The Demon-at-arms is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. It is a powerful undead monster that was introduced in Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation.
Characteristics
The demon-at-arms is a hellish four armed fiend that's armed to the teeth with terrifying weapons, including two curved cutlasses, a nifty knife and a great conking club. Dressed in dingy dark armour and with ugly orange cracked skin, this menacing monster is quite a creepy sight to behold. Having so many arms allows the demon to strike twice in a turn, but this fiend fancies itself as a spell slinger as well as a warrior, striking the battlefield all foes with fierce fire using Kasizzle and a crushing cowering foes with icy malicious magic in the form of Kacrackle. Before unleashing their flurry of feisty spells, they love to lower battlers defense by casting Kasap. These frightening foes can even breath and belch hot flames across the entire field, using flame breath. Wise wizardly adventurers would definitely benefit from the boon of the Insulate spell when battling these beasts.
Appearances
Demon-at-arms (まおうのつかい Maō no tsukai)
Original (SFC)
- Sprite
- Bestiary No.
- #217 (Remakes only)
- Recruit Rate
- N/a
- HP *
- 1,500 (Enhanced)
400
150 (Weakened)
- MP
- Unlimited (Enhanced)
50
2 (Weakened)
- Attack
- 180 (Enhanced)
160
140 (Weakened)
- Defence
- 300 (Enhanced)
270
230 (Weakened)
- Skill(s)
- Acts twice per turn (Enhanced)
Occasionally acts twice per turn
Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)
Flame Breath
- Army resistance *
- 100%
- Sprites
- Notable Changes
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The demon-at-arms is sent to kill the Hero's spirit and leads an offensive in Weaver's Peak with the group of monsters. After defeating all of the other monsters threatening the villagers, the Hero's spirit is seen locked in battle with the monster. If the Hero speaks with his own spirit, the two can merge together by answering "Yes" to his question and he will remember the Zap spell, weakening the monster in the process. If the player answers "No" to his spirit, the demon-at-arms is much stronger. The battle can be completed in either case and Weaver's Peak is saved. After the Hero merges with his other self, he becomes known as the "Prince of Somnia".
Reappearing as normal enemies starting with the base game, they are found in near endgame locations for Versions 1 and 2, namely the Heart of Hell and the Eternal Corridor, though some are also found in other locations. Demons-at-Arms gone Vicious are found in the Demon World, starting with 5.1 of the game.
Servant (まおうのつかい Maō no tsukai)
Servant (まおうのつかい Maō no tsukai)
A Demon-at-arms serves as a boss in the temple on Fert Isle.
Demon-at-arms (まおうのつかい Maō no tsukai)
| Model |
Experience |
Gold |
 |
104 |
34g |
| List No. |
#098 |
| Field Notes |
These four-armed fiends wield several different weapons at once—but all with the same stunning skill. As well as excelling at hand-to-hand combat, they can make magical mayhem with Kacrackle and Kasap. |
| Location(s) |
Arba Town (Recruit), Corpse Copse, Dawnsholm (Hero), The Fault (Captain) |
| Item(s) Dropped |
Pale pearl, Magic beast bone |
Demon-at-arms (まおうのつかい Maō no tsukai)
| List No. |
#116 |
| Field Notes |
These four-armed fiends wield several different weapons at once—but all with the same stunning skill. As well as excelling at hand-to-hand combat, they can make magical mayhem with Kacrackle and Kasap. |
| Location(s) |
No Man’s Land, The Darkwood |
| Item(s) Dropped |
Big bone, Savvy sapphire |
Demon-at-arms appears as an A-rank monster of the Undead family as part of the limited Dragon Quest VI event, appearing alongside Old King Mortamor on his banner. It can participate in the Low djinks's Battle Road as a party member.
Demon-at-arms (まおうのつかい Maō no tsukai)
Stats
| First |
Second |
Third |
| Rare Furious Stance / Stats Up |
Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up |
Sizzling Multislash Potency +5% / Stats Up |
| Fourth |
Fifth |
| Zam Res +25 / Stats Up |
Sizzling Multislash Potency +5% / Stats Up |
| First |
| Raises physical potency of undead allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it. |
| First |
Second |
Third |
| Max HP +20 |
ATK +10 |
Sizzling Multislash Potency +2% |
| First |
| Rare Furious Stance: Rarely greatly raises ATK and raises Move for 1 turn at action start. |
| Frizz Resistance * |
Sizz Resistance * |
Crack Resistance * |
Woosh Resistance * |
| Half Res |
Normal |
Normal |
Normal |
| Bang Resistance * |
Zap Resistance * |
Zam Resistance * |
Snooze Resistance |
| Very Weak |
Very Weak |
Half Res |
Half Res |
| Poison Resistance |
Physical Lock Resistance |
Spell Lock Resistance |
Martial Lock Resistance |
| Half Res |
Normal |
Normal |
Super Weak |
| Breath Lock Resistance |
Hobble Resistance * |
Stun Resistance * |
Dazzle Resistance |
| Normal |
Normal |
Normal |
Super Weak |
| Curse Resistance |
Paralysis Resistance |
Confusion Resistance |
Charm Resistance |
|
| Normal |
Immune |
Normal |
Normal |
Related monsters
Gallery
A demon-at-arms in X
DQM I & II sprite
Joker model
Appearance in Stars.
Stars model
Rivals card
Demon-at-arms and Old King Mortamor in Tact
