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{{Monster Infobox
{{Monster Infobox
|title=Wight priest
|title=Wight priest
|image= [[Image:DQVIII_Wight_Priest.png|center|250px]]
|image= [[Image:DQVIII_Wight_Priest.png|300px]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=デスプリースト
|kanji=デスプリースト
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|firstappear={{Dragon Quest VIII}}
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest VIII}}
}}
}}
 
The '''Wight priest''' is a monster in the series.
The '''wight priest''' is a recurring monster in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest VIII}}.
 
It is an {{Undead}} priest with powerful magic at its disposal.


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
Wight priests are [[Undead family|zombified]] clerics that have been reanimated to continue to serve their evil masters. What remaining skin they have has turned into a sickly shade of green, their eyes glowing in their sunken skulls. They wear tattered robes and a mitre colored in different shades of blue and indigo with gold borders, leather boots, as well as a jeweled ring on their right hand and a gold bracelet on their left. The priests carry scepters topped with cracked skulls that they use to channel their spells. They have mastered a variety of different magic, often having the ability to bring back other fallen {{MFamilies}}s back from the hereafter and can summon undead minions to serve them.
Wight priests are [[Undead family|zombified]] clerics that have been reanimated to continue to serve their evil masters. What remaining skin they have has turned into a sickly shade of green, their eyes glowing in their sunken skulls. They wear tattered robes and a mitre colored in different shades of blue and indigo with gold borders, leather boots, as well as a jeweled ring on their right hand and a gold bracelet on their left. The priests carry sceptres topped with cracked skulls that they use to channel their spells. They have mastered a variety of different magic, often having the ability to bring back other fallen monsters back from the hereafter and can summon undead minions to serve them.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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|kanji=デスプリースト
|kanji=デスプリースト
|romanji=Desu purīsuto
|romanji=Desu purīsuto
|sprite=[[File:HQDQ8-211.gif|300px]]]
|sprite=[[File:HQDQ8-211.gif|200px]]
|hp=258
|hp=258
|mp=255
|mp=255
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|bestiaryNumber=#211
|bestiaryNumber=#211
|family={{Undead}}
|family={{Undead}}
|description=An apostle of the [[Rhapthorne|Lord of Darkness]] who sacrificed his own life in order to save his [[Rhapthorne|master]]. Calls upon other {{MFamilies}}s to fight alongside him during difficult battles.
|description=An apostle of the [[Rhapthorne|Lord of Darkness]] who sacrificed his own life in order to save his master. Calls upon other monsters to fight alongside him during difficult battles.
|spells=[[Kafrizzle]]<br>[[Kaboom]]<br>[[Kazing]]
|spells=[[Kafrizzle]]<br>[[Kaboom]]<br>[[Kazing]]
|skills=Call for help. ([[Skeleton soldier]] and [[Ghoul]])
|skills=Calls for backup ([[Skeleton soldier]] and [[Ghoul]])
|locations=[[Black Citadel]]<br>[[Altar of Wroth]]<br><small>After the fall of Black Citadel:</small><br>[[Farebury Region]]<br>[[Alexandria Region]]<br>[[Kingdom of Ascantha|Kingdom]] of [[Ascantha]]<br>[[Arcadia Region]] ([[Day-night cycle|Night]] only. )
|locations=[[Black Citadel]]<br>[[Altar of Wroth]]<br><small>After the fall of Black Citadel:</small><br>[[Farebury Region]]<br>[[Alexandria Region]]<br>[[Kingdom of Ascantha|Kingdom]] of [[Ascantha]]<br>[[Arcadia Region]] ([[Day-night cycle|Night]] only)
|items=[[Magic vestment]]{{fraction|1|32}}<br>[[Rune staff]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|items=[[Magic vestment]]{{fraction|1|32}}<br>[[Rune staff]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
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==={{DQ9}}===
==={{DQ9}}===
{{Enemy
{{DQ9EnemyNew
|image=[[File:Wightpriest DQIX DS.png|180px]]
|name=Wight priest
|name=Wight priest
|game={{Dragon Quest IX}}
|console={{DS}}
|kanji=デスプリースト
|kanji=デスプリースト
|romanji=Desu purīsuto
|romaji=Desu purīsuto
|bestiaryNumber=#135
|family={{Undead}}
|description=Always take these maleficient ministers out first, as they can raise their dead with [[Zing]], and send foes back with [[Thwack]].<br><br>Their robes may look manky, but they've been deliberately aged to give them the lived-in look that's so huge this season. 
|model=[[File:Wightpriest DQIX DS.png|125px]]
|hp=126
|hp=126
|mp=80
|mp=80
|exp=940
|gold=147
|attack=108
|attack=108
|defense=136
|defence=136
|agility=125
|agility=125
|experience=940
|spells=[[Zing]]<br>[[Swoosh]]<br>[[Thwack]]
|gold=147
|skills=[[Antimagic (skill)|Antimagic]]
|droppedItem=[[Gold rosary]]{{fraction|1|32}}<br>[[Ascetic robe]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|items=[[Gold rosary]]{{fraction|1|32}}<br>[[Ascetic robe]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|skills=[[Antimagic]]
|locations=[[The Old School]]<br>{{Grotto}} (Water, rank 3)
|spells=[[Thwack]]<br>[[Zing]]<br>[[Swoosh]]
|fire-resist=-50%
|family={{Zombie}}
|ice-resist=50%
|bestiaryNumber=#135
|wind-resist=0%
|description=Always take these maleficient ministers out first, as they can raise their dead with [[Zing]], and send foes back with [[Thwack]].<br><br>Their robes may look manky, but they've been deliberately aged to give them the lived-in look that's so huge this season.           
|blast-resist=0%
|locations=[[The Old School]]<br>{{Grotto}} (water)
|rock-resist=-50%
|}}
|dark-resist=0%
|light-resist=-100%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|poison-resist=25%
|paralysis-resist=50%
|fuddle-resist=50%
|snooze-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|sap-resist=50%
|blunt-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=100%
|spooky-aura-resist=50%
|fizzle-resist=50%
|stun-resist=75%
|charm-resist=75%
}}


