Riptide

Dragon Quest monster Riptide
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese オーシャンクロー Romaji Ōshankurō First appearance Dragon Quest VIII

The Riptide is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VIII. It is a fierce, claw-wielding monster that hails from the seas.

Characteristics

Riptides are muscular monsters with pale green skin and green scales covering most of its body, wielding a sharp claw in each hand. The handguards on their claws and their helmets are made of green metal, as well. They wear black kilts with a leather belt around their waists, black boots with orange tips, and a cape of shaggy orange fur around their necks. The seafaring warriors perform corkscrew attacks with their claws that rip into groups of enemies and they can infuse their slashes with lightning, as well. The riptides also have some skill with magic, being able to cast both instant death and healing spells.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Riptide (オーシャンクロー, Ōshankurō ) Defeated Monster List No. : #258

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Aquatic 235 13 331 170 186 136 78 0⁄64

Resistances Attack Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 50% 50% 25% 25% 100% Army Poison Stun Paralysis Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 25% 50% 50% 100% 100% 100% 50% 100% 50% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Midheal Whack Lightning Slash Roundaclout (46~57 damage to entire party) Pirate's Cove Dagger1⁄32 Scale armour1⁄128 Description A fearsome fighter of the seas with razor-sharp claws. Capable of spinning its body like a propeller to cut the enemy to ribbons. Notable changes in the remake Iron claw1⁄32 replaces Dagger as common drop. Fire claw1⁄256 replaces Scale armour as rare drop.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Riptide (オーシャンクロー, Ōshankurō) Defeated Monster List No. : #088

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Aquatic 102 18 540 156 102 105 105

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle 0% 0% 0% 0% -25% 0% -25% 0% 100% 0% 25% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 0% 50% 50% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% 65%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items Whack Midheal Slashes wildly with its claws (125% damage) Thunder Slash Roundaclout (21~26 damage to entire party) The Bad Cave Ocean Grotto (Water, ranks 1 & 3) Dragon scale1⁄32 Razor claws1⁄64 Description They hit back with Whack at survivors of Thunder Slash or Roundaclout. Be canny and keep them from casting Midheal. Rumour has it that they're salamarauders who trained so intensely that they turned into tough guys.

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Dragon Quest Rivals

Riptide appeared in the standard card pack as a rare card exclusive for Merchant leaders.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Garrero marino	Spanish for "marine claw wielder/user".
Français	Rase-marée	French for "wave shaver/razor".
Deutsch	Schlitzer	Derived from the German Schlitz.
Italiano	Assalitore marino	Italian for "marine assailant".

Trivia

• A riptide is a dangerous current that can carry unwary swimmers out into deep water; the choice of name is probably a hint at this monster's propensity for ripping people up with its claws.

Gallery

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  Monsters: Joker model
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  Battle Road Victory cut-in
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  Rivals card
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  DQ Trading Card

Similar species

• Claws
• Icikiller