Shiren 1 DS:Dead Soldier Family

This Dead Soldier Family page is about the Ninendo DS release. For the Super Famicom release, see Shiren 1 SFC:Ghost Musha Family.

For all Dead Soldier Family pages across the wiki, see Dead Soldier Family.

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The Dead Soldier monster family (Japanese: ぼうれい武者系, Bōrei Musha Kei) consists of:

1. Dead Soldier (Japanese: ぼうれい武者, Bōrei Musha)
2. Dead Veteran (Japanese: ぼうれいはんにゃ, Bōreihannya)
3. Dead General (Japanese: 将軍ゾンビ, Shōgun Zonbi)
4. Dead Shogun (Japanese: 大将軍ゾンビ, Daishōgun Zonbi)

Dead Soldiers take the form of their respectively leveled Evil Soldier counterpart, though bereft of the samurai's shoulder spaulders, sode (Japanese: 袖) and helmet, kabuto (Japanese: 冑), and only equipped with a plated curiass, do (Japanese: 胴) which connects to thigh plates, haidate (Japanese: 佩楯), and plain rounded boots.

Without upper body armor, Dead Soldiers are lean, skeleton-like creatures bearing soulless black eyes and two pointed teeth which are notable in Evil Soldiers. An orange band sits around the forehead of the monster and they have long untamed hair and two sharp clawed fingers. Because Dead Soldiers appear after the samurai-like Evil Soldier is defeated, and are missing their sword, it is as if they have been slain in battle, and have returned as a vengeful spirit, wandering the floor in search for a monster that can avenge them, hence their ability.

The color of monster's armor plates; footwear, hair and armbands depends on it's level:

• 1 - green, red
• 2 - purple, olive green
• 3 - grey, sky blue
• 4 - orange, purple

When attacking while Confused, Blinded or Sealed, Dead soldiers move forward and furiously scratch the target with it's double-clawed hands, creating two scratch marks with the left claw first, then the right.

When possessing another monster, Dead Soldiers jump up into the air, arms out and dive into the other monster before disappearing, leveling them up.

Dead Soldiers do not spawn naturally in dungeons, and cannot be summoned by a Schubell Family Monster. Aside from throwing Monster Meat, they will only appear in the spot of a defeated Evil Soldier after 3 turns have passed. If that spot if obstructed by any entity, the Dead Soldier will spawn on the next turn after 3 that the square is free.

Monster Ability

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Dead soldiers will wander the floor ignoring Template:ShirenPC, and chasing other Monsters to possess which will increase their level by 1. Possessing a level 4 monster will 'cure' the monster, removing all status effects and replenishing their full HP. Unless they are made 'Clear-Sighted]' by a Herb of Sight thrown at them, Dead Soldiers cannot see Air Devil Family Monsters and will therefore not chase or possess them.

When interacted with, there is a chance that they will warp to a random location on the floor.

Non-monster entities such as NPCs cannot be possessed.

Most physical attacks, even from a powerful weapon will only deal 1 damage. See Combat Strategy for details.

Effect when Sealed

Dead Soldiers can no longer possess and level up monsters. They will not chase other monster and will now pursue Shiren, using melee attacks. They will never warp away when interacted with.

Combat Strategy

Physical attacks from many types of Weapon or with none equipped will only deal 1 damage to a Dead Soldier, even with 255 Strength. Multiple attacks of 1 damage each turn can quickly defeat a Dead Soldier before it flees, such as by becoming a Knifegator Family Monster.

They will however, take full damage from a Weapon with the File:Shiren 1 DS Weapon Seal Ghost.png (ghost) Seal from a Sickle Slayer. Throwing the weapon will also deal this damage. Note that equipped weapon seals do not apply when Shiren is transformed as a monster, but do apply in towns. There are many ways to damage a Dead Soldier, which, due to it's low HP, are likely to instantly defeat it.

