Shadow minister
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Shadow minister | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | どくろ大臣 |
| Romaji | Dokuro daijin |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age |
| Old localization | None |
The Shadow minister is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest XI.
It is a treacherous undead priest that serves the underworld.
Characteristics[edit]
Shadow ministers are zombified priests of hell whose flesh and bones have wasted away, revealing a skull with sunken, glowing eyes and teeth that have fallen out. Their robes are tattered and frayed in many places and they wear a torn blue cape with teal lining around their necks. On their heads, they wear a tall red and gold mitre denoting them as former members of the clergy. They wear rings on their bony right hands and support themselves with a tall bronze staff topped with a jade green orb. The former clerics have retained their healing magic to support their fellow monsters and can use the staves they carry to seal away the magic of their enemies, which they have a chance to drop after battle. The ministers will also call for help from its fellow undead to aid it.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]
| Shadow minister (どくろ大臣 Dokuro daijin) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
82 | 10 | 58 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 85 | 73 | 135 | 45 |
| Bestiary no. | #105 |
| Family | Undead |
| In-game description | Sent to hell for murdering their masters, these putrid politicians roam the underworld looking for new sovereigns to serve. |
| Spell(s) | Midheal |
| Skill(s) | Uses its staff to emit a spellbinding light. Call for backup (Deadnaut and Toxic zombie.) |
| Location(s) | Caverns Under Octagonia (first act) |
| Item(s) dropped | Grubby bandage1⁄16 Staff of antimagic1⁄128 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
| N/a | -110% | 25% | 0% | |
| Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
| 0% | -125% | 25% | 0% | |
| Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
| 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | |
| Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
|
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
| 0% | 99% | 0% | 100% | |
| Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
| 25% | 0% | 0% | ||
Vicious variant[edit]
| Vicious shadow minister (どくろ大臣・強 Dokuro daijin・kyō) | |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
|
89 | 15 | 84 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 125 | 104 | 1,728 | 357 |
| Bestiary no. | #204 |
| Family | Undead |
| In-game description | Shadow ministers driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows. |
| Spell(s) | Moreheal Fullheal |
| Skill(s) | Uses its staff to emit a spellbinding light Call for backup (Ghoul and Chasmonaut) |
| Location(s) | Heliodor Region (second act) The Sage's Trial - Hoarder's Keep (third act, night only) |
| Item(s) dropped | Grubby bandage1⁄16 Staff of antimagic1⁄128 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
| N/a | -125% | 50% | 0% | |
| Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
| 0% | -150% | 50% | 0% | |
| Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
| 0% | 100% | 50% | 0% | |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | |
| Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
|
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
| 50% | 99% | 0% | 100% | |
| Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
| 25% | 25% | 25% | ||
Dragon Quest Rivals[edit]
The Shadow minister appears as a playable monster card.
Dragon Quest Treasures[edit]
| Shadow minister |  |
| Portrait | Forte | Treasure Capacity | Safekeeping Score |
 |
 |
2 | 100% |
| Bestiary no. | #59 |
| Family | Undead |
| Trivia | A zombie that once helped a monarch to reign They answer to kings and will never complain These days their hips hurt, so they walk with a cane |
| Favorite foods |     |
| Habitats | The Maneland The Wingswept Moors The Snarl |
| Item(s) dropped |   |
| Starting HP | Starting MP | Starting Strength |
| 34 | 34 | 16 |
| Starting Defence | Starting Deftness | Starting magic |
| 9 | 4 | 35 |
| Max HP | Max MP | Max Strength |
| 580 | 790 | 316 |
| Max Defence | Max Deftness | Max magic |
| 400 | 20 | 523 |
| First | Second | Third |
| Encroaching Fear | Fullheal | Kaswoosh |
| Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
| Kazam | Sage's Breath | Tragic Circle |
| Name | Target(s) | Element |
| Feast of the Dead | Area | Dark |
| First | Second | ||
| Counter-Debilitator | Counter-Poisoner | ||
| Third | Fourth | ||
| Sorcereverb | Slippery Skin | ||
| Fifth | |||
| Unhealthy Advantage | |||
| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| Weak | Quite strong | Weak | Normal |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Gravity Resistance * |
| Normal | Strong | Quite strong | Normal |
| Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Slash Resistance | Impact Resistance |
| Weak | strong | Normal | Normal |
| Piercing Resistance | Sleep Resistance | Stun Resistance | Poison Resistance |
| Normal | Strong | Normal | Quite strong |
| Debilitation Resistance * | |||
| Normal | |||
Etymology[edit]
The Shadow minister's English name is a play on the term of the same name, which is defined as a member of an opposing political party in Britain and some Commonwealth parliaments.
