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|kanji = じごくのきし
|kanji = じごくのきし
|romanji= {{tt|Jigoku no kishi|Hell knight}}
|romanji= {{tt|Jigoku no kishi|Hell knight}}
|old=Marauder ({{III}} {{NES}})<br>HellNite III {{GBC}})
|old=Marauder ({{III}} {{NES}})<br>HellNite ({{III}} {{GBC}})
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest III}}
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest III}}
|monster1=[[Grievous bodily arm]]<br>[[One-man army]]<br>[[Skeleton swordsman (recurring)|Skeleton swordsman]]
}}
}}


The '''Armful''' is a recurring monster in the {{DQSeries}} first introduced in {{DQ3}}. Having multiple extremities, it attacks several times per turn in each appearance.
The '''armful''' is a recurring monster in the {{DQSeries}} first introduced in {{DQ3}}. Having multiple extremities, it attacks several times per turn in each appearance.


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
Armfuls are [[Undead family|skeletal]] warriors that have gained two extra pairs of arms to attack with, wielding wicked sabers in each of their hands. They are more armored than the typical skeleton, wearing a small breastplate over their sternum, a spiked helmet on their skulls, a pair of boots, and gloves on each of their hands. In their original coloration, they had grey armor, dark orange bones, and swords made of both red and grey metal, shifting to yellowing bones and grey-green armor starting with the Super Famicom version of ''III''. The hellish knights often have the ability to act twice per turn and can paralyze opponents by exhaling '''burning breath''' from their maws. The armfuls returned to the main series after 30 years like many classic monsters with their original Famicom coloration.
Armfuls are [[Undead family|skeletal]] warriors that have gained two extra pairs of arms to attack with, wielding wicked sabers in each of their hands. They are more armoured than the typical skeleton, wearing a small breastplate over their sternum, a spiked helmet on their skulls, a pair of boots, and gloves on each of their hands. In their original colouration, they had grey armour, dark orange bones, and swords made of both red and grey metal, shifting to yellowing bones and grey-green armor starting with the Super Famicom version of ''III''. The hellish knights often have the ability to act twice per turn and can paralyze opponents by exhaling '''burning breath''' from their mandibles. The armfuls returned to the main series after 30 years like many classic monsters with their original Famicom coloration.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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|gbc-sprites=[[File:Armful III gbc.png]]
|gbc-sprites=[[File:Armful III gbc.png]]
|switch-sprites=[[File:Armful III switch.png|55px]]
|switch-sprites=[[File:Armful III switch.png|55px]]
}}
==={{DQ3HD}}===
{{DQ3HD2DEnemy
|name=Armful
|kanji=じごくのきし
|romanji=Jigoku no kishi
|bestiaryNumber=#099
|family={{Undead}}
|description=With six swords at their disposal, these skeletal psychopaths are hell incarnate, striking fear into the hearts of adventurers the second they start swinging
|sprite=[[File:Armful DQ III HD sprite.png]]
|hp=206
|mp=22
|exp=1,196
|gold=31
|attack=202
|defense=272
|agility=140
|spells=None
|skills=Acts twice per turn<br>[[Burning Breath]]
|item=[[Blizzard blade]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|locations=[[Maw of the Necrogond]]<br>[[Baramos's Lair]]
|evasion=0/64
|fire-resist=-125%
|explosion-resist=-125%
|ice-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|strike-resist=0%
|lightning-resist=-125%
|drain-magic-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|kamikazee-resist=0%
|poof-resist=0%
|dazzle-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=100%
|stumble-resist=0%
|stun-resist=100%
|deceleratle-resist=%
|sap-resist=%
}}
}}


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|skills=Occasionally acts twice per turn<br>Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)<br>[[Desperate attack]]<br>Becomes [[Pep]]ped up<br>[[Burning Breath]]<br>[[Robochop]]
|skills=Occasionally acts twice per turn<br>Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)<br>[[Desperate attack]]<br>Becomes [[Pep]]ped up<br>[[Burning Breath]]<br>[[Robochop]]
|items=[[Big bone]]{{fraction|1|8}}<br>[[Bandit mail]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|items=[[Big bone]]{{fraction|1|8}}<br>[[Bandit mail]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|locations=[[The Manglegrove - Whale Way Station]] (second act)<br>[[The Battleground]] (second act)<br>[[Baramos' Lair]] (3DS and ''Definitive Edition'' only)
|locations=[[The Manglegrove - Whale Way Station]] (second act)<br>[[The Battleground]] (second act)<br>[[Baramos' Lair|Baramos's Castle]] (2D mode of [[3DS]] and ''Definitive Edition'' only)
|evasion=N/a
|evasion=N/a
|fire-resist=-110%
|fire-resist=-10%
|ice-resist=25%
|ice-resist=25%
|wind-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|light-resist=-150%
|light-resist=-50%
|dark-resist=25%
|dark-resist=25%
|zap-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
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|elemental-resist=0%
|elemental-resist=0%
}}
}}
 
