Corpse corporal

Dragon Quest monster Corpse corporal
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese リビングデッド Romaji Ribingu deddo First appearance Dragon Quest II Old localization Zombie (II NES and GBC and VII PS1)

The Corpse corporal is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest II, it is a stronger version of the Walking corpse.

Characteristics

The creepy Corpse corporal shuffles soulessly until it encounters an enemy, and even then they seem almost catatonic. They are often able to debilitate the party in many ways, from enveloping them in illusions, poisoning them, inflicting paralysis, or placing curses on unfortunate adventurers. In some games, they are able to emit a Spooky Aura that leaves enemies open to extra damage from slung spells.

It is unknown why the corporal sprites alternate between being faithful to the artwork's colours and wearing grimy green, and what caused this inconsistency in the first place. In most games, the Corpse corporal has a deathly pallor, red eyes, and brittle hair the color of straw while wearing a raggedy red tunic with a black belt and brown or dark green trousers. In the Super Famicom versions of V and VII, the corpse corporals had a completely different colour scheme, with bluish-grey skin, white hair, and wearing maroon clothing. In its original appearance in II and the Builders games, the corpse corporal has sickly, jaundiced yellow skin, light brown hair, and a green tunic worn with blue trousers instead.

Appearances

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

Corpse corporal (リビングデッド Ribingu deddo)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	60	Infinite	31
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
7	12	23	25

Abilities	Dazzle Defend
Location(s)	Moonbrooke Tower of Wind
Item Dropped	Leather armour1⁄16

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄64	0⁄7	1⁄7	7⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Attack
	60	3	25
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
7	12	40	25

Abilities	Dazzle Defend
Location(s)	Moonbrooke Pillar of Winds
Item Dropped	Leather armour1⁄16

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance
1⁄64	0⁄7	1⁄7	7⁄7
Thwack Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Kasap Resistance
7⁄7	7⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Corpse corporal (リビングデッド Ribingu deddo)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	105	0	74	15
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
28	85	11	N/A

Bestiary No.	#072
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Becomes confused and skips turn Calls for back up (Lesionnaire) Spooky Aura
Location(s)	West of Zoomingale (near Lunar Zoombloom) Tunnel south of Zoomingale
Item dropped	Yggdrasil leaf1⁄64

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	100%	67%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
0%	100%	67%	20%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
67%	0%	100%	20%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Corpse Corporal (リビングデッド Ribingu deddo)

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	160	0	127	72
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
54	204	38	NA

Bestiary No.	#120
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Spooky Aura Tongue Bashing Wastes turn being confused
Location(s)	Mt. Snowhere region Felonia region Pillar of Pegasus
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of life1⁄256

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	100%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
100%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	50%	0%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Corpse corporal (リビングデッド Ribingu deddo)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	338	0	148	68
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
59	173 (PS1) 260 (3DS)	93 (PS1) 140 (3DS)	1⁄64

Bestiary No.	#180
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Suddenly grabs party member (125% damage) Poison Breath Venom Mist Calls for backup (Corpse corporal)
Location(s)	Aeolus Vale (present) Ventus Tower Vogograd (after the Demon King's resurrection) Day of the Undead
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of life1⁄256

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	60%	15%	100%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	90%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	15%

3DS version changes

None

• Zombie-type

Dragon Quest VIII 3DS

Corpse corporal (リビングデッド Ribingu deddo)

Nintendo 3DS

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	306	0	181
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
70	88	244	42

Bestiary no.	#298
Family	Undead
In-game description	A revolting remnant of battle that dribbles a putrid puss from its lips. With Burning Breath it seeks to paralyse the party.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Burning Breath
Location(s)	Altar of Wroth
Item(s) dropped	Moonwort bulb1⁄8 Seed of life1⁄128

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	30%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	60%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
15%	50%	100%	15%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest X

Reappearing after taking a backseat from the previous game starting in the base game, corpse corporals are more formidable than in past entries, paralysing enemies with their breath and cursing them.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Corpse corporal (リビングデッド Ribingu deddo)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	262	17	112
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
115	56	219	60

Bestiary no.	146
Family	Undead
In-game description	Having been dug up and brought back from the beyond, they're not big fans of the living, and will eagerly curse them at every opportunity.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Lets loose a calamitous curse (curses one party member) Burning Breath Calls for backup (Corpse corporal)
Location(s)	Northern Champs Sauvage (first and third acts) The Other Side (first act) Pillar of Pegasus 1-3F (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Grubby bandage1⁄16 Seed of life1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-25%	25%	-10%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-25%	25%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	0%	100%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	0%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	25%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Vicious

