Skeleton

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

Characteristics

Skeletons, are, much like their name would imply, a hostile and occasionally armed skeletons. Interestingly, their skulls are far longer than that of a normal human's, to the point that in some 3D games the cranium curves backwards slightly.

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 VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past 3DS

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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	?	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 *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	50%
Woosh Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance
0%	100%	0%	0%
Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *
0%	15%	0%	0%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	50%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

#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

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Skeleton
Family	Undead
Rank	D
Description	The risen remains of warriors felled in long forgotten wars.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Axes, Staves
Traits	-
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Whackproof, Inactionproof
Skill	Enfeebler, Attack Boost
Location	Infern Isle
Breeding chart	Flyguy x Headhunter

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Skeleton
Family	Undead
Rank	D
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Crafty Abiliterator
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Immune to Whack and Inaction
Skill	Enfeebler
Location	Unshore (fog), Bemusoleum (raining, night)
Breeding chart	Hyper heyedra x Lesser demon Stump chump x Rubble slime

Skeleton X
Family	Undead
Rank	B
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Counterstriker, Heckling Hector
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Immune to Whack and Sag
Skill	Antimagic
Location	-
Breeding chart	Skeleton x Skeleton (both level 20 or higher)

Skeleton XY
Family	Undead
Rank	S
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Counterstriker, Close Scraper, Disruptive Waver, Crafty Sagger
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Immune to Whack and Sag
Skill	Über Knight
Location	-
Breeding chart	Skeleton X x Skeleton X (both level 50 or higher)

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

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

Model	Experience	Gold
	2	3g

List No.	004
Field Notes	Surly spirits of soldiers whose clogs were rudely popped. They rose again, as they still had bones to pick. They remove their skulls and lob them—not-so-living proof that losing your head in battle needn't be a bad thing.
Location(s)	Arba Castle (Recruit, Captain), Big-Eye Boulevard (Things for a Fabulous Ring), Caliburgh (Recruit, Captain), Caliburgh Meadow (Recruit, Captain), Colissea (Recruit, Captain), Colissean Desert (Recruit, Captain), Fire Place (Showdown: Green Dragon)
Item(s) Dropped	Fresh milk, Iron nails

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

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	1	3g	Yes

List No.	007
Field Notes	Surly spirits of soldiers whose clogs were rudely popped. They rose again, as they still had bones to pick. They remove their skulls and lob them—not-so-living proof that losing your head in battle needn't be a bad thing.
Location(s)	The Grand Dunes, The Battle of Dunisia, The Battle of Harba
Item(s) Dropped	Fresh milk, Iron nails

Dragon Quest Builders

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
23~28	14~16	6~8	Coarse cloth (★★☆), Bones (★☆☆)
Location(s)
?

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
30	13	12	Coarse cloth (★★☆), Bones (★☆☆)
Location(s)
?

Sprite

Related Monsters

Similar Species

• Skeleton scrapper
• Skeleton soldier
• Dark skeleton
• Sekerleton
• Skeleton swordsman

Gallery

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  Dragon Warrior (NES)

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  Dragon Warrior I (GBC)

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  Skeleton in Dragon Quest Monster: Joker