Metal scorpion

Dragon Quest monster
Metal scorpion
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	メタルスコーピオン
Romaji	Metarusukōpion
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV
Variants	Armoured scorpion; Pterygotus; Scarlet scorpion

Metal scorpion links here. For the monster that appears in the original Dragon Quest, see Iron scorpion.

The Metal scorpion is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Metal scorpions are large scorpion monsters with armoured metallic bodies like knights, with sharp spikes on their heads and shoulders. Their heads give them the appearance of wearing a helmet, their eyes visible from the darkness of their visors. The scorpions can perform vicious attacks with both their pincers and sharp tails.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit | edit source]

Metal scorpion (メタルスコーピオン, Metarusukōpion )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #062

Sprites		Attributes
NES	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
		42	0	59	38	50	50	25	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Bang	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap
25%	0%	0%	25%	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	25%	0%	100%	100%	25%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Desperate attack	Mamon Mine upper levels Mintos Region House of Prophecy Region (Chapter 5) Parthenia Region El Forado Region	Scale shield(¹⁄₆₄)
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (3DS)[edit | edit source]

Metal scorpion (メタルスコーピオン, Metarusukōpion )
Big Book of Beasts No.: DLC #087 (3DS remake exclusive)

Sprite	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion	Recruit Rate
	196	0	2,100	70	170	270	160	¹⁄₆₄	¹⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack	Paralysis
100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	90%
Army	Poison	Stun	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
100%	15%	50%	100%	50%	50%	100%	50%	50%	100%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Occasionally acts twice per turn Gives a vicious flick with its tail (125% damage) Desperate attack (250% damage)	Barbarous Barbershop	Mythril helm¹⁄₁₂₈

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit | edit source]

Metal scorpion (メタルスコーピオン, Metarusukōpion )
Monsterpedia No.: #201

Attributes
Family	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	A	1,290	300	610	680	540	460
Talents		Traits		Large-size exclusive traits		Dropped items
Protector (lv. 1)		Slick Skin (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Stunner (lv. 20) Stunning Touch (lv. 40)		Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Paralyser (lv. 1) Adrenaline Rush (lv. 60)		N/A

Resistances
Fire *	Water *	Explosion *	Wind *	Earth *	Ice *	Electricity *	Light *	Dark *	Antimagic *
25%	50%	-25%	25%	50%	25%	-25%	0%	25%	0%
Bedazzlement *	Confusion *	Debilitation *	MP Absorption *	Paralysis *	Poison *	Sleep *	Stun *	Instant Death *
0%	0%	-25%	50%	50%	50%	50%	-25%	0%

Additional information
Description	Stout scorpions with carapaces of sturdily tempered steel. Their shiny shells even conceal a mechanical surprise or two.
Location	This monster has no natural habitat

Synthesis
Breeding chart
X =
Notable fusions
X = X =

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Metal scorpion appears as a S-rank monster of the Nature family in the Japanese version of the game.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Escorpión metálico	Spanish for "metallic scorpion".
Français	Scorpion d'assaut	French for "assault scorpion".
Deutsch	Metallskorpion	German for "metal scorpion".
Italiano	Metaskorpion	From the Italian metallo and the Ancient Greek skorpíos.
中文 (繁體)	金屬蠍	Traditional Chinese for "metal scorpion".