Mean spirit

For the marrow marauder from Dragon Quest IV instead of this vengeful ghost, see Sekerleton

Dragon Quest monster Mean spirit

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese しにがみ Romaji Shinigami First appearance Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line Old localization Demighost (II NES and GBC)
Reaper (Monsters and Monsters 2)

The Mean spirit or Sekerleton is a monster that first appeared in Dragon Quest II.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

Sekerleton (しにがみ Shinigami)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Experience

42

Gold

50

HP

48

MP

0

Attack

51

Defence

16

Agility

36

Evasion

?

Abilities

May attack twice.
Desperate attack

Location(s)

Lighthouse
Dragon's Horn
Alefgard

Item Dropped

Chain sickle ¹⁄₁₆

Fire resistance *

²⁄₇

Dazzle resistance

¹⁄₇

Snooze resistance

²⁄₇

Thwack resistance

⁴⁄₇

Fizzle resistance

⁷⁄₇

Kasap resistance

⁰⁄₇

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites

Experience

50

Gold

44

HP

40

MP

0

Attack

51

Defence

16

Agility

36

Evasion

¹⁄₆₄

Abilities

Desperate attack
May act twice per turn.

Location(s)

Dragon's Horn
Lighthouse
Alefgard

Item Dropped

N/A

Fire resistance *

²⁄₇

Dazzle resistance

¹⁄₇

Snooze resistance

²⁄₇

Thwack resistance

⁴⁄₇

Fizzle resistance

⁷⁄₇

Kasap resistance

⁰⁄₇

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

#042 - Mean spirit
HP MP Experience Gold 65 8 99 66 Attack Defense Speed 55 40 62
Dropped Item	Silk robe (common, 1/16) Pointy hat (rare, 1/128)
Locations	Western Coffinwell Quarantomb
Skills	Normal attack Slashes with scythe twice Attack Attacker
Spells	None
Family	Zombie
Bestiary #	042
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	These soul-stealing minions of evil may be menacing, but their low defenses lets them down. Beware lone lights in the middle of the night. Smells like mean spirits fishing for friends to ferry to the realm of the dead...

Dragon Quest X

Reappearing from 7.1 onwards, they fight the same way as in IX, but can now cast Whack. Prior to their reappearance, they appeared on the Death Tarot Card alongside a Will-o'-the-whips.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Reaper

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	2/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	3/5	3/5	3/5

Family	Zombie
In-game description	Guides dead spirits to the underworld
Abilities	DevilCut, EerieLite, Curse
Habitat	Medal Man's Gate, Gate of Sleep
Breeding chart	Zombie family x WeedBug Hork, Spooky x Devil family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	Weak	Weak	Weak
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Immune	Immune
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Immune	Immune	Strong	Weak
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Weak	None	Weak	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		Immune

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Reaper

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	4/10	2/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	6/10	3/10	4/10

Family	Zombie
In-game description	Sneaks up on foes from behind.
Abilities	DevilCut, Curse, EerieLite
Habitat
Breeding chart	Zombie family x WeedBug Spooky, Hork x Devil family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	Weak	Weak	Weak
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	Weak	Weak	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Strong	Immune
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Strong
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	Immune

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Localization lapse

With the 2015 localization of the smart phone version of II, the Mean spirit's name was changed to that of Sekerleton. This lead to confusion, as the name had already been applied to the skeleton in the first Zenithian game. The error arose because the two monsters share the same name in Japanese, being しにがみ, and the team that was assigned to localize II did not notice that the group which adapted IX foresaw this issue and averted it ahead of time.

However, the enemy is once again known as "Sekerleton" in Dragon Quest Builders 2, possibly due to the localizers referencing the English translation of II for enemy names. Curiously, the friendly version of the enemy encountered in the game's final chapter is still referred to as a Mean spirit.

Related monster

• Spirit

Gallery

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  Famicom artwork.

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  Appearance in Stars.

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  With Prickly pranksters.