Rance Quest:Playable Characters/Spartans

Brawler (スパルタ) Rance8FistFighter.png
This class is for unarmed combatants or grapplers. They're melee-range and have a grab bag of abilities available, including debuffs, counterattacks, heavy damage to humanoids and elemental damage. Their main issue is their equipment choices; their only weapon type is Gloves, which are much weaker than most other weapons, and they're limited to special light armor that doesn't provide much defense, though they do tend to have good HP.

Alexander (アレキサンダー)
How to get:


 * Up to 1.15: Clear any 2 quests with map after getting Cessna.
 * In 1.6/Magnum: Complete Quest #16: Scouting at the Bar after clearing Quest #121: Malgrid Dungeon 1st Stratum.

Since he doesn't start with any Element Strike related skills like Kibako, it might be good to forsake those skills to save points. Instead, raise his Shoulder Throw, which is deadly on humanoids such as Matilda, Full Kalar, and Yudain. Otherwise, raise him as you do Kibako. Make sure to get Brawling Knowledge, Armor Strike, and/or Soft Spot Strike. Being able to use Soft Spot Strike about two or three times should suffice.

Alexander has a monumental level cap as well, even exceeding that of the likes of Kenshin and Urza!

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None

Biscuitta Berns (ビスケッタ・ベルンズ)
Cannot be H'd by Rance in earlier version. In Magnum she can be H'd normally.

Requires Patch 1.1 (applies to the Japanese release only). After you gain access to Rance Castle, and progressed far enough in the game, do whatever event you want once and attempt to re-enter the palace; Biscuitta will warn Rance about cockroaches in the palace. Go out and clear any other quest and Quest #136: Cockroach Commotion will unlock. Clear Quest #136 and repeat the step of re-entering the palace once again, then go out and clear any other quest and Quest #137: Cockroach Commotion Cont. will unlock. Clear Quest #137 which in turn will unlock Quest #138: Biscuitta Joins. Clear Quest #138 and she'll join your party.

Note: You also need to have cleared Quest #23: Head Maid Service to unlock Quest #138.

You may use her like any other Brawler. But if deployed alongside Crane and Tomato, you'll have the best item hunting team due to her Dungeon Cleaning. If you're going to raise her for the item hunting party, then it's not bad to learn Shortened Fight too.

She gains a skill called Stone Splitter in her A Day in Cidade event which has one use and hits one enemy for double damage.

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Kaoru Quincy Kagura (カオル・クインシー・神楽)
How to get: Has a chance of joining when changing areas in a quest that you've completed at least 4 times, and if Magic is in the party.

Kaoru is a standard Brawler, that gets a few interesting passives. On the offensive front, she starts off with 6 uses of Shoulder Throw, making her good against mobs with lots of humanoid enemies in it. As for developing her, she's pretty plain in terms of skills, so pick between either Element Strike or the combination of Soft Spot Strike and Armor Strike. Generally, the latter is better since Kibako is superior for Element Strike.

She has 2 unique skills. A yellow skill called Persevere (踏ん張り) that's normally only available to Guards. This skill gives her a 50% chance to survive a fatal blow once per battle, as long as she's not already at 1 HP. Her unique white skill Kaku-san (カクさん) gives a DEF/RES buff to the middle front row character. Try placing your Guard there, that's a free boost as long as she's in your party.

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Kibako (キバ子)
How to get: Clear Quest #91: Wild Child of Ifo.

Recommended Skills: Soft Spot Strike, Armor Strike, Element Strike

Build Memo : The Brawler who join with a lot of passive skills since beginning, that make her Element Strike very strong throughout the entire play through. Armor Strike also considerable to be a one hit kill for a lot of monsters. And the most important skill is nothing other than her Soft Spot Strike, it will be the skill to clear your way in the last two bosses, Full Kalar and Masuzoe.

Her high HP growth in addition to the Brawler abilities of Shoulder Throw & Soft Spot Strike makes her very useful in boss fights.

