Urchin Beast enemy line

The Urchin Beast, Needle Egg, and Sea Hedgehog are species of monsters found in Golden Sun: The Lost Age. These monsters, resembling very spiky sea urchins with two wide-open eyes, are palette-swapped variants of each other that have differing levels of power and defense and are fought in different locations in the game.

Urchin Beast
An Urchin Beast is a violet variant. Statistically, this monster has 89 HP, 163 Attack, 54 Defense, 101 Agility, and 6 Luck. In terms of resistance, it has a Jupiter Resistance rating of 100, a Mercury and Venus Resistance rating of 72 each, and a Mars Resistance rating of 48, and in regards to its abilities it uses its available Mercury-based attacks with a Mercury power rating of 85.

An Urchin Beast can use these battle commands:


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


 * Beast Needle: this is a Monster Skill that shoots a series of long purple needles shoot from the enemy into the target Adept, dealing a Mercury-based attack equal to its normal attack with an additional 15 damage.

Felling an Urchin Beast yields 93 EXP, 79 coins, and there is a chance that the monster will randomly drop an Antidote. If it is felled by the attack effect of an offensive Mars Djinni, its rewards increase to 120 EXP and 102 coins. Urchin Beasts are battled all throughout the Great Eastern Sea as random battles while sailing on the Lemurian Ship.

Needle Egg
A Needle Egg is a bright yellow variant. Statistically, this monster has 119 HP, 234 Attack, 94 Defense, 147 Agility, and 7 Luck. In terms of resistance, it has a Jupiter Resistance rating of 100, a Mercury and Venus Resistance rating of 72 each, and a Mars Resistance rating of 48, and in regards to its abilities it uses its available Mercury-based attacks with a Mercury power rating of 85.

A Needle Egg can use these battle commands:


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


 * Poison Sting: this is a Monster Skill that shoots a series of long green needles shoot from the enemy into the target Adept, dealing a Mercury-based attack equal to its normal attack with an additional 20 damage. The attack also has a chance of inflicting that Adept with Poison.

Felling a Needle Egg yields 214 EXP (more than twice as much as the Urchin Beast), 110 coins, and there is a chance that the monster will randomly drop an Antidote. If it is felled by the attack effect of an offensive Mars Djinni, its rewards increase to 278 EXP and 143 coins. Needle Eggs are battled in the snowy regions of Weyard’s south end, on the continent of Tundaria, as well as within Tundaria Tower itself.

This monster, which can be fought almost right after getting access to the Urchin Beast, is a somewhat more respectable opponent, but not if the player journeys to Tundaria Tower after having completed other dungeons.

Sea Hedgehog
A Sea Hedgehog is a dark purple variant. Statistically, this monster has 177 HP, 402 Attack, 160 Defense, 188 Agility, and 8 Luck. In terms of resistance, it has a Jupiter Resistance rating of 100, a Mercury and Venus Resistance rating of 72 each, and a Mars Resistance rating of 48, and in regards to its abilities it uses its available Mercury-based attacks with a Mercury power rating of 85.

A Sea Hedgehog can use these battle commands:


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


 * Stun Sting: this is a Monster Skill that shoots a series of long blue needles shoot from the enemy into the target Adept, dealing a Mercury-based attack equal to its normal attack with an additional 25 damage. The attack also has a chance of inflicting that Adept with Stun.

Felling a Sea Hedgehog yields 319 EXP, 145 coins, and there is a chance that the monster will randomly drop a Potion. If it is felled by the attack effect of an offensive Mars Djinni, its rewards increase to 414 EXP and 188 coins. Sea Hedgehogs are battled in the inner dungeon of Treasure Isle.

This monster, in spite of being a good deal tougher than its counterparts, is battled in the depths of Treasure Isle, where other monsters there outperform it in ferocity, and since Treasure Isle is explored very late in the game, this monster is not considered all that much of a menace.