Hell raiser

Dragon Quest monster
Hell raiser
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	カロン
Romaji	Karon
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Old localisation	Karon

The Hell raiser is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IV.

It is a high-ranking monster that serves as a priest of hell.

Characteristics

Hell raisers are squat Undead priests with dark indigo skin, solid yellow eyes, along with skin and fins around their face that are also coloured yellow. Their lower canine fangs are displayed prominently from their yellow mouths. They wear purple robes with magenta collars and hats in the same colour, carrying tall rods topped with rings. The hell raisers are able to use these rods to channel lightning and they are also able to revive their fellow monsters with the Zing spell. Although the priests have not made a reappearance in the main series, they have made regular appearances in spinoff games.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Hell raiser (カロン, Karon )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #106

Sprites		Attributes
NES	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
		110	36	234	91	83	75	50	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Bang	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap
75%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	75%	0%	100%	75%	25%	75%	75%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Zing	Uses Lightning staff (22~34 Sizz damage to entire party.)	Briny Lair (Chapters 5 & 6) Riverton region (Chapters 5 & 6) Colossus (Chapters 5 & 6)	Prayer ring(¹⁄₁₂₈)
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest Tact

Hell raiser appears as an A-rank monster of the Undead family as part of the limited True Dragon Quest IV alongside Hero Solo on his banner.

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.png|24px]] Hell raiser (カロン Karon)

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Attributes
Role	Max level	HP	MP	Move
[[File:DQTact MagicType.png\|30px]] Magic	120	1,031	410	2
Attack	Defence	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
211	322	362	380	35
Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Crack	Woosh	Bang
Normal	Very Weak	Very Weak	Half Res	Normal
Zap	Zam	Snooze	Poison	Physical Lock
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Spell Lock	Martial Lock	Breath Lock	Hobble *	Stun *
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Normal
Dazzle	Curse	Paralysis	Confusion	Charm
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Normal	Super Weak

Skills
Basic skills	Awakening skills
Lightning Rod Dominating Darkness* Evil Without End*	Minister of Hell/Stats Up Zap Res +25/Stats Up Evil Without End Potency +5%/Stats Up Sporadic Lightning Rod Follow-Up: Occasionally triggers Lightning Rod when any other ally attacks if enemy is within 3-space range. Woosh Res +25/Stats Up Evil Without End Potency +5%/Stats Up Paralysis Success Rate +5%
Perks
Basic perks	Max MP +10 WIS +10 Evil Without End Potency +2%
Leader perk	Raises spell potency of undead allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.
Awakening perk	Minister of Hell: Greatly raises WIS and AGL for 3 turns at battle start.

Etymology

Hell raiser's original localized name and Japanese name Karon (カロン) is a reference to Charon, the ferryman of the river Styx in Greek mythology, who rowed the shades of the dead in the underworld.
A Hell raiser (also spelled hellraiser) is someone who engages in wild, uncontrollable behavior. Its name is a play on its ability to raise monsters from the dead.