Iron scorpion

Dragon Quest monster
Iron scorpion
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	鉄のさそり
Romaji	Tetsu no Sasori
First appearance	Dragon Quest
Old localization	MtlScorpion

Characteristics

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.

Appearances

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

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	64	21	105
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
152	63	82	21

Bestiary no.	112
Family	Bug
In-game description	The iron carapaces of these fearsome creatures are virtually impervious to sword attacks. but they are susceptible to explosive shells.
Spell(s)	Buff
Skill(s)	Defend
Location(s)	West Argonia
Item(s) dropped	Iron nail¹⁄₈ Farmer's scythe¹⁄₁₂₈

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
¹⁄₆₄	0%	25%	25%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
25%	0%	50%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	0%	0%	50%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	15%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	15%	0%