Death scorpion

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

Appearances

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.

Death scorpion (死のさそり shi no sasori)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Experience: 26
Gold: 109
HP: 35
MP
Attack: 60
Defence: 90
Agility: 90
Evasion: ¹⁄₃₂

Spell(s)
Location(s): Near Damdara

Fizzle resistance: ¹⁵⁄₁₆
Snooze resistance: ⁷⁄₁₆
Fire resistance: ⁰⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites
Experience: 70
Gold: 110
HP: 35
MP: 0
Attack: 55
Defence: 90
Agility: 33
Evasion

Spell(s)
Location(s): Near Damdara

Fizzle resistance
Snooze resistance
Fire resistance

Dragon Quest VIII


Bestiary No.		Family
144		Bug
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
99	14	68	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
130	164	78	¹⁄₆₄

In-Game Description	A monstrous scorpion that sends unwary travelers to an early grave. Highly resistant to fire-based spells.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Poison Attack Pressure Pointer
Location(s)	Desert
Item(s) Dropped	Antidotal herb¹⁄₁₆ Poison needle¹⁄₂₅₆

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	50%	50%	50%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	100%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	50%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
100%	100%	50%	50%
Sap Resistance *
15%
Army Resistance *
100%