Armoured scorpion

Dragon Quest monster Armoured scorpion
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese さそりアーマー Romaji Sasori āmā First appearance Dragon Quest IV Old localization Armor Scorpion
Armorpion

The Armoured Scorpion is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen.

Description

The Armoured Scorpion, naturally, is a scorpion that is heavily armoured. As such, its defenses are higher than the surrounding enemies. Its body is covered in yellow armor plates, giving it the appearance of a knight, and it attacks using both its pincers and its stinging tail. These fearsome arachnids are not to be taken lightly, as they are some of the first enemies the player encounters that are capable of landing desperate attacks.

Appearance

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Armoured scorpion (さそりアーマー Sasori āmā)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	40	0	33
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
42	9	38	44

Bestiary No.	#033
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Critical Hit
Location(s)	Endor region (Chapter 2) Desert Bazaar region (Chapter 2) Birdsong Tower region (Chapter 2) Bath region (Chapters 5 & 6)
Item Dropped	Leather armour(1⁄256)

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
1⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	75%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
25%	0%	100%	0%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
25%	0%	75%	100%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Armoured scorpion (さそりアーマー Sasori āmā)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	49	0	50	70
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
19	24 (PS1) 36 (3DS)	9 (PS1) 14 (3DS)	1⁄32

Bestiary No.	#036
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Critical Hit
Location(s)	Western Cave Dungeon of Descent
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of resilience1⁄256

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0⁄64	30%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	0%	50%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest Monsters

Armorpion (さそりアーマー Sasori āmā)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	55	2/5	2/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	3/5	5/5	4/5

Family	Bug
In-game description	Unprotected joints are its weakness.
Abilities	ZombieCut, EvilSlash, RainSlash
Habitat	Only obtainable through breeding
Breeding chart	HornBeet x HornBeet

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Strong	Strong
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Weak	Immune
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
None	Immune	Weak	Weak
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Strong	Immune	Immune	Immune
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Immune	Immune	Weak	Weak
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Weak		Immune

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Armorpion (さそりアーマー Sasori āmā)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	55	6/10	5/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
7/10	7/10	7/10	5/10

Family	Bug
In-game description
Abilities	EvilSlash, RainSlash, ZombieCut
Habitat
Breeding chart	HornBeet x HornBeet WarMantis x CancerMan, Octoraid, RogueNite

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Strong	Strong
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Weak	Immune
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	None	Immune	Weak
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Immune	Immune
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Weak
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	Immune

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Armoured scorpion (さそりアーマー Sasori āmā)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,350	300
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
620	670	450	390

Bestiary No.	#182
Rank	C
In-game description	Scorpions which might as well be walking shields, such is the protection given them by their exoskeletons. If an adventurer should find one blocking their path, their best hope is to find a tiny chink in their armour
Talents	Mouth Guard (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Defensive Impulse (lv. 1) Dragonsbane (lv. 20) Rando-Mister (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 1) Paralysing Touch (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Caprice - Middle Echelon ()
Items	Special medicine (Common) Seed of life (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
0%	50%	25%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
-25%	0%	0%	25%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
50%	0%	50%	50%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
-25%		25%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

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Dragon Quest Tact

Armoured scorpion appears as an A-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the limited Dragon Quest IV event on Alena's banner. Starting with Version 2.0 of the game, armoured scorpion can be scouted from any limited banner, as well. It can participate in Ragnar's Battle Road as a party member.

Armoured scorpion (さそりアーマー Sasori āmā)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Defence
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		1,123	233	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
305	498	322	218	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Tail Hammer		Selflessness*		Gaia's Blessing*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Rare Buff / Stats Up	Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Tail Hammer Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Tail Hammer Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Raises DEF of nature allies, including itself, by 15% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +20	DEF +15	Tail Hammer Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Rare Buff: Rarely greatly raises DEF for 4 turns at action start.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Half Res
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Immune

Related monsters

• Pterygotus
• Metal scorpion
• Scarlet scorpion

Gallery

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  Famicom art.

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  An armoured scorpion guarding Nava in Dragon Quest VII.

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in

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  Armoured scorpion and Alena in Tact.

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  DQ Trading Card Game.