Martial Artist

Martial Artist
Japanese name	武闘家
Rōmaji name	Budouka
Gender	Male and/or Female
Game	Dragon Quest III Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest Heroes II Dragon Quest of the Stars Dragon Quest Walk

Instead of relying on swords, the Fighter uses his very body as a weapon.

— Dragon Quest VII

The Martial Artist, also known as Fighter, is a character class in the Dragon Quest series.

Martial Artists have a great amount of speed, agility, and strength. They can deal devastating amounts of damage from a single strike, and can be equipped with a variety of weapons. However, if equipped with any weapon other than a claw, a Fighter's abilities will actually decrease, as his or her attack power will lower considerably. This is because Fighters prefer to attack with their bare hands, and so only claw type weapons will make their attack power rise.

A Martial Artist has a higher chance of scoring a critical hit on an enemy than other classes.

Appearances

Main games

Dragon Quest III

The Martial Artist (or Fighter)

Dragon Quest VI

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Agility	+15%
Defence	-10%
Max. MP	-50%

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed
1	White Belt	Leg Sweep	1
2	Orange Belt/Yellow Belt	Roundhouse Kick	16
3	Yellow Belt/Green Belt	Wind Sickles	32
4	Blue Belt/Brown Belt	Dodgy Dance	60
5	Brown Belt/Black Belt	Spirit Punch	90
6	Red Belt	Strike Weakness	125
7	Black Belt	Tossfiend	158
8	Fight King	Swordline	200

Dragon Quest VII

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Strength	0%
Agility	+15%
Guard	-10%
Intelligence	-20%
Appearance	0%
Max HP	0%
Max MP	-50%

Abilities

Level	Title (PSX / 3DS)	Learns (PSX / 3DS)	Battles Needed (PSX / 3DS)
1	Beginner / White Belt	n/a	n/a
2	Novice / Yellow Belt	LegSweep / Leg Sweep	16 / 8
3	Grappler / Green Belt	JumpKick / Flying Knee	16
4	BlackBelt / Brown Belt	Roundhous / Roundhouse Kick	18 / 25
5	Assassin / Black Belt	Suplex / Heave-Ho	20 / 35
6	Ninja / Instructor	WarCry / Pressure Pointer	35 / 45
7	Sensei / Dojo Master	Punch / Knuckle Sandwich	25 / 57
8	Master / Fist of Fate	WindBeast / Wind Sickles	30 / 82

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learn
Dancer	JockDance
Jester	Retaliate
Mage	FireAir
Mariner	BigTrip
Shepherd	RamAttack
Thief	K.O.Punch

Usefulness

The Martial Artist skill Wind Beast is worth learning as it grows in strength the higher the level. In terms of development, the fighter class is required to master in order to become a Dragoon and Paladin. The great thing about fighter class is that these two classes combine to make a Godhand. The Godhand is worth investing some time and battles in getting if the player is looking to go to the bonus dungeons.

The Martial Artist hybrid skills are not very exciting except for Jock Dance. However, Roundhouse does the same thing and it doesn't require changing into a Dancer to do so.

Dragon Quest IX

The Martial Artist vocation is available after visiting Stornway and has the unique skill set "Focus." Martial Artists can also use skill points to learn Fan, Staff, Claw, and Fisticuffs skills. Their Coup-de-Grace is "Roaring Tirade," which terrorizes all enemies and raises tension by one level.

Focus

Points	Name
4	War Cry
10	Natural Agility +10
16	Psyche Up
22	Natural Strength +10
32	Mens Sana
42	Natural Max HP +30
55	Mind Over Matter
68	Natural Agility +30
82	Meditation
100	Natural Agility +60

Other games

Dragon Quest of the Stars

A Standard Vocation which needs to be of at least level 50 to access the Battlemaster, Paladin and Gladiator Specialist Vocations.

Preferred weapon types:

• Fans
• Clubs
• Claws

Vocation Skill

Lv 1	●Knuckle Sandwich Lv 1
	Strength +5 with preferred weapon
Lv 3	Critical Rate +3%
Lv 5	Ability CT cut 3% with preferred weapon
Lv 10	●Knuckle Sandwich Lv 3
Lv 15	Critical Rate +1%
Lv 20	✠Pepper-Upper Lv 1
Lv 25	Strength +5 with preferred weapon
Lv 30	✠Pepper-Upper Lv 3
Lv 35	Critical Rate +1%
Lv 40	●Knuckle Sandwich Lv 5
Lv 45	Strength +5 with preferred weapon
Lv 50	✠Pepper-Upper Lv 5
Lv 55	Ability CT cut 3% with preferred weapon
Lv 60	●Knuckle Sandwich Lv 7

Vocation Bonus

For associated Specialist Vocations

Lv 50	🔰Martial Artist's Essence
Lv 60	Max HP +10
Lv 70	Rage Tricks (Low) (Battlemaster) / Solar Flair Tricks (Low) (Paladin) with preferred weapon / Critical Rate +1% (Gladiator)
Lv 80	Resilience +5 (Battlemaster, Paladin) / Critical Rate +1% (Gladiator) with preferred weapon
Lv 90	Rage Tricks (Battlemaster) / Solar Flair Tricks (Paladin) with preferred weapon / Critical Rate +1% (Gladiator)
Lv 99	Luck +5

Notable Martial Artists

• Selectable vocation in Dragon Quest III, Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest IX
• Alena
• Carver
• Jade

Gallery

Dragon Quest III martial artist.

Dragon Quest III martial artists (male and female).

Maribel's Martial Artist artwork for the Dragon Quest VII 3DS remake.

Dragon Quest IX martial artist.

Trivia

• Akira Toriyama drew the Dragon Quest III Martial Artist to look very similar to his Dragon Ball character Mercenary Tao.
• In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, there is a Brawler Mii Costume for Male and Female. These outfits are based on the ones seen in DQIII.

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