Scissor beatle

Dragon Quest monster
Scissor beatle
	File:DQIV Scissor Beatle.png; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	はさみくわがた
Romaji	'
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV
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

Scissor beetle
Big Book of Beasts No. : 004

Sprites		Attributes
NES	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
		9	0	1	4	9	5	3	0%

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

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Flee	Burland outskirts Strathbaile Burrow Strathbaile outskirts (chapter 1) Lakanaba outskirts Cave North of Lakanaba Casabranca outskirts	Medicinal herb(¹⁄₃₂)
Notable changes in the remakes		None