Dark skeleton

Dragon Quest monster
Dark skeleton
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	影の騎士; かげのきし
Romaji	Kage no Kishi
First appearance	Dragon Quest
Old localisation	ShdowKnight

The Dark skeleton is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in the original Dragon Quest.

It is a pitch-black variant of the regular Skeleton. Much like Shades and Silhouettes, they are animated shadows that attack adventurers; the difference being that the dark skeleton has retained the solid mass of its physical self.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

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Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Dark skeleton (影の騎士, Kage no kishi )
Big Book of Beasts No.: DLC #100 (3DS remake exclusive)

Sprite	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
	288	0	434	20	214	154	115	⁰⁄₆₄	1/64

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack	Paralysis
0%	0%	0%	0%	25%	25%	25%	0%	0%	50%	80%
Army	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	15%	100%	100%	50%	100%	100%	50%	15%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Paralysis Attack Sleep Attack	The Depths of Darkness	Moonwort bulb¹⁄₃₂

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

[[File:DQ8 Undead Family Icon.png|link=Undead family]] Dark skeleton (影の騎士, Kage no kishi )
Defeated Monster List No. : #180

Image	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	288	0	304	31	214	154	115	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances
Attack	Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack
30%	0%	0%	0%	0%	25%	25%	25%	0%	0%	50%
Army	Poison	Stun	Paralysis	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	50%	100%	15%	50%	100%	100%	50%	15%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Paralysis Attack Sleep Attack	World of Darkness	Moonwort bulb¹⁄₁₆ Bronze shield¹⁄₆₄
Description	These dedicated and fiercely loyal monsters stand against humanity.
Notable changes in the remake

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

##173 - Dark skeleton

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
186	17	1,780	162
Attack	Defense	Speed
153	194	155

Dropped Item

Template:Evencloth 9¹⁄₃₂
Smart suit¹⁄₁₂₈

Locations

Gittish Empire
Gittingham Palace

Spells

Blunt
Kasap

Bestiary #

#173

Game

Dragon Quest IX

Console

DS

Japanese Name

影の騎士

Romanized Jap.

Kage no kishi

Description

These shameful shams of chivalry cripple enemies with Kasap and Blunt, then clobber them clueless.

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Dark skeleton (影の騎士 Kage no Kishi))
Defeated Monster List No. : #079

Model	Experience	Gold
	15	12g

Field Notes	The shades of soldiers killed in combat. Beware, however—they're far more than shadows of their former selves. Some say these shadows belonged to skeleton soldiers in life, and their cheek bones do some strikingly similar.
Location(s)	Arba Town (Recruit, Captain, Hero), Dual Duel Dell (Grudge Match: Devilish Duo), Protector's Pathway (Saviours of the Shrine), Sentinel's Square (Defenders of the Desert), The Fault (Hero), Warden's Wood (Heroes of the Hideaway)
Item(s) Dropped	Pitch pearl, Snakeskin

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Dark skeleton (影の騎士 Kage no Kishi))
Defeated Monster List No. : 095

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	157	12g	Yes

Field Notes	The shades of soldiers killed in combat. Beware, however—they're far more than shadows of their former selves. Some say these shadows belonged to skeleton soldiers in life, and their cheek bones do some strikingly similar.
Location(s)	Battle of the Pinnacle: Base, Blacka Pastures, Blackrock Ravine, Dead Man’s Land, The Damned Dunes, The Darkwood, The Fetid Foothills
Item(s) Dropped	Pitch pearl, Horse manure

Dragon Quest Builders

Dark skeleton (影の騎士 Kage no kishi)

Image

Final Chapter Attributes
HP	Attack	Defence	Dropped items	Locations
13~84	8~36	3~33	Coarse cloth (★★☆), Bones (★☆☆)	Tantegel

Dragon Quest Tact

Dark skeleton appears as an A-rank monster of the Undead family as part of the limited Dragon Quest event alongside the Dragonlord's True Form on his banner. Starting with Version 2.0 of the game, it can be scouted from any limited banner, as well.

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Undead family|30px]] [[File:DQTact Rank Icon .png|24px]] Dark skeleton (影の騎士 Kage no kishi)