Skeleton

Dragon Quest monster Skeleton

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese がいこつ Romaji Gaikotsu First appearance Dragon Quest

The skeleton is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, introduced in the original game. It is the skeletal remains of a fallen warrior brought back from the grave to continue fighting.

Characteristics

Skeletons, are, much like their name would imply, a hostile and occasionally armed skeletons. They wear long grey tunics with brown and gold collars, brown leggings, dark blue gloves and boots, and a belt around their waists with a blue jewel as a buckle. Interestingly, their skulls are far longer than that of a normal human's, to the point that in some 3D games the cranium curves backwards slightly. The crack on their skulls is said to be a wound they received when they were still alive.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Experience

11

Gold

29

HP

30

MP

0

Attack

28

Defence

22

Agility

22

Evasion

¹⁄₁₆

Spell(s)

None

Location(s)

East of Kol
Craggy Cave
Rimuldar region
Grave of Galen

Fizzle resistance

¹⁵⁄₁₆

Snooze resistance

⁰⁄₁₆

Fire resistance

⁰⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites

Experience

25

Gold

42

HP

30

MP

0

Attack

28

Defence

22

Agility

17

Evasion

¹⁄₃₂

Spell(s)

None

Location(s)

Near Kol

Fizzle resistance

⁷⁄₇

Snooze resistance

⁰⁄₇

Fire resistance

⁰⁄₇

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	46	3	40	21
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
25	62	23	1⁄64

Bestiary No.	DLC #105
Spell(s)	Kasap
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Davy Jones' Locker
Item(s) Dropped	Copper sword1⁄32

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	60%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Poof Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *
50%	100%	0%	0%
Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance*	Poison Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
0%	80%	0%	0%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
100%	50%	0%

• Zombie-type

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

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Bestiary No.		Family
#035		Undead
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
41	15	46	3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
40	21	25	0⁄64

In-Game Description	Human knights that met a foul and painful end. Frustration and sadness at their painful fate keeps them in this world as undead monsters.
Spell(s)	Kasap
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Ruined Abbey Summoned by Tortured soul Kingdom of Ascantha
Item(s) Dropped	Soldier's sword1⁄32 Templar's uniform1⁄256

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

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

Model

Bestiary no.

#028

Family

Undead

Experience

81

Gold

60

HP

42

MP

6

Attack

48

Defence

40

Agility

54

In-game description

The remains of robust warriors. They hit hard with Helm Splitter, and cannot be defeated with death spells.

Deceased soldiers who faithfully patrol the ruins of Brigadoom, though their king is long dead, and his kingdom a mere memory.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Helm Splitter

Location(s)

Doomingale Forest
Brigadoom
Eastern Coffinwell

Item(s) dropped

Cotton gloves¹⁄₃₂
Copper sword¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *

-25%

Ice resistance *

25%

Wind resistance *

-25%

Blast/Lightning resistance *

0%

Earth resistance *

-25%

Dark resistance *

0%

Light resistance *

-25%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

100%

Dazzle resistance *

25%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

25%

Paralysis resistance *

50%

Snooze resistance *

50%

Poison resistance *

50%

Stun resistance *

25%

Blunt resistance *

0%

Deceleratle resistance *

0%

Sap resistance *

25%

Spooky Aura resistance *

0%

Charm resistance *

50%

Dragon Quest X

Skeletons appeared from the beginning of the game. They are able to cast Kasap once again and can perform a Curse Attack to curse their opponents. Starting with Version 5.1 of the game, vicious skeletons can be faced in the Netherworld, as well.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Skeleton
Family	Undead
Rank	D
Description	The risen remains of warriors felled in long forgotten wars.
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Axes, Staves
Traits	-
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Whackproof, Inactionproof
Skill	Enfeebler, Attack Boost
Location	Infern Isle
Breeding chart	Flyguy x Headhunter

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Skeleton
Family	Undead
Rank	D
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Crafty Abiliterator
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Immune to Whack and Inaction
Skill	Enfeebler
Location	Unshore (fog), Bemusoleum (raining, night)
Breeding chart	Hyper heyedra x Lesser demon Stump chump x Rubble slime

