The thinking cap is a headgear equipment in the Dragon Quest series, designed to augment its wearer's intelligence. Despite its name, it looks more like a tiara, with a green jewel in the front under three small blue jewels and larger blue ones on either side. Older concept art shows a piece going across the crown, but more recent art does not.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest V[]
The thinking cap has a defense bonus of +40, and increases wisdom by 15 points. It is sold in Lofty Peak and Faerie Lea for 13000 Gold, and can be equipped by the Hero, his son, and Tuppence.
Dragon Quest VI[]
The cap features the traditional +40 defense and +15 wisdom, but now boasts +21 style. It is sold in Despairia, and the well armor shop east of Port Haven. The Hero, Carver, Nevan, Terry, Amos, Lizzie, and Goowain can equip it.
Dragon Quest VII[]
The thinking cap has a defence bonus of +37, a style bonus of +21, and increases the wearer's Wisdom by 15. It can only be equipped by the Hero, Kiefer, Sir Mervyn, and Aishe. The cap can be acquired if a male character wins the Wisdom category for the Excellence Grading Organisation.
Dragon Quest VIII[]
The thinking cap has a defense bonus of +38, and increases wisdom by 15 points. It can be purchased for 13000 Gold in Tryan Gully and created with alchemy by combining a Scholar's cap with an Iron headgear. It can only be worn by Jessica and Angelo.
Dragon Quest IX[]
The thinking cap increases defense by +18, boosts magical might and mending by +12 points, is sold for 12500 Gold in Swinedimples Academy and Wormwood Creek, and can be equipped by Priests, Mages, Paladins, Sages, Armamentalists, Minstrels, and Luminaries.
Through alchemy, the cap can become the Scholar's circlet, increasing defense to +20, and magical stats by +16. It is formed by mixing Sage's elixir and a Brainy bracer with the cap, and can be donned by the same vocations as before.
Dragon Quest XI[]
| Thinking cap - Dragon Quest XI | |
| Stat boosts | Defence +38/39/40/42 Magical might +24/25/27/29 Magical mending +24/25/27/29 |
| Flavour text | A conjuror's crown that increases the magical powers of anyone who equips it |
| Info | N/a |
| Found | Recipe: Gold ore x3 + Platinum ore x2 + Equable emerald x2 + Thinkincense x2 |
| Buy price | N/A |
| Sell price | 6,500 G |
| Equipped by | Hero, Serena, Sylvando & Eight |
Dragon Quest of the Stars[]
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Dragon Quest Treasures[]
The thinking cap is Treasure No. 110, in the armour category, with a base value of 3,750,000.
Etymology[]
The name of the thinking cap comes from the English phrase "to put on your thinking cap", a state of mind or an imagined piece of headgear that one would put on in order to solve a problem or do some serious pondering.
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Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Coiffe de réflexion |
| German | Denkkappe (VIII,XI,TR) Denkdiadem (V,VI,VII,IX,Stars) |
| Spanish | Corona de reflexión Corona pensante |
| Italian | Diadema da studioso |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | Unknown |
| Korean | Unknown |
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