Skeleton

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

Characteristics

Skeletons, are, much like their name would imply, a hostile and occasionally armed skeletons. Interestingly, their skulls are far longer than that of a normal human's, to the point that in some 3D games the cranium curves backwards slightly.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King 3DS

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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

[[File:DQ8 Undead Family Icon.png|link=Undead family]]
Defeated Monster List No. : 035

Image	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
		3	41	15	40	21	25	⁰⁄₆₄

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

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kasap	None	Kingdom of Ascantha	Soldier's sword¹⁄₃₂ Templar's uniform¹⁄₂₅₆
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.
Notable changes in the remake

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

#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 X

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Skeletons can be scouted on Infern Isle.

[[File:DQMJ Icon Undead.png|link= Undead family|20x20px|class=pixels]] Skeleton

Sprite	Attributes
	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	D	?	?	?	?	?	?
Traits			Skills		Resistances
-			Enfeebler, Attack Boost		{{{resistances}}}

Additional information
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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.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

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

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu))
Defeated Monster List No. : 004

Model	Experience	Gold
	2	3g

Field Notes	Surly spirits of soldiers whose clogs were rudely popped. They rose again, as they still had bones to pick. They remove their skulls and lob them—not-so-living proof that losing your head in battle needn't be a bad thing.
Location(s)	Arba Castle (Recruit, Captain), Big-Eye Boulevard (Things for a Fabulous Ring), Caliburgh (Recruit, Captain), Caliburgh Meadow (Recruit, Captain), Colissea (Recruit, Captain), Colissean Desert (Recruit, Captain), Fire Place (Showdown: Green Dragon)
Item(s) Dropped	Fresh milk, Iron nails

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu))
Defeated Monster List No. : 007

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	1	3g	Yes

Field Notes	Surly spirits of soldiers whose clogs were rudely popped. They rose again, as they still had bones to pick. They remove their skulls and lob them—not-so-living proof that losing your head in battle needn't be a bad thing.
Location(s)	The Grand Dunes, The Battle of Dunisia, The Battle of Harba
Item(s) Dropped	Fresh milk, Iron nails

Dragon Quest Builders

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

Image

Chapter 1 Attributes
HP	Attack	Defence	Dropped items	Locations
23~28	14~16	6~8	Coarse cloth (★★☆), Bones (★☆☆)
Final Chapter Attributes
HP	Attack	Defence	Dropped items	Locations
30	13	12	Coarse cloth (★★☆), Bones (★☆☆)

Related Monsters

Similar Species

Gallery

Dragon Warrior. (NES)
Dragon Quest I. (SFC)
Dragon Warrior I. (GBC)
Skeleton in Dragon Quest Monster: Joker.