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|kanji=デュラハーン
|kanji=デュラハーン
|romanji=Deyurahān
|romanji=Deyurahān
|firstappear=''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest VIII}}
}}
}}
 
The '''Dullahan''' is a monster in the series.
The '''Dullahan''' is a recurring monster in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''. It is an [[Undead family|undead]] warrior that resembles the legendary [[Wikipedia:Headless Horseman|headless horseman]], albeit without its familiar black horse from Celtic myth.  


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
Dullahans are headless knights wielding a deadly spiked flail and bearing a shield with a hideous screaming face on it. The knights are heavily armored, wearing a breastplate, gauntlets, and greaves all made of plate over suits of chain mail, faulds of brass scales, and they wear ragged red capes hanging from their shoulders. Their armor offers them a high degree of protection against various ailments and some defense against offensive spells. The knights will strengthen themselves and their allies by casting '''Oomph''' and psyche themselves up before unleashing vicious strikes with their flails. They are often found as foot soldiers in the armies of Demon Lords. Starting with ''XI'', the [[headless horseman]] and its kin began appearing, as well, making them closer to its mythological inspiration.
Dullahans are headless [[Undead family|undead]] knights wielding a deadly spiked flail and bearing a shield with a hideous screaming face on it. The knights are heavily armoured, wearing a breastplate, gauntlets, and greaves all made of plate over suits of chain mail, faulds of brass scales, and they wear ragged red capes hanging from their shoulders. Their armour offers them a high degree of protection against various ailments and some defence against offensive spells. The knights will strengthen themselves and their allies by casting '''Oomph''' and psyche themselves up before unleashing vicious strikes with their flails. They are often found as foot soldiers in the armies of Demon Lords. Starting with ''XI'', the [[headless horseman]] and its kin began appearing, as well, making them closer to its [[Wikipedia:Headless Horseman|mythological inspiration]].


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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|kanji=デュラハーン
|kanji=デュラハーン
|romanji=Deyurahān
|romanji=Deyurahān
|sprite=[[Image:DQVIII PS2 Dullahan.png|150px]]
|sprite=[[File:HQDQ8-207.gif|165px]]
|hp=335
|hp=335
|mp=24
|mp=24
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|agility=109
|agility=109
|bestiaryNumber=#207
|bestiaryNumber=#207
|family=[[Undead family|Undead]]
|family={{Undead}}
|description=Talented and trusted monsters that serve as guardians. They are powerful indeed, with no weak points to speak of.
|description=Talented and trusted monsters that serve as guardians. They are powerful indeed, with no weak points to speak of.
|spells=[[Oomph]]
|spells=[[Oomph]]
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}}
}}


===''[[Dragon Quest X]]''===
==={{DQ10}}===
Reappearing from the 5.1 update onwards, they are found in the Netherworld and attack by flailing their maces recklessly, as well as Oomphing their allies and themselves. From this game onwards, it is the first monster of its kind to be encountered before Dark Dullahan.
Dullahan began appearing starting in Version 5.1, being encountered in the Netherworld and attack by swinging their flails recklessly, as well as casting Oomph on their allies and themselves. From this game onward, it is the first monster of its kind to be encountered before dark dullahan.


