Shadow minister

Dragon Quest monster
Shadow minister
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	どくろ大臣
Romaji	Dokuro daijin
First appearance	Dragon Quest XI
Old localization	None

The Shadow minister is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest XI. It is a treacherous undead priest that serves the underworld.

Characteristics

Shadow ministers are zombified priests of hell whose flesh and bones have wasted away, revealing a skull with sunken, glowing eyes and teeth that have fallen out. Their robes are tattered and frayed in many places and they wear a torn blue cape with teal lining around their necks. On their heads, they wear a tall red and gold mitre denoting them as former members of the clergy. They wear rings on their bony right hands and support themselves with a tall bronze staff topped with a jade green orb. The former clerics have retained their healing magic to support their fellow monsters and can use the staves they carry to seal away the magic of their enemies, which they have a chance to drop after battle. The ministers will also call for help from its fellow undead to aid it.

Appearances

Dragon Quest XI

Shadow minister (どくろ大臣 Dokuro daijin)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	82	10	58
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
85	73	135	45

Bestiary no.	#105
Family	Undead
In-game description	Sent to hell for murdering their masters, these putrid politicians roam the underworld looking for new sovereigns to serve.
Spell(s)	Midheal
Skill(s)	Uses its staff to emit a spellbinding light Call for backup (Deadnaut and Toxic zombie)
Location(s)	Caverns Under Octagonia (first act)
Item(s) dropped	Grubby bandage¹⁄₁₆ Staff of antimagic¹⁄₁₂₈

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-110%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-125%	25%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	0%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Vicious shadow minister (どくろ大臣・強 Dokuro daijin・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	89	15	84
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
125	104	1,728	357

Bestiary no.	#204
Family	Undead
In-game description	Shadow ministers driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	Moreheal Fullheal
Skill(s)	Uses its staff to emit a spellbinding light Call for backup (Ghoul and Chasmonaut)
Location(s)	Heliodor Region (second act) The Sage's Trial - Hoarder's Keep (third act, night only)
Item(s) dropped	Grubby bandage¹⁄₁₆ Staff of antimagic¹⁄₁₂₈

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-125%	50%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-150%	50%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	50%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
50%	99%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	25%	25%

Etymology

The shadow minister's English name is a play on the term of the same name, which is defined as a member of an opposing political party in Britain and some Commonwealth parliaments.

Shadow minister

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Characteristics

Appearances

Dragon Quest XI

Etymology

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