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Skeleton soldier is a recurring monster who appears in the Dragon Quest series.

Characteristics[]

The skeleton soldier is an undead skeletal warrior monster that's basically a palette swap variant of a Skeleton. In the Monsters series starting with Joker, it carries a scythe, until Joker 3, where it gets back its sword.

Appearances[]

Main games[]

Dragon Quest[]

#23 - Skeleton soldier
Undead Family
DQiOS - Skeleton soldier HP MP Attack Defence Agility
46 Infinite (NES)
12 (Remakes)
68 (NES)
62 (Remakes)
56 (NES)
46 (Remakes)
56 (NES)
36 (Remakes)
Exp Gold
28
72 (Remakes)
120 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Flees
Spells
Heal
Haunts at:
Galen's Grave
Damdara area


Dragon Quest IV[]

#77 - Skeleton soldier
Undead Family
Dq4skeletonsoldier HP MP Attack Defence Agility
80 10 54 30 55
Exp Gold Drop Steel broadsword
106 47 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
Midheal
Haunts at:
Aubout du Monde (Ch. 5)
Havre Léon (Ch. 5)
Palais de Léon (Ch. 5)
Laissez Fayre (Ch. 5)
Mamon (Ch. 5)
Gupta Gupha (Ch. 5)


Dragon Quest VII 3DS[]

#S17* - Skeleton soldier
Undead Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Agility
80 10 82 59 40
Exp Gold Drop Steel broadsword
159 71 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
Midheal
Haunts at:
Lizard's Lair (DLC Tablet)
Spooky Ruins (DLC Tablet)
Monster Meadows quotes:
3DS:
I wonder what the Princess is doing now...

Before my untimely demise, I was a knight who fought proudly for his country.

Hah! Hyah! ...Oh, hello (player's name)! I was just doing some sword practice!


Dragon Quest VIII[]

#104 - Skeleton soldier
Undead Family
DQ8-104-Skeleton soldier HP MP Attack Defence Agility
94 12 93 95 62
Exp Gold Drop Titan belt (Common)
Steel broadsword (Rare)
93 26 G
Note: Former knights enslaved by the power of the Lord of Darkness. Loyal to the core, they continue to fight even in death.
Abilities
Normal attack
Throws skull at a party member
Spells
Midheal
Haunts at:
Northwest Isle
Holy Isle of Neos
Unnamed Isles


Dragon Quest IX[]

#144 - Skeleton soldier
Undead Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Agility
146 12 136 160 126
Exp Gold Drop Chain Mail (Common)
Platinum sword (Rare)
1100 149 G
Description: Bony bruisers who give of their best whoever they're battling. They serve up sleep attacks and mend themselves with Midheal.

Proud in the extreme, they follow the chivalric path even in death, and will smite all who stand against their liege lord.

Abilities
Normal attack
Sleep Attack
Spells
Midheal
Haunts at:
Eastern Wormwood
Western Wormwood


Dragon Quest X[]

#214 - Skeleton soldier
Undead Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Weight
736 60 158 166 162
Exp Gold Drop Big bone (Common)
Green eye (Rare)
272 9 G
Note: A knight who died a regrettable death has been resurrected as a dead spirit. He can curse anyone he slashes and is also adept at using Midheal.
I feel like the crack on my head is getting bigger lately, so I stare at the mirror every day. Maybe it's because of stress...
Abilities
Normal attack
Lays a Curse
Cursed Attack
Skeletoss
Spells
Midheal
Haunts at:
Laniaka Fault Zone
Molinara Underground Cave
Cursed Earth
Ancient Orseco Arena


Monsters series[]

Dragon Warrior Monsters[]

# - DeadNite
Undead Family
Deadnite
HP Wisdom Attack Defence Agility
3/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 5/5
Description: Knight revived as a zombie, who never tires.
Spells and Abilities
Heal (Lv. 2)
NumbOff (Lv. 7)
CurseOff (Lv. 8)
How to breed:
Any Undead family monster X Any Demon family monster


Dragon Warrior Monsters 2[]

HP ATK DEF AGI INT Skills
5 6 2 3 2 Heal, Dechaos, CurseOff

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart[]

