Armful

The Armful is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series first introduced in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation. Having multiple extremities, it attacks several times per turn in each appearance.

Dragon Quest monster Armful
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese じごくのきし Romaji Jigoku no kishi First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localisation Marauder (III NES)
HellNite III GBC)

Characteristics

Armfuls are skeletal warriors that have gained two extra pairs of arms to attack with, wielding wicked sabers in each of their hands. They are more armored than the typical skeleton, wearing a small breastplate over their sternum, a spiked helmet on their skulls, a pair of boots, and gloves on each of their hands. In their original coloration, they had grey armor, dark orange bones, and swords made of both red and grey metal, shifting to yellowing bones and grey-green armor starting with the Super Famicom version of III. The hellish knights often have the ability to act twice per turn and can paralyze opponents by exhaling burning breath from their maws. The armfuls returned to the main series after 30 years like many classic monsters with their original Famicom coloration.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Armful (じごくのきし Jigoku no kishi) Bestiary Number: #100

Sprites Attributes NES SFC GBC Switch Level HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 34 130 0 1190 73 115 63 58 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% 25% 70% 100% 100% 70% 0% 25%

Additional information

Spells Skills Locations Item Drop None Acts twice per turn Burning Breath Baramos' Lair Maw of the Necrogond Seed of agility1⁄256

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Armful (じごくのきし, Jigoku no kishi ) Defeated Monster List No. : #330

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Undead 554 11 1,299 235 196 183 146

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death -110% 25% 0% 0% 0% 25% -150% 0% 100% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 50% 100% 100% 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 None Occasionally acts twice per turn Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage) Desperate attack Becomes Pepped up Burning Breath Robochop The Manglegrove - Whale Way Station (second act) The Battleground (second act) Baramos' Lair (3DS and Definitive Edition only) Big bone1⁄8 Bandit mail1⁄128 Description With their six arms each able to swing a sword, these terrors attack from all angles at once, making them fearsome foes to defend against.

Malicious armful (じごくのきし・邪, Jigoku no kishi・ja ) Defeated Monster List No. : #405

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Undead 676 22 1,897 159 248 338 186

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death -110% 25% 0% 0% 0% 25% -150% 0% 100% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 75% 100% 100% 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 None Occasionally acts twice per turn Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage) Desperate attack Becomes Pepped up Burning Breath Robochop Robochop 2 (Pep power) The Battleground (third act) The Manglegrove - Whale Way Station (third act) Big bone1⁄8 Bandit mail1⁄128 Description Armfuls who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Tact

Armful appears as an A-rank member of the Undead family as part of the limited Dragon Quest III event and it stars in its own Battle Road. It can also participate in the Skelegon's Battle Road as a party member.

Similar species

• Grievous bodily arm
• One-man army
• Skeleton swordsman

Gallery

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  Along with a Troll, Liquid metal slime, & Infanticore.
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  XI polygon model.
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  A malicious armful
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  Stars model
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  Appearance in Super Light
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  The armful appearing as part of the III collaboration in Tact.
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  DQ Trading Card