==={{DQ10}}===
==={{DQ10}}===
{{Section-Stub}}
Wight priest appeared from the beginning of the game. It is able to cast [[Kaswoosh]], [[Whack]], and [[Kazing]], place curses on characters, use [[Channel Anger]], and call for backup.


==={{DQH2}}===
==={{DQH2}}===
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|markedVersion=Yes
|markedVersion=Yes
|item=[[Saint's ashes]], [[Sock-it locket]]
|item=[[Saint's ashes]], [[Sock-it locket]]
|locations=[[The Fetid Foothills]]
|locations=[[The Fetid Foothills]], [[Black Manse]]
}}
}}


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==={{DQTact}}===
==={{DQTact}}===
Wight priest appears as a B-rank {{MFamilies}} of the [[Undead family]] as part of the limited {{Dragon Quest IX}} event. It can be recruited from the A Fairy's Wish level of "Be Kind to Monsters" at any difficulty.
Wight priest appears as a B-rank monster of the [[Undead family]] as part of the original ''Dragon Quest IX'' event. It can be recruited from the A Fairy's Wish level of "Be Kind to Monsters" at any difficulty.
{{DQTactEnemy
{{DQTactEnemy
|name=Wight priest
|name=Wight priest
|kanji=デスプリースト
|kanji=デスプリースト
|romanji=Desu purīsuto
|romanji=Desu purīsuto
|sprite=[[Image:DQT Wight Priest icon.png]]
|sprite=[[Image:DQT Wight Priest.png|275px]]
|family=[[Image:Tact Icon Zombie.png|48px]]<br>{{Undead}}
|family=[[Image:Tact Icon Zombie.png|48px]]<br>Undead
|rank=[[Image:DQTact Rank Icon B.png|48px]]
|rank=[[Image:DQTact Rank Icon B.png|48px]]
|role=[[Image:DQTact MagicType.png|48px]]<br>Magic
|role=[[Image:DQTact MagicType.png|48px]]<br>Magic
|lvl=110
|lvl=120
|hp=771
|hp=868
|mp=298
|mp=331
|move=2
|move=2
|attack=298
|attack=227
|defense=212
|defense=261
|agility=271
|agility=290
|wisdom=316
|wisdom=337
|weight=25
|weight=25
|bskill1=[[Zam]]
|bskill1=[[Zam]]
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|bskill3=[[Curse Orb]]{{tt|*|Level 36}}
|bskill3=[[Curse Orb]]{{tt|*|Level 36}}
|askill1=Spell Potency +5%/Stats Up
|askill1=Spell Potency +5%/Stats Up
|askill2=[[Bang]] Res +25/Stats Up
|askill2=Bang Res +25/Stats Up
|askill3=[[Curse Orb]] Potency +5%/Stats Up
|askill3=Curse Orb Potency +5%/Stats Up
|askill4=[[Zap]] Res +25/Stats Up
|askill4=Zap Res +25/Stats Up
|askill5=[[Curse Orb]] Potency +5%/Stats Up
|askill5=Curse Orb Potency +5%/Stats Up
|lperk1=N/a
|lperk1=N/a
|bperk1={{WIS}} +5
|bperk1=WIS +5
|bperk2=[[Curse Orb]] Potency +2%
|bperk2=Curse Orb Potency +2%
|bperk3=N/a
|bperk3=N/a
|aperk1='''Spell Potency +5%''': Raises spell potency by 5%.
|aperk1='''Spell Potency +5%''': Raises spell potency by 5%.
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}}
}}


