Scare root

Dragon Quest monster
Scare root
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	マンドラゴラ
Romaji	Mandoragora
First appearance	Dragon Quest VI
Old localisation	Mandrake, Mandora

The Scare root is a recurrent monster in the Dragon Quest series that was introduced in Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation.

In the Japanese version of Dragon Quest Monsters, the enemy HerbMan shares the same name as them (マンドラゴラ Mandoragora), but they otherwise appear to be unrelated.

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 vulnerable to being slapped as they swing.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Scare root
Big Book of Beasts No. : 003

Sprites		Attributes
SFC	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	?	7	0	3	4	11	7	5	0%

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

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Sultry Dance	Near Weaver's Peak	Medicinal herb¹⁄₁₆
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Other appearances

Torneko: The Last Hope

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