Shadow

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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

Shadow DQ3-SNES-LOGO-ICON.png
Original (NES)
Sprite Level HP MP
Shadow nes.png ? ? ?
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


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

Shadow DQVI Logo.png
Original (SFC)
Sprite HP * MP Attack Defense
Shadow.gif 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 resilience1256
Evasion Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Fire Breath Resistance *
116 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 DQ8-LOGO-ICON.png
Original (PS2)
Sprite HP MP Attack
DQVIII PS2 Shade.png 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 knife132
Iron mask1256
Evasion Attack Resistance Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance *
116 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

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Dragon Quest Monsters

Shadow DWM Logo.png
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 DWM2 Taras Adventure Logo.png
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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

The shadow is a Rank D monster in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

Dragon Quest Swords

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Shadow (シャドー Shadō)DQHII Logo.png
Model Experience Gold Marked Version?
Shadow DQH2.png 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



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