Skeleton scrapper

Dragon Quest monster Skeleton scrapper
Erdrick Trilogy sprite, Nintendo Switch Japanese しりょう Romaji Shiryō First appearance Dragon Quest Old localization Wraith

The Skeleton scrapper is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in the original Dragon Quest.

It is slightly stronger than an ordinary skeleton and has gained the ability to heal itself with magic.

Characteristics

Skeleton scrappers are garbed in brownish-orange tunics with a green and gold collar along with a belt with a green jewel around their waists, green leggings, as well as brown leather gloves and boots. Compared to the others in its family, these skeletons fight with hand-to-hand, giving them their English name, and can mend their bones with a simple healing spell. However in some spinoff appearances, they wield swords in battle. According to their description in Monster Parade, skeleton scrappers are said to appear to those on death's door as an envoy to the land of the dead. The scrappers have not appeared as frequently in other games compared to the other skeletons.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Skeleton scrapper (しりょう Shiryō)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	36	9	17	59	44	34	34

Spell(s)	Heal
Location(s)	South of Rimuldar

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄16	0⁄16	7⁄16	0⁄16

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	36	9	42	62	44	34	23

Spell(s)	Heal
Location(s)	Rimuldar Region

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
0⁄64	0⁄7	0⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past 3DS

Skeleton scrappers make their first reappearance 27 years after the release of the original Dragon Quest. One can be faced as the boss of the Snag a Speedy Sword DLC Tablet.

Skeleton scrapper (しりょう Shiryō)

Remake exclusive (3DS)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	36	9	44	34
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
23	56	75	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	DLC #020
Spell(s)	Heal (self only)
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Snag a Speedy Sword Day of the Undead
Item(s) Dropped	Medicinal herb1⁄16

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%	50%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
80%	0%	50%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	15%	0%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

• Zombie-type

Dragon Quest Builders

Skeleton scrapper (しりょう Shiryō)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
55	18~25	12	Coarse cloth (★★☆), Bones (★☆☆)
Location(s)
The Ravaged Realm

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
47	22	8	Rusty nuggets (★★★), Bones (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Ancient Palace

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
65	31	35	Coarse cloth (★★★), Bones (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Patchwork Island

Sprite

Dragon Quest Tact

Skeleton scrapper appears as a C-rank monster of the Undead family during the first part of the limited True Dragon Quest I event. It can be recruited from the Damdara Desert 2 stage of Adventure in the DQ I World: Majellan and it can be fully awakened by repeating the stage at any difficulty. The skeleton scrapper can participate in the Death scorpion's Battle Road as a party member.

Skeleton scrapper (しりょう Shiryō)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Undead				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
115		776	216	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
203	307	315	181	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Heal		Skull Toss*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 / Stats Up	Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Skull Toss Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Skull Toss Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
AGL +5	Skull Toss Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

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
Normal	Normal	Normal	Half Res
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Super Weak
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Immune	Super Weak	Normal

Related monsters

Similar species

• Skeleton
• Skeleton soldier
• Dark skeleton
• Sekerleton
• Skeleton swordsman
• Viking soul

Gallery

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

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  The skeleton scrapper and other monsters that can be recruited from