Crested viper

Dragon Quest monster
Crested viper
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	とさかへび
Romaji	Tosaka hebi
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV
Old localisation	Crestpent

The Crested viper is a semi-recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Description

The Crested viper looks like an average snake. However, there are four large red protrusions originating from its head giving the Crested viper its name.

Characteristics

Sly slithering serpents that scare would be attackers with their awesome red crest, sliding up to bite while they're distracted. In battle they've been known to strangle and squish opponents by wrapping themselves around their body and crushing them with constriction. They also boast the sneaky Sap spell, allowing them to break the defence of a single target.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV

Crested viper (とさかへび, Tosaka hebi )
Big Book of Beasts No. : 032

Sprites		Attributes
NES	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	File:Crestedviper DQVII PSX.gif	31	4	18	25	31	28	18	¹⁄₃₂

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Bang	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap
25%	25%	25%	0%	25%	0%	75%	0%	100%	25%	25%	100%	100%	70%	70%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kasap	Poison Attack		Feathered cap(¹⁄₃₂)
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest VII

Crested viper (とさかへび, Tosaka hebi )
Big Book of Beasts No. : 018

Sprite	Attributes
File:Crestedviper DQVII PSX.gif	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
File:Crestedviper DQVII PSX.gif	28	3	17 (PS1) 26 (3DS)	7 (PS1) 11 (3DS)	37	20	24	⁰⁄₆₄	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack	Paralysis
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	10%
Army	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	0%	0%	80%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Sap	Coil (125% damage)	Grotta del Sigillo Faraday Greenthumb Gardens Poolside Cave	Leather hat¹⁄₆₄
Notable changes in the remakes