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{{MonsterInfo
{{Monster Infobox
| name=Sail serpent
|title=Sail Serpent
| image=DQ9_SailSerpent.png
|image=[[Image:DQVI_Sail_Serpent.png|250px]]
| family=Dragon
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
| type=Serpent
|kanji=オーシャンナーガ
| game= Dragon Quest V
|romanji={{tt|Ōshan nāga|Ocean naga}}
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest VI}}
}}
}}
The '''Sail serpent''' is a monster in the series.


{{Enemy
==Characteristics==
|float=
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.
|image=[[Image:DQ9_SailSerpent.png|200px]]
 
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==
==={{DQ6}}===
{{DQ6Enemy
|name=Sail serpent
|kanji=オーシャンナーガ
|romanji=Ōshan nāga
|sprite=[[Image:Oceannaga.gif]]
|hp=192
|mp=0
|exp=202
|gold=112
|attack=137
|defense=120
|agility=77
|tameRate=N/A
|bestiaryNumber=#192
|spells=None
|skills=[[Burning Breath]]<br>[[Paralysis Attack]]<br>Whips character with tail (125% damage)<br>Is called by someone (flees)
|locations=Ocean<br>[[Undersea]]<br>[[Sunken Ship]]
|items=[[Falcon knife earrings]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|frizz-resist=25%
|sizz-resist=25%
|bang-resist=25%
|crack-resist=0%
|woosh-resist=25%
|zap-resist=0%
|whack-resist=50%
|poof-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=15%
|snooze-resist=15%
|drain-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=0%
|poison-resist=50%
|stun-resist=50%
|ban-dance-resist=100%
|fire-breath-resist=25%
|cool-breath-resist=0%
|strike-resist=25%
|burning-breath-resist=80%
|army-resist=25%
|remake-sprites=[[File:Sail serpent VI DS.png]]
}}
 
==={{DQ9}}===
{{DQ9EnemyNew
|name=Sail serpent
|name=Sail serpent
|game=Dragon Quest IX
|kanji=オーシャンナーガ
|console=DS
|romaji=Ōshan nāga
|romanji=
|bestiaryNumber=#138
|family={{Dragon}}
|description=Spiteful serpents that love to paralyse people with [[Burning Breath]] and vex them with venomous attacks.<br><br>Chose 'sail serpent' because they thought it was cool, but now they worry that it makes a mockery of their massive ears.
|model=[[File:Sail serpent IX.png|125px]]
|hp=148
|hp=148
|mp=14
|mp=14
|exp=850
|gold=114
|attack=144
|attack=144
|defense=143
|defence=143
|agility=125
|agility=125
|experience=850
|spells=None
|gold=114
|skills=[[Envenomating Attack]]<br>[[Burning Breath]]<br>Flees
|droppedItem=[[Snakeskin]] (common, 1/8)<br>[[Snakeskin whip]] (rare, 1/128)
|items=[[Snakeskin]]{{fraction|1|8}}<br>[[Snakeskin whip]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|skills=[[Burning Breath]]
|locations=[[Lonely Coast]]<br>[[Wyrmwing]]<br>[[Protectorate#The Ocean|Ocean]]<br>{{Grotto}} (Water, rank 4)
|spells=
|fire-resist=0%
|family=Dragon
|ice-resist=-50%
|bestiaryNumber=138
|wind-resist=0%
|description=Spiteful serpents that love to paralyze people with Burning Breath and vex them with venomous attacks.<br>Chose 'sail serpent' because they thought it was cool, but now they worry that it makes a mockery of their massive ears.
|blast-resist=0%
|locations=[[Lonely Coast]]<br>[[Wyrmwing]]<br>[[Protectorate#The Ocean|Ocean]]
|rock-resist=0%
|}}
|dark-resist=-25%
|light-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=0%
|poison-resist=100%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=50%
|snooze-resist=50%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|sap-resist=25%
|blunt-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=25%
|spooky-aura-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=50%
|charm-resist=75%
}}
 
==={{DQ11}}===
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Sail serpent
|kanji= オーシャンナーガ
|romanji=Ōshan nāga
|bestiaryNumber=#289
|family={{Dragon}}
|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.
|sprite=[[File:Sail serpent XI sprite.png]]
|hp=297
|mp=17
|attack=176
|defense=182
|agility=127
|exp=839
|gold=159
|spells=None
|skills=[[Burning Breath]]<br>[[Paralysis Attack]]<br>[[Party Pooper]]<br>Flee
|items=[[Snakeskin]]{{fraction|1|8}}<BR>[[Falcon knife earrings]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|locations=[[Seas of Erdrea|The Open Sea - North]] (northeast of [[Insula Orientalis]], second act)<br>The Open Sea - South (South near [[Lonalulu]], second act) <br>[[Ruby Path of Doom]] (2D mode of 3DS and ''Definitive Edition'' only)
|fire-resist=0%
|ice-resist=25%
|wind-resist=0%
|rock-resist=-10%
|light-resist=-10%
|dark-resist=-10%
|zap-resist=25%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=0%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=50%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=25%
|snooze-resist=25%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|sap-resist=0%
|blunt-resist=0%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=50%
|stumble-resist=0%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=25%
|double-down-resist=0%
|elemental-resist=0%
}}
====Vicious====
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Vicious sail serpent
|kanji=オーシャンナーガ・強
|romanji={{tt|Ōshan nāga・kyō|Ocean naga・strong}}
|bestiaryNumber=#551
|family={{Dragon}}
|description=Sail serpents driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
|sprite=[[File:Sail serpent XI sprite.png]]
|hp=551
|mp=29
|attack=288
|defense=292
|agility=230
|exp=1,638
|gold=330
|spells=None
|skills=[[Burning Breath]]<br>[[Paralysis Attack]]<br>[[Party Pooper]]
|items=[[Snakeskin]]{{fraction|1|8}}<BR>[[Falcon knife earrings]]{{fraction|1|256}}
|locations=[[The Eerie Valley|The Disciple's Trial - The Eerie Valley]] (postgame, night only)
|fire-resist=0%
|ice-resist=25%
|wind-resist=0%
|rock-resist=-10%
|light-resist=-10%
|dark-resist=-10%
|zap-resist=25%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=0%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=50%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=25%
|snooze-resist=25%
|dazzle-resist=25%
|sap-resist=0%
|blunt-resist=0%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=50%
|stumble-resist=0%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=25%
|double-down-resist=0%
|elemental-resist=0%
}}
 
