Shade

Dragon Quest monster Shade

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese あやしいかげ Romaji Ayashī kage First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Shadow (III NES)
Shadower (III GBC, Torneko 2, Tact)

The Shade is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series that first appeared in Dragon Quest III.

It is a mysterious shadowy creature that takes on the characteristics and abilities of other monsters.

Characteristics

Shades originally appeared as a white and grey shadow with light blue eyes, but was depicted as solid black with orange eye light in the Super Famicom remake of the third game. When it reappeared in the eighth game, it kept the dark color, but changed its eyes for a shade of blue similar to its original sprite's; this has been the look the creature has kept ever since.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Shade (あやしいかげ Ayashī kage)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		?	?	?
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
?	?	?	?	?

Bestiary No.	#025
Spell(s)	?
Skill(s)	?
Location(s)	Norvik region Pyramid Kidnapper's Cave Tower of Transcendence 1F Lanson Fifer's Spire
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

SFC	GBC	Switch

Note: Shade's stats are randomly generated. Its stats and drops are randomly generated from a monster that the player has encountered.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Shade (あやしいかげ Ayashī kage)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	86	0	95
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
70	68	78	14

Bestiary no.	#129
Family	Elemental
In-game description	It is said that these terrifying apparitions are born when the restless shadows of fallen coalesce.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Cursed Mist Call for backup (Shade)
Location(s)	Arcadia Region Savella Region Ocean
Item(s) dropped	Rennet powder1⁄16 Wing of bat1⁄32

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	60%	0%	0%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	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%	50%	100%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	50%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Shade (あやしいかげ Ayashī kage)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	?	?	?
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
?	?	?	?

Bestiary no.	#058
Family	??? & Floating
In-game description	These curious creatures are able to store the power of their beastly brethren within their bodies. Apparently, they shroud themselves in shadows in order to hide their identities.
Spell(s)	Varies
Skill(s)	Varies
Location(s)	Gallopolis Region - Celestial Sands (first act, night only) Laguna di Gondolia (third act, night only)
Item(s) dropped	Varies

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-125%	25%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	25%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
100%	100%	25%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

Vicious shade (あやしいかげ・強 Ayashī kage・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	?	?	?
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
?	?	?	?

Bestiary no.	#348
Family	??? & Floating
In-game description	Shades driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	Varies
Skill(s)	Varies
Location(s)	Gallopolis Region - Celestial Sands (second act, night only) The Disciple's Trial - The Cruel Crypt (third act, night only)
Item(s) dropped	Varies

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-125%	25%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	25%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
100%	100%	25%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Swords

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Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippodan

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

Shade (あやしいかげ Ayashī kage)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	30	25g	Yes

List No.	#033
Field Notes	Each shade is made from the shadows of many monsters who died before they could accomplish their life's work. Having lost their identities, they shift their shapes to try and rediscover themselves. Sadly, they have little luck...
Location(s)	The Battle of the Wildwood
Item(s) Dropped	Evencloth, Royal soil

Dragon Quest Tact

Once again known as Shadower in this game, it appears as a D-rank monster of the Inorganic family as part of the limited True Dragon Quest III event. It can be recruited from the Theddon stage of "Awaken, Ramia!" at any difficulty and it can participate in Ramia's Battle Road as a party member.

Shadower (あやしいかげ Ayashī kage)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Inorganic				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
100		675	222	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
182	197	260	108	15

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Darkness Breath		Cursed Breath*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Max MP +5 / Stats Up	Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Darkness Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Darkness Breath Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Darkness Breath]] Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

Max MP +5: Increases max MP by 5.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Very Weak	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal
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
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Half Res	Immune	Normal	Super Weak

Gallery

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  A Shade in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Vicious shade.

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  The Shade as seen in Slime MoriMori 3.

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.

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  Rivals card.

Related monsters

Similar species

• Shadow
• Silhouette
• Umbra
• Shadow in Memoriam
• Jarvis's shadow