Claw breaker

Dragon Quest monster
Claw breaker
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ネイルビースト
Romaji	Neiru bīsuto
Translation	Nail beast
First appearance	Dragon Quest VII
Old localisation	ClawBeast
Variants	Nail blighter

The Claw breaker is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Claw breakers are bipedal mermen or fish-like monsters, known for their arms that end in long, sharp claws, with tall teal fins running from the tops of their heads to their backs. Aside from the deadly claws on their hands, they can breathe out ice-cold breath at their foes. On the field, claw breakers run at high speed with their arms outstretched behind them.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit | edit source]

Claw breaker (ネイルビースト, Neiru bīsuto)
Big Book of Beasts No. : #093

Sprite	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
	112	0	57 (PS1) 86 (3DS)	18 (PS1) 27 (3DS)	92	70	77	¹⁄₆₄	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack	Paralysis
25%	25%	0%	25%	50%	0%	0%	25%	0%	100%	100%
Army	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	50%	100%	100%	50%	100%	100%	50%	0%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Chilly Breath	Sullied Sanctum Vogograd Region (past) Poolside Cave (present)	Iron claw ¹⁄₆₄
Notable changes in the remakes

A Claw breaker is also one of the forms that a Rotten egg can become when it hatches.

Miniboss[edit | edit source]

A much stronger Claw breaker is faced as a boss in the Temple Palace during the quest to awaken the Earth Spirit. Its main difference is having much higher HP than an ordinary one. Sa'id takes part in the battle as an ally. In the English translation of the Nintendo 3DS version, the boss version of the monster is labeled as a Nail blighter when it is clearly a Claw breaker.

Nail blighter (boss) (ネイルビースト, Neiru bīsuto)
Big Book of Beasts No. : #093

Sprite	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
	1,800	0	480	0	202	90	90	¹⁄₆₄	N/a

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack	Paralysis
0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%
Army	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	100%	0%	100%	0%	0%	100%	50%	0%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Paralysis Attack Poison Breath Smiles (wastes turn)	Temple Palace (present)	None
Notable changes in the remakes

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Claw breaker appeared from the beginning of the game. They are able to perform paralysing and envenomating attacks.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Manosdesierra	Spanish for "saw hands".
Français	Vert-de-griffe	French for "green claws".
Deutsch	Schlitzbube	From the German schlitzen and Bube.
Italiano	Frantumartiglio	Italian for "claw crusher".
中文	长爪兽	Simplified Chinese for "long-clawed beast".