Skeleton squire

Dragon Quest monster Skeleton squire
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ボーンライダー Romaji Bōnraidā First appearance Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Old localisation BoneRider Variants Bone baron
Grim rider
Night rider

The Skeleton squire is an Undead monster and boss that appears exclusively in Dragon Quest VII.

Characteristics

Skeleton squires are spooky undead nobles riding atop of mad, manic hellish horses. They carry a silver lance that they use to stab at foes and a sparkly silver shield to match. They wear an overly extravagant plumed hat on top of their powdered wig to hide their boney bald heads and wear glorious green cloaks with bright orange boots and bracers. Their sturdy steeds are brown with preposterous purple manes and are capable of breathing out blasts of ice-cold air. Despite their similarities in appearance to Grim riders, they are distinct and dangerous monsters with subtle differences.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

The party fights a boss version of the Skeleton squire in Al-Balad. It speaks using bone-related puns and will attack the party while exploring the Temple Palace. Hadid will help out as a temporary party member, but he often wastes his turn assessing the situation. The skeleton should cause no trouble for a moderately leveled party.

Skeleton squire (Boss) (ボーンライダー, Bōnraidā ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #160

Sprite Attributes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 500 4 100 270 60 26 32 1⁄64 N/a

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 15% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 50% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Kasap Occasionally acts twice per turn. Grins maliciously. (wastes turn) Temple Palace None Notable changes in the remakes

Normal skeleton squires can be encountered after the Demon King's resurrection.

Skeleton squire (ボーンライダー, Bōnraidā ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #160

Sprite Attributes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 280 30 155 (PS1) 233 (3DS) 93 (PS1) 140 (3DS) 129 79 77 0/64 1⁄64

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 0% 0% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 90% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 15% 15% 50% 90% 50% 50% 15% 15% 0% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Crackle Chilly Breath Call for backup. (Healslime) Emberdale (present) Burnmont (present) Iron lance1⁄64 Notable changes in the remakes

• Zombie-type

Trivia

In the PSX version of Dragon Quest VII, the BoneRider has a Quick Joke, "It's just BoneRider," a reference to a certain sexual act.

Gallery

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  Boss encounter in the 3DS version of VII.