==Related {{MFamilies}}s==
==In Other Languages==
===Similar species===
{{OtherLanguages
*[[Tortured soul]]
|es=Sacerdote esquelético|es-meaning=Spanish for "skeletal priest".
*[[Tortured Soul in Memoriam]]
|fr=Prêtre maudit|fr-meaning=French for "cursed priest".
*[[Wight king]] ({{VIII}}, {{IX}})
|de=Todespriester|de-meaning=German for "death priest".
*[[Wight emperor]]
|it=Druido dell'ombra|it-meaning=Italian for "shadow druid".
 
|zh-tw=死神牧師|zh-tw-meaning=Chinese for "death priest".
===Close cousins===
}}
*[[Shadow minister]]
*[[Wight prince]]
*[[Wight king (Dragon Quest V)|Wight king]] ({{V}}, {{XI}})


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<center><gallery>
DQX Death Priest.jpg|A Wight priest in {{X}}.
DQX Death Priest.jpg|A Wight priest in ''X''
DQMSL Wight Priest.jpg|Appearance in {{Super Light}}
DQMSL Wight Priest.jpg|Appearance in ''Super Light''
DQR Death Priest.png|{{Rivals}} card
DQR Death Priest.png|''Rivals'' card
DQR Rebel Death Priest.png
DQR Rebel Death Priest.png
DQT BeKindToMonsters.jpg|The Wight priest and other {{MFamilies}}s encountered in "Be Kind to Monsters" in {{Tact}}.
DQT BeKindToMonsters.jpg|The Wight priest and other monsters encountered in "Be Kind to Monsters" in ''Tact''.
Eraser 0064.jpg|A Wight priest in {{Keshi Keshi}}.
DQT Wight Priest icon.png|''Tact'' party icon
DQSB Wight Priest.jpg|{{Scan Battlers}} card.
Eraser 0064.jpg|A Wight priest in ''Keshi Keshi''.
DQSB Wight Priest.jpg|''Scan Battlers'' card.
</gallery></center>
</gallery></center>


==Related monsters==
*[[Tortured soul]]
*[[Tortured Soul in Memoriam]]
*[[Wight king]] (''VIII'', ''IX'')
*[[Wight emperor]]
[[Category:Zombie family]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
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[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes II enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes II enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Scanner enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest: Scan Battlers enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest: Scan Battlers enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Tact monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Tact monsters]]

Latest revision as of 19:35, 17 April 2026

The Wight priest is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Wight priests are zombified clerics that have been reanimated to continue to serve their evil masters. What remaining skin they have has turned into a sickly shade of green, their eyes glowing in their sunken skulls. They wear tattered robes and a mitre colored in different shades of blue and indigo with gold borders, leather boots, as well as a jeweled ring on their right hand and a gold bracelet on their left. The priests carry sceptres topped with cracked skulls that they use to channel their spells. They have mastered a variety of different magic, often having the ability to bring back other fallen monsters back from the hereafter and can summon undead minions to serve them.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit | edit source]

Wight priest (デスプリースト Desu purīsuto)
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Bestiary No. Family
#211 Undead
Experience Gold HP MP
398 57 258 255
Attack Defense Agility Evasion
169 198 126 0⁄64
In-Game Description An apostle of the Lord of Darkness who sacrificed his own life in order to save his master. Calls upon other monsters to fight alongside him during difficult battles.
Spell(s) Kafrizzle
Kaboom
Kazing
Skill(s) Calls for backup (Skeleton soldier and Ghoul)
Location(s) Black Citadel
Altar of Wroth
After the fall of Black Citadel:
Farebury Region
Alexandria Region
Kingdom of Ascantha
Arcadia Region (Night only)
Item(s) Dropped Magic vestment1⁄32
Rune staff1⁄256
Attack Resistance Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Fire Breath
Resistance *
30% 100% 25% 25%
Bang Resistance * Crack Resistance * Ice breath
Resistance *		 Woosh Resistance *
100% 25% 25% 25%
Strike/Rock Resistance * Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance Whack Resistance *
0% 25% 100% 100%
Ban Dance Resistance Dazzle Resistance Fizzle Resistance Fuddle Resistance *
100% 15% 50% 50%
Paralysis Resistance * Poison Resistance * Snooze resistance * Stun Resistance *
100% 50% 100% 100%
Sap Resistance *
50%
Army Resistance *
0%
Ports (3DS, Mobile)
Notable Changes
Mad cap1⁄128 replaces Magic vestment as normal drop.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Wight priest (デスプリースト Desu purīsuto)
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Model
Bestiary no.
#135
Family
Undead
Gold
147
HP
126
MP
80
Attack
108
Defence
136
Agility
125
In-game description

Always take these maleficient ministers out first, as they can raise their dead with Zing, and send foes back with Thwack.

