Dragon Quest monster
Iron scorpion
Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese
鉄のさそり
Romaji
Tetsu no Sasori
First appearance
Dragon Quest
Old localisation
MtlScorpion
Characteristics
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 Game Boy Color Dragon Quest remake, the Iron Scorpion was renamed to MtlScorpion in that version.
Appearances
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Defeated Monster List No. : 112
Additional information
Spells
Skills
Locations
Dropped item
Buff
Defend
West Argonia
Iron nail 1 ⁄8 Farmer's scythe 1 ⁄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
Image
Chapter 1 Attributes
HP
Attack
Defence
Dropped items
Locations
45
21
20
Scorpion horn (★★☆), Healing cream (★☆☆)
Chapter 3 Attributes
HP
Attack
Defence
Dropped items
Locations
50~106
16~23
8~20
Scorpion horn (★☆☆)
Related monsters Gallery
Iron scorpion from the
NES Version of
Dragon Quest .