Sail serpent

Dragon Quest monster Sail Serpent
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese オーシャンナーガ Romaji Ōshan nāga First appearance Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

The Sail serpent is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VI.

It is a sea serpent with bright red and orange scales armed with a venomous bite.

Characteristics

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

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Sail serpent (オーシャンナーガ, Ōshan nāga ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #192

Sprites Attributes SFC Remakes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion 192 0 202 112 137 120 77 0%

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

Sail serpent (オーシャンナーガ, Ōshan nāga) Defeated Monster List No. : #138

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 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

Sail serpent (オーシャンナーガ, Ōshan nāga ) Defeated Monster List No. : #289

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

Vicious sail serpent (オーシャンナーガ・強, Ōshan nāga・kyō ) Defeated Monster List No. : #551

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 (third act, night only) Snakeskin1⁄8 Falcon knife earrings1⁄256 Description Sail serpents driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.

Trivia

• 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.

Related monsters

Similar species

• Diethon
• Flython

Gallery

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