Intimidate is a recurring command/skill in the Dragon Quest series.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest VIII[]
Making its debut, it's a battle command selectable that causes weaker monsters to run away, but doesn't work on stronger monsters and most Undead monsters.
Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Series[]
Reappearing from Battle Road II Legend onwards, it is the Argon lizard's blue button skill that can potentially frighten all enemies in battle.
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key/SP[]
Appearing as a Party Trick, it frightens monsters from behind, causing them to run away and drop items.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional[]
Acts mostly the same as in Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key, but it now can scare monsters from any direction, though it cannot scare Large monsters.