Thief

Thief
Game	Dragon Quest III Dragon Quest VI - Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest IX -

If you become a thief, you'll be able to steal your enemy's belongings. You will also be able to tell how much treasure is in the vicinity.

— Dragon Quest VII

Thief is a vocation in the Dragon Quest game series.

Thieves have high speed and agility but average attack power and defence power. They have the ability to steal items at the end of a fight. In addition, they are decent combatants that can use whips and chains to attack multiple enemies at once. In the outside world abilities such as Eagle Eye allow the player to locate villages and nearby towns.

Appearances

III

Level	Spells
8	EagleEye
10	Location
13	Smell
17	Tiptoe
20	MapMagic

VI

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Strength	-10%
Agility	+20%
Defence	-30%
Wisdom	-10%
Style	-20%
Max. HP	-10%
Max. MP	-40%

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed
1	Runner	Sandstorm	1
2	Vagrant	Hawkeye	8
3	Pilferer	Stone's Throw	17
4	Henchman	Shove	30
5	Cat Burglar	Mapreader	48
6	Spy	Sneak	66
7	Assassin	Goldsniff	110
8	Crime Boss	Locate	140

VII

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Strength	-10%
Agility	+20%
Guard	-30%
Intelligence	-10%
Appearance	-20%
Max. HP	-10%
Max. MP	-40%

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed
1	Pickpocket	Muster Strength, Sandstorm	0
2	Purse Snatcher	Shove, Safe Passage	5
3	Pilferer	Stone's Throw	10
4	Henchman	Peep	16
5	Cat Burglar	Snoop, Nose for Treasure	24
6	Criminal Genius	Storeyteller	34
7	Crime Boss	Holy Protection	44
8	KIngpin	Klepto Clobber	69

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learn
Dancer	Rob Dance
Fighter	K.O. Punch
Jester	Giggle
Mage	Rob Magic
Warrior	Thief Hit

Usefulness

The Thief's best skill is Nose for Treasure, which allows treasure hunters to know how much treasure is left on a particular floor. As for hybrid skills, Thief Hit, the hybrid skill of a Warrior and a Thief, is probably one of the useful hybrid skills to learn as it has the chance of taking one item from a monster regardless of whether or not it is defeated. However, the stealing rate is quite low. To this end, the character must have a high luck value to steal successfully.

Regarding evolution, the Thief can combine a mastered Shepherd class to become a Monster Masher. They will learn all sorts of breath skills and have a chance at taming monsters for the Monster Park. The Thief can also combine a mastered Sailor class to become a Pirate. The Pirate learns sea based attacks which is useful as most monsters, save the aquatic ones, don't have resistance to these skills. Plus they are cost effective.

IX

The Thief vocation is available at the start of the game (start of game meaning when you have access to "Patty's Party Planning Place") and has the unique skillset "Acquisitiveness". Thieves can also use skill points to learn Sword, Knife, Claw, and Fisticuffs skills. Their Coup-de-Grace is "Itemized Kill," which guarantees treasure dropped after the battle (some say this is a better method of item farming than using the "Haulellujah" (Co-op De Grace).

Acquisitiveness

Points	Name
4	Natural Deftness +20
10	Half-Inch
16	Natural Agility +20
22	Pitfall
32	Natural Max HP +20
42	Nose For Treasure
55	Natural Deftness +40
68	Eye for Trouble
82	Natural Agility +40
100	Treasure Eye Land

Spells

Level	Spells
4	Squelch
9	Heal
12	Evac
16	Accelerate

Notable Thieves

• Selectable class in remake version of Dragon Quest III, as well as Dragon Quest IX.
• Fingers
• In the remake versions, Torneko Taloon has a few skills from the thief class.
• Yangus
• Patty
• Erik

Gallery

Female thief in Dragon Quest III.

Male thief in Dragon Quest III.

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