Umbra

Dragon Quest monster Umbra

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese まおうのかげ Romaji Maou no kage First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Vile Shadow
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The Umbra is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III.

It is a powerful, crimson red variant of the Shadow with glowing yellow eyes.

Characteristics

Umbras are the strongest versions of the shadow monsters, appearing only in places filled with darkness. As its Japanese name states, they are shadows of deceased Demon Lord themselves given physical form. The official guide book for the Super Famicom version of Dragon Quest III states that they are the malicious intent of Baramos given semi-physical form. With its high agility, it can become a nuisance to adventurers with its instant death spells and sickly sweet breath. Thankfully, they are vulnerable to having their magic sealed away with Fizzle. Although its shadowy ilk appeared in VI and VIII, umbras themselves did not make a reappearance in the series until X and XI, as well as various spinoff games.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Umbra (まおうのかげ Maou no kage)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		38	130	30
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
105	60	80	1710	77

Bestiary No.	#107
Spell(s)	Whack
Skill(s)	Sweet Breath
Location(s)	Damdara region Tower of Rubiss
Item Dropped	Dieamend1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0/64	25%	100%	25%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	70%	70%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
70%	100%	100%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
0%	25%	70%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Umbra (まおうのかげ Maou no kage)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	604	48	286
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
298	176	1,525	370

Bestiary no.	#537
Family	Elemental & Floating
In-game description	Having shadowed the Lord of Shadows on his daily rounds of evil-doing, they've become indispensable assets in the armies of evil.
Spell(s)	Kasap
Skill(s)	Sweet Breath
Location(s)	The Disciple's Trial - The Cruel Crypt (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Mini medal1⁄64 Agate of evolution1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-125%	25%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	50%	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%

This monster does not have a vicious, nor a malicious variant.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Umbra (まおうのかげ Maou no kage)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,340	410
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
560	410	480	640

Bestiary No.	#495
Rank	A
In-game description	Long ago, the shadow of a great demonic lord was endowed with magic and took on a life of its own. It multiplies by devouring the souls of its terrified human victims
Talents	Grump (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Ultra Crafty Whacker (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Sleeper (lv. 20) Deadly Touch (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Insult to Injury (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
-25%	0%	0%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
25%	50%	0%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
50%	0%	-25%	75%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
50%	0%	0%	0%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
0%		50%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

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Dragon Quest Treasures

Umbra

Portrait	Forte	Treasure Capacity	Safekeeping Score
		2	100%

Bestiary no.	#14
Family	Elemental
Trivia	The phantasmal form of a dead demon king They fight not for fame but the honor it brings Of their pasts they recall only a few things
Favorite foods
Habitats	The Maneland Cinderback Ridge The Snarl
Item(s) dropped

Stats

Starting HP	Starting MP	Starting Strength
39	31	17
Starting Defence	Starting Deftness	Starting magic
9	14	22
Max HP	Max MP	Max Strength
627	450	400
Max Defence	Max Deftness	Max magic
360	425	440

Potential abilities *

First	Second	Third
Barbaric Barbs	Grim Creeper	Kadonkle
Fourth	Fifth	Sixth
Kazam	Poison Breath	Sweet Breath

Dragon Attack

Name	Target(s)	Element
Blackball	Area	Dark

Traits

First		Second
Slippery Skin		Sorcereverb
Third		Fourth
Counter-Debilitator		Daredevil
Fifth
Poisoner

Resistances

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Normal
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Gravity Resistance *
Weak	Quite strong	Normal	Very 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

Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Tact

Umbra appears as an A-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited Dragon Quest III event. It will join the party in Chapter 5, Episode 3: Baramos? of the event quests and it can be fully awakened by completing the quest at any difficulty. The umbra can participate in Skelegon's Battle Road as a party member.

Umbra (まおうのかげ Maou no kage)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		793	320	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
288	358	425	305	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Sweet Breath		Crackle*		Putrid Breath*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Rare MP Regen / Stats Up	Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Crackle Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Crackle Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Raises Crack-type potency of inorganic allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
AGL +15	Max MP +10	Crackle Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Rare MP Regen: Rarely recovers MP at action start.

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

Trivia

• The Umbra is the only member of the living shadows group to have never changed its colors.

Similar species

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

Gallery

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  An Umbra in X.

• 

  XI polygon model.

• 

  Appearance in Super Light.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  Umbra as it appears in Tact.