Vicious corpse corporal (リビングデッド・強 Ribingu deddo・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	390	114	153
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
156	75	568	115

Bestiary no.	#239
Family	Undead
In-game description	Corpse corporals driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Lets loose a calamitous curse (curses one party member) Burning Breath Calls for backup (Vicious corpse corporal)
Location(s)	The Champs Sauvage (second act) The Sage's Trial - Hoarder's Keep (third act, night only)
Item(s) dropped	Grubby bandage1⁄16 Seed of life1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	-25%	25%	-10%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-50%	25%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	25%	100%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	0%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	50%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Corpse corporal (リビングデッド Ribingu deddo)

Model	Experience	Gold
	49	20g

List No.	#043
Field Notes	Battle-worn warriors in life, now they're content to shamble about leaving poisonous puddles in their wake. Their HP is as high as their IQ is low, and they seem to lash out at approaching foes more out of instinct than intent.
Location(s)	Arba Town (Recruit), Dawnsholm (Hero), Guardian's Grove (Friends of the Forest), The Fault (Captain, Hero), The Lion's Den (Grudge Match: Feral Feline), Warden's Wood (Heroes of the Hideaway)
Item(s) Dropped	Saint's ashes, Evencloth, Classic ring of immunity recipe, Luxury ring of immunity recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Corpse corporal (リビングデッド Ribingu deddo)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	780	20g	Yes

List No.	#099
Field Notes	Battle-worn warriors in life, now they're content to shamble about leaving poisonous puddles in their wake. Their HP is as high as their IQ is low, and they seem to lash out at approaching foes more out of instinct than intent.
Location(s)	Battle of the Pinnacle: Base, Battle of the Pinnacle: Centre (2nd Area), Blacka Pastures, Blackrock Ravine, Dead Man's Land, The Battle of Accordia, The Damned Dunes, The Darkwood, The Fetid Foothills
Item(s) Dropped	Grubby bandage, Ring of immunity

Dragon Quest Builders

Corpse corporal (リビングデッド Ribingu deddo)

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
72	25	13	Gravestone (★☆☆), Lemongrass seed (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Holy Sanctum

Sprite

Dragon Quest Rivals

Corpse corporal appeared in the first standard card pack as a rare card exclusive for Demon Swordsmen leaders.

Dragon Quest Tact

Corpse corpral appears as a C-rank monster of the Undead family. It can be recruited from Chapters 7-3, 9-2, 9-7, 11-4, 14-3, 14-6, 14-7, and 15-2 of the main storyline. Corpse corporal also appears as an enemy in the Passage to Rendarak during the limited Dragon Quest II event, where it can be fought in the 2nd, 7th, and 12th basement floors. It can participate in the Ghost and Gremlin's Battle Roads as a party member.

Corpse corporal (リビングデッド Ribingu deddo)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Undead				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
115		798	262	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
336	300	137	118	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Poison Attack		Shade Slash*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Zam-type Physical Potency +5%/Stats Up	Woosh Res +25/Stats Up	Shade Slash Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25/Stats Up	Shade Slash Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

None

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +10	Shade Slash Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Zam-type Physical Potency +5%: Raises Zam-type physical potency by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Very Weak	Normal	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Half Res
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Super Weak
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Super Weak
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Immune	Normal	Normal

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Zombi hambriento	Spanish for "hungry zombie".
Français	Macchab	A French slang term for a stiff, dead body.
Deutsch	Kadaverkorporal	German for "cadaver corporal".
Italiano	Morto-vivo	Italian for "living dead".

Trivia

• The corpse corporal's Japanese name Living dead (リビングデッド, Ribingu deddo) is likely derived from George A. Romero's 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead, which is credited with popularising the portrayal of zombies in modern culture and went on to create a successful franchise of films.

Gallery

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  Appearance in VII's 'The Big Book of Beasts' in the remake.

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  A Corpse corporal in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Vicious corpse corporal.

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  Rivals card.

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  The Corpse corporal as part of the Dragon Quest II event in Tact.

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  Dragon Quest Card Game

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• Ghoul
• Lumberin' Jack
• Toxic zombie
• Walking corpse
• Corpsickle
• Putric Stinkenheimer