==={{DQ11}}===
==={{DQ11}}===
Seen from the fall of Yggdrasil onwards, they fight the same way as in ''VIII'' and ''X''. A few also participated in the fall of [[Dundrasil]], where one attempts to stop [[Irwin]], [[Eleanor]], and a young [[Jade]] from leaving with the Luminary, but is stopped by Irwin.
Some dullahans participated in the fall of [[Dundrasil]], where one attempts to stop [[Irwin]], [[Eleanor]], and a young [[Jade]] from leaving with the Luminary, but is stopped by Irwin.
{{DQ11Enemy
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Dullahan
|name=Dullahan
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|mp=10
|mp=10
|attack=137
|attack=137
|defense=140
|defence=140
|agility=52
|agility=52
|exp=488
|exp=488
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|items=[[Leather cape]]{{fraction|1|64}}<br>[[Platinum shield]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|items=[[Leather cape]]{{fraction|1|64}}<br>[[Platinum shield]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|locations=[[Heliodorian Foothills]] (second act)<br>[[Heliodor Castle]] (second act)
|locations=[[Heliodorian Foothills]] (second act)<br>[[Heliodor Castle]] (second act)
|evasion=N/a
|fire-resist=-25%
|fire-resist=-125%
|ice-resist=0%
|ice-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|light-resist=-125%
|light-resist=-25%
|dark-resist=25%
|dark-resist=25%
|zap-resist=-125%
|zap-resist=-25%
|drain-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|whack-resist=100%
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{{DQ11Enemy
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Vicious dullahan
|name=Vicious dullahan
|kanji=デュラハーン・強  
|kanji=デュラハーン・強
|romanji={{tt|Deyurahān・kyō|Dullahan・strong}}
|romanji={{tt|Deyurahān・kyō|Dullahan・strong}}
|bestiaryNumber=#457
|bestiaryNumber=#457
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|mp=20
|mp=20
|attack=384
|attack=384
|defense=345
|defence=345
|agility=158
|agility=158
|exp=1,528
|exp=1,528
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|skills=Blocks attacks with its shield<br>Becomes [[Pep]]ped up<br>Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each)<br>[[Epic Flail]] (Pep power, with Vicious dullahan)
|skills=Blocks attacks with its shield<br>Becomes [[Pep]]ped up<br>Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each)<br>[[Epic Flail]] (Pep power, with Vicious dullahan)
|items=[[Leather cape]]{{fraction|1|64}}<br>[[Platinum shield]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|items=[[Leather cape]]{{fraction|1|64}}<br>[[Platinum shield]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|locations=[[Path to Trial Isle|Drustan's Labyrinth - Path to Trial Isle]] (third act, night only)
|locations=[[Path to Trial Isle|Drustan's Labyrinth - Path to Trial Isle]] (postgame, night only)
|evasion=N/a
|fire-resist=-25%
|fire-resist=-125%
|ice-resist=0%
|ice-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|light-resist=-125%
|light-resist=-25%
|dark-resist=25%
|dark-resist=25%
|zap-resist=-125%
|zap-resist=-25%
|drain-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|whack-resist=100%
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}}
}}


