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 Game Boy 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 (SNES, 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: Journey of the Cursed King

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%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Sprite	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest Builders

Iron scorpion

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
45	21	20	Scorpion horn (★★☆), Healing cream (★☆☆)
Location(s)
?

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
50~106	16~23	8~20	Scorpion horn (★☆☆)
Location(s)
?

Sprite

Related monsters

• Scorpion
• Death scorpion

Gallery

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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. (GBC)