Seavern

Dragon Quest monster
Seavern
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	シーバーン
Romaji	Shībān
Translation	Sea wyvern
First appearance	Dragon Quest IX
Variants	Abyss diver
	Seasaur

The Seavern is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Seaverns are powerful aquatic serpents that take inspiration from both real-life plesiosaurs and the mythological Leviathan. They are described as kings among sea serpents and are known for destroying any ship they come across. They have dark indigo bodies with blood red undersides, long horns, a tall crest on top of their heads, and a fin on their backs. Their crests and fins are gold-coloured, while the webs on their feet are dark blue. They are among the most powerful monsters of the sea, able to emit bloodcurdling roars from their maws that strike fear into the hearts of adventurers and then calling forth enormous tidal waves to finish them off. In Dragon Quest IX, it is said that seasaurs will transform into seaverns after consuming plum stones.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Seavern (シーバーン, Shībān)
Defeated Monster List No. : #256

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Aquatic & Floating	1,127	64	7,000	87	686	546	126

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Blast	Earth	Dark	Light	Drain Magic	Whack	Dazzle	Fizzle
50%	50%	0%	-50%	0%	0%	-50%	0%	50%	100%	100%
Confusion	Paralysis	Sleep	Poison	Stun	Blunt	Deceleratle	Sap	Spooky Aura	Charm
100%	100%	50%	100%	100%	50%	50%	25%	0%	90%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped items
None	Desperate attack Raging Roar Great Tidal Wave (135~163 non-elemental damage to entire party)	Grotto (Water, rank 12)	Saint's ashes¹⁄₃₂ Cobra fan¹⁄₆₄
Description		True masters of the sea, these supreme seasaurs scare foes silly with a blood-curdling cry, then smash them with a tsunami. Dealers of watery death, they rise from the depths to bring terror and destruction to all the oceans of the world.

During Quest #173: Plum Duffer, the player must obtain ten plum stones from defeating seaverns in high-level water grottoes. The stones will always drop after defeating a seavern, but only when the quest has been accepted. The quest can be repeated as many times as desired.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Guiverno marinero	Spanish for "marine/seafaring wyvern".
Français	Pélagosaure	From the French Pélage, itself derived from the Greek name Pelagius, which means "of the sea", and the suffix saure.
Deutsch	Seewurm	From the German See and Wurm.
Italiano	Vyverna marina	Italian for "sea/marine wyvern".