Guard Scorpion

Level 12 HP 800

Attack 30 (41) Magic atk 15 (162)

Defense 40 (92%) Magic def 256 (50%)

Defense% 0% Dexterity 60 Luck 1

EXP 100 AP 10 Gil 100

Abilities Rifle (30), Scorpion Tail (53), Search Scope, Tail Laser (⚞59)

Elements Invalid: Gravity
Weak: Lightning

Status Defend: Sleep, Small, Confusion, Silence, Darkness, Frog, Berserk, Poison, Paralyzed, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury

Drop Assault Gun

Encountered In Midgar No. 1 Reactor

At the start of the fight, the Guard Scorpion spends half its rounds using Search Scope for no effect except telling you who will be targeted by the next attack. Then it uses either its dangerous Rifle attack or less frequently its more dangerous Scorpion Tail (which is used exclusively once you've dealt 400 damage). Bolt is effective despite its high Magic def.

After four rounds, it will put its tail up, boosting its defensive stats to 255 Defense and 384 Magic def. It will stay like this for three rounds, not doing anything, but countering any attacks with a devastating Tail Laser. Despite the ambiguous battle text, don't attack!

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Monster Abilities: Used by Guard Scorpion – 4 shown

Basic abilities are not called out by name when used; some abilities are used as basic abilities only by certain monsters Name	MP	The damage calculation of the ability; P or M represent the user's physical or magic base damage, which is based on their Attack/Magic atk and Level; damage based on P or M is reduced by 1/3 when used against multiple targets; HP or MP are those of the target of the ability; abilities marked with an asterisk (*) use special damage formulas; a dagger (†) indicates the ability ignores Defense/Magic def; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging abilities are indicated by their text color Base Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Defense or Magic def when used by this monster (3/4 of base damage); actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's actual Defense or Magic def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability deals set damage or otherwise ignores Defense and Magic def; numbers in italics are based on factors that will change during combat and should be considered very rough estimates; healing, MP restoration, HP drain, and MP drain or damage are indicated by text color Typical Damage	Attack%	Type	Target	Element	The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this ability, and the chance of success if it is not assured Status	Special Properties
Rifle	-	P	30	100%	Physical	One enemy	Shoot	-	-
Scorpion Tail	-	175%×P	53	95%	Physical	One enemy	Shoot	-	-
Search Scope	-	-	-	Always Hits	Physical	One enemy	Shoot	-	-
Tail Laser	-	300%×P	⚞59	120%	Physical	All enemies	Shoot	-	-

Screens: Where Guard Scorpion is Encountered – 1 shown

Area	Temporary screens become permanently inaccessible during the normal course of the game Name	The random encounter groups that you may fight on this screen; this list only includes standard encounters, but special encounter types may also be present as detailed on the screen detail page; encounter rates are in parenthesis and are out of 256 Random Encounters	How many treasures (items of interest containing equipment or other items) are found on this screen Treasures	The price of the cheapest inn in this screen. it is not necessarily always available Inn Price	Save Point	Notes
Midgar No. 1 Reactor	No. 1 Reactor (Reactor Core)	-	1	-	-	-

Set Encounters: With Guard Scorpion – 1 shown

Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Encounter	Area	Screen	Details	The range of levels of monsters in this encounter Level	EXP	AP	Gil	In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind Type	A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty Run Difficulty
Guard Scorpion	Midgar No. 1 Reactor	No. 1 Reactor (Reactor Core)	Approach the reactor valve	12	100	10	100 gil	Normal Battle	Can't Run

Encounters: With Guard Scorpion – 1 shown

Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Name	The range of levels of monsters in this encounter Level	EXP	AP	Gil	In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind Type	Whether pre-emptive strikes are possible in this encounter; pre-emptive strikes are only possible during normal battles, and are disabled during any set encounter on a map with no random encounters, even if the encounter would normally allow them; there are no pre-emptive strikes in the battle square Pre-emptive?	A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty Run Difficulty	The specific monsters that appear in this encounter; a dagger (†) indicates that one or more of the marked monsters have cover, meaning that they cannot be attacked until certain monsters in closer rows have been defeated Monsters
Guard Scorpion	12	100	10	100 gil	Normal Battle	No	Can't Run	Guard Scorpion

Weapons: Held by Guard Scorpion – 1 shown

Rare weapons can only be found at specific points during the game; ultimate weapons have special properties that can multiply their damage to extreme levels; starting weapons cannot be re-obtained if sold or lost Name	Character	Attack	Attack%	Magic	The growth of materia slots is categorized by color: ⦿×1, ⦿×2, ⦿×3, and ⦾×0. Materia Slots	AP Growth	Range	Effects	Price	Value
Assault Gun	Barret	17	98%	1	⦿─⦿	×1	Long	-	350 gil	175 gil

Elements: Effective against Guard Scorpion – 1 shown

Physical elements are applied to physical attacks rather than magic; healing elements heal rather than harm; the hidden element is not shown within the game menus Name	Type
Lightning	Magic

Elements: Resisted by Guard Scorpion – 1 shown

Physical elements are applied to physical attacks rather than magic; healing elements heal rather than harm; the hidden element is not shown within the game menus Name	Type
Gravity	Magic

Status Effects: Resisted by Guard Scorpion – 16 shown

Positive status effects are generally beneficial; negative status effects are generally harmful; special status effects can only be inflicted by certain materia commands Name	This status is negated by its opposed status Opposed	Type	Duration	Effect
Berserk	-	Negative	Temporary	Character attacks uncontrollably but deals 50% extra damage
Confusion	-	Negative	Temporary	Character will attack allies, effect ends when hit by any physical attack
Darkness	-	Negative	Temporary	Halves the accuracy of the character's weapon attacks (no effect on monsters)
Death	-	Negative	Permanent	Character is dead
Death-sentence	-	Negative	Temporary	Character dies when the timer runs out
Frog	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1/4 physical damage and can only Fight, use Items, or cast Toad
Fury	Sadness	Negative	Permanent	Character has 30% less accuracy, but limit bar growth is doubled
Manipulate	-	Negative	Temporary	Your party decides the afflicted monster's actions
Paralyzed	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act
Petrify	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act but is immune to damage and status effects
Poison	-	Negative	Temporary	Character repeatedly takes 1/32 of max HP damage
Sadness	Fury	Negative	Permanent	Character takes 30% less damage, but limit bar growth is halved
Silence	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot use magic
Sleep	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act, but is woken by any physical attack
Slow-numb	-	Negative	Temporary	Character will be afflicted with Petrify when the timer runs out
Small	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1 damage with all physical attacks

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