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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: Chapters of the Chosen

Scissor beatle (はさみくわがた, Hachimi kuwagata )
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 Flees Burland region (Chapter 1)
Strathbaile Burrow
Strathbaile region (Chapter 1)
Lakanaba region (Chapter 3)
Cave North of Lakanaba
Casabranca region 		Medicinal herb(1⁄32)
Notable changes in the remakes None


Dragon Quest Monsters

[[File:DQM Icon Bug.png|link=Bug family|16x16px|class=pixels]] StagBug (はさみくわがた, Hachimi kuwagata )
Sprite Attributes
GBC PSX Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth
  ? 45 2/5 1/5 2/5 2/5 5/5 2/5
Resistances
Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Zap*
Weak Weak Weak None Weak Weak None Strong None
Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle* Snooze*
Strong None None Weak Weak Strong Strong Strong Strong
Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse
None None None None None None None Strong
Additional information
Description Repels attacks with its hard shell
Skills FireAir, Sleep, LegSweep
Location Gate of Temptation, Gate of Ambition
Breeding Chart Bug family x Material family

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

[[File:DQM2 Icon Bug.png|link=Bug family|16x16px|class=pixels]] StagBug (はさみくわがた, Hachimi kuwagata )
Sprite Attributes
GBC PSX Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth
  ? 45 4/10 4/10 6/10 5/10 5/10 4/10
Resistances
Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Water*
Weak Weak Weak None Weak Weak None Strong Weak
Zap* Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle*
None Strong None None Weak Weak Strong Strong Strong
Snooze* Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse
Strong None None None None None None None Strong
Additional information
Description Its hard shell make it tough.
Skills Sleep, FireAir, Leg Sweep
Location
Breeding Chart Bug family x Material family

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

[[File:DQMJ Icon Nature.png|link=Nature family|20x20px|class=pixels]] Scissor beatle
Sprite Attributes
Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
C ? ? ? ? ? ?
Traits Skills Resistances
Psycho Hive Mind Vulnerable to Frizz, Sleepproof
Additional information
Description They battle day and night, seeking to ascend to the throne of bug-kind.
Weapons Swords, Axes, Claws, Staves
Location Fert Isle
Breeding chart Yabby x Scorpion

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

[[File:DQMJ2 Icon Nature.png|link=Nature family|14px|class=pixels]] Scissor beatle
Sprite Attributes
Rank Size Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
F S ? ? ? ? ? ?
Traits Skills Resistances
Psycho, Crafty Paralyzer Hive Mind Vulnerable to Frizz, Immune to Sleep
Additional information
Weapons Swords, Axes, Claws, Staves
Location Treepidation
Breeding chart Scorpion x Yabby

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Scissor beatle (はさみくわがた, Hachimi kuwagata )
Monsterpedia No.: #154
Icon Attributes
  Family Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
  F 1,390 350 580 720 410 290
Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items
Hive Mind (lv. 1) Insta-Buff (lv. 1)
Rando-Oomph (lv. 20)
Insta-Bounce (lv. 40) 		Tactical Genius (lv. 1)
Rando-Buff (lv. 1)
Bigger Upper (lv. 60) 		N/A
Resistances
Fire * Water * Explosion * Wind * Earth * Ice * Electricity * Light * Dark * Antimagic *
0% 50% -25% 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% 25%
Bedazzlement * Confusion * Debilitation * MP Absorption * Paralysis * Poison * Sleep * Stun * Instant Death *
25% 0% 0% 0% 50% 25% 50% -25% 0%
Additional information
Description Nothing escapes the clutches of their two tremendous mandibles. Often found clashing with rival creepy-crawlies over the sap of unfortunate treefaces
Location This monster has no natural habitat
Synthesis
Breeding chart
  X  
Notable fusions


Dragon Quest Rivals

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