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.
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.
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
Dark skeleton appears as an A-rank monster of the Undead family as part of the limited Dragon Quest I event alongside the Dragonlord's True Form on his banner.
[[File:Tact Icon Undead.png|link= Undead family|30px]] [[File:DQTact Rank Icon .png|24px]] Dark skeleton (影の騎士 Kage no kishi)
Rare Attack Prep / Stats Up Zam Res +25 / Stats Up Falcon Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up Dark Masher Potency +5% Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up Falcon Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up Dark Masher Potency +5%
Perks
Basic perks
Max HP +20 Max MP +10 Falcon Slash Potency +2%
Leader perk
Raises DEF of undead allies, including itself, by 15% in a 5x5 square around it.
Awakening perk
Rare Attack Prep: Rarely greatly raises ATK for 2 turns at action start.
.png|24px]] Dark skeleton (影の騎士 Kage no kishi)
Appearance in VII's Big Book of Beasts in the remake.
A dark skeleton in X
Battle Road Victory cut-in
Rivals card
Dragonlord's True Form and Dark Skeleton in Tact
