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

Template:DQEnemy

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

[[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		Vulnerable to Zap, Whackproof, Inactionproof

Additional information
Description	The risen remains of warriors felled in long forgotten wars.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Axes, Staves
Location	Infern Isle
Breeding chart	Flyguy x Headhunter

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

[[File:DQMJ2 Icon Undead.png|link= Undead family|14px|class=pixels]] Skeleton

Attributes
Rank	Size	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
D	S	?	?	?	?	?	?
Traits			Skills		Resistances
Crafty Abiliterator			Enfeebler		Vulnerable to Zap, Immune to Whack and Inaction

Additional information
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Location	Unshore (fog), Bemusoleum (raining, night)
Breeding chart	Hyper heyedra x Lesser demon Stump chump x Rubble slime

[[File:DQMJ2 Icon Undead.png|link= Undead family|14px|class=pixels]] Skeleton X

Attributes
Rank	Size	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
B	S	?	?	?	?	?	?
Traits			Skills		Resistances
Counterstriker, Heckling Hector			Antimagic		Vulnerable to Zap, Immune to Whack and Sag

Additional information
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Location	-
Breeding chart	Skeleton x Skeleton (both level 20 or higher)

[[File:DQMJ2 Icon Undead.png|link= Undead family|14px|class=pixels]] Skeleton XY

Attributes
Rank	Size	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
S	S	?	?	?	?	?	?
Traits			Skills		Resistances
Counterstriker, Close Scraper, Disruptive Waver, Crafty Sagger			Über Knight		Vulnerable to Zap, Immune to Whack and Sag

Additional information
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Location	-
Breeding chart	Skeleton X x Skeleton X (both level 50 or higher)

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)

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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