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Parallax is a recurring ability in the Dragon Quest series.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest VIII[]
Making it's 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[]
This ability is learned with 13 skill points invested into the Axe skill tree and acts mostly the same as in VIII, costing 2 MP to use once again.
Dragon Quest X[]
Parallax is learned by investing 22 skill points into the Axe skill tree and acts the same is in its previous appearances. It gets enhanced by 2.1 onwards, and by the Master Orb system from Version 3 onwards. It costs 3, 10, and 5 MP throughout the updates. 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.
Dragon Quest XI[]
Hendrik learns Parallax through his axe skill tree for 9 points. It costs 10 MP to use and deals 300% damage with a 25% chance to paralyse a foe.
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 though the Seven Realms, it acts the same in the previous game, but costs 10 MP to use. Yangus has this skill once again, and players can also use it when they have transformed into a Knight errant through its Monster Medal.
Dragon Quest of the Stars[]
Appears as a skill for the Great axe.
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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[]
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French | Paralhache |
German | Axt der Angst |
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Italian | |
Dutch | Unknown |
Norwegian | Unknown |
Greek | Unknown |
Portuguese | Unknown |
Russian | Unknown |
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