Spiketail

Dragon Quest monster
Spiketail
Japanese	エイリアンフライ
Romaji	Eirianfurai
First appearance	Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake
Old localization	None

"T-tizzz thee! The tiresome do-gooder from the Weeping Isle! Canst thou not keep thy nose from otherzzz' buzziness, hm? Fine! Then thou shalt be the first to vizzzit the afterlife!"

Spiketail is a wretched underling of the Dragonlord so vile that it disgusts all around it, even the master of monsters himself.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake[edit]

Spiketail (エイリアンフライ Eirianfurai)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #112
Family: Bug
Dragon
Floating
Experience: 10,230
Gold: 3,450
HP: 1,988
MP: 210
Attack: 240
Defence: 279
Agility: 200
Evasion: N/A

In-game description: A creature so unbearable that almost all monsters, the Dragonlord included, abhor its every utterance. Seems to be collecting relics of almighty Erdrick, but on whose orders?
Spell(s): Acceleratle
Kabuff
Multiheal
Skill(s): Acts twice per turn
Call for help (dragonflies)
Freezing Blizzard
War Cry
Wildfire
Location(s): Kol
Item Dropped: Ultimate key

Flame Slash resistance *: 25%
Sizz resistance *: 25%
Ice resistance *: 25%
Wind resistance *: -125%
Strike resistance *: 0%
Lightning resistance *: 0%
Whack resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 25%
Fizzle resistance: 25%
Fuddle resistance: 25%
Paralysis resistance: 0%
Snooze resistance: 0%
Deceleratle resistance *: 100%
Sap resistance *: 0%

In other languages[edit]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español castellano	Escorpiébula	escorpión + libélula
Español latinoamericano	Lagartirana	lagartija + tirana
Français	Xenomouche	xéno- + mouche
Deutsch	Furchtfliege	Furcht + Fliege, punning on Fruchtfliege
Italiano	Spinosauro	Spinosaurus
한국어	에일리언 플라이, Eillieon Peullai	Transliteration of Alien Fly
简体中文	异星蝇, Yìxīngyíng	Alien fly, with 异星 literally meaning “foreign/other planet”
繁體中文	異形蠅, Yìxíngyíng	Alien fly, with 異形 literally meaning “strange/other form”