Phantom swordsman

Dragon Quest monster
Phantom swordsman
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ソードファントム
Romaji	Sōdo fantomu
First appearance	Dragon Quest VIII

The Phantom swordsman is a monster in the series.

Characteristics edit

The phantom swordsman is a disembodied spirit wearing a ragged, magenta cloak and wielding a rusty silver sword. According to their monster description in various games, they were formerly swordsmen that were driven mad by the demonic swords they wield. They are able to perform various abilities with their swords, such as calling down bolts of lightning or placing curses on their opponents.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King edit

Phantom swordsman (ソードファントム Sōdo fantomu)


Bestiary No.		Family
#149		Undead
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
164	34	102	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
134	115	79	¹⁄₆₄

In-Game Description	Acolytes of the Lord of Darkness that gave their own lives in sacrifice. Their flesh is gone, but their faith remains to fuel their hunger for battle.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Lightning
Location(s)	Dark Ruins
Item(s) Dropped	Amor seco essence¹⁄₃₂ Magic water¹⁄₆₄

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
30%	25%	25%	25%
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%	100%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	100%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
100%	15%	100%	100%
Sap Resistance *
15%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X edit

Phantom swordsmen appeared from the beginning of the game. They are able to perform a Curse Attack and Falcon Slash.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker edit

Phantom swordsman

Family	Undead
Rank	B
Description	The cloaks of these warriors are actually stained with grape juice.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Axes, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Whackproof, Dazzleproof
Skill	Woosh & Zam
Location	Infern Isle (Tartarus)
Breeding chart	Skeleton soldier x Skeleton soldier

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 edit

Phantom swordsman

Family	Undead
Rank	B
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger, Confusing Touch
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Immune to Whack and Dazzle
Skill	Woosh & Zam
Location	Necropolis
Breeding chart	Skeleton soldier x Skeleton soldier

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince edit

Phantom swordsman (ソードファントム Sōdo fantomu)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,300	440
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
600	480	560	460

Bestiary No.	#474
Rank	C
In-game description	Souls of swordsmen driven mad after being possessed by malevolent magical swords. Though their flesh is long gone, their spirits are still seeking conflict and strife.
Talents	Duelist (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Ace Evader (lv. 1) Slimesbane (lv. 20) Confusing Touch (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Spongy Skin (lv. 1) Crafty Devil (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X (Either parent is C-rank.) X =
Notable synthesis	X = X =

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
-25%	0%	0%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	50%	25%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
50%	0%	-25%	0%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
0%	50%	0%	50%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
50%		25%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest Tact edit

Phantom swordsman appears as a B-rank monster of the Undead family as part of the Dragon Quest VIII event. It can be recruited from the Dark Ruins on B4, 9, and 15, eventually becoming recruitable in Part 3 of the main storyline from Chapter 8, Episode 4: Further and Further... The phantom swordsman can participate in Yangus and Purrcy's Battle Roads as a party member.

Phantom swordsman (ソードファントム Sodo Fantomu)

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Undead				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		831	266	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
307	345	367	203	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Spark		Thin Air*		Doom Lightning*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 Stats Up	Crack Res +25 Stats Up	Doom Lightning Potency +5% Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 Stats Up	Doom Lightning Potency +5% Stats Up

Leader Perks

First
N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
AGL +10*	Doom Lightning Potency +2%*	N/a

Perk Details

First
Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very weak	Normal	Half res	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half res	Normal	Very Weak	Half res
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Half res	Normal	Normal	Super weak
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Super weak
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Immune	Normal	Normal

In Other Languages edit

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Caballero inmaterial	Spanish for "immaterial knight".
Français	Épéiste fantôme	French for "phantom swordsman".
Deutsch	Phantomkämpfer	German for "phantom fighter".
Italiano	Principe fantasma	Italian for "ghost/spectre prince".
中文 (繁體)	幽靈劍客	Traditional Chinese for "ghost swordsman".