Infernal serpent

Dragon Quest monster
Infernal serpent
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	サラマンダー
Romaji	Sarumanda
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	Salamander

The Infernal serpent is an Eastern Dragon with purple scales and yellow eyes. Unlike the dragons of Asian myth, these wyrms are little more than vicious beasts.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Infernal serpent (サラマンダー Sarumanda)

Original (NES)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #104
Level: 42
Experience: 6000
Gold: 150
HP: 200
MP: 0
Attack: 150
Defense: 59
Agility: 70
Evasion: 0/64

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Inferno
Location(s): East of Tantegel Castle
Item Dropped: Seed of strength¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *: 70%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 100%
Whack resistance *: 70%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance: 25%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 70%
Snooze resistance: 70%
Deceleratle resistance *: 25%
Sap resistance *: 25%

Remakes sprites

SFC
GBC
Switch

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Infernal serpent (サラマンダー Sarumanda )

Sprite
Bestiary no.: #602
Family: Dragon & Floating
Experience: 4,461
Gold: 626
HP: 1,747
MP: 80
Attack: 515
Defence: 387
Agility: 401

In-game description: Violent violet dragons who dance through the skies, raining down blazing terror on all below them.
Spell(s): Kasizzle
Skill(s): Acts twice per turn
Crashes onto character (ignores defence)
Scorch
Location(s): The Fierce Forest (third act)
Item(s) Dropped: Red Wood¹⁄₈
Flame tang¹⁄₁₂₈

Fire resistance *: 50%
Ice resistance *: 50%
Wind resistance *: -110%
Earth resistance *: 25%
Light resistance *: -110%
Dark resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: -110%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 50%
Fizzle resistance *: 75%
Fuddle resistance *: 50%
Paralysis resistance *: 75%
Poison resistance *: 0%
Sleep resistance *: 25%
Blunt resistance: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise resistance: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 99%
Charm resistance *: 100%
Beguile resistance *: 100%
Double Down resistance *: 0%
Elemental resistance *: 0%

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Etymology

Infernal describes hellish or insufferably bad conditions and temperament.
Salamander refers to the ancient Greek myth of the amphibians being born from flame. This misconception grew from the newts fleeing the logs they rested in once they were tossed into blazing hearths.

Similar species

Gallery

XI model.