Sea Horse Marine

Sea Horse Marine, or Tatsuko as a companion, is a monster in the second part of Monster Girl Quest: Paradox.

Monsterpedia Entry
''“A seahorse girl who serves as a marine in the navy. Despite her cute and immature appearance, she is a member of the Dragon race and is quite strong in battle. They are particularly skilled in group combat to such an extent that they have become the mascot of the navy for their battle contribution.''

''They have an innocent personality, but are rather gluttonous and quick to treat themselves to food. They have been frequently sighted skipping duty for meals, and are rather unreliable as marines outside of their combat abilities. There are also rumours that all of the Seahorse Marines are sisters due to how all of them look extremely similar to one another.”''

Attacks

 * Attack – One Foe
 * High Jump – One Foe, Physical, + 200 Speed
 * Wyvern Dance – 3 Random Foes, Physical, + 200 Speed
 * Freezing Breath – All Foes, Auto Hit, Ice Attribute, Freeze 10%
 * Lick – One Foe, Pleasure Attribute
 * Rub Rub – One Foe (Luka), Pleasure Attribute

Strategy
The danger comes from the fact that she can spawn in group of 4-5. If you can't clear at least half of the group before they act, their damage easily rack up high enough to incapacitate one or two party members particularly if more than two of them use Wyvern Dance or Freezeing Breath, and the latter being auto-hit you can only mitigate damages.. As usual, she's weak to thunder and earth, which you're supposed to have at sea.

Evaluation
''“Did you get some perseverance after the seahorse marine beat you up into shape? That form of life is kinda cunning… The Sea Horse Marine doesn’t look threatening. Her Spear skills and Ice Breath will cause you damage you won’t expect. She also has strong elemental resistance and most status ailments don’t work on her. Since she is a Sea-Dweller, she is weak to Thunder and Earth. Sleep and Confusion are effective on her and it’s always fun to see friendly fire. It's better to be a cheap shot than to fight her fair. Now go, Hero Luka! Give it your all! …did that sound cute?”''