Silhouette

The Silhouette is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III.

Dragon Quest monster Silhouette

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ホロゴースト Romaji Horo gosuto First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Hologhost

It was originally colored blue-green in its debut but changed to red with its reappearance in the sixth game, and remained that way until XI where it returned to being blue-green.

Characteristics

The malefic moans of the murdered given form, which float into battle like a fiery shadow, doing the deadly Death Dance that has a chance to slay all enemies where they stand. A force to be feared, these monsters are astoundingly resistant to all manner of elements and ailments in each appearance. In later games in the series, the spectres gained the ability to breathe out ice-cold breath from their maws and even pure darkness as part of their offensive repertoire.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Silhouette (ホロゴースト Horo gosuto)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		34	85	20
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
67	47	59	1040	42

Bestiary No.	#101
Spell(s)	Whack Thwack
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Maw of the Necrogond Baramos' Lair Craggy Cave Alefgard ocean
Item Dropped	Dieamend1⁄256 (NES) T'n'T ticket 1⁄16 (SFC and GBC only)

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
1⁄16	70%	100%	25%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
25%	25%	100%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
25%	25%	70%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Silhouette (ホロゴースト Horo gosuto)

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	224	0	191	90
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
128	288	72	NA

Bestiary No.	#149
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Closes the wagon (prevents party swapping) Dark Haze (nullifies all magic in battle) Death Dance
Location(s)	Pillar of Pegasus (1) Prison of Sorrow Mortamor's Dreadlair
Item(s) Dropped	Flowing dress1⁄256

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	60%	60%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
60%	60%	60%	60%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
100%	60%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
80%	100%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	100%	100%	15%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	100%	0%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

A Silhouette appears as a boss at the Pillar of Pegasus alongside a Devilmoth and High djinks. It can later be faced normally as an enemy.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Silhouette (ホロゴースト Horo gosuto)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	156	0	169
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
101	118	216	14

Bestiary no.	#220
Family	Elemental
In-game description	Almost nothing is known about these mysterious and phantasmal monsters who have a penchant for luring travelers to their death with an evil dance.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Chilly Breath Death Dance
Location(s)	Dragovian Path
Item(s) dropped	Rennet powder1⁄32 Saint's ashes1⁄64

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
1⁄16	60%	50%	50%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	25%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	100%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	100%	100%	50%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	50%	25%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Silhouette (ホロゴースト Horo gosuto)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	169	18	127
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
140	119	654	110

Bestiary no.	#271
Family	Elemental & Floating
In-game description	Umbral entities born in the screams and suffering of mankind. They throw Thwack around indiscriminately, sending all and sundry to the afterlife.
Spell(s)	Thwack
Skill(s)	Air Pollution
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (second act, night) Zwaardsrust Region (second act) Baramos' Lair (3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Mystifying mixture1⁄32 Saint's ashes1⁄128

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

Vicious silhouette (ホロゴースト・強 Horo gosuto・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	297	36	195
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
240	172	1,307	271

Bestiary no.	#465
Family	Elemental & Floating
In-game description	Silhouettes driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	Kathwack
Skill(s)	C-c-cold Breath Air Pollution
Location(s)	Drustan's Labyrinth - Path to Trial Isle (third act, night)
Item(s) dropped	Mystifying mixture1⁄32 Saint's ashes1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	50%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-150%	50%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	25%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
100%	100%	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%	100%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

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

Silhouette (ホロゴースト Horo gosuto)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	452	79g	Yes

List No.	#127
Field Notes	These shape-shifting shadows are formed from the fury-filled souls of men murdered in cold blood. To assuage their anger, they attack any adventurer who approaches—so approach at your peril.
Location(s)	The Damned Dunes
Item(s) Dropped	Darkonium, Belle cap

Dragon Quest Tact

Silhouette appears as a B-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the original Dragon Quest III event. It can be scouted from Chapter 4, Episode 2: Baramos Castle 1 at any difficulty, eventually being recruitable from Chapter 16, Episode 7: A Sinister Visitor and Hard Chapter 3, Episode 1: Escape! in the main storyline. The Silhouette can also be scouted from the Shadow Legion stage of Showdown on Valge Island! at any difficulty during the limited The Adventure of Dai event.

It can participate in the Armful, Wax murderer, Lleviathan, and Winter Queen's Battle Roads as a party member.

Silhouette (ホロゴースト Horo gosuto)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
110		713	270	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
321	282	307	158	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Cool Breath		Black Breath*		Chilly Breath*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Crack-type Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up	Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Chilly Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Chilly Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max MP +5	Chilly Breath Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Crack-type Breath Potency +5%: Raises Crack-type breath potency by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Very Weak	Half Res	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Super Weak	Half Res
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Immune	Normal	Super Weak

Dragon Quest Treasures

Silhouette

Portrait	Forte	Treasure Capacity	Safekeeping Score
		2	100%

Bestiary no.	#15
Family	Elemental
Trivia	The cries of the dead given phantomlike form 'Pon the living is where they heap most of their scorn They are friendless, defeatist, and somewhat forlorn
Favorite foods
Habitats	The Hinterquarters The Snarl
Item(s) dropped

Stats

Starting HP	Starting MP	Starting Strength
36	36	15
Starting Defence	Starting Deftness	Starting magic
9	14	22
Max HP	Max MP	Max Strength
539	530	356
Max Defence	Max Deftness	Max magic
383	425	440

Potential abilities *

First	Second	Third
Barbaric Barbs	Black Hole	Grim Creeper
Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Kablunt	Kacrack	Kafrizz

Dragon Attack

Name	Target(s)	Element
Blackball	Area	Dark

Traits

First		Second
Counter-Debilitator		Hypnotist
Third		Fourth
Slim Pickings		Slippery Skin
Fifth
Sorcereverb

Resistances

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
Weak	Normal	Normal	Weak
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Gravity Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Weak	Strong
Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Slash Resistance	Impact Resistance
Weak	Very strong	Quite strong	Quite strong
Piercing Resistance	Sleep Resistance	Stun Resistance	Poison Resistance
Quite strong	Normal	Normal	Quite strong
Debilitation Resistance *
Quite strong

Gallery

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  A Silhouette in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Vicious silhouette.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  DQ Trading Card.

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  Scan Battlers card.

Similar species

• Shadow
• Shade
• Umbra
• Shadow in Memoriam
• Jarvis's shadow