Editing Twisted talons

{{Item
|title = Twisted talons
|image = [[Image:Twisted talons xi icon.png]]
|japanese = するどい爪
|romaji = {{tt|Surudoi tsume|Sharp claws}}
|names = N/a
|games = {{Dragon Quest X}}<br>{{Dragon Quest XI}}<br>{{DQM23D}}<br>{{Dragon Quest Heroes II}}<br>{{DQTreasures}}
|effect = Used as an ingredient to create items.
}}

'''Twisted talons''' are a recurring item in the {{DQSeries}}. They are a set of wicked sharp claws taken from a dangerous monster that are used as a crafting ingredient.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ10}}===
Twisted talons are used as a material for crafting weapons and armour or in [[Alchemy]] to increase resistance against becoming tied up. It can be purchased from a material shop for 110 gold or dropped by various monsters, including [[Candy cat]]s, [[Beakon]]s, [[Dancing devil]]s, [[Tap devil]]s, [[Apeckalypse]]s, [[Frolicker]]s, [[Weaken beakon]]s, [[Claw breaker]]s, [[Bilebonnet]]s, [[Snotbonce]]s, and [[Moosifer]]s.

==={{DQ11}}===
{{Descriptions
|DQ11=Don't catch yourself on one of these–it'll hurt like heck!<ref>Sony PlayStation 4, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One versions.</ref>
}}
Twisted talons can be dropped by [[Grim gryphon]]s, [[Pteranodon]]s, [[War gryphon]]s, [[Silver sabrecub]]s, [[Hyperpyrexion]]s, [[Terrornodon]]s, [[Snotbonce]]s, and [[Bilebonnet]]s, or purchased from the roving emporium in [[the Champs Sauvage]] for 950 gold. They can be sold for 237 gold. Twisted talons are used in the following [[List of fun-size forge recipe book locations in Dragon Quest XI|recipe]]s for the [[Fun-Size Forge]]:
*Recipe: [[Crow's claws]] = [[Platinum ore]] + [[Flurry feather]] x2 + Twisted talons
*Recipe: [[Sword breaker]] = [[Silver ore]] x2 + [[Gold ore]] x2 + Twisted talons x2
*Recipe: [[Metal slime spear]] = [[Molten globules]] + [[Slimedrop]] + [[Glass frit]] x2 + Twisted talons x2
*Recipe: [[Fenrir fang]] = [[Mythril ore]] x2 + [[Ice crystal]] x2 + Twisted talons + [[Savvy sapphire]]

==={{DQH2}}===
Twisted talons are used as a material for improving various accessories or sold for 32 gold. They can be dropped by [[Crack-billed platypunk]]s, [[Gryphon]]s, [[Jailcat]]s, [[Splatypunk]]s, and [[Walking corpse]]s.

==={{DQTreasures}}===
Twisted talons can be purchased from shops or collected from bone piles on the [[Cinderback Ridge]] as well as occasionally being received as a reward for sending a dispatch team to the Redscale Rise area of Cinderback Ridge. It is mainly used for crafting pellets at the Werks or for scouting monsters.
*Recipe: [[Blade pellet]] = [[Princely powder]] + Twisted talons + [[Flintstone]]
*Recipe: [[Blade bomb]] = [[Princely powder]] x8 + Twisted talons x8 + [[Flintstone]] x8 + [[Magic beast horn]]

==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Garras retorcidas|es-meaning=Spanish for "twisted claws".
|fr=Serres tordues|fr-meaning=French for "twisted talons".
|de=Krumme Klauen|de-meaning=German for "crooked claws".
|it=Artigli malvagi|it-meaning=Italian for "evil claws".
}}

==Related items==
*[[Cruel claw]]

==Trivia==
* In the original Japanese, the twisted talons share a name with the recurring [[Sharp Claws]] skill.

==References==
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[[Category:Dragon Quest X items]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X materials]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI items]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI materials]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes II materials]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Treasures items]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Treasures materials]]

[[fr:Serres tordues]]