Salamarauder

Dragon Quest monster Salamarauder
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese かいぞくウーパー Romaji Kaizoku ūpā First appearance Dragon Quest IX

The Salamarauder is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IX. It is a stronger, pale variant of the Wooper trooper that has taken up piracy.

Characteristics

Like wooper troopers, salamarauders are small amphibian warriors based off the axolotl, their paler complexion making them more reminiscent of the real-life animal. They wear simple blue tabards and horned helmets on their heads. The salamarauders can dodge attacks and redirect them in much the same way as their blue brethren, and can also breathe out cool breath and block attacks with their shield.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Salamarauder (かいぞくウーパー Kaizoku ūpā)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	80	8	75
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
67	70	171	74

Bestiary no.	#060
Family	Aquatic
In-game description	These piratical pests freeze foes with their breath, and evade attacks while summoning support. They're wooper troopers who set sail on a new career after a medalsome king told them that now is the new dawn of piracy.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Cool Breath Back Atcha Calls for backup (Salamarauder)
Location(s)	Tywll Cave Slurry Coast Ocean
Item(s) dropped	Emerald moss1⁄16 Iron shield1⁄64

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
-25%	0%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	-25%	-25%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
25%	25%	50%	25%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
50%	50%	25%	25%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	25%
Charm Resistance *
40%

• Salamarauders are part of the objective in Quest #062: Brian's Dyin' Wish, where they must be defeated until one of them drops a treasure chest containing the Larrrst Letter.

Dragon Quest X

Reappearing from 7.1 onwards, they are encountered in the Hadin Underground Cave.

Dragon Quest Rivals

Salamarauder appeared in the 10th card pack, "Frontier of Creation and Destruction" as a rare card exclusive for Thief leaders.

Dragon Quest Tact

Salamarauder appears as an A-rank monster of the Nature family during the second part of the limited "Scintillating Summer Hols! Swimwear, Waves, and Watermelons!" event. It will join the party in Chapter 2, Episode 1 of the event quests and it can be fully awakened by completing the quest at any difficulty.

Salamarauder (かいぞくウーパー Kaizoku ūpā)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Defence
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,093	338	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
438	515	356	130	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Wooper Tackle		Wooper Guard*		Cyclone Spinning Wheel*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Gale Slash Stance / Stats Up	Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Cyclone Spinning Wheel Potency +5% / Stats Up Rare Gale Slash Follow-Up: Rarely attacks with Gale Slash if enemy is within 1 to 3-space range when ally or user attacks.
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Cyclone Spinning Wheel Potency +5% / Stats Up Soul of a Pirate: Greatly raises DEF/AGL/Move for 1 turn at battle start.

Leader Perks

First

Raises DEF of nature allies, including itself, by 15% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +20	DEF +15	Cyclone Spinning Wheel Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Gale Slash Stance: Attacks with Gale Slash when attacked by enemy within 1 to 3-space range.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Very Weak	Immune
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	Normal	Super Weak	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal

Trivia

• The salamarauder, along with the rest of its wooper variants, are based on the axolotl, an endangered species of salamander from Mexico. The name wooper itself references the term "wooper looper" (ウーパールーパー, Ūpārūpā), a term introduced by the Nissin Foods company to refer to their axolotl mascot, which appeared in a 1985 commercial.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Salamandro piratón	Spanish for "salamander pirate".
Français	Amphigien	Derived from amphibien, the French word for an amphibian.
Deutsch	Salamarodeur	German for "salamarauder".
Italiano	Salamala	From Salamander and the Italian mala.

Gallery

• 

  Rivals card

• 

  Salamarauder in Tact

Related Monsters

Similar species

• Wooper trooper
• Axolhotl