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Body Slam is a recurring skill in the Dragon Quest series.

Description

Attempts to reduce both the user and target's HP by around 80%, utilizing a foe's resistance to Whack to calculate accuracy, though the user will still take damage even if they miss their target. By X onwards however, it can damage one enemy without the user taking damage, in addition to stunning said enemy.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV

Making its debut, it is an enemy only skill used by Bullfinchs and Moosifers, as well as Demon thunderers, Perilwinkles, and Chow Mein in the remakes.

Dragon Quest V

Body Slam is learned by several monster companions and is also used by Terrorceratopses and Bloodbonnets in battle against their enemies. It costs 0 MP to use.

Name Level
Fat rat --
Rotten apple --
Hades helm 5
Ticking timeburrm 5
Bomboulder 6
Rockbomb 10
Fandangow 25

Dragon Quest VI

Acting the same as in its last 2 appearances, it is learned by Kingsley at level 10, while other characters can learn it by advancing to rank 6 of the Merchant vocation and now deals 80% damage to an enemy, but also takes that same damage with 2 HP as recoil compensation. It costs 0 MP to use once again, and is also used by Wayward armours, Dreadful drackals, Darkcrawlers, Armoured wartoises, Finned fatales, and Averill in battle, the latter of whom should be avoided.

Dragon Quest VII

Acting the same as in VI, it is learned by advancing to Rank 3 of the Sailor vocation (Rank 2 of the 3DS remake), Rank 7 of the Jawtoise, Malevolantern, and Notso macho vocations, Rank 4 of the Seasaur, and Rank 3 of the Platinum king jewel. It costs 0 MP to use once again and is also used by Barracudas, Wooden horsemen, Notso machos, Donkey xotes, Mucho machos, Dragsters, Dragsters, Demon thunderers, Hellstalkers, Perilwinkles, Deathcargots, Disastropods, and Strangler fishes, as well as Armoured Wartoises once again in battle against their enemies. In the Reimagined remake, it is learned the same way as in the PS1 original and deals more damage the higher the user's HP is, and is also used by Toadies once again.

Dragon Quest VIII

An enemy only skill for the first time since IV, it is used by Bulldozers and Iron rhinos, as well as Bullfinches and Notso Machos once again in battle against their enemies.

Dragon Quest IX

Obtainable by players once again, it is learned by investing 48 skill points into the Warrior's Courage skill tree and costs 0 MP to use once again. It is very useful for Quests that require a character to be at low health, giving it some added functionality, and is also used by Ram raiders, Drackals, and Tantamounts in battle against their enemies.

Dragon Quest X

Learned with 70 skill points invested into the Courage skill tree, it now has the ability to stun enemies for a turn, in addition to the same properties it had in IX, but no longer causes recoil damage. It costs 4 MP to use and is also used by Drake slimes, Dragon slimes, Chariot chappies, Dark Berserker, Barbatos, and Sati in battle against their enemies. In addition, it is also learned by investing 3 skill points into a recruited Chest mimic's Chest Savings skill tree. In the Offline version of the game, it is learned by the Hero at level 35 in the Warrior vocation and by investing 10 skill points into Hussar's Cool skill tree.

Dragon Quest XI

An enemy only skill once again, it is used by Toadies and Master moosifers, as well as Moosifers and Barbatoses once again in battle. acting the same as in X.

Dragon Warrior Monsters

Called Ramming in this game, it requires the monster to reach level 12 with 70 HP and 70 Agility. It is naturally learned by the BullBird, DeathMore (Transformed), GulpBeast, MiniDrak and PillowRat.

Dragon Warrior Monsters 2

The requirements to learn Ramming are unchanged. It is naturally learned by the Belzebub, BossTroll, Digong, Drygon, KingSlime, Petiteel, ProtoMech, PutreFish and RockSlime.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Body Slam can be learned from:

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

Body Slam can no longer be learned from Champion, and Berserker now requires 13 points.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D/SP

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key/SP

Body Slam can be used by the following skillsets:

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Professional

Body Slam can be used by the following skillsets:

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Learned by by investing 6 skill points into Lazarel and Teresa when they are in the Warrior vocation, it acts the same as in previous appearances and costs 14 MP to use. It is also a skill when transforming into a Slime and a She-slime through their Monster Medals.

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Scanner/Dragon Quest: Scan Battlers

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Dragon Quest Walk

Acting the same as in previous appearances once again, it is learned by recruited Weaken beakons and Foo dogs at level 10, recruited Ethereal serpents, Living statues, and Hellions at level 20, recruited Slimes, Hades condors, and Escudogres at level 30, and recruited Bubble slimes, Killer gilas, Mecha-mynahs, and Clockwork cuckoos at level 50, costing 20 MP for them to use.

Dragon Quest Tact

Already learned by Slimes, She-Slimes, Golems, Stark ravens, Bunicorns, Medislimes, Mottle mendslimes, the Lleviathan, Sham hatwitches, Mitey Oaks, and Bags o' tricks when they are recruited, it deals a small amount of physical damage to 1 enemy and costs 4 MP to use for the first time since X.

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Other languages

Other languages
French Écrasement
German Rempler
Tackle (M)

See Also