Shadow

Dragon Quest monster Shadow

File:DQIII Shadow.png

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese シャドー Romaji Shadō First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Shadow

A shadow is a black, insubstantial, phantom-like creature introduced in Dragon Quest III. It was originally colored a dull blue due to the blank backgrounds on the NES games, but as of the sixth game it has become black to better match its name.

Characteristics

These phantom like fiends haunt remote ruins such as the Moonmirror Tower and the Norvik steppes, hardly taking physical damage thanks to their fading form. Screeching as they slash with ghastly claws, Shadows are a spooky sight for unexpecting adventurers. The let loose a cool breath to bathe the party in a chilly wicked wind.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Shadow

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		?	?	?
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
?	?	?	?	?

Bestiary No.	025
Spell(s)	?
Skill(s)	?
Location(s)	Norvik region
Item Dropped	?

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
?	?	?	?
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
?	?	?	?
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
?	?	?

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Note: Shadow's stats are randomly generated. Its stats and drops are randomly generated from a monster that the player has encountered.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Shadow

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	20	0	43	130
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
18	27	12	?

Bestiary No.	031
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Cool Breath
Location(s)
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of resilience1⁄256

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄16	25%	25%	25%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
100%	25%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
80%	100%	80%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	0%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VIII

Shadow

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	154	0	134
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
85	92	216	14

Bestiary no.	170
Family	Elemental
In-game description	Born from the darkness, these creatures jump from shadow to shadow to sneak up on foes. They are completely unaffected by physical attacks.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Cool Breath
Location(s)	World of Darkness Godbird's Eyrie
Item(s) dropped	Bronze knife1⁄32 Iron mask1⁄256

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

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

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Dragon Quest Monsters

Shadow

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	50	3/5	2/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	2/5	5/5	5/5

Family	Zombie
In-game description	Real identity is unknown due to its shadow-like body
Abilities	FrigidAir, K.O.Dance, ThickFog
Habitat	Gate of Reflection, Gate of Sleep
Breeding chart	Zombie family x Material family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	None
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Strong	Immune
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Immune	Strong	Strong	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		Strong

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Shadow

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	50	5/10	3/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/10	5/10	7/10	4/10

Family	Zombie
In-game description
Abilities	FrigidAir, K.O Dance, ThickFog
Habitat	Southern Forest (Cobi's Journey)
Breeding chart	Zombie family x Material family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	None
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	None	None	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	Immune	Immune	Strong
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Strong	Strong
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	Strong

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Shadow
Family	Material
Rank	F
Description	Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? These monsters do.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Axes, Staves
Traits	Zammeister
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Healed by Zam, Whackproof
Skill	Reaper
Location	Infant Isle (Cave)
Breeding chart	Bag o' laughs x Dracky

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Shadow
Family	Material
Rank	D
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Zammeister
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Immune to Whack, Healed by Zam
Skill	Reaper
Location	Iceolation (night), Cragravation
Breeding chart	Cannibox x Teeny sanguini Dancing flame x Dancing devil

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Dragon Quest Heroes II

Shadow (シャドー Shadō)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	258	39g	Yes

List No.	080
Field Notes	Incorporeal creatures born from the deepest darkness, who silently stalk their prey before suddenly striking. They dwell in the darkness and shun the sun, but are oddly attracted to bright and breeze personalities.
Location(s)	Battle of Mt. Neverest
Item(s) Dropped	Ethereal stone, Evencloth

Dragon Quest Tact

Shadow

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
95		?	?	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
?	?	?	?	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Darkness Breath		Dark Breath - level 20		-

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Zam-type Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up	Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Dark Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Dark Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

None

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max MP +3	Dark Breath Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Zam-type Breath Potency +5%

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Very Weak	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	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

Related monsters

• Shade
• Silhouette
• Umbra

Gallery

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  DQM 1-2 sprite

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  Caravan heart sprite

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  Joker 1 model

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  Cesar wielding the Shadowblade in Dragon Quest Heroes II.