Armful
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Armful | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | じごくのきし |
| Romaji | Jigoku no kishi |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest III |
| Old localization | Marauder (III NES) HellNite (III GBC) |
The armful is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series first introduced in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation. Having multiple extremities, it attacks several times per turn in each appearance.
Characteristics[edit]
Armfuls are skeletal warriors that have gained two extra pairs of arms to attack with, wielding wicked sabers in each of their hands. They are more armoured than the typical skeleton, wearing a small breastplate over their sternum, a spiked helmet on their skulls, a pair of boots, and gloves on each of their hands. In their original colouration, they had grey armour, dark orange bones, and swords made of both red and grey metal, shifting to yellowing bones and grey-green armor starting with the Super Famicom version of III. The hellish knights often have the ability to act twice per turn and can paralyze opponents by exhaling burning breath from their mandibles. The armfuls returned to the main series after 30 years like many classic monsters with their original Famicom coloration.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit]
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]
Malicious[edit]
Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[edit]
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Dragon Quest Tact[edit]
Armful appears as an A-rank member of the Undead family as part of the limited Dragon Quest III event and it stars in its own Battle Road. It can be recruited from Chapter 4, Episode 1: To Baramos Castle of the event quests at any difficulty and it can also participate in the Skelegon's Battle Road as a party member.
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| Family | Rank | Role | ||
 Undead |
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 Attack |
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| Max Level | HP | MP | Move | |
| 120 | 900 | 297 | 2 | |
| Attack | Defense | Agility | Wisdom | Weight |
| 421 | 405 | 323 | 207 | 35 |
| First | Second | Third | ||
| Burning Breath | Aeolian Slash* | Wild Slash* | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Rare HP Regen / Stats Up | Zam Res +25 / Stats Up | Wild Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up |
| Fourth | Fifth | |
| Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up | Wild Slash Potency +5% | |
| First | |
| Raises physical potency of undead allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it. | |
| First | Second | Third |
| ATK +10 | DEF +15 | Wild Slash Potency +2% |
| First | |
| Rare HP Regen: Rarely heals HP at action start. | |
| Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | |
| Very Weak | Normal | Normal | Half Res | |
| Bang Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Zam Resistance * | Snooze Resistance | |
| Very Weak | Normal | Half Res | Half Res | |
| Poison Resistance | Physical Lock Resistance | Spell Lock Resistance | Martial Lock Resistance | |
| Half Res | Normal | Normal | Normal | |
| Breath Lock Resistance | Hobble Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | |
| Normal | Super Weak | Normal | Super Weak | |
| Curse Resistance | Paralysis Resistance | Confusion Resistance | Charm Resistance | |
| Normal | Immune | Normal | Normal |
Trivia[edit]
- Their names reference their multiple arms and are also a play on "Harmful", which they also are given their warlike purpose.
Similar species[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Along with a Troll, Liquid metal slime, & Infanticore.
HD sprites
XI polygon model.
A malicious armful
Stars model
Appearance in Super Light
The armful and other monsters from III in Walk.
DQ Trading Card
