{tt|*|In DQotS, DQW & DQR}}
|Romaji = Haya busa noken<br>Hayabusanoken{{tt|*|In DQotS, DQW & DQR}}
|Image = FalconBlade.png
|Game = [[Dragon Quest II|II]]}}
The '''Falcon Blade''' (also known as the '''Falcon Sword''') is a sword featured in multiple games in the [[Dragon Quest series]]. The sword is incredibly fast, allowing those wielding it to attack twice in a single turn, making it especially useful against [[Metal slime]]s and their variants. In later games, it can be upgraded into an [[über falcon blade]].

==Appearances==
===[[Dragon Quest II]]===
The falcon blade has an attack bonus of +7. It can be purchased in [[Slewse]] for 25,000 gold and can be equipped by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest II)|Hero]] and the [[Prince of Cannock]]. In the original versions of the game, due to his more limited equipment options, it was one of the Prince of Cannock's best weapons despite its low attack power.

===[[Dragon Quest III]]===
The falcon sword can be bought for 25,000 gold in [[Rimuldar]] and sold for 18,750 gold. It has an attack bonus of +5. The [[Hero/Heroine (Dragon Quest III)|Hero]], [[Merchant|merchants]], [[Thief|thieves]], and [[Sage|sages]] can equip it.

===[[Dragon Quest IV]]===
The Falcon Blade has an attack bonus of +67 and can be won from the [[Endor]] [[Casino]] for 65,000 tokens. It can be equipped by the [[Hero/Heroine (Dragon Quest IV)|Hero]], [[Ragnar]], and [[Psaro (character)|Psaro]]. Psaro joins the party with a falcon blade equipped. Also, if the [[Immigrant Town (Dragon Quest IV)|Immigrant Town]] gets upgraded to a castle, you can find the Falcon Blade on the west side of the Castle on the ground. 

The Falcon Blade can attack the same enemy twice, but won't carry over to a different monster. The Falcon Blade is expensive to get at Endor Casino as as it is necessary to bet at the monster arena for many hours before finally getting over 65,000 tokens.

===[[Dragon Quest V]]===
The falcon blade has an attack bonus of +67 and each strike hits for 75%, totaling up to 150%. It can be obtained by trading 35 [[Mini medal|mini medals]] to King Dominucus. It can also be found on the [[Nadiria]] and Stark Raving Mad [[Treasures n' Trapdoors|T'n'T]] boards.

===[[Dragon Quest VI]]===
The Falcon blade has an Attack bonus of +67 and a Style bonus of +32. It can be upgraded to have a style bonus of +60, though it costs 4800 gold to do so. [[Overkilling machine]]s drop them 1⁄256 of the time. Falcon blades can be obtained from either the [[Turnscote]] or [[Greedmore Valley]] casinos for 10,000 tokens. The [[Hero (Dragon Quest VI)|Hero]], [[Milly]], [[Ashlynn]], [[Amos]], [[Terry]], and [[Goodian|Goowain]] can equip them.

===[[Dragon Quest VII]]===
The falcon blade has the now standard attack bonus of +67, but only deals 50% damage per strike, and an appearance bonus of +32. It can be equipped by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest VII)|Hero]], [[Sir Mervyn]], and [[Aishe]].

===[[Dragon Quest VIII]]===
The falcon blade has an attack bonus of +37 and returns to 75% per hit. It can be obtained from the [[Baccarat]] Casino for 10,000 tokens and can be equipped by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)|Hero]], [[Angelo]], and [[Jessica]], provided she can equip swords. It can be upgraded using the [[Alchemy Pot]] with a meteorite bracer into an Über falcon blade.

It can also be sold for 5,000 Gold Coins.

===[[Dragon Quest IX]]===
====Info====
{{Equipment|header|image=Falcon_blade.png|name=Falcon blade|console=}}
{{Equipment|stat|name=Attack|modifier=+12}}
{{Equipment|footer|buyPrice=14800|sellPrice=7400|flavor=A sword so fast, it can slice an enemy twice in a single strike.|notes= Rarity: [[File:Stars1.png]]}}
Equipping this, or the [[über falcon blade|improved version]], doubles the number of swings taken when the wielder performs a physical attack. This means that a character who performs [[Falcon Slash]] while wielding one of these swords swings ''four'' times.

====Location====
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{{ItemLocation|entry|location=[[Ship]]|info=In a chest; requires the [[Ultimate key]].}}
{{ItemLocation|entry|location=[[Stornway]]|info=Sold by post-game bonus vendor in weapon shop.}}
{{ItemLocation|entry|location=[[Slionheart]] (#215)|info=steal/win, common, 1/128}}
{{ItemLocation|entry|location=[[Prime slime]] (#252)|info=steal/win, rare, 1/128}}
{{ItemLocation|footer}}