Skeleton X
Family	Undead
Rank	B
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Counterstriker, Heckling Hector
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Immune to Whack and Sag
Skill	Antimagic
Location	-
Breeding chart	Skeleton x Skeleton (both Level 20 or higher)

Skeleton XY
Family	Undead
Rank	S
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Spears, Staves
Traits	Counterstriker, Close Scraper, Disruptive Waver, Crafty Sagger
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Immune to Whack and Sag
Skill	Über Knight
Location	-
Breeding chart	Skeleton X x Skeleton X (both level 50 or higher)

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,410	280
Max Attack*	Max Defence *	Max Agility *	Max Wisdom *
610	510	420	410

Bestiary No.	#431
Rank	G
In-game description	Recycled from the bodies of fallen warriors, these unfortunate cadavers truly get worked to the bone
Talents	Graveheart (lv. 1) Attack Booster I (lv. 20) Zam Ward (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Ultra Crafty Confuser (lv. 1) Critical Moment (lv. 20) Metal Beater (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Commander (lv. 1) Parting Gift (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Zapper (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Conquest - Lower & Middle Echelon ()
Items	Pretty pebble (Common) Seed of strength (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis	X = X = X =

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
-25%	0%	0%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
0%	50%	0%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
75%	0%	-25%	0%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
25%	50%	50%	50%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
-25%		0%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%

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

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

Model	Experience	Gold
	2	3g

List No.	#004
Field Notes	Surly spirits of soldiers whose clogs were rudely popped. They rose again, as they still had bones to pick. They remove their skulls and lob them—not-so-living proof that losing your head in battle needn't be a bad thing.
Location(s)	Arba Castle (Recruit, Captain), Big-Eye Boulevard (Things for a Fabulous Ring), Caliburgh (Recruit, Captain), Caliburgh Meadow (Recruit, Captain), Colissea (Recruit, Captain), Colissean Desert (Recruit, Captain), Fire Place (Showdown: Green Dragon)
Item(s) Dropped	Fresh milk, Iron nails

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

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	1	3g	Yes

List No.	007
Field Notes	Surly spirits of soldiers whose clogs were rudely popped. They rose again, as they still had bones to pick. They remove their skulls and lob them—not-so-living proof that losing your head in battle needn't be a bad thing.
Location(s)	The Grand Dunes, The Battle of Dunisia, The Battle of Harba
Item(s) Dropped	Fresh milk, Iron nails

Dragon Quest Builders

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
23~28	14~16	6~8	Coarse cloth (★★☆), Bones (★☆☆)
Location(s)
The Ravaged Realm

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
30	13	12	Coarse cloth (★★☆), Bones (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Tantegel Moor

Sprite

Dragon Quest Tact

Skeleton appears as an E-rank monster of the Undead family. It can be recruited from Chapters 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 5-4, 7-3, and 9-1 of the main storyline. The skeleton can participate in the Ghost and Walking corpse's Battle Roads as a party member.

Skeleton (がいこつ Gaikotsu)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Undead				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		517	125	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
292	147	200	103	10

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Dark Blow		Skeletoss*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
ATK +5/Stats Up	Bang Res +25/Stats Up	Skeletoss Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25/Stats Up	Skeletoss Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Skeletoss Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

ATK +5: Raises ATK by 5.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	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	Esqueleto	Spanish for "skeleton".
Français	Squelette	French for "skeleton".
Deutsch	Skelett	German for "skeleton".
Italiano	Skeletro	From "scheletro", the Italian word for skeleton.

Similar species

• Skeleton scrapper
• Skeleton soldier
• Dark skeleton
• Sekerleton
• Skeleton swordsman
• Skeleton in Memoriam
• Viking soul

Gallery

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

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  A Skeleton in X.

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  A vicious skeleton.

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  Skeleton model in Joker.

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  Skeletons and other monsters in Dragon Quest Heroes.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  A Skeleton in Keshi Keshi.

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  DQ Trading Card.