Shadow

Dragon Quest monster Shadow

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

The Shadow is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, introduced in Dragon Quest III.

It is a black, insubstantial, phantom-like creature. 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 thanks to advancing hardware.

Characteristics

These phantom-like fiends haunt remote ruins such as the Moonmirror Tower and the darkness of caves and dungeons, hardly taking physical damage thanks to their fading form. Screeching as they slash with ghastly claws, Shadows are a spooky sight for unsuspecting adventurers. They have an affinity for the cold, being capable of freezing adventurers solid with ice magic or letting loose a cool breath to bathe the party in a chilly wicked wind.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Shadow (シャドー Shadō)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		30	70	18
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
63	65	50	743	31

Bestiary No.	#082
Spell(s)	Crackle
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Manoza Cave
Item Dropped	Thorn whip1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	25%	25%	25%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
25%	25%	70%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
70%	25%	70%	70%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
25%	25%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Shadow (シャドー Shadō)

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)	Moonmirror Tower
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: Journey of the Cursed King

Shadow (boss) (シャドー Shadō)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	64	0	95
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
72	76	71	21

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)	Arcadia (summoned by Evil Jessica)
Item(s) dropped	Bronze knife1⁄32 Iron mask1⁄256

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	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

Evil Jessica is able to summon shadows by ripping open the fabric of space with the sceptre, up to a total of six at once. These shadows are weaker than the ones faced later in the World of Darkness, lacking their resistance to damage and only being able to breathe out Cool Breath, but they can still be a nuisance once they outnumber the party.

Shadow (シャドー Shadō)

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)	Chilly Breath
Location(s)	World of Darkness Dark Godbird's Eyrie After the fall of Black Citadel: Farebury Region (night only) Maella Region Kingdom of Ascantha (day only) Pickham Region (night only) Kingdom of Trodain Cape West of Pickham Kingdom of Argonia (night only) Blizzard Peaks (night only)
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

Like other monsters from the World of Darkness, shadows with strengthened attributes begin appearing throughout the world map after the fall of Black Citadel.

Dragon Quest X

Shadows began appearing in Version 2.0 of the game. They are able to breathe out Freezing Blizzard and cast Crackle, as well as being able to call for backup from more of their kind.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Shadow (シャドー Shadō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	100	16	91
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
101	89	229	43

Bestiary no.	#171
Family	Elemental & Floating
In-game description	Umbral entities drawn from the deepest depths of darkness who thrill in using the chill of night to kill, kill, kill!
Spell(s)	Crackle
Skill(s)	Chilly Breath Call for backup (Shadow)
Location(s)	The Snærfelt (first act, night only) The Royal Library 1-2F (first and second acts)
Item(s) dropped	Purple eye1⁄32 Thief's turban1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	50%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-125%	25%	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%

Malicious

Malicious shadow (シャドー・邪 Shadō・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	315	32	180
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
252	199	1,611	303

Bestiary no.	#559
Family	Elemental & Floating
In-game description	Shadows who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Kacrack
Skill(s)	C-c-cold Breath Call for backup (Malicious shadow)
Location(s)	Sniflheim Region (third act, night only) The Snærfelt (third act, night only)
Item(s) dropped	Purple eye1⁄32 Thief's turban1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	50%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-125%	25%	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 Monsters

Shadow (シャドー Shadō)

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 (シャドー Shadō)

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

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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

Dragon Quest Swords

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

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 appears as a C-rank monster of the Inorganic family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in the Dancing flame and Illusia's Battle Roads as a party member.

Shadow (シャドー Shadō)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		692	233	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
260	247	218	175	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Darkness Breath		Black Breath*		Talent Blossoming: Dark Flames

Awakening Skills

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

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max MP +3	Black Breath Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

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

Dragon Quest Treasures

Shadow

Portrait	Forte	Treasure Capacity	Safekeeping Score
		2	100%

Bestiary no.	#13
Family	Elemental
Trivia	They lurk in dark shadows, the dimmest of shade They sneak up unnoticed-you'd best be afraid They're made of pure darkness and cannot be weighed
Favorite foods
Habitats	The Paternoggin The Wingswept Moors The Snarl
Item(s) dropped

Stats

Starting HP	Starting MP	Starting Strength
40	32	16
Starting Defence	Starting Deftness	Starting magic
10	14	22
Max HP	Max MP	Max Strength
637	460	370
Max Defence	Max Deftness	Max magic
400	425	427

Potential abilities *

First	Second	Third
Barbaric Barbs	Black Hole	Chilly Breath/Freezing Blizzard/C-c-cold Breath
Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Grim Creeper	Sap/Kasap	Wings of Doom

Dragon Attack

Name	Target(s)	Element
Blackball	Area	Dark

Traits

First		Second
Counter-Debilitator		Lone Wolf
Third		Fourth
Slim Pickings		Slippery Skin
Fifth
Stunner

Resistances

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
Weak	Normal	Weak	Normal
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 Shadow in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Malicious shadow.

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  DQM1·2 sprite.

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  Caravan Heart sprite.

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  Joker model.

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  Cesar wielding the Shadowblade in Heroes II.

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  Rivals card.

Related monsters

Similar species

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