====Malicious====
{{DQ11Enemy
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Malicious armful
|name=Malicious armful
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|gold=159
|gold=159
|spells=None
|spells=None
|skills=Occasionally acts twice per turn<br>Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)<br>[[Desperate attack]]<br>Becomes [[Pep]]ped up<br>[[Burning Breath]]<br>[[Robochop]]<br>[[Robochop 2]] (Pep power)
|skills=Occasionally acts twice per turn<br>Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)<br>[[Desperate attack]]<br>Becomes [[Pep]]ped up<br>[[Burning Breath]]<br>[[Robochop]]<br>[[Robochop 2]] (Pep power, with Malicious armful)
|items=[[Big bone]]{{fraction|1|8}}<br>[[Bandit mail]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|items=[[Big bone]]{{fraction|1|8}}<br>[[Bandit mail]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|locations=[[The Battleground]] (third act)<br>[[The Manglegrove - Whale Way Station]] (third act)
|locations=[[The Battleground]] (third act)<br>[[The Manglegrove - Whale Way Station]] (third act)
|evasion=N/a
|evasion=N/a
|fire-resist=-110%
|fire-resist=-10%
|ice-resist=25%
|ice-resist=25%
|wind-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|light-resist=-150%
|light-resist=-50%
|dark-resist=25%
|dark-resist=25%
|zap-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
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|kanji=じごくのきし
|kanji=じごくのきし
|romanji=Jigoku no kishi
|romanji=Jigoku no kishi
|sprite=[[Image:DQT Armful.png|300px]]
|sprite=[[Image:DQT Armful.png|300x300px]]
|family=[[Image:Tact Icon Zombie.png|48px]]<br>{{Undead}}
|family=Undead
|rank=[[Image:DQTact Rank Icon A.png|48px]]
|rank=A
|role=[[Image:DQTact AttackType.png|48px]]<br>Attack
|role=Attack
|lvl=120
|lvl=120
|hp=900
|hp=900
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|charm-resist=Normal
|charm-resist=Normal
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Their names reference their multiple arms and are also a play on "Harmful", which they also are given their warlike purpose.
* Their names reference their multiple arms and are also a play on "Harmful", which they also are given their warlike purpose.
==Similar species==
*[[Grievous bodily arm]]
*[[One-man army]]
*[[Skeleton swordsman (recurring)|Skeleton swordsman]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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DQotS Armful.jpg|''Stars'' model
DQotS Armful.jpg|''Stars'' model
DQMSL Jigoku no Kishi.jpg|Appearance in ''Super Light''
DQMSL Jigoku no Kishi.jpg|Appearance in ''Super Light''
DQT DQIII Monsters.jpg|The armful appearing as part of the {{III}} collaboration in {{Tact}}.
DQT DQIII Monsters.jpg|The armful and other monsters from the ''Dragon Quest III'' event in ''Tact''
DQT Jigoku no Kishi.jpg|
DQT Jigoku no Kishi.jpg|
DQW DQIII Jipang Monsters.jpg|The armful and other monsters from ''III'' in ''Walk''.
DQTCG Armful.jpg|''DQ'' Trading Card
DQTCG Armful.jpg|''DQ'' Trading Card
</gallery></center>
</gallery></center>


[[Category:Zombie family]]
[[Category:Zombie family]]
[[Category:Skeleton]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Walk enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Walk enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Walk bosses]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Tact monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Tact monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi enemies]]


[[es:Sacasables]]
[[fr:Squelettueur]]
[[fr:Squelettueur]]

Latest revision as of 20:04, 20 August 2026

The armful is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series first introduced in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation. Having multiple extremities, it attacks several times per turn in each appearance.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Armfuls are skeletal warriors that have gained two extra pairs of arms to attack with, wielding wicked sabers in each of their hands. They are more armoured than the typical skeleton, wearing a small breastplate over their sternum, a spiked helmet on their skulls, a pair of boots, and gloves on each of their hands. In their original colouration, they had grey armour, dark orange bones, and swords made of both red and grey metal, shifting to yellowing bones and grey-green armor starting with the Super Famicom version of III. The hellish knights often have the ability to act twice per turn and can paralyze opponents by exhaling burning breath from their mandibles. The armfuls returned to the main series after 30 years like many classic monsters with their original Famicom coloration.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

