Riptide

Dragon Quest monster Riptide
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese オーシャンクロー Romaji Ōshankurō First appearance Dragon Quest VIII

The riptide is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VIII. It is a fierce, claw-wielding monster that hails from the seas.

Characteristics

Riptides are muscular monsters with pale green skin and green scales covering most of its body, wielding a sharp claw in each hand. The handguards on their claws and their helmets are made of green metal, as well. They wear black kilts with a leather belt around their waists, black boots with orange tips, and a cape of shaggy orange fur around their necks. The seafaring warriors perform corkscrew attacks with their claws that rip into groups of enemies and they can infuse their slashes with lightning, as well. The riptides also have some skill with magic, being able to cast both instant death and healing spells.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Riptide (オーシャンクロー Ōshankurō)

Bestiary No.		Family
#258		Aquatic
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
331	170	235	13
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
186	136	78	0⁄64

In-Game Description	A fearsome fighter of the seas with razor-sharp claws. Capable of spinning its body like a propeller to cut the enemy to ribbons.
Spell(s)	Midheal Whack
Skill(s)	Lightning Slash Roundaclout (46~57 damage to entire party)
Location(s)	Pirate's Cove
Item(s) Dropped	Dagger1⁄32 Scale armour1⁄128

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

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

Iron claw1⁄32 replaces Dagger as common drop. Fire claw1⁄256 replaces Scale armour as rare drop.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Riptide (オーシャンクロー Ōshankurō)

Model

Bestiary no.

#088

Family

Aquatic

Experience

540

Gold

156

HP

102

MP

18

Attack

102

Defence

105

Agility

105

In-game description

They hit back with Whack at survivors of Thunder Slash or Roundaclout. Be canny and keep them from casting Midheal.

Rumour has it that they're salamarauders who trained so intensely that they turned into tough guys.

Spell(s)

Whack
Midheal

Skill(s)

Slashes wildly with its claws (125% damage)
Thunder Slash
Roundaclout (21~26 damage to entire party)

Location(s)

The Bad Cave
Ocean
Grotto (Water, ranks 1 & 3)

Item(s) dropped

Dragon scale¹⁄₃₂
Razor claws¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *

0%

Ice resistance *

0%

Wind resistance *

0%

Blast/Lightning resistance *

0%

Earth resistance *

-25%

Dark resistance *

0%

Light resistance *

-25%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

100%

Dazzle resistance *

0%

Fizzle resistance *

25%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

50%

Snooze resistance *

50%

Poison resistance *

25%

Stun resistance *

25%

Blunt resistance *

25%

Deceleratle resistance *

25%

Sap resistance *

25%

Spooky Aura resistance *

0%

Charm resistance *

65%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Riptide
Family	Nature
Rank	A
Description	These lightning-fast warriors of the sea have made an art of surprising unwary mariners.
Weapons	Spears, Axes, Claws, Staves
Traits	Early Bird
Resistances	Confusionproof
Skill	Firewind Slashes
Location	-
Breeding chart	Jumping jackal x Heligator

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Riptide
Family	Nature
Rank	A
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits	Early Bird, Hit Squad, Foot Dragger
Resistances	Immune to Blade Blunter and Confusion
Skill	Firewind Slashes
Location	-
Breeding chart	Heligator x Jumping jackal

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

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Dragon Quest Rivals

Riptide appeared in the standard card pack as a rare card exclusive for Merchant leaders.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Garrero marino	Spanish for "marine claw wielder/user".
Français	Rase-marée	French for "wave shaver/razor".
Deutsch	Schlitzer	Derived from the German Schlitz.
Italiano	Assalitore marino	Italian for "marine assailant".

Trivia

• A riptide is a dangerous current that can carry unwary swimmers out into deep water; the choice of name is probably a hint at this monster's propensity for ripping people up with its claws.

Related rippers

• Claws
• Icikiller

Gallery

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  Monsters: Joker model

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  Battle Road Victory cut-in

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  Rivals card

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  DQ Trading Card