Headless hunter

Dragon Quest monster
Headless hunter
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ファントムシャドウ
Romaji	Fantomu shadou
First appearance	Dragon Quest XI

The Headless hunter is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Headless hunters are dark dullahans that are on horseback, their armaments and steeds coloured in shades of black and grey. They are headless knights armed with a long flail and a shield with a horrific visage in their offhand. The knights wear heavy plate armour over chain mail and have ragged capes that hang from their shoulders. Their horses have glowing white eyes and are are heavily armoured as well, wearing barding with chain mail, scales, and plate and a tall plume on their heads.

Appearances

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Headless hunter (ファントムシャドウ, Fantomu shadou)
Defeated Monster List No. : #383

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Undead	879	15	1,400	325	294	263	168

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
-10%	0%	0%	-25%	0%	25%	-25%	0%	100%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
50%	50%	100%	50%	50%	0%	25%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	99%	100%	50%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Blocks attacks with its shield Desperate attack Becomes Pepped up Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each) Lets out a blood-curdling whinny (damages and attempts to stun entire party) Air Pollution Calls for backup (Dark dullahan) Desperate Double (Pep power, with Headless hunter)	Fortress of Fear - Level 4 (second act)	Ethereal stone¹⁄₃₂ Saintess shield¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		Silent as shadows, these ghostly knights fall upon their foes without warning, raining down brutal blows with unerring accuracy.

Vicious

Vicious headless hunter (ファントムシャドウ・強, Fantomu shadou・kyō)
Defeated Monster List No. : #383

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Undead	879	15	1,400	325	294	263	168

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
-10%	0%	0%	-25%	0%	25%	-25%	0%	100%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
75%	50%	100%	50%	50%	0%	25%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	99%	100%	50%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Blocks attacks with its shield Desperate attack Becomes Pepped up Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each) Lets out a blood-curdling whinny (damages and attempts to stun entire party) Air Pollution Calls for backup (Dark dullahan) Desperate Double (Pep power, with Vicious headless hunter)	The Luminary's Trial - Citadel of Spite (postgame)	Ethereal stone¹⁄₃₂ Saintess shield¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		Headless hunters driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Cazador sin cabeza	Spanish for "headless hunter".
Français	Décapisteur	From the French décapiteur and pisteur.
Deutsch	Kompromissloser Kopfkürzer	German for "uncompromising decapitator".
Italiano	Senzatesta cacciatore	Italian for "headless hunter".

Gallery

XI polygon model
A vicious headless hunter
Rivals card