Skeleton

Dragon Quest monster
Skeleton Soldier
Japanese
Romaji	'
First appearance	Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest monster
Skeleton Scrapper
Japanese	しりょう
Romaji	shirō
First appearance	Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest monster
Skeleton
	File:DQ Skeleton.png; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	がいこつ
Romaji	'
First appearance	Dragon Quest

Characteristics

Skeletons, are, much like their name would imply, a hostile and occasionally armed skeletons.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Skeleton (がいこつ gaikotsu)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Experience: 11
Gold: 29
HP: 30
MP
Attack: 28
Defence: 22
Agility: 22
Evasion: ¹⁄₁₆

Spell(s)
Location(s): East of Kol

Fizzle resistance: ¹⁵⁄₁₆
Snooze resistance: ⁰⁄₁₆
Fire resistance: ⁰⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites
Experience: 25
Gold: 42
HP: 30
MP: 0
Attack: 28
Defence: 22
Agility: 17
Evasion: ¹⁄₃₂

Spell(s)
Location(s): Near Kol

Fizzle resistance: ⁷⁄₇
Snooze resistance: ⁰⁄₇
Fire resistance: ⁰⁄₇

Dragon Quest VIII

File:Skeleton.PNG
Bestiary No.		Family
035		Undead
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
41	15	?	3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
40	21	25	⁰⁄₆₄

In-Game Description	Human knights that met a foul and painful end. Frustration and sadness at their painful fate keeps them in this world as undead monsters.
Spell(s)	Kasap
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Kingdom of Ascantha
Item(s) Dropped	Soldier's sword¹⁄₃₂ Templar's uniform¹⁄₂₅₆

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
30%	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	0%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
15%	0%	0%	100%
Sap Resistance *
50%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX

#028 - Skeleton

File:Dq9skeleton.png

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
42	6	81	60
Attack	Defense	Speed
48	40	54

Dropped Item

Cotton Gloves (common, 3.13%)
Copper Sword (rare, 0.78%)

Locations

Doomingale Forest, Brigadoom

Skills

Helm Splitter

Family

Zombie

Bestiary #

028

Game

Dragon Quest IX

Console

DS

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Skeletons when synthesised over level twenty create a Skeleton X. Two level fifty Skeleton X's make a Skeleton XY.

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Related Monsters

Skeleton Scrapper

The Skeleton Scrapper (formerly called the Wraith) is a slightly stronger form of the Skeleton that is capable of healing itself.

Dragon Quest

Skeleton Scrapper (しりょう shirō)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Experience: 17
Gold: 59
HP: 36
MP
Attack: 44
Defence: 34
Agility: 34
Evasion: ¹⁄₁₆

Spell(s): Heal
Location(s): South of Rimuldar

Fizzle resistance: ⁰⁄₁₆
Snooze resistance: ⁷⁄₁₆
Fire resistance: ⁰⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites: File:DQ-SNES-SKELETON-SCRAPPER.pngFile:DQ-GBC-SKELETON-SCRAPPER.png
Experience: 42
Gold: 62
HP: 36
MP: 9
Attack: 44
Defence: 34
Agility: 23
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): Heal
Location(s): Near Rimuldar

Fizzle resistance: ⁰⁄₇
Snooze resistance: ⁰⁄₇
Fire resistance: ⁰⁄₇

Skeleton Soldier

The Skeleton Soldier (formerly called the Wraith Knight), is essentially a slightly buffed version of the Skeleton Scrapper.

Dragon Quest

Skeleton Soldier (しりょうのきし shirō no kishi)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Experience: 28
Gold: 119
HP: 46
MP
Attack: 68
Defence: 56
Agility: 56
Evasion: ¹⁄₁₆

Spell(s): Heal
Location(s): Near Damdara

Fizzle resistance: ⁰⁄₁₆
Snooze resistance: ⁵⁄₁₆
Fire resistance: ³⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites
Experience: 72
Gold: 120
HP: 46
MP: 12
Attack: 62
Defence: 46
Agility: 36
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): Heal
Location(s): Grave of Galen

Fizzle resistance: ⁰⁄₇
Snooze resistance: ⁶⁄₇
Fire resistance: ⁰⁄₇

Dragon Quest VIII


Bestiary No.		Family
104		Undead
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
93	26	94	12
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
93	95	62	⁰⁄₆₄

In-Game Description
Spell(s)	Midheal
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)
Item(s) Dropped

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
30%	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	15%	15%	50%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
50%	0%	50%	100%
Sap Resistance *
0%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dark Skeleton

Dragon Quest monster

Dark skeleton

Art by Akira Toriyama

Japanese

影の騎士

Romaji

'

First appearance

Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest

Dark skeleton (影の騎士 kage no kishi)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Experience: 37
Gold: 149
HP: 50
MP
Attack: 79
Defence: 64
Agility: 64
Evasion: ¹⁵⁄₆₄

Spell(s)
Location(s): Near Damdara

Fizzle resistance: ¹⁵⁄₁₆
Snooze resistance: ¹⁵⁄₁₆
Fire resistance: ¹⁵⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites: File:Shadowknightsnes.gif
Experience: 90
Gold: 148
HP: 43
MP: 0
Attack: 79
Defence: 51
Agility: 40
Evasion: ¹⁄₃₂

Spell(s)
Location(s): Near Damdara

Fizzle resistance: ⁷⁄₇
Snooze resistance: ⁵⁄₇
Fire resistance: ⁴⁄₇

Dragon Quest VIII

File:Dq8shadowknight.png
Bestiary No.		Family
180		Undead
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
304	31	288	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
214	154	115	⁰⁄₆₄

In-Game Description	These dedicated and fiercely loyal monsters stand against humanity.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Paralysis Attack Sleep Attack
Location(s)	World of Darkness
Item(s) Dropped	Moonwort bulb¹⁄₁₆ Bronze shield¹⁄₆₄

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
30%	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	25%	25%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	50%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
15%	50%	100%	100%
Sap Resistance *
15%
Army Resistance *
0%