Claw hammer

Dragon Quest monster Claw hammer

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ヘルマリーン Romaji Herumarīn First appearance Dragon Quest IX

The Claw hammer is a monster that appears in Dragon Quest IX. It is an unusual shark monster with sickle-shaped arms and countless centipede legs.

Characteristics

Claw hammers have the appearance of hammerhead sharks with purple skin, with bone-like structures shaped like sickles jutting out from their sides. They crawl about on countless legs like those of a centipede. The sharks are able to sweep opponents' legs from their low position and then move in for the kill.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Claw hammer (ヘルマリーン Herumarīn)

Model

Bestiary no.

#091

Family

Aquatic

Experience

432

Gold

126

HP

98

MP

9

Attack

108

Defence

90

Agility

90

In-game description

Giant sharks that topple enemies with Trip of a Deathtime, then hit them when they're down. Strong against ice magic.

Their cruel claws have scuppered so many ships that sailors are more scared of them than they are of storms.

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Trip of a Deathtime

Location(s)

Lonely Coast
Ocean
Grotto (Water, rank 1)

Item(s) dropped

Magic beast horn¹⁄₁₆
Tough guy tattoo¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *

-25%

Ice resistance *

50%

Wind resistance *

0%

Blast/Lightning resistance *

-100%

Earth resistance *

0%

Dark resistance *

0%

Light resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

25%

Dazzle resistance *

0%

Fizzle resistance *

100%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

25%

Snooze resistance *

100%

Poison resistance *

50%

Stun resistance *

50%

Blunt resistance *

25%

Deceleratle resistance *

25%

Sap resistance *

25%

Spooky Aura resistance *

0%

Charm resistance *

50%

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español castellano	Martillo con garras	Spanish for "hammer with claws".
Français	Vilerequin pèlerin	French for "basking vile shark".
Deutsch	Klauenhammer	German for "claw hammer".
Italiano	Pinz	Derived from the Italian pinza, which can refer to the front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters.

Similar species

• Power hammer
• Hammer horror