Tyrantula

Deep in the bowels, in the dark and murk,
There in the mire doth Tyrantula lurk.
Heed my warning, traveller and friend,
When Tyrantula appears, your journey doth end.A sign in The Bad Cave

The Tyrantula is a boss monster in Dragon Quest IX and a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Appearance

The Tyrantula is a spider monster and it has skeletal legs and scythe-like arms.

Appearances

Main Games

Dragon Quest IX

The Tyrantula resides in The Bad Cave. It takes down Marian's kidnappers but is shortly taken down by the Hero and their party.

Battles

#264 - Tyrantula Bug Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	1098	36	100	154	96
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Tangleweb (100%)
	5231	1500 G
	Description: An enormous arachnid who dwelt deep in the Bad Cave, soaking up poison and perniciousness until she morphed into a man-eater. It is said that she made meals of travellers lost in her cave to feed her clutch of countless eggs.
Abilities
Normal attack Sometimes acts twice per turn Venomissile Eerie Light Wicked web Wind Sickles
Spells
None
Encountered at:
The Bad Cave

Tyrantula attacks using Wind Sickles (which hits the whole party), Venomissile (which hits the whole party with a chance of poisoning them), Eerie Light (which reduces the party's resistance to status effects) and Wicked Web (which may cause a character to miss a turn).

It is useful to have two healers in this fight, and if not, to give other characters plenty of healing items and Antidotal Herbs. Tyrantula is weak against the Blast line of spells (Bang, Boom, etc) so a Mage may be able to take advantage of that. Your sword-wielders may have Falcon Slash by now (especially if you levelled up in the Bad Cave using Metal Medleys) which is very helpful.

Attributes Resistance

Attributes Resistance
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark	Blast	Illusion	Sleep	Death	Drain MP
75	75	75	0	125	125	125	0	0	0	0
Confusion	Silent	Petrify	Paralyze	Poison	Attract	Attack ↓	Defense ↓	Agility ↓	Magic Res ↓
0	0	0	0	0	5	25	75	50	75

Monster series

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

Bestiary

Bestiary
IX	264	An enormous arachnid who dwelt deep in the Bad Cave, soaking up poison and perniciousness until she morphed into a man-eater. It is said that she made meals of travellers lost in her cave to feed her clutch of countless eggs.
X	-	No appearance

Trivia

Her name is a combination of the words "Tyrant" and "Tarantula".

Other languages

Other languages
French	Tyrantule
German	Tyrantula
Spanish	Tirántula
Latin American Spanish	Unknown
Italian	Tirantula
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	Unknown
Korean	Unknown