Sail serpent

Dragon Quest monster Sail Serpent
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese オーシャンナーガ Romaji Ōshan nāga First appearance Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

The Sail serpent is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VI.

It is a sea serpent with bright red and orange scales armed with a venomous bite.

Characteristics

Sea dwelling snakes with a slick orange, purple, and yellow pattern that makes them an obvious and frightening sight when they slither into battle. They bathe the area with a Burning Breath that has a chance to hold all foes in a perturbing paralysis. Even their fangs are filled with a Poison that can leave adventurers unable to perform a simple action, leaving the serpents free to slap and swipe at them with their wicked tails. The serpents are typically members of the Dragon family like the rest of their scaly kin.

True to their original Japanese name, the snakes are typically encountered out at sea, but in some games they can even be found on land, as well.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Sail serpent (オーシャンナーガ Ōshan nāga)

Original (SFC)

Sprite	HP *	MP	Attack	Defense
	192	0	137	120
Agility	Experience *	Gold	Tame Rate
77	202	112	N/A

Bestiary No.	#192
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Burning Breath Paralysis Attack Whips character with tail. (125% damage) Is called by someone. (flees)
Location(s)	Ocean Undersea Sunken Ship
Item(s) Dropped	Falcon knife earrings1⁄128

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	25%	25%	25%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	25%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
25%	0%	100%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	80%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	15%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	0%	25%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Sail serpent (オーシャンナーガ Ōshan nāga)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	148	14	144
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
143	125	850	114

Bestiary no.	#138
Family	Dragon
In-game description	Spiteful serpents that love to paralyse people with Burning Breath and vex them with venomous attacks. Chose 'sail serpent' because they thought it was cool, but now they worry that it makes a mockery of their massive ears.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Envenomating Attack Burning Breath
Location(s)	Lonely Coast Wyrmwing Ocean Grotto (Water, rank 4)
Item(s) dropped	Snakeskin1⁄8 Snakeskin whip1⁄128

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
0%	-50%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	-25%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
50%	25%	25%	25%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
25%	0%	100%	50%
Charm Resistance *
75%

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Sail serpent (オーシャンナーガ Ōshan nāga)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	297	17	176
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
182	127	839	159

Bestiary no.	#289
Family	Dragon
In-game description	Their faint luminescence is visible only in the gloom of the ocean floor, where they use it to communicate with others of their kind.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Burning Breath Paralysis Attack Party Pooper Flee
Location(s)	The Open Sea - North (northeast of Insula Orientalis, second act) The Open Sea - South (South near Lonalulu, second act) Ruby Path of Doom (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Snakeskin1⁄8 Falcon knife earrings1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	0%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-10%	-10%	-10%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
100%	25%	25%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	50%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Vicious

Vicious sail serpent (オーシャンナーガ・強 Ōshan nāga・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	551	29	288
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
292	230	1,638	330

Bestiary no.	#551
Family	Dragon
In-game description	Sail serpents driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Burning Breath Paralysis Attack Party Pooper
Location(s)	The Disciple's Trial - The Eerie Valley (third act, night only)
Item(s) dropped	Snakeskin1⁄8 Falcon knife earrings1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	0%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-10%	-10%	-10%	25%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
100%	25%	25%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	50%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Trivia

• The sail serpent's Japanese name Ocean naga (オーシャンナーガ) references the Nāga, a divine or semi-divine race of half-human, half-serpent beings from Hindu mythology and Buddhism.

Related monsters

Similar species

• Diethon
• Flython

Gallery

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  Artwork of a Sail serpent, a Yabby, and a Octavian sentry being fought in VI.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Vicious sail serpent.

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  Appearance in Super Light.