Walking corpse

For the monster class in Dragon Quest VII, see Walking corpse (Vocation).

Dragon Quest monster Walking corpse File:DQII Walking corpse.png
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese くさった死体 Romaji Kusatta shitai First appearance Dragon Quest II Old localization Hork

The Walking corpse is a monster in the Dragon Quest series, introduced in Dragon Quest II.

Description

The walking corpse is a reanimated corpse, part of the Zombie family. They have wild, unkempt grey hair, rotting clothes, and have a trail of drool from their open mouths. Their right eyes are closed, while the left is bulging slightly. The walking corpses also have their hands up in a stereotypical zombie pose. It is usually the first undead monster fought in the game. In some games, the walking corpse has a poison attack, poisoning one party member when it hits.

Typically, the walking corpse will high much higher HP than the other monsters in it's area but also paltry defence. This is a reference to how difficult it is to incapacitate a zombie in horror fiction, despite the body being as soft and vulnerable as rotting flesh can be.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II

Walking corpse

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	95	0	59
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
10	34	61	51

Abilities	Brutal Strike Poison Attack Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Dirkandor region
Item Dropped

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
0⁄64	2⁄7	2⁄7	5⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	7⁄7	1⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	90	0	51
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
2	20	61	51

Abilities	Brutal Strike Poison Attack Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Dirkandor region
Item Dropped

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
0⁄64	0⁄7	2⁄7	2⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	7⁄7	7⁄7

Dragon Quest III

Walking corpse

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		16	98	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
67	16	20	120	15

Bestiary No.	072
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Defend Waste turn
Location(s)	Baharata region at night
Item Dropped	Wayfarer's clothes1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	25%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
25%	100%	100%	100%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	25%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest V

Walking corpse

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	70	0	48	2
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
10	57	12	1/32

Bestiary No.	047
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Call for backup (Lesionnaire) Tongue Lashing Watches and waits
Location(s)	Whealbrook Adit (G2) Coburg castle dungeon
Item dropped	Rags1⁄8

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0/64	0%	0%	0%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	100%	100%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
0%	100%	100%	0%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
0%	100%	100%	0%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VI

Walking corpse

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	72	0	59	2
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
2	80	18	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	051
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Call for back up Poison Attack Tongue Lashing Venom Mist
Location(s)
Item(s) Dropped	Rags1⁄32

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	100%	80%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	100%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	15%	0%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VII

Walking corpse (くさった死体 Rotting corpse)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	65	0	37	18
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
13	18	5	1⁄8

Bestiary No.	026
Spell(s)
Skill(s)	Poison Attack
Location(s)	Automaton Stronghold Greenthumb Gardens Grody Grotto Mountain Pass Poolside Cave
Item(s) Dropped	Antidotal herb1⁄64 Walking corpse heart1⁄16

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
0%	0%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	0%

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest VIII

Walking corpse

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	94	0	39
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
9	10	59	11

Bestiary no.	052
Family	Undead
In-game description	As the name implies, a monstrous rotten corpse. Their foul appearance can cause your tension to suddenly decrease.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Poison Attack Tension-reducing strike
Location(s)	Pickham Region
Item(s) dropped	Antidotal herb1⁄16 Chain mail1⁄256

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	30%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	25%	25%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	25%	25%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	15%	15%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	15%	25%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX

#055 - Walking corpse
HP MP Experience Gold 105 9 155 66 Attack Defense Speed 70 35 35
Dropped Item	Manky mud (common, 1/8) Strength ring (rare, 1/128)
Locations	Newid Isle Tower of Trades
Family	Zombie
Bestiary #	055
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	These dogged dead bodies fixate on a foe and won't leave them alone. They may be brittle, but they're tough too. They live by the saying 'tHe ROttEnEr tHE BeTeERer', and ensure that any midway manky remains are made fully foul.

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Dragon Quest Monsters

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

Walking corpse

Model	Experience	Gold
	29	7g

List No.	011
Field Notes	Creepy corpses made to move by the sinister spooks inside them. Beware the foetid fluids they fling! Being dead, these creatures don't know when they're beaten, and won't rest in peace until they're left in pieces.
Location(s)	Colissea - Recruit, Colissea - Captain, Colissean Desert - Recruit, Colissean Desert - Captain, Guardian's Grove - In Search of Elevation
Item(s) Dropped	Giant tortoise shell, Grubby bandage

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

Walking corpse (くさった死体 Kusatta shitai)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	63	7g	Yes

List No.	028
Field Notes	Creepy corpses made to move by the sinister spooks inside them. Beware the foetid fluids they fling! Being dead, these creatures don't know when they're beaten, and won't rest in peace until they're left in pieces.
Location(s)	The Lumberlands
Item(s) Dropped	Twisted talons, Grubby bandage

Dragon Quest Builders

Walking corpse

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
100~120	22~32	0~14	Gravestone (★☆☆), Lemongrass (★☆☆)
Location(s)
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Sprite

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Gallery

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  Joker polygon model

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