Armful (じごくのきし Jigoku no kishi)
Bestiary Number: #100
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Sprites Attributes
NES SFC GBC Switch Level HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
34 130 0 1190 73 115 63 58 0⁄64
Resistances
Fire Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Snooze Drain Magic Fizzle Fuddle Sap Deceleratle
25% 25% 25% 25% 70% 0% 25% 25% 70% 100% 100% 70% 0% 25%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Item Drop
None Acts twice per turn
Burning Breath 		Baramos' Lair
Maw of the Necrogond
Tantegel area
Craggy Cave 		Seed of agility1⁄256


Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Armful (じごくのきし, Jigoku no kishi )
Defeated Monster List number: #099
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Attributes
Sprite Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
Undead 206 22 1,196 31 202 272 140 0/64
Resistances
Fire Explosion Ice Wind Strike Lightning Drain Magic Whack Kamikazee Poof
-125% -125% 0% 0% 0% -125% 0% 100% 0% 0%
Dazzle Fizzle Fuddle Paralysis Snooze Stumble Stun Deceleratle Blunt Sap
0% 100% 0% 100% 100% 0% 100% % ? %
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Item Drop
None Acts twice per turn
Burning Breath 		Maw of the Necrogond
Baramos's Lair 		Blizzard blade1⁄256
Description With six swords at their disposal, these skeletal psychopaths are hell incarnate, striking fear into the hearts of adventurers the second they start swinging


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

Armful (じごくのきし, Jigoku no kishi )
Defeated Monster List No. : #330
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Undead 554 11 1,299 235 196 183 146
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death
-10% 25% 0% 0% 0% 25% -50% 0% 100%
Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle
50% 100% 100% 25% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0%
Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down
0% 0% 0% 99% 100% 100% 0% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Occasionally acts twice per turn
Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)
Desperate attack
Becomes Pepped up
Burning Breath
Robochop 		The Manglegrove - Whale Way Station (second act)
The Battleground (second act)
Baramos's Castle (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only) 		Big bone1⁄8
Bandit mail1⁄128
Description With their six arms each able to swing a sword, these terrors attack from all angles at once, making them fearsome foes to defend against.

Malicious[edit | edit source]

Malicious armful (じごくのきし・邪, Jigoku no kishi・ja )
Defeated Monster List No. : #405
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Undead 676 22 1,897 159 248 338 186
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death
-10% 25% 0% 0% 0% 25% -50% 0% 100%
Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle
75% 100% 100% 25% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0%
Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down
0% 0% 0% 99% 100% 100% 0% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Occasionally acts twice per turn
Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)
Desperate attack
Becomes Pepped up
Burning Breath
Robochop
Robochop 2 (Pep power, with Malicious armful) 		The Battleground (third act)
The Manglegrove - Whale Way Station (third act) 		Big bone1⁄8
Bandit mail1⁄128
Description Armfuls who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.


Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[edit | edit source]

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Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Armful appears as an A-rank member of the Undead family as part of the limited Dragon Quest III event and it stars in its own Battle Road. It can be recruited from Chapter 4, Episode 1: To Baramos Castle of the event quests at any difficulty and it can also participate in the Skelegon's Battle Road as a party member.

Armful (じごくのきし Jigoku no kishi)
Dragon Quest Tact
Image
Attributes
Role Max level HP MP Move
Attack 120 900 297 2
Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight
421 405 323 207 35
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Crack Woosh Bang
Very Weak Normal Normal Half Res Very Weak
Zap Zam Snooze Poison Physical Lock
Normal Half Res Half Res Half Res Normal
Spell Lock Martial Lock Breath Lock Hobble * Stun *
Normal Normal Normal Super Weak Normal
Dazzle Curse Paralysis Confusion Charm
Super Weak Normal Immune Normal Normal
Skills
Basic skills Awakening skills
Burning Breath
Aeolian Slash*
Wild Slash*		 Rare HP Regen / Stats Up
Zam Res +25 / Stats Up
Wild Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up
Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up
Wild Slash Potency +5%
Perks
Basic perks ATK +10
DEF +15
Wild Slash Potency +2%
Leader perk Raises physical potency of undead allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.
Awakening perk Rare HP Regen: Rarely heals HP at action start.


Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Their names reference their multiple arms and are also a play on "Harmful", which they also are given their warlike purpose.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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