Shiren:Dead Soldier Family

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Artwork from a

Shiren 1 SFC source book.

The Dead Soldier (Japanese: ぼうれい武者) Monster Family is a recurring group of four monsters in the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series. It made its debut in Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer in 1995, making it one of the Original Monster Families. Its most recent appearance was in / Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island in 2024.

The Dead Soldier Family consists of:

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

Biography

Characteristics

The Dead Soldier family doesn't spawn naturally, instead, only spawning when a member of the Evil Soldier Family is killed. The level of the monster spawned is determined by the level of the Evil Soldier family monster that was defeated, with exceptions for the games where the Dead Soldier was the only monster in the family at the time.

Physical Appearance

Dead Soldiers take the form of their respectively leveled Evil Soldier Family counterpart, though bereft of the samurai's shoulder spaulders, sode (Japanese: 袖) and helmet, kabuto (Japanese: 冑), and only equipped with a plated cuirass, 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 three 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 vengeful spirits, wandering the floor in search of a monster that can avenge them, hence their ability.

Name Etymology

Appearances

For more about the Dead Soldier family in specific media, see the following articles:

Games

The Dead Soldier Family appears in Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer. The Dead Soldier Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer. The Dead Soldier Family appears in / Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (SP). The Dead Soldier Family appears in BS Shiren the Wanderer: Save Surala. The Dead Soldier Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer GB - Monster of Moonlight Village. The Dead Soldier Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer - Monster of Moonlight Village (PC/Internet Version). The Dead Soldier Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer - Monster of Moonlight Village for Android. The Dead Soldier Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer GB2 - Magic Castle of the Desert. The Dead Soldier Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer DS2 - Magic Castle of the Desert. The Dead Soldier Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 3 - The Sleeping Princess and the Karakuri Mansion. The Dead Soldier Family appears in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 3 Portable. The Ghost Samurai Family appears in / Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.

Dead Soldier

Shiren 1			Save Surala				Moonlight Village				Shiren 2	Magic Castle		Asuka		Shiren 3		Shiren 4		Shiren 5				Tower of Slumber	Shiren 6
SFC	DS	SP	1	2	3	4	GB	PC	PCI	SP	Shiren 2	GBC	DS	DC	PC	Wii	PSP	DS	PSP	DS	Vita	2020	SP	Tower of Slumber	2024	SP
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Dead Veteran

Shiren 1			Save Surala				Moonlight Village				Shiren 2	Magic Castle		Asuka		Shiren 3		Shiren 4		Shiren 5				Tower of Slumber	Shiren 6
SFC	DS	SP	1	2	3	4	GB	PC	PCI	SP	Shiren 2	GBC	DS	DC	PC	Wii	PSP	DS	PSP	DS	Vita	2020	SP	Tower of Slumber	2024	SP
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Dead General

Shiren 1			Save Surala				Moonlight Village				Shiren 2	Magic Castle		Asuka		Shiren 3		Shiren 4		Shiren 5				Tower of Slumber	Shiren 6
SFC	DS	SP	1	2	3	4	GB	PC	PCI	SP	Shiren 2	GBC	DS	DC	PC	Wii	PSP	DS	PSP	DS	Vita	2020	SP	Tower of Slumber	2024	SP
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Dead Shogun

Shiren 1			Save Surala				Moonlight Village				Shiren 2	Magic Castle		Asuka		Shiren 3		Shiren 4		Shiren 5				Tower of Slumber	Shiren 6
SFC	DS	SP	1	2	3	4	GB	PC	PCI	SP	Shiren 2	GBC	DS	DC	PC	Wii	PSP	DS	PSP	DS	Vita	2020	SP	Tower of Slumber	2024	SP
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Gallery

For all of the Dead Soldier art used across the wiki, see: Category:Dead Soldier Family

Official Artwork

(1995)
Artwork from a Shiren 1 SFC source book.
(1996)
Artwork from a Moonlight Village GB source book.
(2006)
Artwork from a Shiren 1 DS source book.

(1995)
A Dead Soldier in Shiren 1 SFC.
(1996)
A Dead Soldier in Moonlight Village GB.
(2001)
A Dead Soldier in Magic Castle GBC.
(2006)
A Dead Soldier in Shiren 1 DS.
(2008)
A Dead Soldier in Shiren 3 Wii.
(2008)
A Dead Soldier in Magic Castle DS.
(2024)
A Ghost Samurai in Shiren 6.

(2001)
A Dead Veteran in Magic Castle GBC.
(2006)
A Dead Veteran in Shiren 1 DS.
(2008)
A Dead Veteran in Shiren 3 Wii.
(2008)
A Dead Veteran in Magic Castle DS.

(2001)
A Dead General in Magic Castle GBC.
(2006)
A Dead General in Shiren 1 DS.
(2008)
A Dead General in Shiren 3 Wii.
(2008)
A Dead General in Magic Castle DS.

(2006)
A Dead Shogun in Shiren 1 DS.
(2008)
A Dead Shogun in Shiren 3 Wii.
(2008)
A Dead Shogun in Magic Castle DS.

(2001)
A Dead Soldier in Magic Castle GBC (colorless).

Trivia

Despite only one level existing at the time, the Super Famicom artwork matches the Dead Veteran of later games and the Evil Veteran of the original family.
- Later levels may have been planned when the artwork was made, only for them to be cut from the game.

In Other Languages

Normal

Language		Name
English		Dead Soldier ^{(Shiren 1 DS, Shiren 3 Wii)}
Japanese		ぼうれいむしゃぼうれい武者 ^{(Shiren 1 DS, Shiren 3 Wii)} 亡霊武者

Language		Name
English		Dead Veteran ^{(Shiren 1 DS, Shiren 3 Wii)}
Japanese		ぼうれいはんにゃ

Language		Name
English		Dead General ^{(Shiren 1 DS, Shiren 3 Wii)}
Japanese		将軍ゾンビ

Language		Name
English		Dead Shogun ^{(Shiren 1 DS, Shiren 3 Wii)}
Japanese		大将軍ゾンビ

References

Shiren:Dead Soldier Family

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