===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]]''===
==={{DQMJ}}===
{{DQMJmonster
{{DQMJmonster
|name = Dullahan
|name = Dullahan
|image =   
|image =   
|family = [[Undead family | Undead]]
|family = {{Undead}}
|rank = S
|rank = S
|description = ''Fearsome warriors who have lost their heading and their heads!''
|description = ''Fearsome warriors who have lost their heading and their heads!''
|weapons = Swords, Hammers, Staves
|weapons = {{Sword}}s, {{Hammer}}s, [[Wand (weapon type)|Staves]]
|traits = [[List of Traits in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Psycho]]
|traits = [[List of Traits in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Psycho]]
|resistances = Whackproof, Paralysisproof
|resistances = Whackproof, Paralysisproof
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|name = Dullahan
|name = Dullahan
|image =   
|image =   
|family = [[Undead family | Undead]]
|family = {{Undead}}
|rank = S
|rank = S
|size = S
|size = S
|weapons = Swords, Hammers, Staves
|weapons = {{Sword}}s, {{Hammer}}s, [[Wand (weapon type)|Staves]]
|traits = [[List of Traits in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Psycho]]
|traits = [[List of Traits in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Psycho]]
|resistances = Immune to [[Whack]] and Paralysis
|resistances = Immune to [[Whack]] and Paralysis
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{{DQM3Enemy
{{DQM3Enemy
|name=Dullahan
|name=Dullahan
|kanji=  
|kanji= デュラハーン
|romanji=
|romanji=Deyurahān
|icon=[[File:Dullahan DQM3 portrait.png|100px]]
|icon=[[File:Dullahan DQM3 portrait.png|100px|Dullahan]]
|family=[[File:DQM3 undead family icon.png|link=Undead family]]
|family=[[File:DQM3 undead family icon.png|link=Undead family]]
|hp=<big><big>1,320</big></big>
|hp=<big><big>1,320</big></big>
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|bestiary=#475
|bestiary=#475
|rank=<big><big>'''C'''</big></big>
|rank=<big><big>'''C'''</big></big>
|in-game-description=Headless knights from the depths of the underworld that prowl about night after night, ever in search of their vanished noggins. Their shields have been known to screech out a sinister son from time to time
|in-game-description=Headless knights from the depths of the underworld that prowl about night after night, ever in search of their vanished noggins. Their shields have been known to screech out a sinister son from time to time.
|talents=[[Slayer]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Drain Dodger]] (lv. 20)<br>[[Defence Booster|Defence Booster I]] (lv. 40)
|talents=[[Slayer]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Drain Dodger]] (lv. 20)<br>[[Defence Booster|Defence Booster I]] (lv. 40)
|traits=[[Ultra Fidget]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Ultra Crafty Banger]] (lv. 20)<br>[[Paralysing Touch]] (lv. 40)
|traits=[[Ultra Fidget]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Ultra Crafty Banger]] (lv. 20)<br>[[Paralysing Touch]] (lv. 40)
|ltraits=[[Tactical Genius]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Insta-Oomph]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Defensive Impulse]] (lv. 60)
|ltraits=[[Tactical Genius]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Insta-Oomph]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Defensive Impulse]] (lv. 60)
|habitat=[[Circle of Conquest]] - Upper Echelon ([[File:DQM3 spring icon.png|20px]][[File:DQM3 summer icon.png|20px]][[File:DQM3 autumn icon.png|20px]][[File:DQM3 winter icon.png|20px]])
|habitat=[[Circle of Conquest]] - Upper Echelon ([[File:DQM3 spring icon.png|20px]][[File:DQM3 summer icon.png|20px]][[File:DQM3 autumn icon.png|20px]][[File:DQM3 winter icon.png|20px]])
|items=[[Panacea]] (Common)<br>[[Swindler's stole]] (Rare)
|items=[[Panacea]] (Common)<br>[[Swindler's stole]] (Rare)<br>Swindler's stole+ (Ultra Rare)
|synthesis=[[File:Nardragon DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Nardragon]] X [[File:Treevil DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Treevil]]
|synthesis=[[File:DQM3 undead family icon.png|64px|link=Undead family]] X [[File:DQM3 dragon family icon.png|64px|link=Dragon family]]<br>(Either parent must be C-rank.)
|fusions=
|fusions=[[File:Dullahan DQM3 portrait.png|64px|Dullahan]] = [[File:Killing machine DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Killing machine]] X [[File:Ogre DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Ogre]]<br>[[File:Dullahan DQM3 portrait.png|64px|Dullahan]] X [[File:Grim rider DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Grim rider]] = [[File:Headless horseman DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Headless horseman]]
|fire-resist=-25%
|fire-resist=-25%
|water-resist=0%
|water-resist=0%
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}}
}}


==Etymology==
==In Other Languages==
In Celtic mythology, a [[Wikipedia:Dullahan|Dullahan]] is a rider clad in black and riding a black horse that carries its severed head in its hand like a lantern. It is said that when it stops riding or calls out someone's name, they will die. The dullahan is believed to be repelled by golden objects. It is believed to be the embodiment of the Celtic god Crom Dubh.
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Decapitado|es-meaning=Spanish for "decapitated".
|fr=Décapitête|fr-meaning=From the French verb ''{{tt|décapiter|to decapitate, to behead}}'' and ''{{tt|tête|head}}''.
|de=Kopfloser Ritter|de-meaning=German for "headless knight".
|it=Dullahan|it-meaning=Same as English name, a legendary headless rider from Irish folklore.
}}