• Because they are Ghost-type Monsters, thrown healing items that hit will deal fixed damages to a Dead Soldier. See Dead Soldier

Methods of Dealing Fixed Damage

• Various thrown items - 2 damage.
• Thrown Gitan which will deal 1/10 of its numerical amount.
• Blastwave Scrolls: 21 - 39 damage
• Lightning Staves: 14 - 23 damage
• Knockback from a Knockback Staff - 5 damage
• File:Tiger Uho.pngBeing thrown by a Tiger Uho Family Monster - 5 damage
• File:Dremlas.pngRammed by a Dremlas Family Monster - 5 damage
• Fire from Dragon Herbs - 68 - 75 damage
• Being Poisoned by Poison Herbs - 5 damage
• File:Dragon.pngDragon Family and Firepuff Family fire
• Various explosions:
  • File:Spike Bomb.pngSpike Bomb Family and Popster Tank Family explosions
  • Scrolls of Explosion - Instant defeat
• A Venting Jar explosion - instant defeat
• Damage dealing Traps:
  • Stumble Trap - 2 damage
  • File:Shiren 1 DS Trap Sprites - Landmine Trap.png Landmine Trap - 2 - 3 damage
  • Big Landmine Trap - Reduction to 1 HP or instant defeat.
  • File:Shiren 1 DS Trap Sprites - Log Trap.png File:Shiren 1 DS Trap Sprites - Knockback Trap.png Log Traps or Knockback Traps - 15 damage

Dead Soldiers will only attack the player when Confused, Sealed or Blinded and are therefore not a direct threat. They are more likely to have to possessed and leveled up another monster than to ever attack the player.

When interacting with a Dead Soldier, there is a chance that they will warp to a random location on the floor.

Monster type

Dead Soldier Family Monsters are Ghost-type, meaning that they will take 200% damage from an attack with a weapon with a File:Shiren 1 DS Weapon Seal Ghost.png seal from a Sickle Slayer.

As a Ghost-type Monster, Dead Soldiers will also take damage from healing items when hit by them. This can be convenient as they do not have much HP, and a ghost seal may not be available.

• Medicinal Herbs will deal 25 damage
• Herbs of Life will deal 50 damage
• Restorative Herbs will deal 100 damage.
• A thrown Staff of Recovery or magic bolt from which will deal 50 damage.

Meat Strategy

Shiren cannot attack as a Dead Soldier, but interacting with monsters will cause Shiren possess them, taking the form of that monster as if their Monster Meat was consumed.

Monster-Shiren possessing a Skull Mage.

Possessing the biggest physical threat in the room, or a monster with a useful ability can minimize potential dangers such as Dragons to defeat monsters from a safe distance, or Fluffy Bunnies to replenish Shiren's health by 50 HP each turn.

Monster Meat Description

1. Dead Soldier meat: Eat this to change into a Dead Soldier. Able to possess other monsters.
2. Dead Veteran meat: Eat this to change into a Dead Veteran. Able to possess other monsters.
3. Dead General meat: Eat this to change into a Dead General. Able to possess other monsters.
4. Dead Shogun meat: Eat this to change into a Dead Shogun. Able to possess other monsters.

Spawn Locations

Dead Soldier Family monsters don't spawn naturally and only spawn on the squares where an Evil Soldier Family monster was killed. Therefore floors where an Evil Soldier can spawn are also floors where an Dead Soldier appear.

Monster Name	Locations	Road to the Hamlet	Table Mountain	Tainted Path	Ceremonial Cave	Ravine of the Dead	Kitchen God	Scroll Cave	Final Puzzle
Dead Soldier	Floor(s)	✗	5 - 7	✗	✗	✗	5 - 7	5 - 7	4 - 5
Dead Veteran		✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗
Dead General		✗	✗	31 - 37	3 - 4	1 - 25	15 - 18	15 - 18	15 - 18
Dead Shogun		✗	✗	68 - 76	26 - 29	26 - 50	✗	71 - 80	66 - 80

Gallery

• Shiren 1 DS - Dead Soldier Sprite.png

  Level 1

• Shiren 1 DS - Dead Veteran Sprite.png

  Level 2

• Shiren 1 DS - Dead General Sprite.png

  Level 3

• Shiren 1 DS - Dead Shogun Sprite.png

  Level 4

Trivia

• Dead Soldier Family Monsters are one of the types of monsters that a Baby Tengu Family Monster cannot masquerade as. To create a Dead Soldier, an Evil Soldier needs to be genuine.
• When a Fluffy Bunny is possessed by a Dead Soldier, the 'cured' message appears as there is only one monster in the Fluffy Bunny Family.