Scorpion

Dragon Quest monster Scorpion

File:DQ Scorpion.png

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese 大さそり First appearance Dragon Quest

Characteristics

It's a humongous, yellow, man-sized scorpion. Be afraid.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Scorpion (おおさそり ōsasori)

Original (NES)

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

Spell(s)
Location(s)

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)
Location(s)

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

Dragon Quest VIII

#37 - Scorpion
File:Dq8scorpion.png
HP MP Experience Gold 40 4 42 8 Attack Defense Speed 43 55 55
Dropped Item	Antidotal herb (common) Iron lance (rare)
Locations	Maella Region
Bestiary #	37
Game	Dragon Quest VII
Console	PS2
Description	Enormous scorpions with impenetrable carapaces. Their defenses protect them against all but the most determined physical attacks. Use magic to defeat them.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

The scorpion is a Rank D monster in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2. Many can be found in the Cragravation area.

Variants

Iron scorpion

Dragon Quest monster Iron scorpion

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese 鉄のさそり First appearance Dragon Quest

As implied by it's name, the Iron scorpion (鉄のさそり) is a metal coated menace that boasts superior defenses than it's organic bug brethren. Due to the text limitations of the Gameboy Color Dragon Quest remake, the Iron Scorpion was renamed to MtlScorpion in that version.

Dragon Quest

Iron scorpion (鉄のさそり tetsu no sasori)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	22	?	14	39	36	42	42

Spell(s)
Location(s)	Near Rimuldar

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
2⁄64	15⁄16	0⁄16	0⁄16

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	22	0	31	48	36	60	25

Spell(s)
Location(s)	Near Rimuldar

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
?	?	?	?

Dragon Quest VIII

#112 - Iron Scorpion
File:Dq8metalscorpion.png
HP MP Experience Gold 64 21 82 21 Attack Defense Speed 105 152 63
Dropped Item	Iron nail (common) Farmer's scythe (rare)
Locations	West Argonia
Bestiary #	112
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2
Description	The iron carapaces of these fearsome creatures are virtually impervious to sword attacks. but they are susceptible to explosive shells.

Death Scorpion

Dragon Quest monster Death scorpion

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese 死のさそり First appearance Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest

Death Scorpion
HP MP Experience Gold 35 26 (NES) 70 (SNES) 110 Attack Defense Speed 60 (NES) 55 (SNES) 90 33
Game	Dragon Quest
Console	NES, SNES, GBC

Dragon Quest VIII

#144 - Death Scorpion
HP MP Experience Gold 68 0 99 14 Attack Defense Speed 130 164 78
Dropped Item	Antidotal herb (common) Poison needle (rare)
Locations	Desert
Bestiary #	144
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2
Description	A monstrous scorpion that sends unwary travelers to an early grave. Highly resistant to fire-based spells.

Gallery

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  Famicom artwork

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  Dragon Quest (SNES)

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  Dragon Warrior I (GBC)

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  Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (bottom left)

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  Iron scorpion

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  Iron scorpion from the NES version of Dragon Quest

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  Dragon Quest (SNES)

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  Dragon Warrior I (GBC)

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  Death scorpion

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  Rogue scorpion from the NES version of Dragon Quest

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  Dragon Quest (NES)

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  Dragon Quest (SNES)

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  Dragon Warrior I (GBC)