Wight prince

Dragon Quest monster Wight prince

Art by Akira Toriyama, circa 1992 Japanese デッドエンペラー Romaji Deddo enperā First appearance Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Old localisation None

The Wight prince is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest V.

It is a former sovereign that still clings to life in undeath.

Characteristics

Wight princes are zombified royals whose bodies have wasted away to show skulls with sunken glowing eyes, some of their teeth having fallen out. They wear ragged white robes with a magenta cloak around their necks that drags along the ground. The magnificent golden crowns on their heads are decorated with red and blue jewels and are worn with green caps. The princes hold themselves up with sceptres that are topped with blue orbs and they wear a ring with a red jewel on their bony hands. They are able to sear their opponents with flames called forth with their sceptres, which they can occasionally relinquish. After a 25 year long absence from the series, the wight prince made a reappearance in XI along with their kingly superiors. The princes continue to brandish their staves, as well as gaining the ability to cast darkness magic and revive their fellow monsters from the hereafter. They can also call forth skeletal allies to aid them in battle.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Wight prince (デッドエンペラー, Deddo enperā ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #098

Sprites Attributes SFC PS2 DS & Mobile HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 115 0 158 45 100 89 67 0⁄64 N/A

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee 0% 20% 20% 20% 67% 67% 20% 0% 100% 0% Drain Magic Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Confusion Sap 100% 100% 67% 67% 20% 20% 100% 67% 20%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Uses lightning staff (22~34 Sizz damage to entire party.) Mt. Batten Pass Gotha Pass Lightning staff1⁄128 Notable changes in the remakes None

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Wight prince (デッドエンペラー, Deddo enperā ) Defeated Monster List No. : #356

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Undead 224 30 1,338 292 138 192 153

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death -125% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% -150% 0% 100% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 50% 25% 50% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 25% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 25% 25% 0% 99% 100% 25% 25% 25%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Kazam Kazing Brandishes a Lightning staff. (90~100 fire damage to entire party.) Call for backup. (Armful and Dragon zombie) The Battleground (second act) Thunderball1⁄32 Lightning staff1⁄128 Description Long-dead rulers reanimated by malevolent magic. Their years of rest haven't dulled their desperate thirst for glory.

Malicious wight prince (デッドエンペラー・邪, Deddo enperā・ja ) Defeated Monster List No. : #629

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Undead 630 50 1,826 386 206 356 236

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death -125% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% -150% 0% 100% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 75% 25% 75% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 25% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 25% 25% 0% 99% 100% 25% 25% 25%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Kazam Zing Brandishes a Lightning staff. (110~120 fire damage to entire party.) Call for backup. (Malicious armful and Malicious dragon zombie.) The Battleground (third act) Thunderball1⁄32 Lightning staff1⁄128 Description Wight princes who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

Dragon Quest Treasures

Wight prince Bestiary number: #60 Icon Attributes Family Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Magic Undead 720 640 316 450 20 490 Forte Treasure Capacity Safekeeping Score Abilities* Traits Dragon Attack 2 100% C-c-cold Breath Craggle Dance of the Dead Encroaching Fear Fullheal Tragic Circle Counter-Poisoner Counter-Stunner Sorcereverb Safety First Slippery Skin Feast of the Dead Resistances Fire * Water * Wind* Earth * Explosion* Ice * Electricity* Gravity* Light * Weak Weak Normal Normal Normal Strong Strong Normal Weak Dark * Slash Impact Piercing Sleep Stun Poison Debilitation* Normal Normal Normal Normal Strong Normal Quite strong Normal Additional information Description A royal whose line got snuffed right out They cannot feel cold or heat in a drought They argue with wight kings and raspily shout Habitat Cinderback Ridge (night only) The Hinterquarters The Snarl Favorite Foods Items Princely powder Saint's ashes

Etymology

In its original usage in Middle English, a wight refers to a living creature, especially a human being. But in works of fiction, it has come to refer to a supernatural being, often wraith-like or undead. Wights are featured in J.R.R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth, being depicted as undead monsters that are animated through violence and hatred such as the barrow-wights of The Lord of the Rings. This reinvention of the term lead to its inclusion in the roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons in 1974, leading to the current popularity in RPGs.

Cardinal corpses & rotten royals

• Shadow minister
• Wight king (V, XI)
• Pearly wight

Gallery

• 
  XI polygon model.
• 
  A Malicious wight prince.
• 
  Rivals card.