Scare root

The Scare root (formerly Mandrake and Mandora) is a recurrent monster in the Dragon Quest series and it was introduced in Dragon Quest VI.

Dragon Quest monster Scare root
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese マンドラゴラ Romaji Mandoragora First appearance Dragon Quest VI

Characteristics

Scare roots are plant-like monsters, specifically the taproots of carrots. Their bodies are brown except the budding stalk that contains the eye, which is fuchsia. Their arms and legs are made of some lesser roots and tendrils, as is common among plant monsters, and they sport some stubby incisors in their silly grins.

They often dance in a devious, catchy kind of way that gets their enemies jiving along with them, leaving them vunerable to being slapped as they swing.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI

#3 - Scare root
HP MP Experience Gold 7 0 4 3 Attack Defense Speed 11 7 5
Dropped Item	Medicinal herb
Skills	Sultry Dance
Bestiary #	3
Game	Dragon Quest VI
Console	DS

Other appearances

Variants

Wild carrot

Due to a programming oversight, the wild carrot is vulnerable to Flying Knee despite having no capability for flight at all. This humorous oddity was retained for the DS and Mobile versions.

#48 - Wild carrot
HP MP Experience Gold 44 0 57 68 Attack Defense Speed 62 34 58
Dropped Item	Antidotal herb
Skills	Weirder Dance
Bestiary #	48
Game	Dragon Quest VI
Console	DS
Romanized Jap.	ダンスキャロット

Toxic turnip

#70 - Toxic Turnip
HP MP Experience Gold 73 0 94 33 Attack Defense Speed 81 40 57
Dropped Item	Antidotal herb
Skills	Poison Breath Poisonous attack
Bestiary #	70
Game	Dragon Quest VI
Console	DS
Romanized Jap.	ポイズンキャロット

Gallery

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  Sprite in Dragon Quest VI (SNES)
• The Wild carrot
  The Wild carrot
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  Sprite in Dragon Quest VI (SNES)
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  Sprite in Monsters (GBC)
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  Sprite in Monsters 2 (GBC)
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  Icon in Monsters 2: 3D
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  Sprite in Dragon Quest VI (SNES)