Gladiator

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For the vocation that appears in Dragon Quest of the Stars, see Gladiator (Dragon Quest of the Stars).

Gladiator
Former name(s)	Dragoon
Japanese name	バトルマスター
Rōmaji name	Batorumasutā
Gender	Male and/or Female
Game	VI VII IX X Heroes II Of the Stars Walk

Gladiator (Battlemaster in Dragon Quest of the Stars) is a vocation in the Dragon Quest series.

Appearances

Main games

Dragon Quest VI

The Gladiator is a character class in Dragon Quest VI. In addition to increases in Strength, HP, and Speed, Gladiators also gain a variety of powerful skills that allow them to deal with many different enemies. Overall, this is a very strong class. A character requires skills from both the Warrior and Martial Artist sets to become a Gladiator.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	249
Strength	+15%
Agility	+10%
Defence	+10%
Wisdom	-20%
Max HP	+50%
Max MP	-40%

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Juniorweight	Gust Slash		Single Enemy	Attacks enemy
2	Flyweight	Undead Undoer		Single Enemy	Bonus damage versus zombie family
3	Lightweight	Cop Out		Self	Increase evasion and chance to deflect attack
4	Middleweight	Multislice		All Enemies	Attacks all enemies
5	Heavyweight	Flying Knee		Single Enemy	Bonus damage versus flying enemies
6	Prize Fighter	Dragon Slash		Single Enemy	Bonus damage versus Dragon family
7	Champion	Boulder Toss		Random Target	Attacks multiple enemies
8	Hand of God	Metal Slash		Single Enemy	Extra damage versus Metal Enemies

Dragon Quest VII

PSX

In the PSX version of Dragon Warrior VII, the Dragoon is an intermediate character class. It requires mastering both the Warrior and Fighter class. The Dragoon has high strength, guard, and Max HP; but low intelligence and MP.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	200
Strength	+15 Percent
Agility	+10 Percent
Guard	+10 Percent
Intelligence	-20 Percent
Appearance	Null
Max HP	+20 Percent
Max MP	-40 Percent
Mastery Bonus	+15 Bonus to Strength

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Gladiator	n/a	0
2	Fencer	VacuSlash	15	Single Enemy	Attacks one enemy with wind damage	0
3	Swordsman	ZombieCut	35	Single Enemy	Does 50 percent extra damage to zombies, regular damage to all other enemies	0
4	Ronin	2EdgeHit	60	Single Enemy	Does 50 percent more damage to one enemy, 25 percent of the damage is reflected to the user	0
5	Mercenary	Massacre	90	Single Target	Instant Critical Hit to one enemy or ally	0
6	Duelist	FalconCut	120	Single Enemy	Attacks one enemy twice with 75 percent power	0
7	Champion	n/a	150
8	Avenger	QuadHits	200	All Enemies	Four attacks to random enemies at 50 percent power	0

Usefulness

Many of the Dragoon's skills aren't spectacular. Falcon Cut works the same as Sword Dance except for the fact that it hits one enemy twice. But it is useful if there are more than one monster in battle and the player wants to attack just the one. Zombie Cut is good against undead monsters but they are few and far between to get a regular use out of them. Massacre is too dangerous to use on a regular basis as it might kill one of the party members. Quad Hits works like Sword Dance but with less power. If the player didn't get Sword Dance, this is the next best thing.

As for evolution, the Dragoon can combine the mastered Paladin and become a Godhand. The Godhand has access to the most destructive attacks in the game.

3DS

In the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VII, the Gladiator is an intermediate vocational class. It requires mastering both the Warrior and Martial Artist class. The Gladiator has high strength, guard, and Max HP; but low intelligence and MP.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	170
Strength	+15 Percent
Agility	+10 Percent
Guard	+10 Percent
Intelligence	-20 Percent
Appearance	Null
Max HP	+20 Percent
Max MP	-40 Percent
Mastery Bonus	+15 Bonus to Strength

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed
1	Flyweight	Gust Slash	0
2	Featherweight	Undead Undoer, Mean Sweep	12
3	Lightweight	Gritty Ditty, Double-Edged Slash	28
4	Welterweight	Toxic Dagger, Helm Splitter	48
5	Middleweight	Weird Whacker, Klepto Clobber	72
6	Cruiserweight	Falcon Slash, Metal Slash	96
7	Heavyweight	Multislice	120
8	Undisputed Champion	Multifists	170

Usefulness

Many of the Gladiator's skills aren't spectacular. Falcon Slash works the same as Sword Dance except for the fact that it hits one enemy twice. But it is useful if there are more than one monster in battle and the player wants to attack just the one. Undead Undoer is good against undead monsters but they are few and far between to get a regular use out of them. Multislice works similar to Sword Dance but with less power. If the character doesn't have access to Sword Dance, this is the next best thing.

As for evolution, the Gladiator can combine the mastered Paladin and become a Champion. The Champion has access to the most destructive attacks available.

Dragon Quest IX

The Gladiator is a fierce fighter who rains continuous carnage on the foes who face them, and can wield a sword, axe, or hammer, as well as Fisticuffs skills. However, they cannot naturally equip a Shield. Fortunately they can equip many of the heavier armor that warriors and paladins wear.

Until the Gladiator has a maxed out Shield skill and acquired the skill Omnivoctional Shieldmaster, Gladiators cannot equip a shield. This can lower their Defense relative to Warriors. However, their vastly increased damage output more than makes up for it.

They have the unique skill set "Guts." Their coup de grâce is "Tension Boost," which increases their tension to at least 50 (if not 100).

