Corpsickle

Dragon Quest monster
Corpsickle
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ポイズンゾンビ
Romaji	poizun zonbi
First appearance	Dragon Quest VI

The corpsickle, formerly known as poison zombie, is a monster introduced in Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation and is also a boss in that game.

Characteristics

Corpsickles are similar to the Walking corpses, however they wear a different set of clothes made up of dark purple skin, blond hair, a black t-shirt, a mud green tunic and some red pants and wield much more deadly skills. They let loose a vile venomous vapor to envelope foes in Poison and lunge at enemies causing poison to seep in through their very fingers. Oddly for the Undead, they cast a healing spell that helps cure and hurt the party dishes out; along with high health this makes these corpses hard to bury.

Story

Three Corpsickles are encountered during a special event in Moonmirror Tower in Dragon Quest VI. They mimic the party's movements behind a false mirror, attempting to fool the party into thinking the tower is a dead end. Upon close examination, the Corpsickles give up the facade and attack.