Skeleton

Dragon Quest monster Skeleton File:DQ Skeleton.png
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese がいこつ First appearance Dragon Quest

Characteristics

Skeletons, are, much like their name would imply, a hostile and occasionally armed skeletons.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Skeleton (がいこつ gaikotsu)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	30	?	11	29	28	22	22

Spell(s)
Location(s)	East of Kol

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄16	15⁄16	0⁄16	0⁄16

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	30	0	25	42	28	22	17

Spell(s)
Location(s)	Near Kol

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄32	7⁄7	0⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest VIII

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
File:Skeleton.PNG	?	3	40
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
21	25	41	15

Bestiary no.	035
Family	Undead
In-game description	Human knights that met a foul and painful end. Frustration and sadness at their painful fate keeps them in this world as undead monsters.
Spell(s)	Kasap
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Kingdom of Ascantha
Item(s) dropped	Soldier's sword1⁄32 Templar's uniform1⁄256

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	30%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
0%	0%	15%	0%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	50%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX

#028 - Skeleton
File:Dq9skeleton.png
HP MP Experience Gold 42 6 81 60 Attack Defense Speed 48 40 54
Dropped Item	Cotton Gloves (common, 3.13%) Copper Sword (rare, 0.78%)
Locations	Doomingale Forest, Brigadoom
Skills	Helm Splitter
Family	Zombie
Bestiary #	028
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Skeletons when synthesised over level twenty create a Skeleton X. Two level fifty Skeleton X's make a Skeleton XY.

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Related Monsters

Skeleton Scrapper

The Skeleton Scrapper (formerly called the Wraith) is a slightly stronger form of the Skeleton that is capable of healing itself.

Dragon Quest monster Skeleton Scrapper Japanese しりょう Romaji shirō First appearance Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest

Skeleton Scrapper (しりょう shirō)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	36	?	17	59	44	34	34

Spell(s)	Heal
Location(s)	South of Rimuldar

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄16	0⁄16	7⁄16	0⁄16

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	36	9	42	62	44	34	23

Spell(s)	Heal
Location(s)	Near Rimuldar

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
0⁄64	0⁄7	0⁄7	0⁄7

Skeleton Soldier

The Skeleton Soldier (formerly called the Wraith Knight), is essentially a slightly buffed version of the Skeleton Scrapper.

Dragon Quest monster Skeleton Soldier First appearance Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest

Skeleton Soldier (しりょうのきし shirō no kishi)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	46	?	28	119	68	56	56

Spell(s)	Heal
Location(s)	Near Damdara

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄16	0⁄16	5⁄16	3⁄16

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	46	12	72	120	62	46	36

Spell(s)	Heal
Location(s)	Grave of Galen

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
0⁄64	0⁄7	6⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest VIII

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	94	12	93
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
95	62	93	26

Bestiary no.	104
Family	Undead
In-game description
Spell(s)	Midheal
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)
Item(s) dropped

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	30%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	0%	50%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	15%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dark Skeleton

Dragon Quest monster Dark skeleton
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese 影の騎士 First appearance Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest

Dark skeleton (影の騎士 kage no kishi)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	50	?	37	149	79	64	64

Spell(s)
Location(s)	Near Damdara

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
15⁄64	15⁄16	15⁄16	15⁄16

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	43	0	90	148	79	51	40

Spell(s)
Location(s)	Near Damdara

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄32	7⁄7	5⁄7	4⁄7

Dragon Quest VIII

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
File:Dq8shadowknight.png	288	0	214
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
154	115	304	31

Bestiary no.	180
Family	Undead
In-game description	These dedicated and fiercely loyal monsters stand against humanity.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Paralysis Attack Sleep Attack
Location(s)	World of Darkness
Item(s) dropped	Moonwort bulb1⁄16 Bronze shield1⁄64

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	30%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	25%	25%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	50%	15%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	15%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX

#173 - Dark skeleton
HP MP Experience Gold 1780 162 Attack Defense Speed
Dropped Item	Evencloth (common) Smart suit (rare)
Locations	Gittish Empire, Gittingham Palace
Bestiary #	173
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS

Sekerleton

Dragon Quest monster Sekerleton Japanese しにがみ(DQIV) First appearance Dragon Quest IV

Dragon Quest IV

#101 - Sekerleton
HP MP Experience Gold 130 315 50 Attack Defense Speed 140 85 53
Dropped Item	Zombie Mail
Locations	Dire Palace (Ch 5), Riverton (Ch 5), Shrine of Breaking Waves (Ch 5), Colossus (Ch 5), Aktemto Mine (Ch 5)
Bestiary #	101
Game	Dragon Quest IV
Console	NES, DS, Mobile

Dragon Quest Monsters

Skelerton
File:Deadnite.png
HP MP Experience Gold 3/5 5/5 Attack Defense Speed 2/5 3/5 5/5
Spells	Level 2 - Heal Level 7 - Tingle Level 8 - Sheen
Family	Undead family
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters
Console	GBC

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Skelerton
File:Deadnite.png
HP MP Experience Gold 6/10 4/10 Attack Defense Speed 4/10 5/10 7/10
Locations	Breed a member of the Undead family with a member of the Demon Family
Spells	Sheen, Heal, DeChaos
Family	Undead family
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters 2
Console	GBC

Skeleton swordsman

Dragon Quest monster Skeleton swordsman
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese がいこつけんし(DQIV) First appearance Dragon Quest IV

Dragon Quest IV

#42 - Skeleton Swordsman
HP MP Experience Gold 52 8 53 54 Attack Defense Speed 49 45 27
Dropped Item	Iron claw
Locations	Endor (Ch 2), Mintos (Ch 5), Elfville (Ch 5), Soretta (Ch 5), Great Lighthouse (Ch 5)
Skills	Defend
Bestiary #	42
Game	Dragon Quest IV
Console	NES, DS, Mobile

Dragon Quest VII

Skeleton Swordsman
HP MP Experience Gold Attack Defense Speed
Dropped Item	Iron claw
Locations	DLC Tablet (Palace of the Perished)
Game	Dragon Quest VII
Console	3DS

Defeating Skeleton swordsman the first time yields a Sphere of Silence.

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  Skeleton scrapper in Dragon Quest Builders

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  Skeleton soldier in Dragon Quest Builders

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  Dark skeleton in Dragon Quest Builders