====Equipping characters====
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===[[Dragon Quest X]]===
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===[[Dragon Quest XI]]===
{| class="equipmentTemplateTable"
! colspan="2" |Falcon Blade
|-
|Base Attack
|<nowiki>+45 (+50, +55, +60)</nowiki>
|-
|Rarity
|D
|-
|Weapon Class
|Sword
|-
|Equipable by:
|[[Hero (Dragon Quest XI)|Hero]], [[Erik]], [[Sylvando]], [[Hendrik]]
|-
|Location
|[[Overkilling machine]] Drop<br>[[L'Académie de Notre Maître des Médailles]] at 35 medals
|-
|Sell Price
|5,000
|-
|Flavor Text
|A blade as fast as a speeding hawk that enables the wielder to strike twice in quick successio.
|}

===[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light]]===
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===[[Dragon Quest Heroes]]===
The falcon blade has an Attack bonus of +33 and can be equipped exclusively by [[Aurora]]. Its special effect is that it has a 30% chance of causing Aurora to divide when she attacks, similar to Terry's Falcon Slash ability and Alena's Divide and Conquer, and the clone will perform the same attacks as her for a short time. It can be purchased for 25,000 gold coins after the first visit to Dawnsholm.

===[[Dragon Quest Heroes II]]===
The falcon blade gives +50 attack and gives the user a 30% chance to divide upon attack. It can be equipped by [[Lazarel]] and [[Teresa]]. It is bought for 36,400G after the Ad hock encampment.

===[[Dragon Quest Builders]]===
The falcon blade gives +25 attack and can strike twice per hit. It can be made in the sewing station using liquid silver, rusty nuggets and gold.

===[[Dragon Quest Builders 2]]===
The falcon blade gives +42 attack and is acquired by defeating the large [[Hunter mech]] at Rimey Reef. It can be made using 3 steel ingots, 1 silvery sludge and 1 gold ingot.

===[[Dragon Quest of the Stars]]===
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===[[Dragon Quest Rivals]]===
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===[[Dragon Quest Walk]]===
{| class="fandom-table"
!Level
!Skill/Spell
!Description
!MP Cost
|-
|1
|Attack +5
|Increases the wielder's ATK by 5 when wielding this weapon.
|
|-
|10
|[[Lightning Slash]]
|Deals 130% Zap slash damage to 1 enemy.
|3
|-
|15
|[[Helichopter]]
|Inflicts 120% physical slashing damage to all enemies.
|9
|-
|20
|Metal Slasher
|Deals +2 damage to Metal slime monsters, 100% slashing damage to all other monsters.
|8
|-
|30
|Modified Falcon Slash
|Damages 1 enemy twice
|14
|-
|35
|Demon Damage +3%
|Increases damage against [[Demon family|Demon monsters]] by 3% when wielding this weapon.
|
|-
|40
|Maximum MP +5
|Increases the wielder's MP by 5 when wielding this weapon.
|
|-
|45
| +2% Paralysis
|Has a slim chance of paralyzing enemies when wielding this weapon.
|
|-
|50
|Attack +5
|Increases the wielder's ATK by 5 when wielding this weapon.
|
|}

===[[Dragon Quest Treasures]] ===
The falcon blade is number 22 in the legendary weapons category. It's base value is 9,480,000G.

=== [[Dragon Quest Smash/Grow]] ===
{| class="fandom-table"
!'''Level'''
!'''Effect'''
!'''Description'''
|-
|1
|[[Warrior]] Attack +5
|Increases the character's attack
|-
|10
|Beast Killer +5%
|Increases damage dealt to [[Beast family]] enemies
|-
|15
|Attack +5
|Increases the character's attack
|-
|20
|Physical Damage +5%
|Increases physical damage
|-
|30
|Attack +30
|Increases the character's attack
|-
|40
|Wind Damage +5%
|Increases wind damage
|-
|50
|Attack +5
|Increases the character's attack
|-
|▲1
|Wind Damage +4%
|Increases wind damage
|-
|▲2
|Wind Damage +10%
|Increases wind damage
|-
|▲3
|Wind Damage +4%
|Increases wind damage
|-
|▲4
|Wind Damage +4%
|Increases wind damage
|-
|▲5
|Wind Damage +4%
|Increases wind damage
|-
|[[Coup de Grâce]]
|[[Urfalcon Slash]]
|Employ lightning-fast swordsmanship to deal 3,000% physical wind damage
|}
== Gallery==
<gallery>
Dq3_falcon_sword.png|Falcon blade's artwork from [[Dragon Quest III]].
DQVIII - Falcon blade.png|Artwork from VIII
</gallery>

==Trivia ==
* In [[Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King|Dragon Quest VIII]], the Falcon blade (along with the [[Über falcon blade]]) are used in conjunction with [[Metal Slash]] as a EXP Grinding technique on monsters from the [[Metal slime]] family.

==Other languages ==
{{Languages
|French = Lame du faucon
|German = Falkenklinge
|Spanish = Falcoespada
|Italian = Falcon}}

==Related Swords==
*[[Über falcon blade]]

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[[Category:Dragon Quest II weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IV weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest V weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VI weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII swords]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX swords]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X swords]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI swords]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light swords]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes swords]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes II swords]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Builders swords]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Builders 2 swords]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars swords]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Walk swords]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Treasures legendary weapons treasures]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Smash/Grow swords]]