Headless hunter

Dragon Quest monster
Headless hunter
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ファントムシャドウ
Romaji	Fantomu shadou
First appearance	Dragon Quest XI
Variants	Dullahan; Dark dullahan; Hell's gatekeeper; Headless horseman; Headless Honcho; Headless norseman

The Headless hunter is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Headless hunters are dark dullahans that are on horseback, characterised by a totally grayscale look. The horses have glowing white eyes and are are heavily armoured as well, wearing barding with chain mail, scales, and plate. They sport a tall black plume on their heads.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Headless hunter (ファントムシャドウ Fantomu shadou )

Sprite
Bestiary no.: #383
Family: Undead
Experience: 1,400
Gold: 325
HP: 879
MP: 15
Attack: 294
Defence: 263
Agility: 168

In-game description: Silent as shadows, these ghostly knights fall upon their foes without warning, raining down brutal blows with unerring accuracy.
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Blocks attacks with its shield
Desperate attack
Becomes Pepped up
Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each)
Lets out a blood-curdling whinny (damages and attempts to stun entire party)
Air Pollution
Calls for backup (Dark dullahan)
Desperate Double (Pep power, with Headless hunter)
Location(s): Fortress of Fear - Level 4 (second act)
Item(s) Dropped: Ethereal stone¹⁄₃₂
Saintess shield¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *: -10%
Ice resistance *: 0%
Wind resistance *: 0%
Earth resistance *: 0%
Light resistance *: -25%
Dark resistance *: 25%
Zap resistance *: -25%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance: 50%
Dazzle resistance *: 50%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 50%
Paralysis resistance *: 50%
Poison resistance *: 0%
Sleep resistance *: 25%
Blunt resistance: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise resistance: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 99%
Charm resistance *: 100%
Beguile resistance *: 50%
Double Down resistance *: 0%
Elemental resistance *: 0%

Vicious[edit | edit source]

Vicious headless hunter (ファントムシャドウ・強 Fantomu shadou・kyō )

Sprite
Bestiary no.: #383
Family: Undead
Experience: 1,400
Gold: 325
HP: 879
MP: 15
Attack: 294
Defence: 263
Agility: 168

In-game description: Headless hunters driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Blocks attacks with its shield
Desperate attack
Becomes Pepped up
Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each)
Lets out a blood-curdling whinny (damages and attempts to stun entire party)
Air Pollution
Calls for backup (Dark dullahan)
Desperate Double (Pep power, with Vicious headless hunter)
Location(s): The Luminary's Trial - Citadel of Spite (postgame)
Item(s) Dropped: Ethereal stone¹⁄₃₂
Saintess shield¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *: -10%
Ice resistance *: 0%
Wind resistance *: 0%
Earth resistance *: 0%
Light resistance *: -25%
Dark resistance *: 25%
Zap resistance *: -25%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance: 75%
Dazzle resistance *: 50%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 50%
Paralysis resistance *: 50%
Poison resistance *: 0%
Sleep resistance *: 25%
Blunt resistance: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise resistance: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 0%
Stun resistance *: 99%
Charm resistance *: 100%
Beguile resistance *: 50%
Double Down resistance *: 0%
Elemental resistance *: 0%

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Cazador sin cabeza	Spanish for "headless hunter".
Français	Décapisteur	From the French décapiteur and pisteur.
Deutsch	Kompromissloser Kopfkürzer	German for "uncompromising decapitator".
Italiano	Senzatesta cacciatore	Italian for "headless hunter".