Skeleton swordsman (recurring)

Dragon Quest monster
Skeleton Swordsman
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	がいこつけんし
Romaji	gaikotsu kenshi (Skeleton swordsman)
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	Skeleton; Skeletor

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

The Skeleton swordsman is a monster in the Dragon Quest series that was introduced in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation.

Characteristics

A sextuple-armed 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 gaikotsu kenshi)
Bestiary Number: #098

Sprites				Attributes
NES	SFC	GBC	Switch	Level	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
File:Skeletor DQIII NES.gif	File:Skeletonsoldier3snes.png	File:Skeletom swordsman III gbc.png	File:Skeleton soldier erdrick trilogy switch.png	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 Phantom Ship	Steel broadsword¹⁄₁₂₈

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Skeleton swordsman (がいこつけんし, gaikotsu kenshi )

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
-150%	25%	0%	0%	0%	25%	-150%	0%	100%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
50%	100%	0%	25%	100%	100%	0%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	99%	100%	100%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kasap	None	Heliodor Region (Act 2) Heliodor Castle The Manglegrove (Act 2) Costa Valor (Act 2)	Big bone¹⁄₈ Iron headgear¹⁄₁₂₈
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.

Skeleton swordsman (がいこつけんし, gaikotsu kenshi )

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
-150%	25%	0%	0%	0%	25%	-150%	0%	100%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
75%	100%	0%	25%	100%	100%	0%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	99%	100%	100%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kasap	None	Hoarder's Keep	Big bone¹⁄₈ Iron headgear¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		Skeleton swordsmen driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.

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Dragon Quest Monsters

Skeletor

Sprite		Attributes
GBC	PSX	Family	Level cap*	HP Growth	MP Growth	Attack Growth	Defence Growth	Agility Growth	Wisdom Growth
	?	Zombie	55	2/5	3/5	3/5	3/5	4/5	3/5

Resistances
Frizz*	Sizz*	Fire Breath*	Bang*	Crack*	Cool Breath*	Woosh*	Rock*	Zap*
None	None	None	Weak	Strong	Weak	Strong	None	None
Gigaslash	Magic Burst	Drain Magic *	Whack*	Kamikazee*	Poison*	Paralysis*	Fuddle*	Snooze*
None	None	Weak	Immune	Immune	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong
Dazzle*	Fizzle	Ban Dance	Gobstopper	Stun*	Sap*	Decelerate*	Curse
Strong	Weak	None	None	None	None	None	Strong

Additional information
Description	Attacks with a sword in each of its 6 hands
Skills	Sap, BirdBlow, BiAttack
Location	Gate of Sleep
Breeding Chart	MadSpirit x Dragon family BoneSlave x BoneSlave

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Sprite		Attributes
GBC	PSX	Family	Level cap*	HP Growth	MP Growth	Attack Growth	Defence Growth	Agility Growth	Wisdom Growth
	?	Zombie	55	6/10	6/10	7/10	7/10	6/10	4/10

Resistances
Frizz*	Sizz*	Fire Breath*	Bang*	Crack*	Cool Breath*	Woosh*	Rock*	Water*
None	None	None	Weak	Strong	Weak	Strong	None	Weak
Zap*	Gigaslash	Magic Burst	Drain Magic *	Whack*	Kamikazee*	Poison*	Paralysis*	Fuddle*
None	None	None	Weak	Immune	Immune	Strong	Strong	Strong
Snooze*	Dazzle*	Fizzle	Ban Dance	Gobstopper	Stun*	Sap*	Decelerate*	Curse
Strong	Strong	Weak	None	None	None	None	None	Strong

Additional information
Description
Skills	BiAttack, BirdBlow, Sap
Location
Breeding Chart	BoneSlave x BoneSlave CaptDead x EvilBeast DeadNite x Golem Hork x Grizzly Mudron x GulpBeast Mummy x MadCat, MadCondor, MadRaven, Ogre, StoneMan MadSpirit x Dragon family

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Gallery

Famicom artwork.
DQM I&II sprite
Caravan Heart sprite