Skeleton swordsman (recurring)

For the similarly named monster with only one set of arms, see Skeleton swordsman (IV)

Dragon Quest monster Skeleton Swordsman

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese がいこつけんし Romaji Ga ikosukenshi First appearance Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation Old localization Skeleton
Skeletor

The Skeleton swordsman (がいこつけんし Skeleton swordsman) is a monster in the Dragon Quest series that was introduced in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation.

Characteristics

A sextuple-wielding menace, the skeleton swordsman engages in the unscrupulous act of skeleton modification by augmenting itself with the amputated limbs of its fallen enemies. Having gained newfound dexterity, it puts it to devastating effect by cutting the whole party's defense in half with Kasap before eviscerating an unlucky sucker all in one turn.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Skeleton swordsman (がいこつけんし Ga ikosukenshi)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		31	75	18
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
95	58	75	843	58

Bestiary No.	098
Spell(s)	Kasap
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn
Location(s)	Manoza Cave Ghost Ship
Item Dropped	Steel broadsword1⁄128

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

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Skeleton swordsman (がいこつけんし Ga ikosukenshi)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	157	8	113
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
126	109	431	67

Bestiary no.
Family	Undead
In-game description	They start out with just one pair of arms, but augment themselves with the limbs of their enemies, until finally attaining their six-armed state.
Spell(s)	Kasap
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Heliodor Region (Act 2) Heliodor Castle Manglegrove (Act 2) Costa Valor (Act 2)
Item(s) dropped	Big bone Iron headgear

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
?	?	?	?
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
?	?	?

Vicious

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Skeleton swordsman (がいこつけんし Ga ikosukenshi)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	761	16	377
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
352	259	2553	517

Bestiary no.
Family	Undead
In-game description	Skeleton swordsmen driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	Kasap
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Hoarder's Keep
Item(s) dropped	Big bone Iron headgear

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
?	?	?	?
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
?	?	?	?
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
?	?	?

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Dragon Quest Monsters

Skeletor
HP MP Experience Gold 2/5 Attack Defense Speed 3/5 3/5 4/5
Spells	Sap (Lv. 5) BirdBlow (Lv. 13) BiAttack (Lv. 20)
Family	Undead
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters
Console	GBC

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Related monsters

• One-man army
• Armful
• Grievous bodily arm

Gallery

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  Famicom artwork.

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  DQM2 sprite.

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  DQM I&II sprite.

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  Caravan sprite.