==Similar species==
==Trivia==
*[[Dark dullahan]]
In Irish mythology, a [[Wikipedia:Dullahan|Dullahan]] is a rider clad in black and riding a black horse that carries its severed head in its hand like a lantern. It is said that when it stops riding or calls out someone's name, they will die. The dullahan is believed to be repelled by golden objects. It is believed to be the embodiment of the Celtic god Crom Dubh.
*[[Hell's gatekeeper (recurring)|Hell's gatekeeper]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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</gallery></center>


==Related monsters==
*[[Dark dullahan]]
*[[Hell's gatekeeper (recurring)|Hell's gatekeeper]]
[[Category:Zombie family]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X enemies]]

Latest revision as of 16:12, 15 October 2025

The Dullahan is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Dullahans are headless undead knights wielding a deadly spiked flail and bearing a shield with a hideous screaming face on it. The knights are heavily armoured, wearing a breastplate, gauntlets, and greaves all made of plate over suits of chain mail, faulds of brass scales, and they wear ragged red capes hanging from their shoulders. Their armour offers them a high degree of protection against various ailments and some defence against offensive spells. The knights will strengthen themselves and their allies by casting Oomph and psyche themselves up before unleashing vicious strikes with their flails. They are often found as foot soldiers in the armies of Demon Lords. Starting with XI, the headless horseman and its kin began appearing, as well, making them closer to its mythological inspiration.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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

Dullahan (デュラハーン Deyurahān)
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Bestiary No. Family
#207 Undead
Experience Gold HP MP
378 48 335 24
Attack Defense Agility Evasion
237 265 109 0⁄64
In-Game Description Talented and trusted monsters that serve as guardians. They are powerful indeed, with no weak points to speak of.
Spell(s) Oomph
Skill(s) Call for backup (Elysium bird)
Psyche Up
Location(s) Black Citadel
Altar of Wroth
After the fall of Black Citadel:
Maella Region (night only)
Kingdom of Ascantha
Kingdom of Trodain (day only)
Baccarat Region
East Argonia
Item(s) Dropped Leather cape1⁄32
Steel shield1⁄64
Attack Resistance Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Fire Breath
Resistance *
0% 25% 25% 25%
Bang Resistance * Crack Resistance * Ice breath
Resistance *		 Woosh Resistance *
25% 25% 25% 50%
Strike/Rock Resistance * Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance Whack Resistance *
0% 25% 15% 100%
Ban Dance Resistance Dazzle Resistance Fizzle Resistance Fuddle Resistance *
100% 50% 100% 100%
Paralysis Resistance * Poison Resistance * Snooze resistance * Stun Resistance *
100% 50% 100% 100%
Sap Resistance *
100%
Army Resistance *
0%
Ports (3DS, Mobile)
Notable Changes
None

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Dullahan began appearing starting in Version 5.1, being encountered in the Netherworld and attack by swinging their flails recklessly, as well as casting Oomph on their allies and themselves. From this game onward, it is the first monster of its kind to be encountered before dark dullahan.

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

Some dullahans participated in the fall of Dundrasil, where one attempts to stop Irwin, Eleanor, and a young Jade from leaving with the Luminary, but is stopped by Irwin.

Dullahan (デュラハーン Deyurahān )
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Sprite
Bestiary no.
#218
Family
Undead
Gold
87
HP
336
MP
10
Attack
137
Defence
140
Agility
52
In-game description

Ghostly knights with no heads who have hideous faces on their shields instead—a testament to their twisted mentalities.