==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Serpiente marinera|es-meaning=Spanish for "sea serpent".
|fr=Vipère sonique|fr-meaning=French for "sonic viper".
|de=Segelschleiche|de-meaning=German for "sail slither".
|it=Aquarettile|it-meaning=Italian for "aquatic reptile".
}}
 
==Trivia==
*The sail serpent's Japanese name Ocean naga (オーシャンナーガ) references the [[Wikipedia:Naga|Nāga]], a divine or semi-divine race of half-human, half-serpent beings from Hindu mythology and Buddhism.


==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Battle_in_the_Abyss.jpg|Artwork of a Sail serpent, a [[Yabby]], and a [[Octavian sentry]] being fought in {{VI}}.
Sail serpent XI model.jpg|''XI'' polygon model.
DQXI Vicious sail serpent.jpg|A Vicious sail serpent.
DQMSL Ocean Naga.jpg|Appearance in ''Super Light''
</gallery></center>


==Related Enemies==
==Related monsters==
* [[Flython]]
*[[Diethon (DQVI)|Diethon]]
* [[Diethon]]
*[[Flython]]


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[[Category:Dragons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VI enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[es:Serpiente Marinera]]
[[fr:Vipère sonique]]

Latest revision as of 18:29, 3 February 2026

The Sail serpent is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit | edit source]

Sail serpent (オーシャンナーガ, Ōshan nāga )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #192
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation
Sprites Attributes
SFC Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
192 0 202 112 137 120 77 0⁄64
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis
25% 25% 25% 25% 0% 0% 25% 25% 0% 50% 80%
Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance
25% 50% 50% 100% 15% 15% 100% 0% 0% 100% 100%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Burning Breath
Paralysis Attack
Whips character with tail (125% damage)
Is called by someone (flees) 		Ocean
Undersea
Sunken Ship 		Falcon knife earrings1⁄128
Notable changes in the remakes None


Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Sail serpent (オーシャンナーガ, Ōshan nāga)
Defeated Monster List No. : #138
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Dragon 148 14 850 114 144 143 125
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle
0% -50% 0% 0% 0% -25% 0% 0% 0% 25% 100%
Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm
50% 100% 50% 100% 50% 25% 25% 25% 0% 75%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped items
None Envenomating Attack
Burning Breath
Flees 		Lonely Coast
Wyrmwing
Ocean
Grotto (Water, rank 4) 		Snakeskin1⁄8
Snakeskin whip1⁄128
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.


Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Sail serpent (オーシャンナーガ, Ōshan nāga )
Defeated Monster List No. : #289
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Dragon 297 17 839 159 176 182 127
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death
0% 25% 0% 25% -10% -10% -10% 0% 0%
Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle
100% 25% 100% 25% 100% 50% 25% 0% 0%
Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down
0% 0% 0% 50% 100% 25% 0% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Burning Breath
Paralysis Attack
Party Pooper
Flee 		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) 		Snakeskin1⁄8
Falcon knife earrings1⁄256
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.

Vicious[edit | edit source]

Vicious sail serpent (オーシャンナーガ・強, Ōshan nāga・kyō )
Defeated Monster List No. : #551
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Image Attributes
Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility
Dragon 551 29 1,638 330 288 292 230
Resistances
Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death
0% 25% 0% 25% -10% -10% -10% 0% 0%
Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle
100% 25% 100% 25% 100% 50% 25% 0% 0%
Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down
0% 0% 0% 50% 100% 25% 0% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Burning Breath
Paralysis Attack
Party Pooper 		The Disciple's Trial - The Eerie Valley (postgame, night only) Snakeskin1⁄8
Falcon knife earrings1⁄256
Description Sail serpents driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.


In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language Translation Meaning
EspañolSerpiente marineraSpanish for "sea serpent".
FrançaisVipère soniqueFrench for "sonic viper".
DeutschSegelschleicheGerman for "sail slither".
ItalianoAquarettileItalian for "aquatic reptile".

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • 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.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Artwork of a Sail serpent, a Yabby, and a Octavian sentry being fought in VI.
    Artwork of a Sail serpent, a Yabby, and a Octavian sentry being fought in VI.
  • XI polygon model.
    XI polygon model.
  • A Vicious sail serpent.
    A Vicious sail serpent.
  • Appearance in Super Light
    Appearance in Super Light

Related monsters[edit | edit source]

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