Widow's pique

Dragon Quest monster Widow's pique
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese デスタランチュラ Romaji Desutaranchura Translation Death Tarantula First appearance Dragon Quest IX Variants Cyber spider
Tyrantula

The Widow's pique is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Widow's piques are enormous spiders that hang from the ceiling on their threads. The have a distinctive head like a human skull and they have a pair of sharp, scythe-like limbs, and three sets of dark pink legs. Most of their body is a dark purple, while their abdomens are a shade of grey similar to bones. The spiders are able to ensnare their opponents with their webs, then move in and unleash a desperate attack.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Widow's pique (デスタランチュラ, Desutaranchura) Defeated Monster List No. : #218

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Bug & Floating 955 0 6,800 189 595 625 302

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle 50% 0% -50% 0% 0% 0% -50% 100% 50% 100% 100% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 100% 100% 50% 100% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 95%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items None Psyche Up Wicked Web Desperate attack Grotto (Caves, rank 12) Tangleweb1⁄8 Rogue's robes1⁄128 Description They wrap their victims in sticky silk, then smack them with a stinker of an attack. Firmly insulated against fire attacks. The reincarnated souls of spurned lovers, they spend their days as poisonous spiders weaving webs of eternal woe.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

Widow's pique appears as a B-rank monster of the Zombie family. Its main talent is Fear-monger.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Pico de viuda	Spanish for "widow's beak".
Français	Veuve venin	French for "venom widow".
Deutsch	Pfuispinne	From the German pfui and Spinne.
Italiano	Tessitele	Italian for "spider web weaver", from tessere and ragnatela.