Their robes may look manky, but they've been deliberately aged to give them the lived-in look that's so huge this season.

Spell(s)
Zing
Swoosh
Thwack
Skill(s)
Antimagic
Location(s)
The Old School
Grotto (Water, rank 3)
Item(s) dropped
Gold rosary1⁄32
Ascetic robe1⁄128
Fire resistance *
-50%
Ice resistance *
50%
Wind resistance *
0%
Blast/Lightning resistance *
0%
Earth resistance *
-50%
Dark resistance *
0%
Light resistance *
-100%
Drain Magic resistance
0%
Whack resistance *
100%
Dazzle resistance *
25%
Fizzle resistance *
50%
Fuddle resistance *
50%
Paralysis resistance *
50%
Snooze resistance *
100%
Poison resistance *
25%
Stun resistance *
75%
Blunt resistance *
25%
Deceleratle resistance *
100%
Sap resistance *
50%
Spooky Aura resistance *
50%
Charm resistance *
75%


Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Wight priest appeared from the beginning of the game. It is able to cast Kaswoosh, Whack, and Kazing, place curses on characters, use Channel Anger, and call for backup.

Dragon Quest Heroes II[edit | edit source]

Wight priest (デスプリースト Desu purīsuto)
Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End
Model Experience Gold Marked Version?
7,632 472g Yes
List No. #136
Field Notes A malevolent minister who preaches at the pulpit of pain, converting his congregation to ashes with unholy hexes. He was once a faithful servant of the Goddess, till his lust for power made him stray from the pious path.
Location(s) The Fetid Foothills, Black Manse
Item(s) Dropped Saint's ashes, Sock-it locket

Dragon Quest Rivals[edit | edit source]

Wight priest first appeared in the 3rd card pack, "Cries of the Phoenix and Mother Earth" as a rare card common to all leaders. When summoned, it could revive a randomly friendly unit with a cost of 3 or less.

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Wight priest appears as a B-rank monster of the Undead family as part of the original Dragon Quest IX event. It can be recruited from the A Fairy's Wish level of "Be Kind to Monsters" at any difficulty.

Wight priest (デスプリースト Desu purīsuto)
Dragon Quest Tact
Stats


Family Rank Role

Undead
Magic
Max Level HP MP Move
120 868 331 2
Attack Defense Agility Wisdom Weight
227 261 290 337 25
Basic Skills
First Second Third
Zam Swoosh* Curse Orb*
Awakening Skills
First Second Third
Spell Potency +5%/Stats Up Bang Res +25/Stats Up Curse Orb Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth Fifth
Zap Res +25/Stats Up Curse Orb Potency +5%/Stats Up
Leader Perks
First
N/a
Basic Perks
First Second Third
WIS +5 Curse Orb Potency +2% N/a
Perk Details
First
Spell Potency +5%: Raises spell potency by 5%.
Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Crack Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak Very Weak Normal Normal
Bang Resistance * Zap Resistance * Zam Resistance * Snooze Resistance
Half Res Half Res Normal Half Res
Poison Resistance Physical Lock Resistance Spell Lock Resistance Martial Lock Resistance
Half Res Normal Normal Normal
Breath Lock Resistance Hobble Resistance * Stun Resistance * Dazzle Resistance
Normal Super Weak Normal Super Weak
Curse Resistance Paralysis Resistance Confusion Resistance Charm Resistance
Normal Immune Normal Normal

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language Translation Meaning
EspañolSacerdote esqueléticoSpanish for "skeletal priest".
FrançaisPrêtre mauditFrench for "cursed priest".
DeutschTodespriesterGerman for "death priest".
ItalianoDruido dell'ombraItalian for "shadow druid".
中文 (繁體)死神牧師Chinese for "death priest".

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • A Wight priest in X
    A Wight priest in X
  • Appearance in Super Light
    Appearance in Super Light
  • Rivals card
    Rivals card
  • The Wight priest and other monsters encountered in "Be Kind to Monsters" in Tact.
    The Wight priest and other monsters encountered in "Be Kind to Monsters" in Tact.
  • Tact party icon
    Tact party icon
  • A Wight priest in Keshi Keshi.
    A Wight priest in Keshi Keshi.
  • Scan Battlers card.
    Scan Battlers card.

Related monsters[edit | edit source]

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