Saber

Saber
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Sprite(s)
Japanese name	ボロンゴ
Romaji	Borongo
Race	Great sabrecub/Great sabrecat

Saber is a character in Dragon Quest V.

He is a monster the Hero will always recruit, first as a cub then as a full grown adult. He is a Great sabrecub in the first generation and then becomes a Great sabrecat, a large sabertooth leopard monster in the last couple of generations.

Bio[edit]

Saber is one of the names that Bianca Whitaker will suggest when you first recruit Saber. Players first see Saber in the child part of the game where several children are bullying a small cat in Roundbeck. They will only stop it if the Hero and Bianca fight the ghosts in the castle north of the village. After accomplishing this, the kids complete their end of the deal and leave the cat alone.

As gratitude, Saber emotionally bonds to The Hero to become a party member for the rest of the child section of the game. Bianca gives him an equippable Ribbon before she leaves the party. The Hero and Saber become separated at the end of the first part of the game.

They would meet again years later as adults, when The Hero is called on to save a village from a monster. The Hero learns that the "monster" has its lair in a dark cave. Saber, now an adult, will not quite remember The Hero and is considered impossible to defeat with a large amount of HP, though he does not attack, due to The Hero's scent being familiar to him. The only way to end the battle is to use Bianca's Ribbon on him. Thus, he will recognize The Hero and rejoin him for the rest of the game. If The Hero does defeat Saber in battle, he will be sent back outside the room and the battle will be repeatable.

Stats[edit]

As a permanent member of the party, Saber is a very powerful ally to use. He can not use magic, but has incredible Attack and Defense as well as some very powerful techniques. Saber is also one of the fastest characters in the game and often can strike before anyone else.

As the Nintendo DS port of game allows four members, Saber becomes a matter of choice on usage depending on the player's styles. The Hero and his son are the strongest characters in the game and the daughter can learn the best spells in the game so many players are suggested to use them. Players who like focusing on attacking opt to use Saber or Bianca/Debora Briscoletti as their fourth character while players who prefer to use magic will use Nera Briscoletti. Note that Saber's Level will cap at 20 while as a Great sabrecub in Generation 1.

Skills[edit]

These abilities are only learned after the timeskip:

Equipment[edit]

Other appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest Tact[edit]

Saber goes by his other name, Purrcy and he appears as a A-rank member of the Beast family as part of the limited True Dragon Quest V event, where he can be recruited during the event's story. He joins the player in Chapter 3, Episode 1 of the event quests and he can be fully awakened by collecting Purrcy Crystals by clearing the stage on any difficulty. Purrcy also stars in his own Battle Road.

Purrcy (ゲレゲレ Geregere)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Beast				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		907	300	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
461	260	457	123	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Muster Strength		Wild Lightning*		Mercurial Claws*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Friendly Assassin/Stats Up	Bang Res +25/Stats Up	Mercurial Claws Potency +5%/Stats Up Beastly Instincts: When attacking: For number of attacked enemies only, raises ATK for 1 turn
Fourth	Fifth
Crack Res +25/Stats Up	Mercurial Claws Potency +5%/Stats Up Partner Purrcy: When an ally is attacked by enemy: Occasionally attacks with Mercurial Claws when enemy is within 1-space range

Leader Perks

First

Raises physical potency of beast allies, including himself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +10 Max HP +20	Mercurial Claws Potency +2%	Mercurial Claws Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Friendly Assassin: Battle start: Greatly raises ATK for 3 turns.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Very Weak	Super Weak
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Half Res
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal

Trivia[edit]

• Saber is called Purrcy in Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below, Tact and Dragon Quest: Your Story and is featured when Bianca uses her Ribbon during her High Tension super move.
• Bianca suggests ten names for Saber: Saber, Leo, Spot, Mohicat, Tom, Purrcy, Mogy, Punk, Pyjamas and Baumren. If the player rejects all of them, she'll cycle through the list again.
  • In the the PlayStation 2 version, there are eight possible names: Rusty, Borongo, Andre, Fluffy, Lynx, Growly, Peach, Zorro
• All the names Bianca picks out for the sabrecat (including Purrcy) are derived from a children's book at her home in Roundbeck.

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