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· This video carefully selects and introduces 'Musou Weapons' that aren't just strong, but allow for overwhelmingly easy story progression from the moment they are acquired.
· Weapons like the Sword of Flowing Water (Attack 125) from Dragon Quest 7, the Hero's Spear, or the Falcon Blade from Dragon Quest 8 were excluded from this selection because enemies are also strong at that point, making one-hit kills difficult.

· Musou Period: From acquisition until Chapter 1 clear
· Attack Power: 45
· Acquisition Method: In Chapter 1, after recruiting Healie, use the 'Flying Shoes' to obtain it from a treasure chest in the 'Tower of Flying'.
· Musou Points:
· Compared to initial equipment like the Copper Sword (Attack 12) or Chain Sickle (Attack 20), attack power increases by about 30, allowing most regular enemies to be defeated in one hit.
· Pisarro's minions, the boss, can also be easily defeated, and it indirectly contributes to acquiring other Musou Weapons in later chapters.

· Musou Period: From acquiring the ship until acquiring the Metal King Sword
· Attack Power: 90
· Acquisition Method: Immediately after getting the ship, it can be purchased for 15,000 Gold at Rosary Hill/Riverside.
· Musou Points:
· By securing 99 'Sword of the Conqueror' in advance during Chapter 3 (Torneko's chapter) and selling them in Chapter 5, you can easily raise the funds for purchase.
· Compared to the protagonist's existing weapon, the Steel Sword (Attack 40), attack power increases by over 50, allowing most enemies to be defeated in one hit.
· It has a special Dragon-slaying effect, making it very useful until the battle against Andreal.
· Alena's strongest weapon, 'Killer Pierce', was excluded from this selection due to its reliance on Alena's inherent strength.

· Musou Period: From the start of Chapter 5 until acquiring the Metal King Sword
· Attack Power: 67 (2 attacks at 0.75x damage)
· Acquisition Method: Exchange for 65,000 coins at Endor Casino.
· Musou Points:
· If acquisition difficulty is disregarded, it's stronger than the Dragon Killer and provides overwhelming firepower with its double attack right from the start of Chapter 5.
· Drawbacks: Earning casino coins in Dragon Quest 4 is very difficult. Due to 1-coin slots, poor poker double-up, and a 50-coin initial betting limit in the Monster Arena, it may require over 4 hours of effort.

· Musou Period: Immediately after the end of slavery (Oracleberry) until acquiring the Blizzard Blade (Longest Musou period ever)
· Attack Power: 130 (Strongest physical attack)
· Acquisition Method: Exchange for 50,000 coins at the Oracleberry Casino.
· Musou Points:
· Compared to existing weapons (Boomerang Attack 15, Chain Cross Attack 28), attack power increases by over 100, and damage increases by over 50, allowing early-game enemies like Slime Knights (HP 40) to be defeated in one hit.
· Earning casino coins is very easy; 300,000 coins can be acquired through 100-coin slots, save/load exploits, or a situation reproduction bug in the DS/mobile versions.
· Greenham's Whip (Attack 100, 250,000 coins) is inefficient for its performance.
· Securing 4 Metal King Swords allows for very fast story completion.

· Game Version: PlayStation 1 version Dragon Quest 7
· Musou Period: From clearing Dialac until Kiefer's departure
· Equippable By: Kiefer only
· Attack Power: 31
· Acquisition Method: After clearing Dialac, purchase from the weapon shop in the revived Immigrant Town when there are 25 or more residents.
· Musou Points:
· Compared to Kiefer's existing weapons (Big Mallet Attack 14, Holy Knife), attack power increases by 17, and Flame Slash damage increases by about 10.
· Acquisition Difficulty: Requires repeated save/loads to gather 25 immigrants, and 2100 Gold is needed (can be covered by selling the net obtained from Tas).

· Game Version: PlayStation 1 and Remake versions Dragon Quest 7
· Musou Period: From Follod region until before going to past Dharma
· Attack Power: 38
· Acquisition Method: Dropped by 'Sky Critter' in Follod region (Drop rate 1/8).
· Musou Points:
· Although originally purchasable at Dharma Temple, it can be acquired much earlier.
· Compared to the existing Holy Knife, attack power increases by 24; it's 7 points higher than the 'Big Mallet' and much stronger than Follod's strongest weapon, the 'Iron Lance' (Attack 23).
· Kiefer's Flame Slash damage is over 30, allowing most regular enemies, except Sky Critters and Tail Monkeys, to be defeated in one hit.
· The protagonist and Gabo can also equip it, increasing the party's overall firepower.
· Although the drop rate is low, it can be combined with leveling up and significantly lowers the difficulty of boss battles such as Machine Master, Death Machine, and the Afra Cave Demon. In particular, it can deal significant damage to the Death Machine even without Sap.

· Game Version: Remake version Dragon Quest 3
· Musou Period: From arriving in Romalia until acquiring the ship
· Attack Power: 40 (Group attack)
· Acquisition Method: Acquire the 'Magic Key' first before defeating Kandar, then purchase from Portoga.
· Musou Points:
· Compared to the initial equipment, the Copper Sword (Attack 12), attack power increases by over 30, and group attacks are possible, efficiently dealing with multiple enemies.
· Magic Key Pre-acquisition Method: Flee from Romalia to Assaram and then to the Pyramid, where you acquire the Magic Key. Afterward, obtain and sell powerful equipment and valuable items from places like Isis and Aliahan, then purchase the Steel Whip.
· Even at low levels, you can defeat Caterpillars, Animal Zombies, etc., in one hit, and easily clear difficult areas like Champagne Tower and the cave west of Noaniel.
· Drawbacks: The escape rate in Dragon Quest 3 Remake is low (25% on first attempt), making it difficult. In the HD-2D version, the boss 'Demon of the Nile' was added to the Pyramid, making this method impossible.

· It seems that Dragon Quest 8 and 9 do not have weapons with overwhelming early-game dominance like those introduced here.
· If you think there's another 'Musou Weapon!' in other Dragon Quest series, please share your thoughts in the comments.