Armful

Dragon Quest monster Armful
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese じごくのきし Romaji Jigoku no kishi First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localisation Marauder (III NES)
HellNite (III GBC)

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

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

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Armful (じごくのきし Jigoku no kishi) Bestiary Number: #100

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

Armful (じごくのきし, Jigoku no kishi ) Defeated Monster List number: #099

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

Armful (じごくのきし, Jigoku no kishi ) Defeated Monster List No. : #330

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

Malicious armful (じごくのきし・邪, Jigoku no kishi・ja ) Defeated Monster List No. : #405

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

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Dragon Quest Tact

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)

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

• 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

Gallery

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  Along with a Troll, Liquid metal slime, & Infanticore.
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  XI polygon model.
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  A malicious armful
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  Stars model
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  Appearance in Super Light
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  The armful and other monsters from the Dragon Quest III event in Tact
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  The armful and other monsters from III in Walk.
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  DQ Trading Card