Hell's gatekeeper (Dragon Quest IX)

Dragon Quest monster Hell's gatekeeper
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ヘルガーディアン Romaji Herugādian Translation Hell guardian First appearance Dragon Quest IX Variants Gadrongo Wishmaster

For the headless flail-wielding monster of the same name, see Hell's gatekeeper.

The Hell's gatekeeper is a monster in Dragon Quest IX.

Characteristics

Hell's gatekeepers are huge quadrupedal beasts that were originally great statues, brought to life by demonic spirits possessing them. They have red skin with light yellow undersides and black tattoos on their upper bodies, along with a pair of bat-like wings on their backs. The monsters have solid, evil-looking eyes and a maw filled with long sharp teeth. They wear dark spiked armor on the lower halves of their body, along with a spiky skullcap on top of their heads. The gatekeepers wield wicked spiked clubs in their hands and defend themselves with spiked bucklers on their offhand. They put their immense bulk to use to defend their weaker allies, though they are vulnerable to lightning. After being defeated, they have a chance to drop their demonic armaments. The fiendish beasts can only be encountered in the depths of the most dangerous fiery grottoes.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Hell's gatekeeper (ヘルガーディアン, Herugādian) Defeated Monster List No. : #243

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Beast 996 26 6,200 95 535 645 115

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle 0% 0% 0% -50% 0% 25% -50% 0% 50% 50% 50% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 50% 50% 25% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 90%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items None Blocks with its shield Desperate attack (250% damage) Forbearance Grotto (Fire, rank 11-12) Hades' helm1⁄64 Hela's hammer1⁄128 Description These big-boned fellows are no fans of magic, and prefer to protect their pals while waiting for a critical to come good. Statues possessed by ruinous spirits, they blindly obey their master's orders, and stamp out all who stand against them.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Decapitado infernal	Spanish for "infernal headless one".
Français	Gardien de l'enfer	French for "guardian of Hell".
Deutsch	Höllenpförtner	German for "gatekeeper of Hell".
Italiano	Custode infernale	Italian for "infernal guardian".

Trivia

• Due to a naming error, the Spanish version of the game refers to this monster as "headless", using the same name from Dragon Quest VIII. This is due to the fact that the two monsters share the same name in both English and Japanese.