Mean spirit
| Dragon Quest monster | |
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| Mean spirit | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | しにがみ |
| Romaji | Shinigami |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line |
| Old localization | Demighost (II NES and GBC) Reaper (Monsters and Monsters 2) |
The Mean spirit or Sekerleton is a monster that first appeared in Dragon Quest II.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line[edit]
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]
| #042 - Mean spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dropped Item | Silk robe (common, 1/16) Pointy hat (rare, 1/128) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locations | Western Coffinwell Quarantomb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skills | Normal attack Slashes with scythe twice Attack Attacker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spells | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family | Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bestiary # | 042 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Game | Dragon Quest IX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Console | DS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | These soul-stealing minions of evil may be menacing, but their low defenses lets them down. Beware lone lights in the middle of the night. Smells like mean spirits fishing for friends to ferry to the realm of the dead... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Quest X[edit]
Reappearing from 7.1 onwards, they fight the same way as in IX, but can now cast Whack. Prior to their reappearance, they appeared on the Death Tarot Card alongside a Will-o'-the-whips.
Dragon Quest Monsters[edit]
| Family | Zombie |
| In-game description | Guides dead spirits to the underworld |
| Abilities | DevilCut, EerieLite, Curse |
| Habitat | Medal Man's Gate, Gate of Sleep |
| Breeding chart | Zombie family x WeedBug Hork, Spooky x Devil family |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * | Bang Resistance * |
| None | None | None | None |
| Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Rock/Army Resistance * |
| None | Weak | Weak | Weak |
| Zap Resistance * | Gigaslash Resistance | Magic Burst Resistance | Drain Magic Resistance * |
| Weak | Weak | None | Weak |
| Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * |
| Strong | Strong | Immune | Immune |
| Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance |
| Immune | Immune | Strong | Weak |
| Ban Dance Resistance | Gobstopper Resistance | Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * |
| Weak | None | Weak | None |
| Decelerate Resistance * | Curse Resistance | ||
| None | Immune | ||
Dragon Quest Monsters 2[edit]
| Family | Zombie |
| In-game description | Sneaks up on foes from behind. |
| Abilities | DevilCut, Curse, EerieLite |
| Habitat | |
| Breeding chart | Zombie family x WeedBug Spooky, Hork x Devil family |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * | Bang Resistance * |
| None | None | None | None |
| Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Rock/Army Resistance * |
| None | Weak | Weak | Weak |
| Water Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Gigaslash Resistance | Magic Burst Resistance |
| Weak | Weak | Weak | None |
| Drain Magic Resistance * | Whack Resistance * | Kamikazee Resistance * | Poison Resistance * |
| Weak | Strong | Strong | Immune |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * |
| Immune | Immune | Immune | Strong |
| Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | Gobstopper Resistance | Stun Resistance * |
| Weak | Weak | None | Weak |
| Sap Resistance * | Decelerate Resistance * | Curse Resistance | |
| None | None | Immune | |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart[edit]
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Localization lapse[edit]
With the 2015 localization of the smart phone version of II, the Mean spirit's name was changed to that of Sekerleton. This lead to confusion, as the name had already been applied to the skeleton in the first Zenithian game. The error arose because the two monsters share the same name in Japanese, being しにがみ, and the team that was assigned to localize II did not notice that the group which adapted IX foresaw this issue and averted it ahead of time.
However, the enemy is once again known as "Sekerleton" in Dragon Quest Builders 2, possibly due to the localizers referencing the English translation of II for enemy names. Curiously, the friendly version of the enemy encountered in the game's final chapter is still referred to as a Mean spirit.
Related monster[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Famicom artwork.
Appearance in Stars.
With Prickly pranksters.
