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{{Monster Infobox
{{Monster Infobox
| title=Servant of Darkness
|title=Servant of Darkness
| image=
|image=[[Image:DQVIII Servant of Darkness.png]]
| caption=
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
| firstappear={{Dragon Quest VIII}}
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest VIII}}
| kanji=暗黒の使い
|kanji=暗黒の使い
| romanji=ankoku no tsukai}}
|romanji={{tt|Ankoku no tsukai|Envoy/messenger of darkness}}
}}
The '''Servant of Darkness''' is a recurring monster in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest VIII}}. It is a powerful, quadruple-armed undead warrior that serves a Demon Lord.


==Characteristics==
Servants of darkness are formerly powerful warriors that have been brought back as [[Undead family|skeleton]]s to serve evil. They have pitch-black bones and have two sets of arms, each wielding a deadly weapon. In their lower arms, they wield a pair of curved sabres, in their upper right arm a hand axe, and in their upper left arm a spiked club. The servants don black armour decorated with gold and a helmet with a tall pair of curved horns. They are able to perform violent slashing attacks with their weapons and breathe out intense flames, as well as freezing their foes solid with powerful ice magic. According to their bestiary description in ''X'', the servants of darkness work as chefs when they are off-duty, switching their weapons to kitchen knives.
==Appearances==
==={{DQ8}}===
==={{DQ8}}===
{{DQ8Enemy
{{DQ8Enemy
|image=
|name=Servant of darkness (boss)
|name=Servant of Darkness
|kanji=暗黒の使い
|game={{Dragon Quest VIII}}
|romanji=Ankoku no tsukai
|console={{PS2}}
|sprite=[[Image:DQVIII PS2 Servant of darkness.png]]
|romanji=
|hp=432
|hp=432
|mp=255
|mp=Unlimited
|exp=1,600
|gold=301
|attack=369
|attack=369
|defense=237
|defense=237
|agility=156
|agility=156
|bestiaryNumber=#279
|family=[[??? family]]
|description=Once the world's most powerful warrior, his abilities attracted [[Rhapthorne]]'s attention and earned him a place as a sentinel of the [[Black Citadel]].
|spells=[[Kacrackle]]
|skills=Occasionally acts twice per turn<br>Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)<br>[[Inferno]]
|locations=[[Black Citadel]]
|items=[[Hades' helm (Equipment)|Hades' helm]]{{fraction|1|128}}<br>[[Mirror armour]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|attack-resist=0%
|frizz-resist=100%
|sizz-resist=100%
|flame-resist=100%
|bang-resist=0%
|woosh-resist=25%
|crack-resist=25%
|ice-resist=100%
|grapple-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
|troop-resist=0%
|death-resist=100%
|poison-resist=50%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|shock-resist=100%
|sleep-resist=100%
|confusion-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=50%
|fizzle-resist=50%
|dance-resist=100%
|sap-resist=50%
|drain-resist=50%
|remake-changes=
}}
A Servant of darkness appears as a miniboss as the party escapes from the Black Citadel, accompanied by a pair of [[Dancing flame]]s. Although it is able to resist many attacks, its HP is on par with most of the monsters encountered in the same dungeon. After dispatching the trio, the party can find a stone monument that will fully restore their HP and MP.
{{DQ8Enemy
|name=Servant of darkness (normal encounter)
|kanji=暗黒の使い
|romanji=Ankoku no tsukai
|sprite=[[Image:DQVIII PS2 Servant of darkness.png]]
|hp=595
|mp=Unlimited
|exp=682
|exp=682
|gold=301
|gold=89
|droppedItem=
|attack=367
|skills=[[Scorch]]
|defense=177
|spells=[[Kacrack|Kacrackle]]
|agility=137
|family=???
|bestiaryNumber=#279
|bestiaryNumber=279
|family=[[??? family]]
|description=Once the world's most powerful warrior, his abilities attracted [[Rhapthorne]]'s attention and earned him a place as a sentinel of the [[Black Citadel]].
|description=Once the world's most powerful warrior, his abilities attracted [[Rhapthorne]]'s attention and earned him a place as a sentinel of the [[Black Citadel]].
|locations=[[Black Citadel]], [[Heavenly Dais]]
|spells=[[Kacrackle]]
|skills=Occasionally acts twice per turn<br>Makes a violent slashing attack (125% damage)<br>[[Inferno]]
|locations=[[Heavenly Dais]]
|items=[[Hades' helm (Equipment)|Hades' helm]]{{fraction|1|128}}<br>[[Mirror armour]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|attack-resist=0%
|attack-resist=0%
|frizz-resist=100%
|frizz-resist=100%
|}}
|sizz-resist=100%
|flame-resist=100%
|bang-resist=0%
|woosh-resist=25%
|crack-resist=100%
|ice-resist=100%
|grapple-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
|troop-resist=0%
|death-resist=100%
|poison-resist=50%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|shock-resist=100%
|sleep-resist=100%
|confusion-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=50%
|fizzle-resist=50%
|dance-resist=100%
|sap-resist=50%
|drain-resist=50%
|remake-changes=
}}
Servants of darkness can be encountered as normal enemies in the second bonus dungeon, the Heavenly Dais. They have more HP than the one encountered at the Black Citadel, but their Defence and Agility is lower.


==={{DQ10}}===
==={{DQ10}}===
Officially a normal enemy from 6.2 onwards, it is found in the Twilight of King Zedra.
Servants of darkness appear as normal enemies from 6.2 onward, being encountered in the Twilight of King Zedra, and are now being members of the [[Undead family]]. They are still able to perform violent slashing attacks and cast [[Kacrack]], while their fire breath has been upgraded to [[Scorch]].  


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<center><gallery>
DQVIII PS2 Servant of darkness.png|
DQMSL Ankoku no Tsukai.jpg|Appearance in ''Super Light''
DQR Ankoku no Tsukai.png|''Rivals'' card
</gallery></center>
</gallery></center>


==Related enemies==
==Related monsters==
===Similar species===
*[[Dark Servant in Memoriam]]
*[[Demon-at-arms]]
*[[Demon-at-arms]]
*[[Hell gladiator]]
*[[Hell gladiator]]
*[[Zombie gladiator]]
*[[Zombie gladiator]]


[[Category:Zombie family]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII bosses]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII bosses]]
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[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals enemies]]
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