Scorpion

Dragon Quest monster
Death scorpion
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	死のさそり
Romaji	'
First appearance	Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest monster
Iron scorpion
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	鉄のさそり
Romaji	'
First appearance	Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest monster
Scorpion
	File:DQ Scorpion.png; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	大さそり
Romaji	'
First appearance	Dragon Quest
Old localisation	Scorpion

Introduced all the way back in the original game, the Scorpion is the fist arachnid to aggravate adventurers.

Characteristics

It's a humongous, yellow, man-sized scorpion. Be afraid.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII

Defeated Monster List No. : 37

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	Bug	40	4	42	8	43	55	32	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances
Attack	Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack
0%	25%	25%	25%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Army	Poison	Stun	Paralysis	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	50%	0%	15%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Buff	Poison Attack	Maella Region	Antidotal herb¹⁄₁₆ Iron lance¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		Enormous scorpions with impenetrable carapaces. Their defenses protect them against all but the most determined physical attacks. Use magic to defeat them.
Notable changes in the remake

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

The scorpion is a Rank D monster in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2. Many can be found in the Cragravation area.

Dragon Quest Builders

Scorpion

Image

Chapter 1 Attributes
HP	Attack	Defence	Dropped items	Locations
44	16	12	Chains (★☆☆), Medicinal herb (★☆☆)
Chapter 3 Attributes
HP	Attack	Defence	Dropped items	Locations
28~95	11~14	0~8	Chains (★☆☆), Healing cream (★☆☆)

Variants

Iron scorpion

As implied by it's name, the Iron scorpion (鉄のさそり) is a metal coated menace that boasts superior defenses than it's organic bug brethren. Due to the text limitations of the Gameboy Color Dragon Quest remake, the Iron Scorpion was renamed to MtlScorpion in that version.

Dragon Quest

Template:DQEnemy

Dragon Quest VIII

Defeated Monster List No. : 112

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	Bug	64	21	82	21	105	152	63	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Attack	Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack
0%	25%	25%	25%	0%	50%	50%	50%	0%	0%	100%
Army	Poison	Stun	Paralysis	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	100%	50%	100%	50%	50%	15%	50%	15%	50%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Buff	Defend	West Argonia	Iron nail¹⁄₈ Farmer's scythe¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		The iron carapaces of these fearsome creatures are virtually impervious to sword attacks. but they are susceptible to explosive shells.
Notable changes in the remake

Death scorpion

Dragon Quest

Death scorpions are the strongest scropions in the original Dragon Quest. The have high attack and defense, which makes them challenging even with their relatively low HP. Template:DQEnemy

Dragon Quest VIII

Defeated Monster List No. : 144

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	Bug	68	0	99	14	130	164	78	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Attack	Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack
0%	50%	50%	50%	25%	0%	0%	0%	0%	25%	100%
Army	Poison	Stun	Paralysis	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
100%	100%	50%	100%	50%	50%	100%	50%	15%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Poison Attack Pressure Pointer	Desert	Antidotal herb¹⁄₁₆ Poison needle¹⁄₂₅₆
Description		A monstrous scorpion that sends unwary travelers to an early grave. Highly resistant to fire-based spells.
Notable changes in the remake