Kibako's unique selling point is that she comes with all 5 of the Elemental Brawling Knowledge passives and 4 uses of Element Strike pre-learned, so she can hit enemies with weaknesses hard if you've used Weakness Search on them at least once (and if not, Element Strike is no weaker than a normal attack). Otherwise she is a solid melee fighter, though hampered somewhat by the low attack of Gloves.

Note: Kibako has a unique rare event when moving maps in a dungeon. If she has a "Manga Meat" equipped as a special item, she will consume it for a permanent +2 max HP, and transform the item into a "Manga Meat Bone". There is no need to keep it equipped for Morurun. This possibly makes her the tankiest character in the game. (Does this have a cap on the amount of times it can happen? It is not a one-time event)

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Kisara Copley (キサラ・コプリ)
How to get: Buy her from Pluepet along with her sister Rebecca during Quest #155: Looking for a Lucklady?. The price to pay starts at 8 million gold, but if Copandon is in the active party when the Quest is started she will help lower the price. The amount Copandon lowers the price depends on her level. Specifically, she'll decrease it by 3 milllion, plus an additional 80,000 times her current level. The minimum price to pay is 50,000 gold, so Copandon must be at least level 62 to reach the highest discount.

Kisara has slightly weaker HP and ATK growth compared to most other Brawlers, however she makes up for it with her two unique skills. First, there is Flame Card. It's a magical attack that, while not a strong attack, debuffs the opponent's ATK/MAG or DEF/RES. This skill may prove useful during World 2 and 3 where buffing and debuffing becomes more opponent to win battles. Secondly, after leveling up enough, she can learn Flame Card-Barrage. It's very similar in ability compared to Flame Card, but it hits all enemies instead of just one.

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1 Magic growth increased by Magic Talent.

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Bear (クマ)
Go to Quest #121, Quest #122, Quest #123, or Quest #124, then change areas with only two characters in the party. Then clear the quest.

Bear's passive skill Bear Traits gives him +40% ATK & ACC, but -50% HP. He is also very easily stunned (regardless of enemy stun rate/Bear's RSL) when taking physical attacks. Due to the negative effects of this skill, it's not advised to use him in boss battles without Stamina Boost, which will take away points you'd would normally allocate to offensive skills. If your choice is to use Bear only for random battles, then aim for learning Element Strike and its supportive skills. Also, due to Element Strike and high critical rate (as normal for Brawlers), Damage Maximum is not important on him.

After his A Day in Cidade event he gains the white skill My Waifu (俺の嫁), which grants +50 DEF and RSN. He receives My Waifu (#2) after Quest #108 and My Waifu (#3) after Quest #109, both of which also granting 50 DEF and RSN, for a total of 150 to his DEF and RSN.

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1 Stats due to Bear Traits

2 Stats bonus after getting all My Waifu skills

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Matilda Mateuri (マチルダ・マテウリ)
How to get: First, you must progress the Magnum storyline a bit, until at one point switching areas will give a scene where Crane overhears things about Matilda and Chaos from some Hopefuls. This unlocks Quest #190: The Shepherds and the Darksword. Clear that quest to unlock Quest #191: Matilda, Confined. Clear that quest for Matilda to join. As per the story, she has Morurun Damage 3.

Starts with Counter ★★. Slightly higher ACC, STN & CRT compared to most other Brawlers. Other than that, she's quite standard.

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Tama (タマ)
How to get: Buy "Tama's Underwear" (タマの下着). Then go back to shop, there will be a conversation. Then buy "Tama's Dress" (タマの服) as well and trigger Quest #82: Tama in Heat. After that, buy "Mercenary Tama" (傭兵タマ). As soon as it's in your inventory, you should find Tama in your party screen. Each of the 3 items above cost 1000 gold.

Because of her low starting cap, she takes a lot of effort to make strong. Her ATK is slightly lower compared to most other Brawlers, but her RSN is very high. She has no unique abilities to make her stand out among others, so you probably won't use her much. If you wish to use her, get Brawling Knowledge, Armor Strike and Soft Spot Strike so she can soften up tough enemies at the start of battles.

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Initial non-unique skills: Unique skills: None