Scorpion

Dragon Quest monster Scorpion

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese おおさそり Romaji Ōsasori First appearance Dragon Quest Old localization Scorpion

The Scorpion is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in the original game. It is the first arachnid to aggravate adventurers.

Characteristics

It is an enormous, man-sized scorpion with a yellow carapace protecting its purple-coloured underside. Its carapace can make it tricky for novice adventurers to defeat, requiring them to invest in stronger weapons or defeat them with magic. In later games in the series, the scorpion gained the ability to inflict either poison or paralysis with its stinger tail, making them more of a nuisance.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Scorpion (おおさそり Ōsasori)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	20	0	6	15	18	16	16

Spell(s)	None
Location(s)	Kol region Craggy Cave Quagmire Cave Rimuldar region

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄64	15⁄16	0⁄16	0⁄16

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	15	0	16	25	18	35	4

Spell(s)	None
Location(s)	Kol region Craggy Cave Quagmire Cave Rimuldar region

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄64	7⁄7	0⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Scorpion (おおさそり Ōsasori)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	40	4	43
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
55	32	42	8

Bestiary no.	#037
Family	Bug
In-game description	Enormous scorpions with impenetrable carapaces. Their defenses protect them against all but the most determined physical attacks. Use magic to defeat them.
Spell(s)	Buff
Skill(s)	Poison Attack
Location(s)	Maella Region Kingdom of Ascantha
Item(s) dropped	Antidotal herb1⁄16 Iron lance1⁄128

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	25%	25%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
0%	50%	15%	0%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
0%	0%	0%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest X

Scorpions began appearing in Version 4.3 of the game, this time being much stronger than either of their previous appearances in the main series. They have kept their ability to cast Buff to protect themselves and their fellow monsters, gaining the ability to perform a Paralysis Attack and spinning attacks.

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Scorpion
Family	Nature
Rank	F
Description	The poisonous tails of these predators can paralyze their prey at a pinch.
Weapons	Spears, Axes, Claws, Staves
Traits	Critical Massacre, Paralyser
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Poisonproof, Paralysisproof
Skill	Hive Mind, Defense Boost
Location	Xeroph Isle
Breeding chart	Crabid x Chimaera

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Scorpion
Family	Nature
Rank	D
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits	Critical Massacre, Paralyzing Touch
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Immune to Poison and Paralysis
Skill	Hive Mind
Location	Cragravation
Breeding chart	Crabid x Nature family

Dragon Quest Builders

Scorpion (おおさそり Ōsasori)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
44	16	12	Chains (★☆☆), Medicinal herb (★☆☆)
Location(s)
The Damdara Desert

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
28~95	11~14	0~8	Chains (★☆☆), Healing cream (★☆☆)
Location(s)
?

Sprite

Dragon Quest Tact

Scorpion appears as a C-rank monster of the Nature family during the second part of the limited True Dragon Quest I event. It can be recruited from the Kol stage of Adventure in the DQ I World: Mindini and can be fully awakened by repeating the stage at any difficulty. The scorpion can participate in the Legerdeman's Battle Road as a party member.

Scorpion (おおさそり Ōsasori)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Defence
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
115		751	215	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
323	372	212	127	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Defence		Rolling Break*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 / Stats Up	Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Rolling Break Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Rolling Break Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
DEF +5	Rolling Break Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Half Res	Half Res	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Super Weak	Super Weak	Normal	Immune

Gallery

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  Famicom artwork

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  A scorpion in X

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  Monsters: Joker model

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  Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2. (bottom left)

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  Stars model

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  Rivals card

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  A scorpion in Keshi Keshi

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  The scorpion and other monsters that can be encountered in Adventure in the DQ I World: Mindini in Tact

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  A Scorpion in the 1991 anime of The Adventure of Dai.

Similar species

• Iron scorpion
• Death scorpion