Spell(s)
Oomphle
Skill(s)
Blocks attacks with its shield
Becomes Pepped up
Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each)
Epic Flail (Pep power, with Dullahan)
Location(s)
Heliodorian Foothills (second act)
Heliodor Castle (second act)
Item(s) Dropped
Leather cape1⁄64
Platinum shield1⁄256
Fire resistance *
-25%
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 *
25%
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 version[edit | edit source]

Vicious dullahan (デュラハーン・強 Deyurahān・kyō )
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Sprite
Bestiary no.
#457
Family
Undead
Experience
1,528
Gold
325
HP
883
MP
20
Attack
384
Defence
345
Agility
158
In-game description

Dullahans driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.

Spell(s)
Oomphle
Skill(s)
Blocks attacks with its shield
Becomes Pepped up
Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each)
Epic Flail (Pep power, with Vicious dullahan)
Location(s)
Drustan's Labyrinth - Path to Trial Isle (postgame, night only)
Item(s) Dropped
Leather cape1⁄64
Platinum shield1⁄256
Fire resistance *
-25%
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 *
50%
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%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit | edit source]

Dullahan
Family Undead
Rank S
Description Fearsome warriors who have lost their heading and their heads!
Weapons Swords, Hammers, Staves
Traits Psycho
Resistances Whackproof, Paralysisproof
Skill Champion
Location -
Breeding chart Bone baron x Phantom fencer or Tortured soul

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit | edit source]

Dullahan
Family Undead
Rank S
Size S
Weapons Swords, Hammers, Staves
Traits Psycho
Resistances Immune to Whack and Paralysis
Skill Champion
Location -
Breeding chart Bone baron x Ruin, Phantom fencer, or Night knight

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit | edit source]

Dullahan (デュラハーン Deyurahān)
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Icon Family Max HP Max MP
Dullahan 1,320 400
Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
500 590 480 670
Bestiary No. #475
Rank C
In-game description Headless knights from the depths of the underworld that prowl about night after night, ever in search of their vanished noggins. Their shields have been known to screech out a sinister son from time to time.
Talents Slayer (lv. 1)
Drain Dodger (lv. 20)
Defence Booster I (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits Ultra Fidget (lv. 1)
Ultra Crafty Banger (lv. 20)
Paralysing Touch (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits Tactical Genius (lv. 1)
Insta-Oomph (lv. 1)
Defensive Impulse (lv. 60)
Habitat Circle of Conquest - Upper Echelon ()
Items Panacea (Common)
Swindler's stole (Rare)
Swindler's stole+ (Ultra Rare)
Synthesis chart X
(Either parent must be C-rank.)
Notable synthesis Dullahan = X
Dullahan X =
Fire Resistance * Water Resistance * Wind Resistance * Earth Resistance *
-25% 0% 0% 50%
Explosion Resistance * Ice Resistance * Electricity Resistance * Light Resistance *
0% 50% 25% 0%
Dark Resistance * Antimagic Resistance * Bedazzlement Resistance * Confusion Resistance *
50% 0% -25% 0%
Debilitation Resistance* MP Absorption Resistance * Paralysis Resistance * Poison Resistance *
0% 50% 25% 50%
Sleep Resistance * Stun Resistance *
50% 0%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language Translation Meaning
EspañolDecapitadoSpanish for "decapitated".
FrançaisDécapitêteFrom the French verb décapiter and tête.
DeutschKopfloser RitterGerman for "headless knight".
ItalianoDullahanSame as English name, a legendary headless rider from Irish folklore.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

In Irish mythology, a Dullahan is a rider clad in black and riding a black horse that carries its severed head in its hand like a lantern. It is said that when it stops riding or calls out someone's name, they will die. The dullahan is believed to be repelled by golden objects. It is believed to be the embodiment of the Celtic god Crom Dubh.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • A dullahan in X
    A dullahan in X
  • XI polygon model
    XI polygon model
  • A vicious dullahan
    A vicious dullahan
  • Monsters: Joker model
    Monsters: Joker model
  • Monsters: Joker 2 model
    Monsters: Joker 2 model
  • Battle Road Victory cut-in
    Battle Road Victory cut-in
  • Rivals card
    Rivals card

Related monsters[edit | edit source]

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