Gladiators have the highest base Strength rating of all the classes, with 500 Strength at level 99 (discounting any stat modifications and weapon bonuses). Compared to the Warrior class, Gladiators have more Agility and Deftness, but suffer from less MP, Resilience, and Charm. Both classes are equal in their Magical Might and Mending, with both having a base value of 0 in both stats, even at level 99.

The Gladiator class is an excellent upgrade from the Warrior class for those seeking to increase damage output at the expense of Resilience and HP. The lower MP is negligible due to the fact that Gladiators only use MP in battle to use specialized weapons or Guts skills. If a magic user in the party has the Virtue skill "M-Pathy" they can easily refill the Gladiator's meager MP

Gladiators will usually hold your most powerful weapon and be the target of your damage-increasing spells in battle. Those wishing to fight the strongest bosses in the game should include a Gladiator in their party unless they have a defensive-based strategy.

The Gladiator vocation is unlocked by completing the following quest:

Quest #103 - "Gladiator Graduator"
Location	Alltrades Abbey - in front of the inn
Available at	After defeating Master of Nu'Un
Requested by	a priest
Response to	a priest
Requirement	Use Egg On or Psyche Up to get a party member who knows Dragon Slash to 100 tension, and kill 3 slimes.
Reward	Gladiator class becomes available
Detail	A priest at Alltrades Abbey has told you that a gladiator need not only strength, but also composure. You must demonstrate this by defeating three slimes using Dragon Slash while you're in a state of super-high tension.
Hint for solution	Go to Angel Falls to fight the weakest slimes, and use Sleeping hibiscus to stop them from fleeing. Another method is to use a martial artist's war cry to paralyze the enemy with fear to prevent them from fleeing.

Guts

Required points	Name	Effects
4	Natural Max HP +10	Permanently adds 10 to Max HP.
10	Clap Trap	Strikes an enemy.
16	Natural Strength +10	Permanently adds 10 to strength.
22	Double Up	Increases attack at the cost of defense.
32	Natural Max HP +20	Permanently adds 20 to Max HP.
42	Double Edged Slash	Deals high damage but harms user with recoil damage.
55	Natural Strength +30	Permanently adds 30 to strength.
68	Blind Man's Biff	Attacks one random opponent with Great Strength.
82	Natural Max HP +30	Permanently adds 30 to Max HP.
100	Feel the Burn	Increases tension every time the user is hit.

Dragon Quest X

The Battle Master is one of the six advanced vocations available in version 1.0 of Dragon Quest X. They can Dual wield Swords and Hammers, or use Greatswords, or even Fisticuffs, each one with their own individual skill trees, with their exclusive skill tree being once again Guts (とうこん), although only some special shields can be equipped. Their coup de grâce is likewise Tension Boost once again. With their incredibly high Strength, Gladiators are one of the Vocations that can inflict the most melee damage.

Heroes series

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Teresa and Lazarel can become Gladiators when both their Warrior and Martial Artist vocations have reached level 20.

As a Gladiators, they can equip Twin Swords, Swords and Shield, Spears, Axes, and Claws.

Other games

Dragon Quest of the Stars

A Specialist Vocation acquired from a Battlemaster scroll (obtained from the Battlemaster's Sanctuary) for a character with a level of at least 50 for both the Warrior and the Martial Artist Standard Vocations.

Preferred weapon types:

• Swords
• Axes
• Spears
• Fans
• Clubs
• Claws

Vocation Skill

Lv 1	✠Anger Lv 1
	Strength +5 with preferred weapon
Lv 5	🔰Parry
Lv 10	Ability CT cut 3% with preferred weapon
Lv 20	✠Anger Lv 3
Lv 30	✠Charge Crash Lv 1
Lv 40	Critical Rate +1%
Lv 50	✠Anger Lv 5
Lv 60	✠Charge Crash Lv 3
Lv 70	Strength +5
Lv 80	Max HP +5
Lv 90	✠Charge Crash Lv 5

Revocation 1

Lv 10	Max HP +3
Lv 20	Resilience +3
Lv 30	✠Anger Lv 6
Lv 40	Strength +4
Lv 50	Max HP +3
Lv 60	Strength +4
Lv 70	✠ Charge Crash Lv 6
Lv 80	Ability CT Cut 1% With Preferred Weapon
Lv 90	Max HP +3
Lv 99	Luck +5

Revocation 2

Lv 10	Max HP +3
Lv 20	Resilience +2
Lv 30	✠Anger Lv 7
Lv 40	Resilience +2
Lv 50	Max HP +3
Lv 60	Resilience +2
Lv 70	✠ Charge Crash Lv 7
Lv 80	Resilience +2
Lv 90	Max HP +3
Lv 99	Luck +5

Revocation 3

Lv 1	🔰 Angry Charge
Lv 10	Max HP +3
Lv 20	Resilience +2
Lv 30	✠ Anger Lv 8
Lv 40	Strength +2
Lv 50	Max HP +3
Lv 60	Strength +2
Lv 70	✠ Charge Crash Lv 8
Lv 80	Resilience +2
Lv 90	Max HP +3
Lv 99	Luck +5

Vocation Bonus

Lv 60	Attack Down resistance +5%
Lv 70	Strength +3
Lv 80	Standard attack Critical Rate +3%

Dragon Quest Walk

In order to become a Gladiator, the party member must first reach level 50 on the Warrior and Martial Artist.

Preferred weapon types:

• Axes
• Spears
• Swords
• Claws

Gallery

Walk Gladators

Other languages

Other languages
French	Gladiateur
German	Gladiator Meisterkämpfer (Stars)
Spanish	Gladiador
Italian	Unknown
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	Unknown
Korean	Unknown