Parallax is a recurring ability in the Dragon Quest series.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest VIII[]
Making its debut, it is learned by Yangus after allocating 42 skill points into the Axe skill tree. The swing has a 1/8th chance to paralyse an enemy, but will deal 30% more damage upon contact. It costs 2 MP to use.
Dragon Quest IX[]
Acting mostly the same as in VIII, it is learned with 13 skill points invested into the Axe skill tree and costs 2 MP to use once again.
Dragon Quest X[]
Acting the same as in previous appearances, it is learned by investing 22 skill points into the Axe skill tree, while recruited Hacksauruses and Hellbound horrors can learn a similar skill called Pellucid Parallax by investing 18 skill points into their axe skill trees, though they learn the skill itself fully from the latter half of 3.1 onwards, while the skill itself can also be enhanced with the Master Orb system from Version 3 onwards. It initially costs 3 MP to use prior to 2.1, which set the cost at 10 MP, before settling on 5 MP from the latter half of 3.5 onwards and is also used by Mad Prince in battle. In the Offline version of the game, it is learned by investing 5 skill points into the Hero and Hussar's Axes Character Builders.
Dragon Quest XI[]
Acting the same as in previous appearances once again, it is learned by investing 9 skill points into Hendrik's Axes Character Builder and costs 10 MP to use once again.
Dragon Quest Heroes[]
Already learned by Yangus when he joins the party, he sends a blue shockwave crawling through the ground making nearby enemies fly away, useful for crowd control. It costs 6 MP to use, and be upgraded into Super Parallax and Über Parallax, respectively.
Dragon Quest Heroes II[]
Already learned by Desdemona when she joins Lazarel and Theresa on their journey through the Seven Realms, as well as Yangus once again, it acts the same in the previous game, but costs 10 MP to use. Players can also use it when they have transformed into a Knight errant through its Monster Medal.
Dragon Quest of the Stars[]
Acting the same as in previous appearances once again, it is the Great axe's main skill and can also be equipped to other axe weapons.
Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi![]
Appearing as Yangus's main skill, it emits a blue shockwave that damages all erasers in a diamond shaped range and can be used 7 times.
Dragon Quest Champions[]
Acting the same as in previous appearances once again, it is learned at level 10 when wielding the Ice axe, and level when wielding the Moon axe, costing 15 MP to use.
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[]
Acting the same as in previous appearances once again, it is learned by investing 70 skill points into the Anaesthetist skillset, 85 skill points into the Maniac, Outlaw, and Überkilling machine skillsets, and 100 skill points into the Slayer and Warmonger skillsets, costing 20 MP to use.
Etymology[]
Named for the phenomenon known as parallax shift, in which stationary objects may appear to have moved when observed from different viewing angles. Intended as a mashup of "paralyse" and "ax[e]".
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Paralhache |
| German | Axt der Angst |
| Spanish | Unknown |
| Latin American Spanish | Unknown |
| Italian | Unknown |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | Unknown |
| Korean | Unknown |