Mean spirit

For the monster originating in IV that shares the same Japanese name, see Sekerleton

Dragon Quest monster Mean spirit

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese しにがみ Romaji Shinigami First appearance Dragon Quest II Dragon Warrior naming Demighost (II NES and GBC)
Reaper (Monsters and Monsters 2) Variants Spirit

The Mean spirit is a monster that first appeared in Dragon Quest II.

It shares the same Japanese name as the Sekerleton

Naming

In the mobile/Switch release of Dragon Quest II, as long as in Dragon Quest Builders 2, this monster was mistakenly named Sekerleton, as both monsters share the same name in Japanese.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

NES VersionRemake Versions

Sekerleton (しにがみ Shinigami)

Sprite Attributes Resistances HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Fizzle Snooze Dazzle Thwack Kasap Spell 48 0 42 50 51 16 36 ? 7⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7

Additional information Spells Locations Dropped item May attack twice. Desperate attack Lighthouse Dragon's Horn Alefgard Chain sickle 1⁄16

Sekerleton (しにがみ Shinigami)

Sprites Attributes Resistances HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Fizzle Snooze Dazzle Thwack Kasap Spell 40 0 50 44 51 16 36 1⁄64 7⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7 2⁄7

Additional information Spells Locations Dropped item Desperate attack May act twice per turn. Dragon's Horn Lighthouse Alefgard N/A

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

#042 - Mean spirit
HP MP Experience Gold 65 8 99 66 Attack Defense Speed 55 40 62
Dropped Item	Silk robe (common, 1/16) Pointy hat (rare, 1/128)
Locations	Western Coffinwell Quarantomb
Skills	Normal attack Slashes with scythe twice Attack Attacker
Spells	None
Family	Zombie
Bestiary #	042
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	These soul-stealing minions of evil may be menacing, but their low defenses lets them down. Beware lone lights in the middle of the night. Smells like mean spirits fishing for friends to ferry to the realm of the dead...

Dragon Quest X

Reappearing from 7.1 onwards, they fight the same way as in IX, but can now cast Whack. Prior to their reappearance, they appeared on the Death Tarot Card alongside a Will-o'-the-whips.

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Localization lapse

With the 2015 localization of the smart phone version of II, the Mean spirit's name was changed to that of Sekerleton. This lead to confusion, as the name had already been applied to the skeleton in the first Zenithian game. The error arose because the two monsters share the same name in Japanese, being しにがみ, and the team that was assigned to localize II did not notice that the group which adapted IX foresaw this issue and averted it ahead of time.

However, the enemy is once again known as "Sekerleton" in Dragon Quest Builders 2, possibly due to the localizers referencing the English translation of II for enemy names. Curiously, the friendly version of the enemy encountered in the game's final chapter is still referred to as a Mean spirit.

Gallery

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  Famicom artwork.
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  Appearance in Stars.
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  With Prickly pranksters.