Rarity Weight XP HP MP ATK DEF SPD WIS Defense Res Status Res
2 Stars 3 2006 4/494 5/594 7/438 4/794 5/594 6/492 1 2

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[]

The Skeleton soldier is a B rank member of the undead family.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2/Joker 2 Professional[]

Joker 2 Professional Synthesising
Monster Monster Monster Monster Result
Skeleton + Skeleton + Skeleton + Skeleton = Skeleton soldier
Synth type Special

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D/SP[]

Book Number HP MP ATK DEF
309 1550 490 822 711

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key/SP[]

Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
Bone bat + Firebird = Skeleton soldier
Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Rank and Slot No.
Rank B
Slot No. One

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Joker 3 Professional[]

Joker 3 Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
Hacksaurus + Corpsebat = Skeleton soldier
Synth type {{{Synth type}}}
Joker 3 Rank and Slot No.
Rank B
Slot No. One

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[]

The Dark Prince Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
Skeleton + Restless armour = Skeleton soldier
Synth type S
The Dark Prince Rank and Slot No.
Rank E
Slot No. Unknown

Mystery Dungeon series[]

Torneko: The Last Hope[]

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Torneko's Great Adventure 3[]

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Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon[]

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Swords series[]

Kenshin Dragon Quest[]

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Battle Road series[]

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory[]

Skill/Spell Description
Cursecut Quickstep Attacks one enemy while swinging its sword around and can potentially curse it
Crack Damages one enemy with an icicle
Crackle Damages all enemies with icicles

Dragon Quest: Scan Battlers[]

The Skeleton soldier is a rare card in season 6. It's card number is 06-043.

Heroes series[]

Dragon Quest Heroes[]

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Dragon Quest Heroes II[]

Exp: 7
Gold: 5
Items dropped: Itty-bitty bone, Iron nails and skeleton soldier coin
Locations: Battle of the Great Divide (N), Battle of the Great Divide (S), Redrock Ravine

Builders series[]

Dragon Quest Builders[]

Located
Chapters 1,2 & 4
HP
75, 60~72, 172
Attack
29, 24, 38
Defence
16, 9, 35
Drops
Coarse cloth (★★☆), Bones (★☆☆)
Rusty nuggets (★★★), Bones (★☆☆)
Key (★★★)

Dragon Quest Builders 2[]

The skeleton soldier can be found in Moonbrooke. It can drop iron and coal.

Other series[]

Dragon Quest: Monster Parade[]

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Dragon Quest of the Stars[]

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Dragon Quest Rivals[]

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Dragon Quest Walk[]

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Dragon Quest Tact[]

Family Role Rarity Max Level Max HP Max MP Max Atk Max Def Agility Wisdom Move Weight
Zombie Attack B 110 590 188 312 249 235 104 2 25
Leader Skill Skill 1 Skill 2 Skill 3 Passive Skill Awakening skills
N/A Lightstrike Slashing Edge Blast Slash
Blast Draw
Lv 001 ATK +5
Lv 90 Blast Slash Potency +2%
Lv 100 Blast Slash Potency +2%
Lv 110 Blast Slash Potency +2%
1 Heart: Stats up, Bang-type Physical Potency +5%
2 Heart: Zam Res +25, Stats up
3 Heart: Blast Draw & Blast Slash Potency +5%, Stats up
4 Heart: Crack Res +25, Stats up
5 Heart: Blast Draw & Blast Slash Potency +5%, Stats up
Resistances Weaknesses
50% Zam, Crack, Poison & Sleep
100% Paralysis
-50% Frizz & Woosh spell
-100% Martial Lock & Blind

The Skeleton soldier is found on Ghost, Blossom Slime and Ragnar Roads.

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade[]

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - A Hero's Bonds[]

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Gallery[]

Sprites[]

Other languages[]

Other languages
French Soldat squelette
German Skelettsoldat (IV,VII,VIII,IX,J,J2,DP,HII,B2)
Knight (M)
Siebenkämpfer (IS)
Spanish Esqueleto soldado
Italian Soldaskeletro
Skeletro guerriero (VII)
Dutch Unknown
Norwegian Unknown
Greek Unknown
Portuguese Milisqueleto
Russian Unknown
Chinese 死靈騎士
Korean 사령 기사

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