Scissor beatle

Dragon Quest monster Scissor beatle

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese はさみくわがた Romaji ' First appearance Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Old localisation Stag beetle, StagBug

The Scissor Beatle is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Introduced in Dragon Quest IV, it is a cartoon-like stag beetle monster.

Characteristics

Scissor beatles are somewhat small monsters with a pair of shearing mandibles, their namesake. Their head and body, alongside the mandibles, make up most of their form. The arms and legs of Scissor beatles are diminutive by comparison and they appear to be wearing boots on their feet.

While among the ranks of Slimes in their initial appearance, Scissor beatles have since proven to have strengths that shine better when positioned as a more advanced monster, though they tend to pick up some of the skills of their Bedbug and Fire beatle kin.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Scissor beatle (はさみくわがた Hachimi kuwagata)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

004

Experience

1

Gold

4

HP

9

MP

0

Attack

9

Defence

5

Agility

3

Evasion

0%

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Flees

Location(s)

Burland region (Chapter 1)
Strathbaile Burrow
Strathbaile region (Chapter 1)
Lakanaba region (Chapter 3)
Cave North of Lakanaba
Casabranca region

Item Dropped

Medicinal herb(¹⁄₃₂)

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

100%

Whack resistance *

0%

Kamikazee Bracer resistance

0%

Poof resistance

25%

Dazzle resistance

0%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance

0%

Snooze resistance

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest Monsters

StagBug (はさみくわがた Hachimi kuwagata)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	2/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	2/5	2/5	5/5

Family	Bug
In-game description	Repels attacks with its hard shell
Abilities	FireAir, Sleep, LegSweep
Habitat	Gate of Temptation, Gate of Ambition
Breeding chart	Bug family x Material family

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

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

StagBug (はさみくわがた Hachimi kuwagata)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	4/10	4/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
6/10	5/10	4/10	5/10

Family	Bug
In-game description	Its hard shell make it tough.
Abilities	Sleep, FireAir, Leg Sweep
Habitat
Breeding chart	Bug family x Material family

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Scissor beatle
Family	Nature
Rank	C
Description	They battle day and night, seeking to ascend to the throne of bug-kind.
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Claws, Staves
Traits	Psycho
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Sleepproof
Skill	Hive Mind
Location	Fert Isle
Breeding chart	Yabby x Scorpion

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Scissor beatle
Family	Nature
Rank	F
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Axes, Claws, Staves
Traits	Psycho, Crafty Paralyzer
Resistances	Vulnerable to Frizz, Immune to Sleep
Skill	Hive Mind
Location	Treepidation
Breeding chart	Scorpion x Yabby

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Scissor beatle (はさみくわがた Hachimi kuwagata)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,390	350
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
580	720	410	290

Bestiary No.	#154
Rank	F
In-game description	Nothing escapes the clutches of their two tremendous mandibles. Often found clashing with rival creepy-crawlies over the sap of unfortunate treefaces
Talents	Hive Mind (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Insta-Buff (lv. 1) Rando-Oomph (lv. 20) Insta-Bounce (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Rando-Buff (lv. 1) Bigger Upper (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
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 *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	0%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	25%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
50%		-25%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest Rivals

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Similar species

• Bedbug
• Fire beatle

Gallery

• 
  Scissor beatle, along with Slime, Walking stick and She-slime fighting each other in the Monster Arena from IV. (Cell phone)