Salamander enemy line

Salamander, Earth Lizard, and Thunder Lizard are species of monsters found in Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age. These monsters, resembling lizards, are palette-swapped variants of each other that have differing levels of power and defense and are fought in different locations in the games. Unlike many other monster lines, the variants in this monster line also have differing levels of elemental powers and resistances.

Salamander
A  Salamander  is a variant with red skin, a green underbelly and blue claws and mouth. Statistically, this monster has 212 HP, 18 PP, 158 Attack, 49 Defense, 50 Agility, and 6 Luck. In terms of resistance, it has a Mars Resistance rating of 193, a Venus and Jupiter Resistance rating of 100 each, and a Mercury Resistance rating of 25, and in regards to its abilities it uses its available Mars-based attacks with a Mars power rating of 100.

A Salamander can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: This is this monster's standard physical attack.


 * Fire Breath: This Monster Skill has the monster generating a mass of fire at the party of Adepts, dealing a Mars-based attack with a range of 3 (the Adepts at either side of the specifically targeted Adept will only take 50% of the attack's force, instead of the normal 80%, however). The attack was called “Fire Blessing” in Golden Sun.


 * Blast: This is a Psynergy spell that creates a small explosion, dealing a Mars-based attack with a power rating of 25 and a range of 3. It consumes 5 of its user's PP.


 * Fireball: This is a Psynergy spell that causes a group of fire balls to spread out from the user and strike the party, dealing a Mars-based attack with a power rating of 65 and a range of 5. It consumes 12 of its user's PP.


 * Guard: This is a Psynergy spell that increases the Defense rating of the user or an ally monster by 25%. It consumes 3 of the user’s PP.

Felling a Salamander yields 84 Experience Points and 190 Coins, and there is a chance that the monster will randomly drop an Oil Drop. In Golden Sun the Salamander can be fought in Lamakan Desert, while in The Lost Age it is located in the Gabomba Statue.

Earth Lizard
The Earth Lizards are variants with green skin, blue underbellies and orange claws and mouths. Statistically, this is more of a “boss”-style monster has 1550 HP, 48 PP, 278 Attack, 97 Defense, 102 Agility, and 17 Luck. In terms of resistance, it has a Venus Resistance rating of 193, a Mercury and Mars Resistance rating of 100 each, and a Jupiter Resistance rating of 25, and in regards to its abilities it uses its available Venus-based attacks with a Venus power rating of 120.

The Earth Lizard can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: This is this monster's standard physical attack.


 *  Acid Breath: This Monster Skill has the monster generating a cloud of pink gas at the party of Adepts, dealing a Venus-based attack with a range of 3 (the Adepts at either side of the specifically targeted Adept will only take 50% of the attack's force, instead of the normal 80%, however). The attack also has a chance of lowering the affected target’s defense.


 * Mother Gaia: This is a Psynergy spell that strikes multiple Adepts with an eruption of earth-based energy and rocks from the ground, dealing a Venus-based attack with a power rating of 100 and a range of 5. It consumes 17 of its user's PP.


 * Quake Sphere: This is a Psynergy spell that causes three rectangular sections of ground underneath the party jolt upward and retract into the ground quickly thrice in succession, bouncing each Adept three times, dealing a Venus-based attack with a power rating of 65 and a range of 7. It consumes 15 of its user's PP.


 * Cure Well: This is a Psynergy spell that restores roughly 150 HP to the user or an ally monster. It consumes 7 of its user’s PP.

Felling an Earth Lizard yields 545 Experience Points and 920 Coins, and a single guaranteed Water of Life. In Golden Sun only two Earth Lizards is fought throughout the entire game, as one scripted boss encounter that occurs on the seventh "dungeon floor" of the optional Crossbone Isle as soon as you try to enter the door to that floor's puzzle room.

Thunder Lizard
A Thunder Lizards is a variant with purple skin, a light green underbelly and orange claws and mouth. Statistically, this monster has 456 HP, 347 Attack, 133 Defense, 134 Agility, and 10 Luck. In terms of resistance, it has a Jupiter Resistance rating of 193, a Mercury and Mars Resistance rating of 100 each, and a Venus Resistance rating of 25, and in regards to its abilities it uses its available Jupiter-based attacks with a Jupiter power rating of 120.

The Thunder Lizard can use the following battle commands:


 * Attack: This is this monster's standard physical attack.


 * Storm Breath: This Monster Skill has the monster generating a stream of purple lightning, dealing a Jupiter-based attack with a range of 3 (the Adepts at either side of the specifically targeted Adept will only take 50% of the attack's force, instead of the normal 80%, however). The attack also has a chance of inflicting Stun on the affected targets.

Felling a Thunder Lizard yields 84 Experience Points and 190 Coins, and there is a chance that the monster will randomly drop a Blessed Mace. In Golden Sun the Thunder Lizard is fought randomly in the later "dungeon" portion of Venus Lighthouse as one of the "final" random monsters of the game. Two also appear as part of a scripted battle on the eigth floor of Crossbone Isle, along with a Poison Toad.