Skeleton swordsman (recurring)

Dragon Quest monster
Skeleton Swordsman
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	がいこつけんし
Romaji	Ga ikosukenshi
First appearance	Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Old localisation	Skeleton; Skeletor

For the similarly named monster with only one set of arms, see Skeleton swordsman (IV)

The Skeleton swordsman (がいこつけんし Skeleton swordsman) is a monster in the Dragon Quest series that was introduced in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation.

Characteristics

A sextuple-wielding menace, the skeleton swordsman engages in the unscrupulous act of skeleton modification by augmenting itself with the amputated limbs of its fallen enemies. Having gained newfound dexterity, it puts it to devastating effect by cutting the whole party's defense in half with Kasap before eviscerating an unlucky sucker all in one turn.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Skeleton swordsman (がいこつけんし Ga ikosukenshi)
Bestiary Number: 098

Sprites				Attributes
NES	SFC	GBC	Switch	Level	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
File:Skeletor DQIII NES.gif	?	?	?	31	75	18	843	58	95	58	75	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances

Fire	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Snooze	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Deceleratle
25%	25%	25%	25%	70%	0%	25%	70%	25%	70%	25%	70%	25%	0%

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
Kasap	Acts twice per turn	Manoza Cave Ghost Ship	Steel broadsword¹⁄₁₂₈

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Skeleton swordsman (がいこつけんし, Ga ikosukenshi )

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Undead	157	8	431	67	113	126	109

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death

Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle

Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kasap	None	Heliodor Region (Act 2) Heliodor Castle Manglegrove (Act 2) Costa Valor (Act 2)	Big bone Iron headgear
Description		They start out with just one pair of arms, but augment themselves with the limbs of their enemies, until finally attaining their six-armed state.

Vicious

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Skeleton swordsman (がいこつけんし, Ga ikosukenshi )

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Undead	761	16	2553	517	377	352	259

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death

Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle

Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kasap	None	Hoarder's Keep	Big bone Iron headgear
Description		Skeleton swordsmen driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.