Scourgette
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Scourgette | |
| |
| Japanese | ブラックベジター |
| Romaji | Burakkubejitā |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest IX |
The Scourgette is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IX. It is a more powerful variant of the Cruelcumber with an appearance similar to that of an aubergine. Their name is a play on courgette, a British term for zucchini, and the word "scourge".
Characteristics
Scourgettes are anthropomorphic vegetables with a goofy faces, wielding a long spear in their hands. They have purplish-indigo bodies like a Solanum melongena with pink markings on their faces and white designs tattooed on their lower bodies. The vegetables have the ability to cast explosive magic and can also revive their fellow monsters with Zing, but they are limited due to their low MP pools. As they are plant-based, the scourgettes will wilt quickly if burned down with fire attacks and spells. Their bestiary description in X states that if a scourgette loses the spear they wield, they can grow new ones from the stems on their heads and pull it out.
Appearances
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
| Scourgette (ブラックベジター Burakkubejitā) |  |
| Model | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
96 | 20 | 90 |
| Defence | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 98 | 81 | 500 | 130 |
| Bestiary no. | #106 |
| Family | Plant |
| In-game description | These veteran vegetables are very versatile, and can batter with Boom, and resurrect perished pals with Zing. The white design on their bellies is the mark of a misspent youth. It seemed like a good idea once, but now they're not so sure. |
| Spell(s) | Boom Zing |
| Skill(s) | None |
| Location(s) | Hermany Pluvi Isle Lonely Coast (high ground) Newid Isle (high ground) |
| Item(s) dropped | Rockbomb shard1⁄32 Long spear1⁄128 |
| Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | Blast/Lightning Resistance * |
| -150% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rock Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance |
| 0% | 25% | -150% | 0% |
| Whack Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 50% | 25% | 50% | 50% |
| Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance * |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | 0% |
| Deceleratle Resistance * | Spooky Aura Resistance* | Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| Charm Resistance * | |||
| 65% | |||
Dragon Quest X
Scourgettes began appearing in Version 3.0 of the game, this time actually being weaker than Cruelcumbers, who wouldn't be introduced until Version 5.0. They are able to perform a Multithrust with their spears and will revive their fellow monsters with Zing as in the previous game. Their magic has upgraded to being able to cast Kaboom and they will even cast Kaboomle when they become enraged.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
| Scourgette (ブラックベジター Burakkubejitā) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
168 | 24 | 133 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 133 | 118 | 521 | 101 |
| Bestiary no. | #246 |
| Family | Nature |
| In-game description | Wandering cucumber wizards with a wide repertoire of spells-not just the offensive numbers, but some others like Oomph and Zing as well. |
| Spell(s) | Boom Zing Oomph |
| Skill(s) | Deflects attacks |
| Location(s) | The Champs Sauvage (second act, day only) Ruby Path of Doom (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only) |
| Item(s) dropped | Narspicious1⁄16 Storm spear1⁄128 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
| N/a | -125% | 0% | 0% | |
| Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
| 0% | 25% | 25% | 0% | |
| Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 100% | -125% | |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
|
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
| 0% | 25% | 0% | 0% | |
| Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
Vicious
| Vicious scourgette (ブラックベジター・強 Burakkubejitā・kyō) | |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
|
484 | 48 | 271 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 310 | 254 | 1,544 | 312 |
| Bestiary no. | #604 |
| Family | Nature |
| In-game description | Scourgettes driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows. |
| Spell(s) | Kaboom Kazing Oomphle |
| Skill(s) | Deflects attacks |
| Location(s) | The Sage's Trial - The Fierce Forest (third act, night only) |
| Item(s) dropped | Narspicious1⁄16 Storm spear1⁄128 |
| Evasion | Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | |
| N/a | -125% | 0% | 0% | |
| Rock Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | |
| 0% | 25% | 25% | 0% | |
| Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * | Poof Resistance | Poison Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 100% | -125% | |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance | Deceleratle Resistance | Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance |
|
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * | Stumble Resistance * | Charm Resistance * | |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | 25% | |
| Beguile Resistance * | Double Down Resistance * | Elemental Resistance * | ||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
Trivia
- In Dragon Quest XI, the scourgette is the only monster amongst its variants to gain either a vicious or a malicious counterpart.
Gallery
A scourgette in X
XI polygon model
A vicious scourgette
Rivals card
