Demon-at-arms

Dragon Quest monster Demon-at-arms

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese まおうのつかい Romaji Maō no tsukai First appearance Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation Old localization Servant

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.

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

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Demon-at-arms (まおうのつかい Maō no tsukai)

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	1,500 (Enhanced) 400 150 (Weakened)	Unlimited (Enhanced) 50 2 (Weakened)	180 (Enhanced) 160 140 (Weakened)	300 (Enhanced) 270 230 (Weakened)
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
79 (Enhanced)	1,800	320	N/a

Bestiary No.	#217 (Remakes only)
Spell(s)	Kasap Kacrackle Kasizzle
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn. (Enhanced) Occasionally acts twice per turn. Makes a violent slashing attack. (125% damage) Flame Breath
Location(s)	Weaver's Peak (Lower World)
Item(s) Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄4096

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
2⁄64	100%	100%	100%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
100%	0%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	100%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	100%	100%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

The Demon-at-arms is sent to kill the Hero's spirit and leads an offensive in Weaver's Peak with a group of monsters, consisting of Boss trolls, Sintaurs, Bad karmours, and Berzorkers. 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".

Dragon Quest X

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 Netherworld, starting with 5.1 of the game.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Servant (まおうのつかい Maō no tsukai)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	70	3/5	2/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/5	3/5	3/5	4/5

Family	Zombie
In-game description	Created from evil powers, it has a high INT
Abilities	Blaze, IceBolt, Focus
Habitat	Gate of Temptation, Gate of Reflection
Breeding chart	Skeletor x Skeletor WhiteKing x Devil family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Immune
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Weak
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Immune	Strong	Strong	Weak
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Weak		Immune

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Servant (まおうのつかい Maō no tsukai)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	70	7/10	6/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
8/10	7/10	5/10	5/10

Family	Zombie
In-game description
Abilities	Blaze, Focus, IceBolt
Habitat
Breeding chart	Skeletor x Skeletor WhiteKing x Devil family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Immune
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Weak
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Weak	Immune	Immune	Immune
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Strong	Strong
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	Immune

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Demon-at-arms
Family	Demon
Rank	A
Description	Elite soldiers of darkness who have mastered numerous weapons.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Axes, Staves
Traits	Double Trouble
Resistances	Whackproof, Vulnerable to Sag
Skill	Crack and Zam II
Location	-
Breeding chart	Jamirus x Living statue, Dingaling Roseguardin x Demon family

A Demon-at-arms serves as a boss in the temple on Fert Isle.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Demon-at-arms
Family	Demon
Rank	A
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Double Trouble, Hit Squad
Resistances	Vulnerable to Sag, Immune to Whack
Skill	Crack & Zam
Location	Necropolis
Breeding chart	Archdemon x Pink sanguini Lesser demon x Dark slime

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Demon-at-Arms (まおうのつかい giganto hiruzu)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,390	290
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
630	620	450	270

Bestiary No.	#489
Rank	B
In-game description	Many-armed manservants who have mastered multiple means of inflicting mayhem. They originally earned their dark lord's good favour by destroying a village single-handedly. Well, many-handedly...
Talents	Destroyer (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Ultra Crafty Debilitator (lv. 1) Tit for Tat (lv. 20) Crackmeister (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Insult to Injury (lv. 1) Close Scraper (lv. 60)
Habitat	None
Items	None
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
-25%	0%	50%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	50%	0%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
25%	50%	-25%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
50%	50%	0%	25%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
50%		50%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

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), Corpse Copse (Showdown: Unholy Horde), Corpse Copse (Grudge Match: Unholy Horde)
Item(s) Dropped	Pale pearl, Magic beast bone, Classic mighty armlet recipe, Luxury mighty armlet recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Demon-at-arms (まおうのつかい Maō no tsukai)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	12,603	299g	Yes

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

Dragon Quest Tact

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

Family		Rank		Role
Undead				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		1,007	260	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
510	242	407	141	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Sizzling Slash		Furious Stance*		Sizzling Multislash*

Awakening Skills

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

Leader Perks

First

Raises physical potency of undead allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +20	ATK +10	Sizzling Multislash Potency +2%

Perk Details

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

• Hell gladiator
• Zombie gladiator
• Servant of Darkness
• Dark Servant in Memoriam

Gallery

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  A demon-at-arms in X.

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  DQM I & II sprite.

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  Joker model.

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.

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  Appearance in Stars.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  Demon-at-arms and Old King Mortamor in Tact.