Hell's gatekeeper (recurring)

For the hulking club-wielding beasts of the same name from IX, see Hell's gatekeeper.

Dragon Quest monster Hell's gatekeeper
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ヘルガーディアン Romaji Herugādian First appearance Dragon Quest VIII

The hell's gatekeeper is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VIII. It is a powerful variant of the Dullahan wearing red armor with a ragged dark blue cape.

Characteristics

Hell's gatekeepers are undead headless men-at-arms wielding spiked flails and shields bearing a horrific screaming visage on it, both made from purple metal. They are wear heavy reddish pink armor, which consists of a breastplate, gauntlets, and greaves, over golden suits of chain mail, faulds of golden scales, and torn dark blue capes hanging from their shoulders. The knights often drop their accursed shields after battle. Unlike its fellow dullahans, hell's gatekeepers are willingly evil until they die trying to kill their enemies of their masters. They can strengthen themselves either by psyching up or casting Oomph, then unleash devastating attacks by swinging their flails. The knights can call for aid from elysium birds and they themselves can be called upon by dark devildogs to assist them in battle. Starting with XI, it gained a mounted variant in the form of the headless norseman.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Hell's gatekeeper (ヘルガーディアン, Herugādian ) Defeated Monster List No. : #234

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Undead 625 0 662 68 354 225 105 0⁄64

Resistances Attack Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 25% 25% 25% 100% Army Poison Stun Paralysis Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 25% 15% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 15% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Desperate attack Call for backup (Elysium bird) Psyche Up Dragovian Path (Summoned by Dark devildog) Heavenly Dais Platinum mail1⁄128 Ruinous shield1⁄128 Description A monster that stands guard to the netherworld. Calls forth an elysium bird to drive your monster team back into reserve. Notable changes in the remake Thanatos' shield1⁄128 replaces Platinum mail as drop.

Dragon Quest X

Reappearing from the start of Version 6 onwards, they cast Oomph and swing with reckless abandon.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Hell's gatekeeper (ヘルガーディアン, Herugādian ) Defeated Monster List No. : #406

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Undead 666 27 1,680 366 252 282 132

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death -110% 0% 0% -125% 0% 25% -125% 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 Deflects attacks with its shield Desperate attack Becomes Pepped up Call for backup (Malicious Elysium bird) Swings its weapon with reckless abandon (three random attacks on party members at 60% damage each) Air Pollution Epic Flail (Pep power, with Hell's gatekeeper) Sniflheim Region (third act) The Snærfelt (3DS and 2D mode only, third act) The Manglegrove - Whale Way Station (third act) Castle Trodain (3DS and Definitive Edition only) Macabre mantle1⁄128 Ruinous shield1⁄256 Description Unlike dullahans, these devilish dead knights willingly sell their souls, shedding both head and humanity wholesale.

This monster does not have a vicious, nor a malicious variant.

Dragon Quest Rivals

The hell's gatekeeper appeared in the 3rd card pack, "Cries of the Phoenix and Mother Earth" as a special token summoned by playing a Dark devildog card, which is exclusive for Fortune Teller leaders.

Trivia

The hell's gatekeeper's amount of HP in XI may be a reference to 666, the number of the beast, a number that appears in the Book of Revelations of the New Testament in relation the Beast, an antagonistic figure often identified with the Antichrist or the devil.

Gallery

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  A hell's gatekeeper in X.
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  XI polygon model
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  Appearance in Super Light.
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  Rivals card

Similar species & close cousins

• Dullahan
• Dark dullahan
• Headless Honcho
• Headless horseman
• Headless hunter
• Headless norseman