Roundhouse Kick is a recurring ability in the Dragon Quest series.
Description[]
Damages a group of enemies from left to right, weakening with each blow.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest III HD-2D[]
Only appearing in the game's HD-2D Remake, it is learned by Martial Artists at level 34 and costs 7 MP to use.
Dragon Quest IV[]
Only appearing in the remakes, it is used by Chow Mein during his and Foo Yung's boss fight.
Dragon Quest VI[]
Making its debut, it is obtained by advancing to rank 2 of the Martial Artist vocation and costs 0 MP to use. It is also used by Jackal rippers, Commander Brutus, Zozagel, and Mortamor's second forme in battle against their enemies.
Dragon Quest VII[]
Acting the same as in VI, it is learned by advancing to rank 4 of the Martial Artist. It costs 0 MP to use once again, and is also used by Wyatt during the Allblades Arena tournament.
Dragon Quest XI 3DS and Definitive Edition[]
Reappearing after a long hiatus from the main series games, it is used by Mortamammoth in battle.
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key/SP[]
Roundhouse kick can be learned by the following skillsets:
- Kabalna the Divine (10 points)
- Champion SP (20 points)
- Old Secret of Ikari (40 points)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Professional[]
Roundhouse kick can be learned by Fighter + for 75 points and Bullfinchs for 30 points.
Dragon Quest Heroes[]
Appearing as a combo of Alena's, it is activated by pressing □・□・□・△ (Y/Y/Y/X in the Nintendo Switch port), with the damage output being higher in the second stage.
Dragon Quest Heroes II[]
While used by Alena once again, it is also a combo of Carver's that can be activated by pressing the △ button. (X in the Nintendo Switch port)
Dragon Quest of the Stars[]
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Dragon Quest Rivals[]
Roundhouse Kick appeared in the standard card pack as a normal card for Martial Artist leaders. It cost 3 MP to use and would deal 4 damage to all enemy units in the front row.
Dragon Quest Walk[]
Acting the same as in previous appearances, it is learned at level 8 when wielding the Partisan and Cobra claws, level 10 when wielding the Darting dagger and Moonlight beauty, level 20 when wielding the Metal slime spear, and by Martial Artists and Champions at level 25, costing 8 MP to use for the first time since the Monsters series.
Dragon Quest Champions[]
Acting the same as in previous appearances once again, it is learned at level 20 when wielding the Iron lance and Cat's claw weapons and level 10 when wielding the Bandit axe, costing 10 MP to use.
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[]
Roundhouse Kick costs 8 MP and ignores the defence of all enemies, with monsters from left-to-right taking 20%, 15%, 10%, and 5% damage compared to a normal attack. It is learned through the Barbarus, Fighter, Martial Maven, Nelgel the Netherfiend, Razerburn, and Warmonger talents.
Other languages[]
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